“The Mayor today took a responsible and forward-thinking look at the state of New York City. As we continue to face difficult economic times, it is increasingly important to find ways to reduce budgets while at the same time address the needs of hardworking New Yorkers. It was important to me that the Mayor focus on the economy, job growth and the budget.
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Bill aimed at increasing neutering and spaying for all animals; other prevents owners from tethering an animal for an extensive and cruel time period
January 18, 2011, New York – At today’s Stated Council meeting, the City Council will vote on two bills intended to improve the health and well-being of animals across the City. One bill is specifically aimed at encouraging owners to spay or neuter their pets.
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ACS, senior services, fire companies and youth services will not face the full level of cuts proposed in the November Financial Plan for FY 2011
Council takes responsible action by identifying cuts and savings in order to pay for restorations
January 6, 2010, New York, NY – As a result of extensive negotiations over the past six weeks, City Council Speaker Christine C.
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Runaway & Homeless Youth Services and Council-Funded HIV Rapid Testing will not face cuts in FY 2011 Financial Plan
January 6, 2010, New York, NY – As a result of extensive negotiations over the past six weeks, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Finance Committee Chair Domenic M. Recchia Jr. today announced that the Council and Administration have reached a budgetary agreement on the Fiscal Year 2011 financial plan.
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Innovative Law Will Require Housing Improvements for Presence of Designated Asthma Triggers and Will Increase the Number of Housing Units Captured By the Safe Housing Act
January 5, 2011, New York – At today’s Stated Council meeting, members of the City Council will vote to greatly expand the criteria for the Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP), a tool of the Safe Housing Act designed to focus on the top 200 properties that generate a significant level of enforcement activity at the Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD).
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“Yesterday, the Council filed a proposed amicus curiae brief with the New York Court of Appeals, asking the Court to affirm a June 2010 ruling that the Rent Guidelines Board cannot authorize a higher rate of rent increase for low income, long-term tenants. In 2008, the Board issued Order No. 40, which set maximum rent increases for stabilized leases renewed between October 2008 and September 2009.
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Renovation and Fit-Out of New 3,000 Square-Foot Kitchen Incubator and 1,600 Square-Foot Bakery Space Completed in Six Months
Non-Profit Hot Bread Kitchen will Operate Incubator Space to Provide Training and Job Placement to Culinary Entrepreneurs
New York, January 4, 2011 – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Seth W.
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CITY HALL – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Annabel Palma, Chair of the Council’s General Welfare Committee, GrowNYC Executive Director Marcel Van Ooyen, and Michael Hurwitz, Director of GrowNYC’s Greenmarket Program today announced a dramatic increase in the use of food stamps at the city’s Greenmarkets.
Food stamp purchases during 2010 at Greenmarkets doubled, growing from $251,000 in 2009 to over $500,000 in 2010.
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“Yesterday, Members of the Council encountered the true spirit of New York in every corner of the five boroughs as neighbors helped one another overcome the difficulties brought on by the elements.
“Council Members also encountered justified anger throughout their districts as New Yorkers were stranded on trains and buses, forced to suffer with a backlog in response to emergencies.
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Generosity of Congregation Remembered
New York, NY – On Sunday, Speaker Christine C. Quinn spoke before Congregation Shearith Israel to welcome Mary McAleese, President of Ireland, to New York, where she commemorated the historic generosity of the congregation, who donated $1,000—nearly $82,000 in today’s currency—in aid for the Irish Potato Famine.
In 1847, Reverend Jacques Judah Lyons held a meeting in his synagogue to organize financial support to be sent to Ireland.
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