“This is an amazing day, our President coming out in support of marriage equality. President Obama’s declaration that marriage is a right for all people is an act of courage that will go down in history as the moment the tide changed for LGBT Americans.
When the President of the United States validates you, your family, your friends and your loved ones by saying that yes –
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Citywide Outreach Effort to Raise Community Awareness and Involvement
One Police Plaza, NY– Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York City Police Department Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly, Mayor’s Office to Combat Domestic Violence Commissioner, Yolanda B. Jimenez, George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company and Council Members gathered today to unveil a public service campaign that will focus on increasing reporting of domestic violence.
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“We’re thrilled an agreement has been reached between the Chelsea Hotel Tenants’ Association and its landlord to safely remove dangerous conditions from the building. For too long, this symbol of the West Side has been in a state of disrepair, endangering the health of all those who live inside. We rallied and demanded a plan of action for asbestos and mold abatement and now, we finally have it.
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Chelsea, NY- Speaker Christine C. Quinn, State Senator Tom Duane, Assembly Member Richard Gottfried, the Chelsea Hotel Tenants Association and local groups today called on the landlord of the Chelsea Hotel to reach an immediate agreement with tenants to repair hazardous conditions in the building.
“Making sure residents have a safe place to call home is the fundamental responsibility of any decent landlord,” said Speaker Christine C.
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Speaker Christine C. Quinn:
“The EarlyLearn provider contracts announced by the Administration for Children’s Services has unacceptable changes to the City’s publicly funded child care system. While the City Council is in full agreement with the goal of enriching early childhood education, the implementation and funding of EarlyLearn is deeply flawed.
The EarlyLearn contracts have 6,500 fewer spots – a 13 percent cut for subsidized child care.
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Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn
“I want to thank Mayor Bloomberg and his administration for their work to put forth the Executive Budget and I look forward to a thoughtful review during the Council’s hearings and the negotiating process to deliver an on-time adopted budget.
“I am pleased to see that despite the halting economic recovery, the Executive Budget addresses several important Council priorities raised in our response to the Preliminary Budget.
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City Hall, NY-Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Minority Leader James Oddo today announced eight appointments to the Districting commission. The five appointments of the Council’s Democratic Caucus will join three appointments of the Council’s Minority Caucus. The Districting Commission meets once every ten years following the decennial census. Based upon changes in the population of the City, Council district lines are redrawn to accommodate shifts in population within the City.
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Bill strengthens and increases protection for women who seek abortion related services
City Hall, May 2, 2012 – Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, along with Council Members and local elected officials, gathered today, the day after Lobby for Life Day in Albany, to publicly express their support of the state’s Reproductive Health Act. The Reproductive Health Act, sponsored by Assembly Member Deborah Glick and State Senator Andrea Stuart-Cousins, fixes a troubling gap in New York State law that prohibits providing abortion care to a woman if she experiences serious health complications late in her pregnancy.
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“Today Citizen’s Union has issued a report on discretionary funding in New York City, which contains recommendations for improving the discretionary budget process. I want to thank Dick Dadey and Citizens Union for this thoughtful analysis, and look forward to working with them on their recommendations.
I’m proud to announce that the Council has already incorporated several of these recommendations into our budget process.
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Bill requires those who directly benefit from City subsidies to pay their employees a living wage.
Council to vote on citywide Zone Green Text Amendment to remove barriers when installing green building features.
New York, NY- Today, the Council will vote on living wage legislation that will require those who directly benefit from City subsidies to pay their employees a living wage.
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