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The Legislative Corner
POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE NEWS
- A New Web Site Makes State Salaries Public (The New York Sun, August 19, 2008)
- Critics of NYPD School Policing Rally at City Hall (NYC Independent Media Center, August 15, 2008)
- City Council Passes Store Door Law (NY 1 News, August 14, 2008)
- City Blacklist Limits Giving by 12,000 (The New York Sun, August 14, 2008)
- How...Coincidental: Rangel Announces 100s of Apartments Will Remain Subsidized (Gothamist, August 13, 2008)
- New York City's Struggle to Take Down Illegal Billboards (Village Voice, August 13, 2008)
- Air-Conditioned Businesses Face Fines for Leaving Doors Open (The New York Sun, August 13, 2008)
- Rangel Tells of Saving U.S. Subsidies (The New York Times, August 13, 2008)
- Council Could Benefit on Rent As It Seeks Control of Board (The New York Sun, August 11, 2008)
- City Housing Authority May Sell Off Its Air Rights (The New York Sun, August 4, 2008)
- Pol: Possible public housing windfall requires oversight (am New York, August 4, 2008)
- Guv-Guys Go to Town (Newsday, August 4, 2008)
- House Democrats Vote Against Censure Of Rangel (NY1 /News, July 31, 2008)
- House Republicans Move To Censure Rangel (New York Daily News, July 31, 2008)
- Manhattan Immigration Forum Tackles Reform Policies (NY 1 News, July 28, 2008)
- Construction Legislation Moves Forward (Gotham Gazette, July 28, 2008)
- Real Estate Developers Are Major Rangel Donors (The
New York Times, July 27, 2008)
- Blacks in Congress Split Over Menthol Cigarettes (The
New York Times, July 25, 2008)
- Looking for Equity in Arts Financing (The
New York Times, July 24, 2008)
- Rangel Asks House Panel for Finding on Rentals (The
New York Times, July 24, 2008)
- Mayor Orders New York to Expand Language Help (The
New York Times, July 23, 2008)
- New Law Bans Tobacco Use Among Addicts In Treatment (NY1 News, July 22, 2008)
- Paterson, at N.A.A.C.P., Warns of Racism’s Power (The New York Times, July 18, 2008)
- Rangel to Ask Ethics Panel for Inquiry to Clear Him (The New York Times, July 18, 2008)
- Ha, I beat ya to it! Rangel evicts himself from rent-stabilized apartment (New York Daily News, July 15, 2008)
- Rangel to Relinquish Apartment Used as Office (The New York Times, July 15, 2008)
- City Refines Formula to Measure Poverty Rate (The New York Times, July 14, 2008)
- City Criticized for Fees Paid by Its Agency for Housing (The New York Times, July 7, 2008)
- MTA 'handing out cars like candy' to 60 staffers, with gas included (New York Daily News, July 7, 2008)
- Mayor, City Council agree to avoid community board budget cuts (New York Daily News, July 6, 2008)
- Bloomberg’s Next Battle: Revamping Senior Centers (The New York Times, June 30, 2008)
- Forgotten Handshakes: The '09 Budget (Gotham Gazette, June 30, 2008)
- Serrano and Bing Announce Passage of Bill to Protect Second Ave. Businesses (Press Release, June 25, 2008)
- New Bills: Police Disclosure (Gotham Gazette, June 24, 2008)
- To Make a Stir at City Hall, Make an Appointment (The
New York Times, June 23, 2008)
- The Banking Development District Program (Hudson Valley Press, May 11, 2008)
- All in Favor, Say ‘Word’ (The New York Times, May 11, 2008)
- Rockefeller-Era Drug Laws, 35 Years Later (The New York Times, May 9, 2008)
- Council Members Honor President of Bolivia (The New York Sun, April 22, 2008)
- Lawmakers To Propose Allowing Teens To Sit On Community Boards (NY 1 News, April 13, 2008)
- Sheldon Silver is a hero for standing up to bully Michael Bloomberg (New York Daily News, April 9, 2008)
- Pols furious over congestion failure (am New York, April 8, 2008)
- Where good ideas go to die (El Diario/La Prensa, April 8, 2008)
- Congested voting (Amsterdam News, April 3, 2008)
- Powell Disputes ‘Bad-Boy’ Image Being Portrayed (The New York Times, April 3, 2008)
- Watchdog group gives Rep. Charles Rangel Narcissist Award (New York Daily News, April 3, 2008)
- Mayor Presses for $8 Fee for Drivers to Enter Parts of Manhattan (The New York Times, April 3, 2008)
- Pork handouts offered to pressure council members to OK congestion plan (New York Daily News, April 2, 2008)
- Dickens Stands as Key Hurdle To Rezoning of 125th Street (The New York Sun, April 2, 2008)
- Harlem Councilwoman Opposes Rezoning Plan (The New York Times, April 2, 2008)
- Conspicuous Absence on Congestion Pricing Vote (The New York Times, April 2, 2008)
- Members of Paterson's inner circle have been lobbying for congestion plan (New York Daily News, March 14, 2008)
- Paterson Could Derail Development (The New York Sun, March 14, 2008)
- Harassment Becomes a Cause of Action in Housing Court (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, March 14, 2008)
- Tenants Gain Right to Sue Landlords for Harassment (The New York Times, March 14, 2008)
- Tenant Harassment Bill To Become Law (Village Voice, March 13, 2008)
- Lieutenant Governor Has a History of Defying the Public's Expectations (The New York Times, March 12, 2008)
- Stringer Spotlights Manhattan's Changing Landscape (NY 1 News, February 12, 2008)
- State Puts 6 More City Schools on Failing List (The
New York Times, February 7, 2008)
- Legistations to Fine Housing Speculators (Columbia Spectator, February 7, 2008)
- State Commission Approves a Plan for Congestion Pricing (The
New York Times, February 1, 2008)
- State Supreme Court Blocks Randall's Island Private School Deal (NY 1 News, February 1, 2008)
- Order Annulling Approval of New Fields on Randall's Island (New York State Supreme Court, January 31, 2008)
- Congestion Pricing Panel Endorses $8 Fee For Driving Into Manhattan (NY 1 News, January 31, 2008)
- Congestion Pricing Plan Is Panned in Albany (The New York Times, January 31, 2008)
- Harlem rezoning plan faces opposition (New York Daily News, January 31, 2008)
- Sides Dig In on 125th Street Rezoning (The
New York Sun, January 31, 2008)
- Harlemites Talk Rezoning Wars (Columbia Spectator, January 30, 2008)
- Harlem Residents Outraged With Hi-Rise Rezoning (CBS-TV, January 30, 2008)
- Harlem Residents Express Opposition To Rezoning Plan (NY1 News, January 30, 2008)
- Outrage in Harlem at high-rise hell (New York Daily News, January 30, 2008)
- Voices: Congestion pricing fairest for the poor (Metro NY, January 30, 2008)
- Harlem Rezoning Plan Is Under Fire (The New York Times, January 24, 2008)
- Congestion-Pricing Plan Needs Some Tweaks (The New York Times, January 24, 2008)
- Rangel Vows A Bipartisan Stimulus Plan (The New York Sun, January 23, 2008)
- City Tries Again to Require Restaurants to Post Calories (The New York Times, January 23, 2008)
- Stringer Calls For Anti-Warehousing Plan For Vacant & Underused NYC Properties (Press Release, January 16, 2008)
- Stringer: “We Need A Plan For Harlem, Not Just A Plan For 125th Street” (Press Release, January 9, 2008)
- Go Green East Harlem Project Descriptions (Manhattan Borough President, June 2007)
- Go Green East Harlem Summary (Manhattan Borough President, June 2007)
- Stringer and Bloomberg Announce Creation of East Harlem Asthma Center of Excellence to Reduce Asthma Hospitalizations 50% by 2010 (May 30, 2007)
- Serrano Announces Approved Grants for Fiscal Year 07-08 (Press Release, April 25, 2007)
- Ground-up planning (El Diario/La Prensa, January 18, 2007)
- Stringer Creates Youth Sports League for Manhattan Kids (LoHo 10002, January 14, 2007)
- Bloomberg Signs Affordable Housing Legislation (NY 1 News, December 28, 2006)
- Randall's scandal deal near (New York Daily News, December 27, 2006)
- The Man in Blue, Two Stories Tall (The New York Times, December 24, 2006)
- Council Considers 3 Bills on Developers' Tax Breaks (The New York Times, December 15, 2006)
- 10 Questions for Charles Rangel (Time Magazine, December 3, 2006)
- Council Members Seek To End Tax Breaks For Luxury Housing Developers (NY 1 News, November 24, 2006)
- Council Debates Placing Surveillance at Developments (The New York Sun, November 3, 2006)
- Council Members Suggest Jail for Building Code Violators (The New York Sun, October 31, 2006)
- City Council Holds Hearing On Bus Fumes In Harlem (NY 1 News, October 18, 2006)
- Stringer balks at ballfields plan (New York Daily News, October 11, 2006)
- Serrano Salutes Life of Otilio Diaz (Press Release, August 31, 2006)
- Council to hold hearings on Parks Dept. oversight (Metro NY, August 22, 2006)
- City Council Backs Mayor’s Trash Disposal Plan (The New York Times, July 20, 2006)
- Council May Get More Involved In Landmarks Preservation (The New York Sun, July 20, 2006)
- City Council Holds What May Be Last Hearing On Controversial Garbage Plan (NY 1 News, June 27, 2006)
- Cong. Rangel Introduces Bill to Keep Brilliant Immigrant Student in the U.S. (Press Release, June 21, 2006)
- Letter to East Harlem Chamber of Commerce Regarding Offensive Window Displays (Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito, May 15, 2006)
- Serrano: State Needs to Support The Arts (Press Release, March 7, 2006)
PUBLIC VOTING AND FISCAL REPORTS
IMPORTANT LINKS
COMMUNITY BOARD 11 APPOINTMENTS |
| Community Board 11 is a local advisory body consisting of up to 50 unsalaried members appointed by the Borough President and local City Council Members. Members are selected from among active, involved people, who either reside, work or have some other significant interest in East Harlem. Below are the most recent appointments to Community Board 11. |
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APRIL 2010 EXPIRATION |
BOROUGH PRESIDENT |
MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO |
Jessica Terrazas |
Donna Brueger |
Marion Bell |
George Figueroa |
Frank Brija |
La Shawn Henry |
Monica Brown |
Wanda Latchman |
Antonio Rivera |
Frances Mastrota |
Jeff Gardere |
Israel Miranda |
Nadine Verna |
Marina Ortiz |
César Ortiz |
Deycy Avita |
Carlos Rosario |
Alvin Johnson |
Deborah Quinones |
Brunilda Vega |
Robert Rodriguez |
Matthew Washington |
Hilda Vives-Vazquez |
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INEZ DICKENS |
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Daniel Perez |
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Kyndell Reid |
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APRIL 2009 EXPIRATION |
BOROUGH PRESIDENT |
MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO |
Nadir Aslam |
Anne Bradshaw |
John Lewis Brown |
Edward Franco |
Lidia Calleja |
Diane Green |
Diane Collier |
Garry Anthony Johnson |
Henry Flores |
Jo Ann Lawson |
Joe Goldbloom |
Jose Martín Orduña |
Willie Mae Goodman |
Chester Asher |
Jewel Jones |
Peter Parris |
Amie Kyros-Petrucci |
Celia Ramirez |
Rafael Merino-Cortes |
Monica Taveras |
Linda Rainey |
Carmen Villegas |
Cora Shelton |
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INEZ DICKENS |
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Alexandra Vasallo |
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Judith Febbraro |
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Derrick Taitt |
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