Tag: City Council
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Councilmember Jordan Will Not Seek Reelection
Harlem’s Council Member Jordan has decided to not run for reelection. Jordan’s name will remain on the ballot, and she will continue to serve out the rest of her term. Jordan’s decision leaves Inez Dickens, Al Taylor, and Yusef Salaam in the race. Harlem resident and activist, Syderia Asberry-Chresfield, said that The Greater Harlem Coalition…
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Tomorrow! Meet/Walk with Al Taylor
Al Taylor is vieing to be Harlem’s next City Council member and here is your chance to meet him, and walk with him in the neighborhood. Meet him at La Marqueta – 115/Park – tomorrow at 2:30pm and walk up to 126th Street. Al Taylor is an assembly sponsor of a bill to legalize supervised…
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In The Street
If you haven’t watched this short film (black and white, shot on 16mm film stock in 1948) you should, just to get a sense of East Harlem in the immediate post-war era. Puerto Ricans and Italians make up the majority of the people (often children) filmed via small, hidden 16 mm film cameras. This unique…
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City Council Districts to be Redrawn
Here’s How to Have Your Say in the Process: Here are all the slides from the HNBA power point presentation on redistricting of City Council seats. Here is the Redistricting Commission website – The website will have the most up to date information on the process, as it unfolds. The Staff memorandum has a good overview of why they chose…
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MMPCIA Meeting Tonight
MMPCIA Meeting Tonight at 6:00 Here’s the Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86847234917 Redistricting NYC’s City Council With state and congressional redistricting dominating the headlines, we want to make you are also informed about the council redistricting process, which is currently underway. You are invited (on May 17th at 7pm on Zoom) to a presentation and training on council redistricting. The…
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Greater Harlem Coalition Meeting on Wednesday
Join the Greater Harlem Coalition for an Election 2021 conversation about what candidates have said they would do about the quality of life issues that impact you, your family, your guests, and your neighbors, on Wednesday at 7:00 PM. Register by clicking on this link: https://fordham.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yW9VWS-8QtivypY6O6olWA The ‘Final’ List of City Council Candidates The New…
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City Council District 9 Candidates’ Forum, Tonight at 7:00 PM
What does a City Council Member do, anyway? And yes, some of the candidates seem to be fuzzy on this as well… Earlier in March, The City had a great breakdown of what City Council members do, and why you should care about their election. Here is part of The City’s email on the issue:…
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It’s 2021: Who Has the Money?
November 2021 will be a pivotal election year for the city. City Council candidates are busily fundraising to get their names out in races currently held by Bill Perkins and Diana Ayala. Diana Ayala is the only candidate in her district to get matching funds. She’s received over $82,000 of these matching funds. In Bill…
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The 12
Patch has an article on the 12 declared contenders for Bill Perkins’ seat in the City Council’s 9th District. Nick Garber’s article includes a list of the candidates and some info about their fundraising background, and platforms: William Allen Money raised: $13,213 A former journalist, Allen has also worked as the National Crisis and Service…
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HNBA Meeting Tonight @7 PM
On Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm, Join HNBA in welcoming: Liz Crotty on who is running for Manhattan DA Ruth McDaniels who is running to replace Bill Perkins on the City Council Valerie Bradley from the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance We hope you’ll be able to attend with questions for the candidates. For the Zoom link, subscribe to…
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HNBA January Meeting – Jan. 12, 7:00 PM
On Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm, Join HNBA in welcoming: Liz Crotty on who is running for Manhattan DA Ruth McDaniels who is running to replace Bill Perkins on the City Council Valerie Bradley from the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance We hope you’ll be able to attend with questions for the candidates. For the Zoom link, subscribe to…
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HNBA January Meeting – Tuesday, Jan. 12th
On Tuesday, January 12th at 7pm, Join HNBA in welcoming: Liz Crotty on who is running for Manhattan DA Ruth McDaniels who is running to replace Bill Perkins on the City Council Valerie Bradley from the Marcus Garvey Park Alliance We hope you’ll be able to attend with questions for the candidates. For the Zoom link, subscribe to…
