Investment also includes approximately $43 million in baseline funding for libraries citywide.
Astoria, Queens – Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Majority Leader and Chair of the Cultural Affairs and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Chair of the Subcommittee on Libraries Council Member Andy King, Council Member Costa Constatinides, Dennis Walcott, President and CEO of the Queens Library, Linda E.
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Goal is Unified local platform for advocacy, partnership and outcomes
City Hall – City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito today announced with Coalition for Queens and Per Scholas the launch of a joint effort to convene private and public sector partners to study best practices and initiatives for recruiting and retaining tech workers who reflect the full diversity of New York.
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Today, the New York City Council will vote on legislation establishing a Division of Paid Care within the City’s Office of Labor Standards to support paid care workers. The Council will also vote on legislation requiring the New York City Department for the Aging (DFTA) to survey unpaid caregivers and service providers to assess existing services and to develop and release a comprehensive citywide plan in conjunction with other city agencies and community partners to address the needs of unpaid caregivers.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Council Member Mark Treyger toured local senior centers, health facilities, and community hubs throughout the borough to bring attention to the over $6.7 million in funding to these invaluable New York City institutions. Among the visited locations were the Brooklyn Chinese-American Association (BCA) Senior Center, Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island Seaside Innovative Senior Center, New York Cancer Center, and Il Centro (FIAO).
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South Bronx, NY — Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Immigration Chair Carlos Menchaca, and community health organizations, today gathered at Terra Firma, a joint program of the Children’s Health Fund and Montefiore, to announce the City Council’s $1.5 million investment for the Immigrant Health Initiative. This $1.5 million in funding will help support programs to decrease health disparities among foreign born and native New Yorkers by focusing on improving access to healthcare;
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Public-Private Partnership Which Provides Free Access To An Attorney Has Won 72 Asylum Cases and 47 Children Have Obtained Lawful Permanent Residency
Speaker Mark-Viverito: “We’re living up to our highest ideals by protecting these children”
NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and City Council Immigration Chair Carlos Menchaca announced today that to date the New York City Council’s unaccompanied minors initiative has won 60 asylum cases and 41children have obtained lawful permanent residency.
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BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras-Copeland, Majority Leader Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, Council Member Laurie Cumbo, the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) and over 20 of the city’s renowned cultural institutions today celebrated the New York City Council’s nearly $64 million in capital funding for the city’s finest and renowned cultural institutions, including $8 million for BAM.
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New York, NY – Today, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and State Senator Adriano Espaillat released a letter calling on Walgreens CEO Stefano Pessina to preserve the only self-standing supermarket in East Harlem. The City Fresh Market on East 116th Street is the only supermarket that serves the area and is an affordable option for many residents. The letter stressed that many will be deeply impacted by the lack of food options if it’s forced to close their doors on August 1st.
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New York is a city of immigrants.
Our past, our present, and our future are intertwined with the immigrant experience.
It is a story of women… men… and children from every corner of the globe who have journeyed to our city in search of opportunity.
Together, immigrants built the undisputed capital of the world.
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Today, the City Council will vote on legislation requiring the New York City Police Department to publish reports relating to use of force incidents and deployment of officers engaged in wrong-doing. The Council will also vote on legislation requiring lactation rooms in certain locations providing services to the public. Next, the Council will vote on updates to the New York City Energy Conservation Code.
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