Council Member Letitia James and Council Member Peter Vallone, Jr. debate NYPD's stop and frisk policy on NY1's Inside City Hall on March 1, 2012.
Showing posts with label City Council Media Exploration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Council Media Exploration. Show all posts
Friday, March 2, 2012
Friday, October 28, 2011
CM James On MTA's Proposal To Remove Trash Bins from Subway
Over at the Prospect Heights Patch, Council Member Letitia James has posted a short piece on the MTA's proposal to remove trash receptacles from subway stations.Patch: http://prospectheights.patch.com/blog_posts/removing-trash-bins-from-mta-subway-stations-a-bad-idea
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
NYCC Progressive Caucus Starts Blog!
Did you know that the New York City Council's Progressive Caucus had a blog? The blog features important releases by the caucus- including responses to the NYS budget proposal, and Walmart's expansion into NYC- as well a link to the caucus' Twitter.
Council Member James is a proud member of the Council's Progressive Caucus, which seeks to create a more just and equal New York City, combat all forms of discrimination, and advancing public policies that offer genuine opportunity to all New Yorkers, especially those who have been left out of our society’s prosperity.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
CM Lander Presents Interactive Webmap of Stalled Developments!
Please see the following message from 39th District Council Member Brad Lander:
I'm pleased to share with you a new web tool that we have launched for the 39th district: www.stalleddevelopment.com.
Many of you have talked to me about stalled development sites on your blocks - half-built structures, abandoned foundations, or vacant lots surrounded by plywood fencing. Too often, we've seen fences falling down onto sidewalks and loose construction debris blow in the wind. Many blocks have been turned into "moonscapes."
We need to take action to confront the problem - to make sure the sites are safe and secure, and to work together on longer-term solutions. Some sites are appropriate to become mixed-income or affordable housing. Some have violated our zoning rules and must be corrected. Some could provide pocket-parks or community gardens.
We thought the way to start was to get our community on the same (web)page about just what is going on at these stalled development sites. So we got right to work creating a new, interactive tool.
Stalled Development is interactive map of vacant, stalled or abandoned development sites in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington. It allows you to both view pictures and information about the sites, and to leave comments on each one.
The survey of sites was conducted by volunteers: I want to give special thanks to Rick Luftglass, who led the effort, and to Neal Kronley. I'd also like to thank Michael Freedman-Schnapp, my policy director, who put the site together. We also used tips from dozens of district residents, as well as Department of Buildings records from 311 complaints, to create this list.
We are currently working to develop legislation and policy initiatives that would keep these sites safe, address the hazards and nuisances they pose to neighbors, and put them on a path to productive uses that are a benefit to community residents. You can more read about our plan for these sites here.
The new website got great press coverage this week, in the New York Times, the New York Post, Courier-Life, Brownstoner, the Real Deal, Curbed, and the Brooklyn Paper.
I hope you will use the site to keep us updated on the sites in your neighborhood.
Councilmember Brad Lander
39th Council District
I'm pleased to share with you a new web tool that we have launched for the 39th district: www.stalleddevelopment.com.
Many of you have talked to me about stalled development sites on your blocks - half-built structures, abandoned foundations, or vacant lots surrounded by plywood fencing. Too often, we've seen fences falling down onto sidewalks and loose construction debris blow in the wind. Many blocks have been turned into "moonscapes."
We need to take action to confront the problem - to make sure the sites are safe and secure, and to work together on longer-term solutions. Some sites are appropriate to become mixed-income or affordable housing. Some have violated our zoning rules and must be corrected. Some could provide pocket-parks or community gardens.
We thought the way to start was to get our community on the same (web)page about just what is going on at these stalled development sites. So we got right to work creating a new, interactive tool.
Stalled Development is interactive map of vacant, stalled or abandoned development sites in Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington. It allows you to both view pictures and information about the sites, and to leave comments on each one.
The survey of sites was conducted by volunteers: I want to give special thanks to Rick Luftglass, who led the effort, and to Neal Kronley. I'd also like to thank Michael Freedman-Schnapp, my policy director, who put the site together. We also used tips from dozens of district residents, as well as Department of Buildings records from 311 complaints, to create this list.
We are currently working to develop legislation and policy initiatives that would keep these sites safe, address the hazards and nuisances they pose to neighbors, and put them on a path to productive uses that are a benefit to community residents. You can more read about our plan for these sites here.
The new website got great press coverage this week, in the New York Times, the New York Post, Courier-Life, Brownstoner, the Real Deal, Curbed, and the Brooklyn Paper.
I hope you will use the site to keep us updated on the sites in your neighborhood.
Councilmember Brad Lander
39th Council District
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
ATTENTION: Rep. Clarke Hosts H1N1 Tele-Town Hall Meeting; 11/19
Congresswoman Yvette D. ClarkePresents...
A Tele-Town Hall Meeting on:
THE H1N1 VIRUS: PART TWO – “HOW IS NEW YORK CITY ADDRESSING THE NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF THE H1N1 VACCINE?”
Date: Thursday November 19, 2009
Time: 6:00p.m. to 7p.m. EST
Call In Number (877) 229-8493 Pin: 13319
Special Guest- Dr. Aletha Maybank the Assitant Commissioner of New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, joins Representative Clarke to discuss how people can better access the H1N1 vaccine.
For more information please contact: 718-287-1142
Monday, January 12, 2009
Blogs We Love: The Red Room (The New York City Council Blog)
We just wanted to make you aware of the City Council's New Blog "The Red Room." The blog is accessible on the City Council's website here, and can be accessed directly at the link here: http://council.nyc.gov/html/red_room/blog.shtml.
The blog is pretty new, but we encourage you to check it often for audio and video of Stated agendas and other influential City Council voting sessions, as well as reports from press conferences, special events, and Council initiatives.
For those readers who have been eager to see the City Council move in a more electronic information-accessible direction, we very much thank you for your input, and we hope to continue to provide district and City Council information and events for residents and media alike.
teamtish
The blog is pretty new, but we encourage you to check it often for audio and video of Stated agendas and other influential City Council voting sessions, as well as reports from press conferences, special events, and Council initiatives.
For those readers who have been eager to see the City Council move in a more electronic information-accessible direction, we very much thank you for your input, and we hope to continue to provide district and City Council information and events for residents and media alike.
teamtish
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