The $3 Million City Council initiative will provide free legal services to anyone affected by President Obama’s historic decision to defer deportation action for young immigrants

New York, NY – Speaker Chrisitne C. Quinn and Council Members today announced the Immigrant Opportunities Initiative that will provide free legal services to all immigrants affected by President Obama’s historic decision to provide relief from deportation for young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.

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With City Council funding, the new facility will allow for centralization of all computer forensic staff in a lab co-located with specialized prosecutors, analysts and investigators.

New York, NY – Today City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. announced funding for an expanded cybercrime lab that will streamline and improve upon the work of this critical area of the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

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New York, NY – The City Council, along with the New York Blood Center, today hosted a blood drive to help increase supplies during the summer months which typically see fewer donations. Council Speaker Christine Quinn along with Council Members and staffers were on hand to help in the effort.

Although blood is essential every day, donations tend to decline during the summer vacation months as people travel more.

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Queens, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn announced that this year’s approved city capital budget includes $71 million over four years for critical repairs to the infrastructure at the city’s many CUNY campuses. The City Council and Bloomberg Administration will each split the capital funding cost and the State will match this new funding.

Speaker Quinn was joined by Bronx Community College President Carole B.

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Queens, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Leroy Comrie met with local residents at the Alpha Phi Alpha Senior Center in Jamaica to discuss the impact the FY 2013 budget will have on the seniors programs and other City services throughout Southeast Queens.

This meeting was one of several Southeast visits the Speaker made today, including a meeting with Community Board 13 Members and Civic and Community Leaders in Queens Village where she discussed, how under her leadership, the Council has passed a series of measures providing tax relief to small businesses, including an increase in the Unincorporated Business Tax (UBT) fixed credit on incomes up to $100,000, providing $28 million in small business tax relief, and an increase in the personal income tax credit for UBT taxes paid, saving taxpayers $35 million.

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“As the community of Oak Creek begins to cope with yesterday’s tragic and senseless shooting inside the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin, we extend our prayers to its residents, particularly the families and friends of those injured and killed.

“We await additional information from law enforcement about the motives behind this horrific act, and if it was motivated by hatred and bigotry, we stand united to strongly denounce it.

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NEW YORK, NY – Today, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Oliver Koppell visited to Riverdale Senior Services to announce the Council has increased funding for the City Department for the Aging in Fiscal Year 2013 to ensure all centers are kept open and that vital services were maintained. In the City’s adopted budget, the Council put in a total of $17,196,000 for senior services.

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“Today’s agreement between Local 1-2 and Con Edison on a new contract means that New Yorkers can rest assured that they are safe from service interruptions due to the lockout. I want to thank Governor Cuomo for his strong leadership in helping to resolve this dispute. The Governor’s efforts have ensured that should there be service interruptions during these hot summer days, we will have the necessary workforce to swiftly respond.”

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Legislation will illuminate the City’s process of building and funding quality affordable housing.

New York, NY- Today, the City Council will vote on a bill to dramatically increase transparency and accountability in New York City’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) housing projects. The City allocates hundreds of millions of dollars towards housing development, and this bill will help to better assess the number of affordable units created and preserved while shedding light on HPD’s process of selecting and evaluating developers, how the City pays for those projects and whether the developments are well built.

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“I’m saddened to hear of the passing of Sally Ride today at the age of 61. I remember her pioneering trip as the first woman in space 29 years ago, and how it inspired so many girls and women to enter scientific fields – a passion she pursued after leaving NASA with her Sally Ride Science program. Her pioneering spirit has left an indelible print on the memories of Americans and she was an inspiration who taught us all to reach for the stars.

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