Fines will be reduced across the board and will, for the first time, be set at a specific amount

The Council will also introduce five bills this week to ensure that the restaurant inspection system is fair, efficient, consistent and accountable

New York, NY – Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) have reached a comprehensive agreement on across the board fine reductions for restaurants that will reduce fines to the level collected before the introduction of the letter grading system.

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Elected officials demanded MTA subsidize East River Ferry and Citibike Service in Greenpoint and Long Island City for Duration of Weekend Service Disruptions

Brooklyn, NY- Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Stephen Levin and Council Member James Van Bramer today called on the MTA to help 30,000 stranded weekend straphangers by supporting East River Ferry and Citibike service in Greenpoint and Long Island City for the duration of a service outage on the G train.

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Speaker Quinn:
“Despite our urging Mayor Bloomberg not to appeal Judge Scheindlin’s decision in the stop, question and frisk case, the Administration has announced that they will move forward with their appeal.

Communities across the City have suffered long enough under unjust, unfair and unconstitutional practices. There should be no further delay to long-needed reforms to stop, question and frisk.

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Commission to help preserve critical health services and transform city’s health delivery system

New York, NY- Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced the launch of the Citywide Health System Planning Commission, a stakeholder driven process that works in partnership with the New York State Department of Health, to transform the city’s health care delivery system one neighborhood at a time.

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Pilot spearheaded by Council connects New Yorkers with job training and full-time employment

New York, NY – Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Diana Reyna and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh today toured a pilot program that connects Sandy impacted New Yorkers, veterans and the long term unemployed with full-time jobs.

New Skills, New Jobs, first proposed by Speaker Quinn in her 2012 State of the City address, is an innovative program that provides New Yorkers with up to eight weeks of paid job training at companies with full-time openings.

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Built/NYC will stimulate the local design economy through commissions of custom local designs on City capital projects

New York, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner David Burney and members of the city’s design community today announced details of Built/NYC, a pilot program to stimulate the local design economy. An innovative approach to spur economic growth in the creative sector, Built/NYC will provide opportunities for local product designers to make significant design contributions to City capital projects.

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“I am appalled by reports that two men were senselessly beaten in Chelsea simply because they were perceived to be gay. Holding hands as they walked down West 24th Street, they were assaulted as their attackers hurled anti-gay slurs.

The cowardly individuals who committed this crime do not represent New Yorkers and our community will not be cowed by such violence.

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Newly released study, commissioned by Speaker Quinn and conducted by the Pratt Center, reveals three key recommendations to optimize and expand the distribution of locally-manufactured artisanal food and beverage products in order to grow the sector

New York, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Pratt Center for Community Development (“Pratt Center”) Executive Director Adam Friedman released a new report titled, “Distribution Challenges and Opportunities for NYC’s Small, Specialty Food &

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“Today, we mourn the loss of true champion for progressive causes and one of the sharpest minds that New York government and politics has ever seen.

Bill Lynch dedicated his life to making New York City a better place. As Deputy Mayor under Mayor Dinkins, Bill played a critical role in facilitating Nelson Mandela’s historic visit to New York City in 1990.

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Oversight Hearing at City Hall Looks Into Contract Dispute Between Time Warner Cable & CBS Officials
City Hall – Today Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Leroy G. Comrie, Jr., Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick, and Council Member Mark S. Weprin held a joint oversight hearing to examine the contract dispute between Time Warner Cable and CBS officials that has left millions of New Yorkers without access to CBS and Showtime television programs.

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