“In November, the Department of Transportation proposed increases that tripled the rate paid by permit holders at municipal parking garages and fields. This is an unconscionable increase on working people, which we already stopped once this year. As we’ve already made clear when we agreed to allow DOT to raise rates by no more than 20 percent, we are not prepared to re-visit the question of increases again in the 2014 budget.
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“I applaud Governor Cuomo and the State Legislature for their leadership to ensure school districts across the state have evaluation systems in place that are focused on the development of teachers, giving school leaders tools to hold teachers accountable for students’ learning while helping them grow and become more effective in the classroom. The Bloomberg Administration and UFT must come to an agreement on this vital issue and a fair teacher evaluation system must be in place in the City as soon as possible.
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Workforce development initiative prepares candidates for jobs in the food retail industry
New York, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and the HOPE Program today announced that GROCERYworks, an innovative job training program preparing candidates to work in the grocery and food retail industry, has graduated 147 underemployed and unemployed New Yorkers since it began in 2010.
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Statement by Speaker Christine C. Quinn:
“Today’s joint Finance and Community Development hearing highlighted a defect in the Real Property Tax Law and we will go to Albany to get it fixed. Homeowners who rebuild their homes, or businesses that rebuild their stores, exactly as they were before a natural disaster struck should not see their tax bills go up in the same way that a homeowner who adds a room or storeowner that expands their showroom.
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Legislation would limit cooperation between the City and federal immigration authorities in order to prevent the deportation of immigrants who present no threat to public safety
Street vendor bill would cap maximum fines at $500 and will alleviate congestion on city sidewalks
New York, NY- Today, the City Council will vote to prevent unnecessary deportations at the hands of federal immigration authorities.
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Council hearing evaluated City assistance and outreach provided to New Yorkers following the storm
City Hall, NY — Today, the Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held an oversight hearing to examine the housing needs of New Yorkers displaced by Hurricane Sandy and to evaluate the City’s efforts to help residents secure long-term housing.
At today’s hearing, Speaker Quinn and Council Members raised concerns about the City’s outreach to displaced families and the City’s ability to provide long-term housing to low-income New Yorkers impacted by the storm.
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CITY COUNCIL EXAMINES HOUSING NEEDS OF NEW YORKERS DISPLACED BY HURRICANE SANDY
Council hearing evaluated City assistance and outreach provided to New Yorkers following the storm
City Hall, NY — Today, the Council Committee on Housing and Buildings held an oversight hearing to examine the housing needs of New Yorkers displaced by Hurricane Sandy and to evaluate the City’s efforts to help residents secure long-term housing.
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Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn said, “The Council recently enacted a local law that included significant improvements to the City’s Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program. However, the MWBE program will only succeed if it is nurtured and overseen at the highest level of government. By issuing an executive order appointing the Deputy Mayor for Operations as the Director of Agency MWBE Compliance to administer the MWBEStat system created in the law, Mayor Bloomberg has established the right tone for effective MWBE oversight.
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This is the first bill in the country to provide a private cause of action for those unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of being unemployed
Council will vote to require gas stations to post signage clearly indicating price differences for cash, credit or debit purchases
New York, NY- Today, the City Council will vote to prohibit employers from using a person’s employment status in a hiring decision and ban the posting of job advertisements that require applicants to be currently employed.
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Legislation will cap maximum fines at $500 and will alleviate congestion on City sidewalks
City Hall, NY –Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced the Council will pass a package of legislation to reduce vending fines and ease the burden on New York City’s street vendors. The bills, to be voted on by the full Council at Wednesday’s Stated meeting, will cap maximum fines at $500 and will prohibit vending near hospital no-standing zones, taxi stands and within 20 feet of residential building exits.
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