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City Council Set To Debate On A Living Wage Bill This Thursday
Unions, affordable housing groups, progressive democratic clubs and faith-based institutions are just a sampling of the partners that make up the diverse LivingWage NYC Campaign, a broad-based coalition that has been fighting to secure a better standard of living for many of New York City’s working families over the last year. Despite a growing opposition movement funded by business interests embolden after their defeat of the sick-leave bill earlier this year, LivingWage NYC received a bolt of momentum when Speaker Christine Quinn announced that a hearing would be called for this Thursday May 12th at 1pm at 250 Broadway, 16th floor to debate bringing the legislation, titled “Fair Wages for New Yorkers” Act, to the floor for a vote.
Tagged christine quinn, economic development, jobs, living, living wage, new york city
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Alexis de Tocqueville in 2011
h/t Adam Bermudez for the awesome title! Last night I popped into my local Community Board meeting (the Transportation Committee of Community Board 8 to be exact). I did not have high expectations. I suppose I expected it to be something like those insanely boring City Commission meetings I had to cover for my college radio station; hours upon hours of prattling with nothing much accomplished. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. In just over an hour the committee addressed issues ranging from adequate parking to safer crosswalks to noise complaints. Not life or death issues for the most part, just average citizens trying to improve their quality of life. There was an 87 year old woman who is awakened at 5am … More >>
Tagged community boards, new york city
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Food for Thought: Hunger in NYC
Next time you dine out at your favorite restaurant and complain that the food is too hot or too cold, or that the chef did not get the sauce “just right,” consider this: 400,000 people living in New York City suffer from moderate to severe hunger on a daily basis. 118,000 of them are children. In fact, in New York City, one in three children lives in poverty. There are over 1,000 soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City, and 2,700 overall in New York State, serving 2 million New Yorkers annually. This year, they will serve 60 million meals to hungry, men, women and children. Yet, every day, they will turn away over 2,500 people for lack … More >>
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Census Update
In a follow up to Al’s post, Senator’s Gillibrand’s post and Taylor’s post,the Times reported yesterday that “New York City’s mail participation rate was 59 percent, compared with the 57 percent rate recorded a decade ago.” Some neighberhood by neighberhood breakdowns: An examination of neighborhoods showed that a census tract near Todt Hill on Staten Island had a response rate of 84 percent, the highest in the city. While a relatively well-to-do tract in Douglaston, Queens, recorded the second-highest rate — 81 percent — it was tied by two square blocks in the Hunts Point section of the South Bronx, where community groups worked to match the 2000 mail rate of 80 percent. Washington Heights, with its big Dominican population, … More >>
Tagged 2010 Census, New York, new york city, New York News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US Census
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New York, Be Counted!
This Friday, April 16th, is the deadline for mailing in your US Census form. If you haven’t yet, please take 10 minutes to fill out the form and mail it back. It’s only 10 quick questions and the information is guaranteed by law to be confidential. It’s crucial that all New Yorkers are counted. The purpose of the Census is more than just to count the number of people that are in our country. The data is also used to determine how many congressional representatives each state gets as well as the allotment of federal funding for our communities. For every New Yorker the Census doesn’t count, NY loses thousands of dollars in federal funding for our local hospitals, schools, … More >>
Tagged 2010 Census, New York, new york city, New York News, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, US Census
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Food Policy Is Next On The Plate For Some NYC Democrats
Public officials are making good on promises made last year to take a long look at food policy in New York City. City Council Speaker Christine Quinn included this topic in her recent State of the City address and spoke about the impact our local food industry has on economic development: One of our strongest business sectors is food manufacturing. It’s a five billion dollar industry that employs tens of thousands of New Yorkers. Last year, working with Council Member Melissa Mark Viverito, we began helping even more of our best cooks start their own businesses. Many of them can’t afford their own industrial kitchen space. So this summer we’re opening a brand new shared kitchen in East Harlem. Working with … More >>
Tagged Anna Lappé, Food, new york city, policy, Quinn, stringer, urban planning
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