Harlem Council Member Levine Call To Improve Gas Line Safety
On Friday, May 15, City Council Member Mark Levine along with tenants and tenant advocates called for preemptive safety measures to the city’s gas infrastructure.
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Harlem City Council’s Melissa Mark-Viverito And Others Announce NYC Young Women’s Initiative
Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, Finance Committee Chair Julissa Ferreras ,Women’s Issues Committee Chair Laurie Cumbo, and Women’s Caucus Co-Chairs Elizabeth Crowley and Darlene Mealy announced the creation of the New York City Council’s Young Women’s Initiative. Continue reading
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Rangel Joins Mayor de Blasio In Combat Income Inequality
Congressman Charles B. Rangel, who represents the 13th Congressional District of New York that includes Upper Manhattan and parts of the Bronx, joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, elected officials, labor leaders, activists, economists and members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus to unveil bold set of ideas to embolden American families. Continue reading
2 Of The New 28 Judges Swored In By Mayor de Blasio Have Worked In Harlem
Mayor de Blasio today swore in 2 judges who have worked in Harlem one in Family Court Appointments and the other Criminal Court Appointments. Continue reading
Harlem Community Board Member Gets Voted Off
A community board member may lose her seat at the table for not showing up to enough meetings.Continue reading
Harlem Congressman Rangel Applauds Loretta Lynch Confirmation
Congressman Charles B. Rangel from Harlem released the following statement today following the Senate's confirmation of Loretta Lynch as our next U.S. Attorney General.Continue reading
Gale Brewer Reappoints Safe Streets Foes To Harlem And Other CB’s
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer has reappointed a slate of community board members with a long history of opposing safer streets and better transit.Continue reading
Harlem Congressman Rangel Congrats Justice League NYC (video)
Congressman Charles B. Rangel greeted and congratulated the Justice League NYC marchers who walked 250 miles from New York City to Washington, DC to bring awareness to issues regarding juvenile and criminal justice. Continue reading
From Harlem To Hollis: City Council Passes Bill Outlawing Credit Checks On Job Applicants
The City Council on Thursday passed a bill prohibiting credit checks on most job applicants, except those being hired for top-level executive positions with fiduciary responsibilities as well as potential employees, who manage assets or oversee financial agreements worth $10,000 or more.Continue reading
Harlem Council Members Levine/Mark-Viverito To Create Office Of Civil Justice
This week the Committee on Courts and Legal Services will hold a hearing on Intro 736, a bill introduced by Harlem City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and City Council Member Mark Levine to establish a new Office of Civil Justice. Continue reading
Rangel And Colleagues Introduce James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act
With the Zadroga bill’s two critical programs – the World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program and the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund – set to expire in October 2015 and October 2016 respectively, Continue reading
NYC Council Mark-Viverito Sticks To Demand For More Cops
The leader of the New York City Council renewed her push to add more cops to the NYPD's head count -- setting up a potential conflict with Mayor Bill de Blasio, whose preliminary budget had no new cops for the 35,000-officer force.Continue reading
Harlem’s Basil Smikle Jr., New Ex. Director Of State Dem Party
Former Gov. David Paterson, the chairman of the New York State Democratic Party, announced today that Basil Smikle Jr., a top Democratic consultant, will become the new executive director of the party.Continue reading
Harlem Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito And NYC Council Members Kick off Participatory Budgeting
Today, Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito and New York City Council Members kicked off the voting period for New York City’s 2014-2015 participatory budgeting cycle — now the largest such process in the nation.Continue reading
Harlem’s Inez Dickens And Black Institute Unveil Business Report At City Hall
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Harlem City Council Inez Dickens, the Black Institute President Bertha Lewis, NYC Public Advocate Letitia James, U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke, Mount Neboh Baptist Church Rev. Dr. Johnnie M. Green Jr., Assemblyman Michael Blake; and other Council Members Kallos, Cumbo, and Eugene, minority business owners representing construction, financial services, and other sectors.Continue reading