Speaker Quinn:
“Liz Berger was a visionary who helped reshape and revitalize Lower Manhattan. Liz’s devotion to the City she loved shined through each and every day in her work as President of the Downtown Alliance, where she championed a vision of New York as a thriving, forward looking city in the 21st Century. Liz was a passionate, fierce fighter for New York and her legacy: a stronger, more innovative downtown will live on and inspire the rest of the world.
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Legislation ensures tax dollars support middle class wages
New York, NY- Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, Council Member Domenic M. Recchia, Jr., Council Member Margaret S. Chin, Council Member Dan Garodnick, Council Member Robert Jackson, Council Member Andy King, Council Member Steve Levin, Council Member Rosie Mendez and Hector Figueroa, president of 32BJ SEIU, rallied against the New York State Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the Council’s prevailing wage legislation.
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First in nation program will provide financial assistance to New Yorkers struggling to afford quality child care
City Hall – Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Jessica S. Lappin, the Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners and child care advocates today announced the launch of a subsidized loan program that will help provide middle class families with access to high quality childcare.
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City Council has matched the $3.5 million in capital funding the Borough President’s office allocated for the redevelopment of Brooklyn Bridge Beach
New York, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer today announced that the City Council has matched the $3.5 million in capital funding the Borough President’s office allocated for the transformation of the Brooklyn Bridge Beach.
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Ferry Will Provide Relief for Southern Brooklyn Residents Who Will Be Stranded By 14 Months Of Montague Tunnel Repairs
$2 Ferry Will Take Riders From Sunset Park To Wall Street In 15 Minutes
Brooklyn, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Vincent J. Gentile today announced the New York City Economic Development Corporation will provide temporary ferry service for Southern Brooklyn residents beginning August 5.
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MTA Plan To Close Montague Street Underpass For 14 Months Will Adversely Affect Thousands of Commuters
Brooklyn, NY – Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Vincent Gentile today met with Bay Ridge straphangers at the 95th Street R train station to alert residents that the MTA will begin work at the Montague Street tunnel, connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan, on August 3.
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New York, NY – Today, Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York State Assembly Member Deborah Glick, New York State Senator Brad Hoylman, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, and Congressman Jerrold Nadler and advocates announced a major victory for neighborhood school children and parents. The officials announced that a purchase agreement has been signed for the purchase of 75 Morton Street in West Village for use of school space.
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“Shutting down Long Island College Hospital will have a devastating impact on access to vital healthcare services for the surrounding community and throughout Brooklyn. In the last few weeks, we’re already seeing the impact of diverting ambulances from LICH to other hospitals which were already overcrowded.
LICH is an essential part of Brooklyn’s hospital infrastructure and the Health Department’s decision is irresponsible and unacceptable.
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Statements in support of the City Council legislative package, which includes a small business and non-profit recovery plan, a food and water bill, and a traffic and fuel management system in the wake of natural disasters
STATEMENT FROM STEVEN BANKS, ATTORNEY-IN-CHIEF, THE LEGAL AID SOCIETY
“As our front line staff saw in communities that were devastated by Superstorm Sandy, for too many affected children and adults the City’s response was too little and too late.
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Legislation aims to improve the City’s emergency preparedness and response by requiring the Office of Emergency Management to develop plans in several major areas
New York, NY- Today, the City Council will vote on a package of legislation – the result of 12 post-Hurricane Sandy oversight hearings – to improve the City’s emergency preparedness and response by requiring the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to develop plans in several major areas, including: food and water access;
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