Council to Vote to rename the Queensboro Bridge as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge<\/p>\n
March 23, 2011 \u2013 At today\u2019s Stated Council meeting the members of the City Council will vote on legislation to rename the Queensboro Bridge as the \u201cEd Koch Queensboro Bridge,\u201d in honor of former Mayor Edward I. Koch. The Council will also vote on several resolutions as well as its internal operating budget for FY 2012.<\/p>\n
RENAMING THE QUEENSBORO BRIDGE
\nIn celebration of former Mayor Ed Koch\u2019s 86th birthday, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a proposal to rename the Queensboro Bridge after New York City\u2019s 105th mayor. The bridge lies within the boundaries of the congressional districts represented by Mayor Koch when he served in U.S. House of Representatives from 1969 to 1977, representing New York\u2019s then 17th and 18th Congressional Districts.<\/p>\n
\u201cEd Koch was the bridge that brought New York City back from the brink of bankruptcy to financial solvency. And many New Yorkers feel very close to him for that reason,\u201dsaid Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn. \u201cThe City Council is proud to pay tribute to Mayor Koch and his decades of public service with this timeless honor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Often referred to as the 59th Street Bridge, the Queensboro Bridge was opened to traffic on March 30, 1909. The bridge\u2019s construction began in 1901, as a collaboration between bridge engineer Gustav Lindenthal and architect Henry Hornboste, with 75,000 tons of steel going into the original bridge and its approaches. The original cost of construction was approximately $18 million, including $4.6 million for land purchases. At the time of completion, it was the longest cantilever bridge in the United States. All sign replacements would be paid for with private donations raised through the Mayor\u2019s Fund to Advance New York City.<\/p>\n
RESOLUTIONS
\nThe Council will vote on the following resolutions, which call on:<\/p>\n
\u2022 NASA to retire a space shuttle to New York City at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
\n\u2022 Department of Homeland Security to extend the Temporary Protected Status designation of Haiti and eligible Haitians living in the United States, which is currently set to expire in July.
\n\u2022 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo to continue and expand the immigrant pardon board created by former Governor David Paterson.
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\nThe Council will also vote on a resolution proclaiming solidarity with public workers in Wisconsin, Ohio, and in other states around the country<\/p>\n
OPERATING BUDGET
\nThe City Council will also vote on its FY 2012 internal operating budget.<\/p>\n
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Council to Vote to rename the Queensboro Bridge as the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge<\/p>\n
March 23, 2011 \u2013 At today\u2019s Stated Council meeting the members of the City Council will vote on legislation to rename the Queensboro Bridge as the \u201cEd Koch Queensboro Bridge,\u201d in honor of former Mayor Edward I. Koch. The Council will also vote on several resolutions as well as its internal operating budget for FY 2012.<\/p>\n
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