Harlem Council Member Mark Levine On Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
By Council Member Mark Levine
Too many of those who stand to benefit the most from medical marijuana will face the highest barriers to access. Continue reading
Join The First Candidates’ Forum For The 13th Congressional District
Uptown Community Democrats announces the first candidates’ forum for the 13th congressional district. The Honorable Congressman Charles Rangel will not run for re-election.Continue reading
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Join Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum: With Harlem’s Melissa Mark-Viverito
East Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito will discuss the council’s relationship with the de Blasio administration, how new council rules have changed the legislative process, and her agenda for 2016. Continue reading
Here, Here, Harlem Officials Call For City Wide Ferry Plan Expansion In Harlem
Today, elected officials, community leaders and transportation advocates reiterated their call for ferry service along the Hudson River.Continue reading
City Council Speaker To Pay Fine To Settle Ethics Probe
CrainsNY reports that Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is reaching a settlement with the city's Conflict of Interest Board.Continue reading
Become A Participatory Budgeting Delegate In Harlem
Participatory Budgeting is a democratic process in which residents of participating districts (including Harlem) decide how to spend a portion of the City’s capital budget.Continue reading
Seitu’s World: MLK Democratic Club XMas Party In Harlem
Photographs By Seitu Oronde
On Thursday, December 10th, 2015, the Democratic Club Christmas Party was given at Kennedy Center in Harlem, New York.
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Restaurant Association Urges Cuomo Not To Raise Wages
NY Eater reports that the New York State Restaurant Association is trying to convince Andrew Cuomo to pump the brakes on wage hikes from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading
De Blasio Initiates Paid Parental Leave Policy
Nearly 20,000 non-union city employees will receive six weeks of paid parental leave under a new policy announced by Mayor Bill de Blasio on Tuesday. Continue reading
Harlem Speaker Mark-Viverito Calls Out Rubio
Harlem New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito is criticizing Republicans for not helping debt-crippled Puerto Rico.Continue reading
Brewer’s Office Now Accepting Capital Funding Apps
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer announced her office is accepting applications through Friday, Feb. 12 for Fiscal Year 2017 capital funding, and welcomed any organizations interested in capital funding to meet with her staff. Continue reading
Seitu’s World: Swearing In Of Supreme Court Judge Tanya Kennedy
Photographs by Seitu Oronde
December 2015, was the month for the swearing in ceremony for Supreme Court Judge Tanya Kennedy the associates, friends and family the swearing-in ceremony in New York. New York.Continue reading
Harlem’s Council Speaker Mark-Viverito On Exclusion of Bankruptcy Protection
Statement by Harlem's Council Speaker Mark-Viverito about exclusion of bankruptcy protections for Puerto Rico in 2016 Omnibus Spending Bill.
“Once again, the Republican Congress has singled out Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens. Continue reading
Joint Statement On Air Quality From Council Member Levine and State Senator Espaillat
In a joint statement below from Harlem council member Mark Levine and State Senator Adriano Espaillat on the air quality test results at the North River Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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DOT Weakened Riverside Drive Plan For CB 9 [Updated]
DOT watered down and delayed an already half-hearted plan to make Riverside Drive safer for walking in deference to opposition from Community Board 9 in Harlem.Continue reading