Council Funding is Nation’s Largest Investment of Day Laborer Centers

Brooklyn, NY– Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Chair of the Committee on Finance, and Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Chair on the Committee on Immigration and day laborers, today celebrated funding victory of $500,000 dollars for day laborer centers in New York City. Speaking at the Bay Community Center, on one of the city’s first and oldest day laborer centers, the Speaker and the Council Member were joined by the Workers Justice Project, the Federation of Protestant Welfare Agency, the New Immigrant Community Empowerment, the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, the Staten Island Jobs Center, along with dozens of day laborers.

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“Eric Garner was a New Yorker who shared the same hopes and dreams all New Yorkers have and his death was an unnecessary tragedy. One year later, we are still searching for justice for Eric Garner and his family. We are not going to stop that search until justice is achieved.

“In New York City, we continue the pursuit of criminal justice reforms which will make our system more fair and just for all.

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Council will also vote on legislation to reform City’s Adult Protect Services Program

City Hall – Today the City Council will vote on a bill to require a study on the environmental impacts of growth in the for-hire vehicle industry, which will be supplemented by trip data Uber has agreed to share. The Council will also vote on two bills to reform adult protective services in New York City.

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“At a meeting today, an agreement was reached in which Uber will provide more information and data for a study examining the environmental impact of for-hire vehicles in New York City. All along, the goal has been to thoughtfully address the impacts of the explosive growth in the for-hire vehicle industry and it has become clear that we can achieve this through cooperation between the city and the industry in the interest of a range of New Yorkers – among them, drivers, passengers and environmental advocates.

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As Unaccompanied Minors Across Nation Face Unequal Access to Attorneys, New York City Council Unaccompanied Minors Initiative Ensures Every Single Child Free Access To Legal Representation and Critical Social Services

Initiative Has Trained 5,000 Lawyers and Volunteers, Screened Over 1,600 Immigrants, Taken on 648 Cases And Won 14 Asylums Petitions To Date

Speaker Mark-Viverito: “New York City Stepped Up And Resolved The Unaccompanied Minors Representation Crisis Here –

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“The false and misleading attacks on Planned Parenthood are nothing more than another desperate attempt by far right-wing conservatives to try and smear an organization which does incredible and lifesaving work for women across the country. The truth is that this is another highly-edited video made by a widely discredited group which has seen its wild claims debunked time and again.

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“The family of Eric Garner endured a tragic loss and this settlement is one step of many that our city must take to ensure that no more families need suffer this pain. Many questions remain unanswered, and there is yet much work to be done in New York City’s ongoing efforts to reform our criminal justice system to ensure fairness and justice for all.

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“Today, as we celebrate the 239th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, we also reflect on the progress we’ve made over those years to become a more perfect union. As we’ve seen with the historic decisions in the past weeks, America continues moving toward the goal of upholding our core principles of freedom, fairness, and equality. I wish all New Yorkers a Happy Independence Day.”

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“East Harlem is a thriving, inspiring and diverse community filled with people from all over the world and we’re honored that Pope Francis will be visiting Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the fall. Whether it is fighting global poverty, advocating for immigrants or his historic stance on global climate change, Pope Francis has been an international leader in the fight for social justice and we’re thrilled he will be bringing that message to East Harlem.

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Extended Days will Continue to Improve Access to Library Services for all New Yorkers

Queens, NY – Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito, together with Finance Chair, Council Member Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer and Chair of the Committee on the Committee on Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Group Relations, and newly appointed Chair of the Subcommittee on Libraries, Council Member Andy King celebrated the preservation of full day, 6 day library service for the library systems throughout the five boroughs.

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