[New York Civil Rights Museum Proposal]
Council Member Cabrera: “Intro 1451-A is groundbreaking legislation that creates a task force to consider the establishment of a museum on African-American civil rights history in New York City.”
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[Homelessness\Affordable Housing]
Catherine Trapani, Executive Director, Homeless Services United, Inc: “Homelessness is a complex multifaceted problem that can only be solved with a comprehensive strategy. We need to break down silos and address the root cause of the issue.”
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[Lead Paint\New York City Council]
New Yorkers are still being negatively impacted by lead paint used in buildings decades ago and not properly removed. Children are most at risk of lead poisoning, and can suffer from lifelong impairments, including developmental delays and intellectual disabilities. In 2018, nearly 4,000 children were identified as having elevated blood lead levels.
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[New York Watch\Education & Community Service]
Tonya Lewis Taylor: “I am extremely grateful for this prestigious honor to be given to Forever Loved Entertainment in conjunction with our 20 years of service to the Greater New York area youth and community. We love what we do and very passionate about inspiring, connecting and empowering our youth! We could not be more excited about receiving this proclamation.”
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[Incarceration News\New York Bail Reform]
Marie Ndiaye, Supervising Attorney of the Decarceration Project at The Legal Aid Society: “An expansion of the Supervised Release program is key to ensuring that the most people are released pretrial and that those people have access to services and resources. These alternatives to incarceration programs are proven and central to finally closing Rikers Island and reducing the local jail population.”
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[New York City Council\ Councilmember Andy King]
Council Member Steven Matteo: “Today’s vote is solemn and difficult. But we should remember that we are only here because courageous witnesses and complainants came forward and cooperated with this Council to help us get to this place of holding an elected official accountable for misconduct. They reminded us to never lose sight of the great and serious responsibility we all bear to make the Council a safe place to work.”
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[New York News\Mott Haven Jail Plan]
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “Throughout this process, I have been advocating to build the new jail Bronx adjacent to the existing Bronx Hall of Justice. With our citywide inmate population at a historic low, the Mayor’s Office has already admitted that the size of these jails can be reduced, which further validates that the Bronx jail could be moved to its proper location next to the court system, like the other boroughs.”
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[New York News\Mass Incarceration]
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve conditions for all who are incarcerated, and reduce our reliance on the criminal legal system so that we may redirect resources to communities harmed by mass incarceration. The Bronx Freedom Fund envisions a world that addresses injustice and harm without incarceration.”
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[New York City Council News]
New York City Council is voting today on a number of public safety bills including: a “ghost guns” bill, a Commercial Tenant Harassment Law, a traffic congestion bill, climate-related bills, and the Council will take a vote to repeal “current Local Law 22 of 2018, which bans conversion therapy services for a fee.”
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[Racial Policing News]
CPR’s Anthonine Pierre: “De Blasio has a lot of things to say about racial justice, when it comes to policing. The question to your readers is: what have they seen happen in the last five years as we have been waiting for justice on this particular [Eric Garner]case?”
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