Joint Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn and General Welfare Committee Chair Annabel Palma:

“Today’s unanimous Court ruling, which affirms the trial court’s decision declaring unlawful the Department of Homeless Services’ attempt to impose eligibility requirements for single homeless adults, is a tremendous victory and we commend the Court for its action. The Council has long argued that DHS’ proposed policy would have needlessly put thousands of homeless New Yorkers on the streets by requiring them to provide proof they have nowhere else to stay.

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Officials announce event name, dates, vision, website & steering committee members
City Hall, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, along with Council Member Karen Koslowitz, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development Robert K. Steel, Cultural Affairs Commissioner Kate D. Levin, NYC & Company CEO George Fertitta, and NYCEDC President Seth Pinsky announced that “NYCxDESIGN” (NYC by Design), the City’s first annual city-wide event to showcase and promote design, will be held from Friday, May 10th through Tuesday, May 21st, 2013.

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Quinn will outline plans to strengthen the city’s middle class and ideas to help those trying to access it

New York, NY – Today, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn will release a New York City Council study titled, “The Middle Class Squeeze, a Report on the State of the City’s Middle Class.” The study shows the middle class as a percentage of the city is shrinking and details the striking economic challenges facing New York City’s middle class families.

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SPEAKER CHRISTINE C. QUINN OFFERS VISION FOR SUPPORTING AND GROWING NEW YORK CITY’S MIDDLE CLASS

PLAN TO CREATE 40,000 NEW MIDDLE INCOME AFFORDABLE APARTMENTS IS BIGGEST COMMITMENT TO MIDDLE CLASS AFFORDABILITY NEW YORK CITY HAS SEEN IN TWO GENERATIONS

City Hall, NY – New York City Council Speaker Christine C.

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Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn:

“Hurricane Sandy caused unprecedented damage to many homes and properties along New York City’s coast line. It is therefore startling and troubling to hear recent reports that numerous homes received assessment notices from the Department of Finance that showed increases in their property values.

“It raises real doubts about whether DOF is doing enough to ensure fair and accurate assessments, and how it is communicating this with the public.

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Bill would authorize study to examine relocating utility wires in vulnerable neighborhoods to be buried underground to keep New Yorkers safe during weather emergencies
New York, NY- In a continued effort to strengthen the city’s infrastructure following Hurricane Sandy, the City Council will vote to order a study examining the feasibility of relocating overhead power lines underground. The bill would require the Mayor’s Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability (OLTPS) to conduct the study in order to determine areas of the city where relocation would be most advantageous.

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“With the announced closure of Lage Car Wash’s SOHO location, I hope that they will behave like any good New York business owner and place the workers at one of their other 23 locations throughout the city. In these tough economic times, I stand with these car wash workers and urge John Lage to do the right thing for the employees and their families.”

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Council hearing explored emergency sheltering process and conditions and services in evacuation and transitional shelters during and after Hurricane Sandy

City Hall, NY — Today, the Council Committees on General Welfare, Oversight and Investigations, Aging, Health and Mental Health held an oversight hearing to examine the City’s use of evacuation shelters and hotels to temporarily house those displaced by Hurricane Sandy.

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“The NLRB’s latest ruling only reinforces the need for the City to respect Judge Milton Mollen’s offer and engage in a cooling off period and suspend consideration of the special education transportation bids. It is absolutely critical that the strike ends as soon as possible so that we can get the much needed drivers back to work transporting students safely to and from school.

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“We thank Governor Cuomo for signing this important legislation into law today that will greatly help New York City’s resident co-op and condo owners, as well as help keep the city’s affordable housing stock in a state of good repair. This law is a major step in the right direction toward our goals of improving the city’s property tax system and providing relief to low and middle income homeowners.

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