April 2, 2011 By Linda Gomez Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Judiciary Committee Chair Helene Weinstein today announced the passage of legislation to better protect victims of domestic violence. The…
…symbolized the emergence of the far West Side from its gritty industrial past. With the High Line as their eastern border running along 10th Avenue, the neighborhoods spanning 14th to…
…a student attending public high school. The Citywide Council on English Language Learners (CCELL) The CCELL advises and comments on policy involving bilingual and English as a Second Language (ESL)…
…points include taking the coalition to all New York City boroughs and neighborhoods, building for a national day of solidarity with the workers of Wisconsin on April 4, a national…
March 28, 2011 Lillian Roberts, Executive Director, District Council 37 Deputy Mayor Stephen Goldsmith’s acknowledgment today is, it’s more cost effective to cut private contractors and give the work to…
…to protect long term tenants. As the dissenting judges pointed out today, the court’s decision runs contrary to the spirit of that law. While we are disappointed at this decision,…
…but this issue is too important to leave to chance or backroom negotiations. Please tell your legislators today not to approve any budget resolution that endangers the air we breathe!…
…a bad economy makes it clearer much sooner which is actually good in the long run if you make the necessary changes. My most important point is that increasing taxes…
…poor. Of the 53 million people who receive Social Security benefits today, 9 million are workers with disabilities, another 6½ million are children who have lost a parent, and more…
…financial services and health care. ”With shelters at the breaking point and emergency homeless services on the chopping block, this is not the time to be giving millionaires another tax…
