After extensive conversations with my colleagues and careful deliberation, I have decided to support the legislation put forward by Mayor Bloomberg to extend term limits from two to three terms.
In addition to Council Members, I have also talked with citywide leaders in the public and private sector – from business leaders to labor officials to good government advocates.
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City Hall, October 7, 2008 – At today’s Stated Council meeting, the members of the City Council will vote on legislation requiring the Department of City Planning to file a waterfront plan every ten years as well as land use legislation approving a 1.7 million-square-foot, mixed-use development in East Harlem . The Council will also vote to modify previous enhancements to the J-51 tax benefit program to include the Penn South residential community into the program.
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Local leaders support Brooklyn residents as they fight unimaginable living conditions and reiterate the absolute necessity of the Tenant Protection Act
CITY HALL – Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, together with Jennifer Levy of South Brooklyn Legal Services and Council Members Daniel R. Garodnick, Diana Reyna, Melissa Mark Viverito and Letitia James, today stood with Brooklyn residents who are taking their landlord to housing court on a charge of harassment.
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No woman shall in any way be prevented from accessing clinics; new bill takes action against intimidation, threats and harassment
NEW YORK, NY – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced the introduction of the Clinic Access Bill, which will protect women seeking services at reproductive health care facilities. Currently, many women are faced with harassment and other hostile acts as they attempt to enter and exit clinics.
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Identifies barriers to care in the City’s eleven most underserved areas
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New York, September 22nd, 2008- In a major development stemming from her 2007 State of the City address, Speaker Christine C. Quinn, unveiled a groundbreaking report of the state of Primary Care in the City. The Speaker was joined by Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) Senior Vice President LaRay Brown, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Assistant Commissioner Louise Cohen and Rima Cohen of the Mayor’s Office.
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New York City Population Over 65 Expected to Increase by 45% by 2030
(September 15, 2008)-The New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM) president Jo Ivey Boufford, Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services Linda Gibbs today released a report that takes the viewpoint of older adults themselves to help guide the City’s planning process to meet the expected 45 percent increase in New York City’s over age 65 population by 2030.
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Proposed rule threatens access to birth control, reproductive healthcare
New York City, September 16, 2008 – Together with women’s health advocates, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today issued a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Michael O. Leavitt urging him to withdraw a proposed rule that would severely threaten women’s access to healthcare nationwide. Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice New York and the New York American Civil Liberties Union joined Speaker Quinn in condemning the proposed change.
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While we have come along way in the struggle for equality, the brutal murder of Edgar Garzon is a painful reminder that we must continue to stand up against ignorance and hatred in any form.
I want to thank the prosecutor, Karen L. Ross, for her work in this case. This conviction is a testament to the idea that anyone who commits a crime motivated by hate or bias will be punished to the full extent of the law.
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As City’s Stations Prepare for New System, Speaker Quinn and Council Members Push for Improvements
CITY HALL – Today, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn together with Civil Rights Committee Chair, Larry B Seabrook, Consumer Affairs Committee Chair, Leroy Comrie and members of the Council held a hearing today calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to investigate Arbitron on their Portable People Meter (PPM) system.
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Also votes to create penalties for scaling city buildings, bridges, and monuments
City Hall, September 4, 2008 – At today’s Stated Council meeting, the members of the City Council will vote on three pieces of legislation to improve construction safety at sites where tower and climber cranes are in use. Additionally, the Council will vote on legislation that would make it illegal to scale any city structure over 50 feet tall, including statues, cranes, bridges, signs, or buildings.
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