NEWS AND ISSUES
Recent Updates
- Hosting Forums July 17 and 24 on Financial Literacy
- Calling on Mayor Bloomberg to Preserve NYCHA's Vital Community Services
- Urging the Rent Guidelines Board to Deny Rent Increases
- Joining other Area Elected Officials in Celebrating DOE Agreement to Test For and Remediate PCBs at P.S. 199
- Advocating for the Construction of a Commuter and Charter Bus Storage Facility in Clinton/Hell's Kitchen
- Senator Duane in the News
- FY 2008-2009 Member Initiatives (.pdf)
Community Reports
- May 2008 Community Report
- April 2008 Community Report
- March 2008 Community Report
- February 2008 Community Report
- January 2008 Community Report
Public Testimony
- Testimony Before the New York City Rent Guidelines Board Against Proposed Rent Increases
- Urging Designation Of The West Chelsea Historic District
- Testimony regarding the rise in HIV/AIDS among young men of color in New York City
- Testimony before the New York City Planning Commission on the Proposed Hudson Square North Rezoning
- Testimony before Landmarks Preservation Commission on St. Vincent's Hospital Redevelopment
- Regarding the Expansion of the NoHo Historic District
- Regarding a NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Certificate of Appropriateness for the Proposed Building at 145 Perry Street
- Regarding Congregation Shearith Israel's Second Application for Zoning Variances
- Regarding the New York City Council Resolution Calling for the Repeal of the U.S. Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy
Letters
- Calling on Mayor Bloomberg to Preserve NYCHA's Vital Community Services
- Thanking Governor Paterson for his Historic Marriage Recognition Directive
- Seeking a Change in Management Policies at Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant Town
- Advocating for the Construction of a Commuter and Charter Bus Storage Facility in Clinton/Hell's Kitchen
- Supporting the Extension of Benefits to Auxiliary Police Officers' Families
- Urging Action After PCBs Found at P.S. 199 and Other Schools
- Calling on Mayor Bloomberg to Keep Preservation and Expansion of Public Day Care Centers a Top Priority
- Encouraging DHCR to Adopt More Rigorous Demolition Standards and Stipend Methodology
Press Releases
- Hosting an Albany Performance of The Castle
- Joining other Area Elected Officials in Celebrating DOE Agreement to Test For and Remediate PCBs at P.S. 199
- Statement on Governor Paterson's marriage recognition directive
- Statement on the California Supreme Court striking down ban on civil same-sex marriages
- Advancing State quality certification trademarks for rBGH-free milk
- Applauding unanimous passage of Senate bill extending real estate tax abatements for co-op and condo owners
- Proposing major reform of rent board system for rent-regulated apartments
- Seeking Reinstatement of the NYC Commuter Tax
- Releasing Results of Community Survey on St. Vincent's Hospital Redevelopment
Senator Duane's "News and Issues" Archive
