“I am relieved to learn that the NYPD has apprehended a suspect in the brutal anti-LGBTQ assault that was committed last weekend in Brooklyn. This attack is yet another sad reminder that even though the LGBTQ community has made advances in recent years, there are people who will hate us – and act on that hatred – for no reason other than who we love.
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City Hall – Today, the New York City Council will vote on legislation to regulate the sightseeing bus industry. The Council will also vote to restrict vending in certain zones around the World Trade Center in lower Manhattan and downtown Flushing in Queens in response to safety and congestion concerns. The Council will vote to codify the advisory opinions of the Conflicts of Interest Board.
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NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, elected officials, local non-profits and advocates announce that historic buildings, previously listed for sale, will now remain in the community
Hell’s Kitchen, NY – One of New York’s most historic settlement houses, which had been in danger of closing, will be reborn as a modern community center with supportive housing after NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson, elected officials, Clinton Housing Development Company, Hudson Guild, Community Board 4 and other stakeholders worked together to devise a turnaround plan for the organization.
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Forty-one council members issued a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to support a bipartisan group to provide a transparent account of the response of the federal government to the tragedy
City Hall, NY – City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and 40 council members sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to establish an independent, bipartisan commission to fully investigate the inadequate response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
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“Tonight, Jewish families all across our great city will gather for the Kol Nidre service to begin their holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur. On this Day of Atonement I wish all who observe an easy and meaningful fast. May you all be inscribed and sealed in the Book of Life. G’mar Chatimah Tovah.”
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Council will also vote on the Speaker’s legislation allowing individuals to change the sex designation on their birth records by self-attestation
City Hall – Today, the New York City Council will vote on a comprehensive school planning and siting legislation package, which would aim to eliminate overcrowding at city schools by increasing transparency about the process.
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“As the sun sets and Rosh Hashanah begins, I want to wish all those celebrating, a Happy New Year. May you have a year filled with joy, meaning, good health, prosperity, and contentment. The High Holy Days are a time for repentance, reflection, and prayer. They are an opportunity to look back on the year just past and the promise of the year ahead.
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