Council and advocates will release an extensive study on Milbank’s abandoned Bronx properties, which have forced tenants to live in dangerous conditions

City Hall – Speaker Quinn, Council Member Annabel Palma, joined by the Legal Services of New York City in the Bronx, The Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, and the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board, announced a new citywide housing program that will help tenants living in overleveraged buildings that are dangerous and in utter disrepair.

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City Hall – The New York City Council today was awarded with two honors in open government and technology. The Center for Digital Government and Government Technology recognized the Council’s CouncilStat team for their work in data processing and online transparency. Announced in Speaker Christine C. Quinn’s State of the City address in 2007, CouncilStat was honored in the Visionary and Project Excellence categories in Albany.

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“The United States was founded upon the belief that the pursuit of happiness is not a privilege but an inalienable right. Yesterday, immigrant students, families and brave soldiers serving in our military were stripped of their chance at the pursuit of happiness and the American dream.

“Our nation’s immigrants have contributed immeasurably to the legacy of this country and the federal government should have supported them with the passage of the DREAM Act.

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“Today the U.S. Senate acted against the advice of the military leadership, the wishes of the American people, and the best interests of our service members. Through a filibuster of military defense legislation that included the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” they chose to uphold discriminatory policy that has forced out more than 13,500 brave men and women from serving in our armed forces.

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Council Bill to Prevent Unnecessary Burdens on Business
Council to Protect Seniors by Creating Emergency Alert System

City Hall – At today’s Stated meeting, the Council will vote on a bill that will change the City’s rule-making process to ensure that future rules are not unduly burdensome and do not create unnecessarily high compliance costs for the affected City’s industries.

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MAYOR BLOOMBERG, SPEAKER QUINN AND COUNCILMEMBER BREWER ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PROTECT NEW YORKERS FROM SECONDHAND SMOKE IN PUBLIC PARKS AND BEACHES

New Law Will Expand City’s Smoke Free Air Act

New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Councilmember Gale Brewer and Mayor Michael Bloomberg today announced plans to expand the Smoke Free Air Act in New York City to include parks and beaches.

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New Yorkers have gone to the polls throughout the day ready to carry out their civic responsibility and right by voting in today’s primary elections. However, many were denied the clear, easy process they deserved. There have been reports that voters were faced with confusion, lack of information and difficulties.

The Board of Elections demonstrated a troubling inability to fully execute a new system that they have had months to prepare for.

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“My deepest sympathies go out to the family of Council Member Tom White; his mother Marie White, his children: Bryan D. White, Lucile Precious Middleton, daughter-in-law Seleste White and grandchildren Lamar White and Jacob. Tom spent most his life serving the people of Southeast Queens, working to support communities that faced great challenges. As chair of our Economic Development Committee he fought for programs that helped many of these neighborhoods on the path to recovery.

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Council Also Votes on Legislation Improving Access to Information on Building Owners and
Bill Requiring the City Clerk to Provide Information on Same-Sex Marriages

City Hall – At today’s Stated Meeting, the Council will vote to approve a proposal for 15 Penn Plaza on the Westside of Manhattan. The project will create 7,000 new jobs and will include $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements to the area.

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August 24th, 2010 – As part of the New York City Council’s continued efforts to help New Yorkers get good jobs, Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo today launched a citywide “Back to School” campaign to get more New Yorkers to sign up for the GED and for free education courses. The Speaker and Council Member, joined by Elyse Barbell of the Literacy Assistance Center, spoke with Executive Director Wanda Salaman and dozens of volunteers from Mothers on the Move – a community organization dedicated to social and economic justice – who will be assisting with outreach efforts in the Bronx.

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