Council will also vote on legislation to ensure that elevators are repaired in a timely fashion.
City Hall – Today the City Council will on legislation increasing transparency for city parks. Additionally, the Council will vote on legislation referring unrepaired immediately hazardous elevator-related violations to the Department of Housing Preservation and Development for consideration under the emergency repair program.
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First initiative in the nation to specifically target and address systemic disparities faced by young women
Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and the New York City Council launched the Young Women’s Initiative, a multiplatform coalition aimed at supporting young women in New York City and combating chronic racial and gender inequality in outcomes when it comes to healthcare, education, involvement in the justice system and economic development.
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Renowned International Artists To Display Their Art Throughout the District
East Harlem, NY– In her continuous commitment to support cultural programming in her district, encourage young people to be involved in the arts and strengthen the cultural bridge between New York City and Puerto Rico, City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito announced the second installment of a mural festival in El Barrio/East Harlem and the South Bronx first held in 2013.
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New York – Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer announced $3,187,500 in funding for over 77 cultural groups across the city through the New York City Council Cultural Immigrant Initiative.
“Immigrant experiences are central to the fabric and history of New York City and today, over three million foreign-born New Yorkers from all over the world call this city home,” said New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.
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Council will also vote on legislation to provide critical information on student safety in city schools
City Hall – Today the City Council will vote on a legislative package of 3 bills to combat the spread of “K2” synthetic cannabinoids in New York City through increased enforcement and stronger penalties. The Council will also vote on legislation ensuring increased transparency with regard to safety and discipline in city schools.
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Council Funding will Improve and Conserve the City’s Air, Land, Energy and Other Resources.
BROOKLYN, NY– Today Speaker Mark-Viverito, Council Member Donovan Richards, Council Environmental Protection Chair Costa Constantinides, and Council Finance Chair Julissa Ferreras joined numerous New York City environmental groups at Green Force City to announce over $1 million dollars in funding for the “Greener NYC” Initiative.
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27 districts will participate in upcoming cycle to designate over $30 million
New York — Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Council Members launched New York City’s 2015-2016 Participatory Budgeting cycle — the largest and fastest-growing Participatory Budgeting process in the United States. This year, New Yorkers in 27 Council Districts will collaboratively decide how to distribute over $30 million to local capital projects through a year-long process of neighborhood assemblies, delegate meetings, project expositions, and community voting.
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Council will also vote on legislation regulating air use of air conditioning in commercial spaces
City Hall – Today the City Council will vote on a legislative package of eight bills to shed light on important issues facing New York City’s Department of Correction. The Council will also vote on legislation regulating use of air conditioning systems in commercial spaces.
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“Raising New York’s minimum wage will uplift working New Yorkers and improve our state’s economy for all. This increase to $15 dollars an hour would provide economic justice for so many in New York City and New York State who work hard but still struggle to make ends meet. When New York leads, the rest of the country follows and today New York is proud to lead on the minimum wage.
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City Hall, NY– Speaker Mark-Viverito, Council Member Rafael Espinal and the City Council Jewish Caucus today celebrated the launch of the City Council’s new $1.5 million Survivor Initiative to support the 30,000 Holocaust survivors living at or below the poverty line in New York City. In addition, Speaker Mark-Viverito and the Council also commemorated the restoration of a recently rediscovered Torah Scroll, which was hidden for over 70 years in Northern Poland.
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