Today, Speaker Quinn and Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito joined the New York Community Garden Coalition and other advocates called for a more permanent protection of the city’s community gardens, which are due to lose their existing protections this September.
Statement from Speaker Quinn:
“The City Council has a long history of working to preserve and protect New York City’s community gardens.
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I want to thank the Landmarks Preservation Commission for making the right decision on the merits of this application. The Commission was correct to deny landmark status for the old Burlington Coat Factory. Any attempt to derail this development because of its future uses would at its core be un-American and a violation of all of our first amendment rights.
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Tenants, left in debt-ridden properties from the Milbank-LNR deal, will be forced to live in unsafe, dangerous buildings that are in utter disrepair
BRONX, NY, August 3, 2010 – Speaker Quinn, Council Member Annabel Palma, joined by the Legal Services of New York City in the Bronx, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, and the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, today protested in front of one of the 10 overleveraged properties that are part of a predatory equity deal between Milbank, LNR and a new buyer, which will put hundreds of tenants in unsafe living conditions.
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Staten Island, NY – Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Debi Rose today announced an aggressive plan to combat the recent wave of hate crimes plaguing Staten Island. The plan, carefully crafted with input from the community as well as elected and law enforcement officials, seeks to raise awareness, and foster a dialogue in Staten Island aimed at ceasing bias-related crime.
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Growing and Greening the City, Council Will Also Vote on Bills to Reform City Recycling Practices and Reduce Soot Pollution across the Five Boroughs
City Hall, July 29, 2010 – At today’s Stated Meeting, the Council will vote to approve proposals for the New Domino complex on the Williamsburg waterfront and the Flushing Commons development in Northeast Queens.
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Growing and Greening the City, Council Will Also Vote on Bills to Reform City Recycling Practices and Reduce Soot Pollution across the Five Boroughs
City Hall, July 29, 2010 – At today’s Stated Meeting, the Council will vote to approve proposals for the New Domino complex on the Williamsburg waterfront and the Flushing Commons development in Northeast Queens.
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City Web Portal Will Streamline System and Help People Sign Up for the GED Exam
July 27th, 2010 – Speaker Christine C. Quinn, as part of her effort to improve the GED system, announced the launch of GED COMPASS, a web portal that will centralize New York City’s General Education Development (GED) testing seats and provide information on how to prepare for the GED test.
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(City Hall) – Council Member Michael C. Nelson praised the city’s new plan to significantly reduce costs while at the same time generate much needed revenue yet believes more can be done to ensure the city reaches it goal.
That goal, saving an estimated $500 million, also includes a plan to collect over $100 million in debt and a considerable portion of that amount comes from unpaid parking tickets.
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I am heartened that United States District Court in Boston has recognized that the Defense of Marriage Act as an unconstitutional law. A nation founded on principles of liberty and equality should never adopt a law whose sole intention is to deny rights to millions of its citizens. The federal government, like all states, should recognize same-sex marriages and afford same sex couples all of the rights and responsibilities connected to marriage.
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