$500 million emergency plan will allow for critical repairs to facilities damaged by Hurricane Sandy
Council will vote on Chelsea Market Expansion, creating 1,200 local jobs and ensuring 150 permanently affordable housing units
New York, NY – Today, the City Council will vote to approve $500 million in emergency capital funding to make vital repairs to public schools and public hospitals damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
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Officials announce $1.5 million fund to provide backpacks with school supplies and books
Bensonhurst, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew launched a fundraising drive, with a goal of $1.5 million, which is being used to provide 30,000 displaced New York City students with backpacks filled with school supplies and books.
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Agreement will create 1,200 local jobs and ensures 150 permanently affordable housing units
Guarantees study to explore further expansion of the Special West Chelsea District
Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn:
“There have been numerous calls in the neighborhood to save the Chelsea Market, and I agree that the historic nature and food focused market should be saved.
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City officials and advocates decried plan to sell the foreclosed properties at unsustainable cost
New York, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, HPD Commissioner Mathew M. Wambua and Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez today joined tenants and advocates in Washington Heights to call on building owner Vantage and private-equity investment group Lone Star Funds to sell 10 buildings in foreclosure at a sustainable price to ensure the buildings’ conditions do not deteriorate.
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Council initiative will help to ensure that all New York women have access to reproductive health care
New York, NY – Over the past year, offensive rhetoric and disturbing protest outside reproductive health clinics have become increasingly divisive and intrusive. As a result, women in need of reproductive health services are often faced with hostile and intimidating situations when they seek care.
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Package of bills will enforce protocols and regulations; create civil penalties for commercial bicyclists
Bill named in honor of Stuart Gruskin who was killed by a delivery biker
New York, NY – In an ongoing effort to make our city’s streets safer, the Council will today vote on a package of legislation to enforce measures and establish civil penalties for commercial bicyclists.
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Speaker, City & State Legislators, DA Vance, Advocates Seek Increased Penalties for Criminals and Greater Support for Victims
New York, NY – Taking action to keep dangerous sexual predators off the streets, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced a range of proposals that provide stiffer penalties for criminals and increased support for victims. Today’s announcement follows a number of recent sexual assault crimes, including attacks in Central Park and Hudson River Park.
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City Council Members and Advocates Join in Classes to Learn How to Fight Back
New York, NY – Today, a commitment to engage women in self-defense courses was fulfilled as more than 150 women joined City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn in the first of two trainings. Council Members Gale Brewer, Jessica Lappin and Melissa Mark-Viverito and advocates joined Speaker Quinn.
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$71 million from New York City and State legislators will fund critical repairs to the City’s CUNY campuses
Queens, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Committee on Finance Chair Council Member Domenic M. Recchia Jr., Committee on Higher Education Chair Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer, State Senator Michael Gianaris and Assembly Member Catherine Nolan today announced $71 million in capital funding to make critical infrastructure repairs to New York City’s CUNY campuses.
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“We’re thrilled that Governor Cuomo has signed legislation allowing the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to help identify veterans in New York State by indicating their status on driver’s licenses and non-driver IDs. It’s our hope that this law will not only provide veterans easier access to discounts and services, but also allow City and State government to more easily identify veterans so we can inform them about job openings, health and education benefits, and a host of other opportunities.
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