New rule and pilot program strive to ensure placements in safe and appropriate housing
City Hall – City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was joined today in the Red Room of City Hall by Homeless Services Commissioner Robert V. Hess, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, council members and homeless advocates to announce a rule and a pilot program, developed jointly by the Speaker’s Office and Homeless Services.
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Officials emphasize the need for quality health care for the West Side.
Greenwich Village, NY – Speaker Christine C. Quinn joined 1199 SEIU Healthcare workers, Congressman Jerrold Nadler, State Senator Thomas K. Duane, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Comptroller John Liu, Council Member Margaret Chin and community leaders at a rally today at St.
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“I was livid to learn that a man in Staten Island, after being verbally harassed by a group of four men when leaving a bar, was assaulted and beaten just steps from his home. We have reason to believe the victim was targeted because of his Mexican background.
The news of this hate crime has troubled me deeply, as it has Council Member Debi Rose, who represents the district where this assault happened.
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“The loss of acute care beds at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center is a disappointing setback. However, we remain very optimistic that efforts to preserve urgent primary, HIV/AIDS and other services at St. Vincent’s are making progress at this hour.
“We are hopeful that a significant institution will replace the lost acute care beds with a new urgent care center.
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The decision by Mount Sinai’s board to not partner with St. Vincent’s Medical Center is a disappointing setback but by no means the end of our efforts. We will not stop fighting for emergency medical services and other vital health care services on the West Side of Manhattan. For more than one hundred years, St. Vincent’s has been a health care anchor in our community.
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