Package of Home Rule Messages will allow City to enact legislative priorities

City Hall – The City Council will vote on several Home Rule Messages today that will allow lawmakers in Albany to pass enabling legislation that will give the City the authority to implement the agreed upon revenue package. In addition, the Home Rule Messages would enact other legislative priorities, including effectively eliminating the unfair double-taxation on freelancers and small businesses, incentivizing job creation by eliminating the current tax policy that penalizes companies for adding to their City workforce, and diversifying the economy by encouraging growth in emerging technologies.

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Jackson Heights, June 13, 2009 – Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Helen Sears participated in a unique tasting tour of Little India as part of the “Nine in 09” campaign. Mike Narula, owner of Delhi Heights restaurant and the Jackson Heights Merchants Association joined the Speaker and Council Member in the tour.

The day’s event follows an announcement Speaker Quinn made last month with Mayor Bloomberg, Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito and NYC and Company kicking off the campaign, which invites New Yorkers and visitors alike to explore nine culturally diverse neighborhoods that New York City has to offer.

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Schools Receiving Funds to Implement Task Force Recommendations Saw Higher Than Average Gains on Both Math and ELA Tests

City Hall – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Education Committee Chair Robert Jackson today announced that New York City’s middle schools have shown greater improvement on State English language arts (ELA) and math tests than the citywide average.

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Legislation will improve asbestos abatement procedures, strengthen inter-agency communication, and enhance smoking prohibitions

City Hall, June 10, 2009 – The City Council will vote on several important pieces of legislation designed to improve construction safety protocols, increase City oversight, and enhance inter-agency communication at construction, demolition, and abatement sites in New York City. These bills are part of a comprehensive legislative package announced by Council Speaker Christine C.

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John Jay President Jeremy Travis and Advocates Participate in Community Forum

City Hall – City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Council Member Inez Dickens and Jackie Row Adams from Harlem Mothers SAVE today hosted a summit in Harlem Hospital to discuss on how to combat gun violence in the community. Participating in the summit were the Co-Chair of the Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus, Council Members Robert Jackson and Maria del Carmen Arroyo;

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“We are excited to learn that President Obama has picked Sonia Sotomayor to serve as his new Supreme Court Justice pick. A local South Bronx native and a Circuit Court Judge, Sotomayor is a highly qualified and inspiring example of public service. In such as prestigious position, we are confident that she will effectively represent our city, state, and country.”

Statement by Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito:

“In Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama is fulfilling his commitment to nominate someone who not only has the intellectual capacity but a practical sense of how the world works.

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“Today is a very sad day for California and the entire country. Upholding Proposition 8 undermines one of the basic core principles of freedom – equality for all Americans. This is not a day of justice, but one that will be remembered as a day when civil rights were stripped from future generations of Californians. I stand with elected leaders in California like Mayor Newsom and LGBT advocates to pledge and help them in any way possible in their continuing fight for equality.

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Today the Department of Education reached a lease agreement with Greenwich House, which will provide classroom space at 27 Barrow Street for pre-kindergarten students in Greenwich Village next year. This agreement is the result of work by parent activists, local elected leaders, and the DOE over the past two weeks to rapidly identify and secure a site in the neighborhood to accommodate parents who had been placed on waiting lists.

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Bill will give tenants the chance to dispute wrongful screening reports

City Hall, May 20, 2009 – At today’s Stated Council meeting, Speaker Christine C. Quinn, together with Council Member Daniel R. Garodnick and Consumer Affairs Committee Chair Leroy Comrie, introduced the Tenant Fair Chance Act, legislation designed to assist renters in ensuring their tenant history is accurately reflected in reports that landlords use to determine whether or not an applicant is accepted.

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