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Only the Blog Knows Brooklyn (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
It turns out that there are over 200,000 households in Brooklyn who qualify for Food Stamps but are not enrolled. This is federal money that is going to waste. Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Council Member Letitia James want to remedy this problem and get the Food Stamps to people who really need them. In these tough economic times that sounds like a great idea. Tomorrow morning, Speaker...
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Queerty (Free subscription) | 07/07/2008
... parade was overwhelming, and it included such notable political figures as City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Governor David Paterson, who was rightfully greeted as a hero for his recent commitment to recognize gay marriages performed in other states. The theme “Live. Love. Be” was felt by all in attendance; I was proud to march with The Ali Forney...
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn and Acting Buildings Commissioner Robert D. LiMandri today announced the launch of the new City of New York Construction Codes, the first modernization of the Building Code since 1968. Written with the supporting expertise of more than 400 dedicated professionals from the construction industry, real estate, [...]
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn today announced an agreement on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 New York City Budget. The $59 billion budget maintains the property tax rate cut rate of seven percent for a second year, and continues the $400 property tax rebate program for homeowners for the [...]
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bloggy (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
... Avenue in the gay pride march. She introduced Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, and the onlookers who had gathered along the parade route politely applauded. But when she bellowed, "Let's hear it for the governor of New York, David Paterson!" the crowd roared. ... Sunday was not the first time Mr. Paterson marched in a gay pride parade. He said...
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
... Council events or official functions. “We are obviously going to make paper cups available,” said Christine C. Quinn, the Council speaker. “We are going to urge people to bring in their own reusable water bottles.” In addition, the city has started a pilot program with water coolers that use filtered tap water. Nine of the coolers have been installed in the last six months at City...
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/30/2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden and Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta today released the second annual Child Fatality Report, a review of preventable fatalities among children ages one to 12 years that found that fires are the second leading cause of child deaths from injuries in New [...]
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/21/2008
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, and New York City Health Commissioner Thomas R. Frieden announced today that after years in which the smoking rate drastically declined in only four of the five boroughs in New York City, Staten Island residents began to follow suit in 2007, where the high smoking [...]
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The Club for Growth (Free subscription) | 05/19/2008
Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-NY-09) is talking the talk, but not walking the walk. From the New York Times : There is no doubt that Anthony D. Weiner wants to be mayor of New York. And there is no doubt, to that end, that he has seen an opening to wound a rival: criticizing Christine C. Quinn and the City Council he once was a member of for doling out money to favored groups in their...
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Yeshiva World News (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
There is no doubt that Anthony D. Weiner wants to be mayor of New York. And there is no doubt, to that end, that he has seen an opening to wound a rival: criticizing Christine C. Quinn and the City Council he once was a member of for doling out money to favored groups in [...]
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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 05/18/2008
Brooklyn, NY - There is no doubt that Anthony D. Weiner wants to be mayor of New York. And there is no doubt, to that end, that he has seen an opening to wound a rival: criticizing Christine C. Quinn and the City Council he once was a member of for doling out money to [...]
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New York Times (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
Despite criticizing Christine C. Quinn and the City council for doling out money to favored groups, Anthony D. Weiner has sponsored earmark funds as a congressman.
