NEWS AND ISSUES ARCHIVE
Archived Community Reports
- May 2008 Community Report
- April 2008 Community Report
- March 2008 Community Report
- February 2008 Community Report
- January 2008 Community Report
- December 2007 Community Report
- November 2007 Community Report
- October 2007 Community Report
- September 2007 Community Report
- August 2007 Community Report
- July 2007 Community Report
- June 2007 Community Report
- May 2007 Community Report
- April 2007 Community Report
- March 2007 Community Report
- FY 2007-2008 member initiatives(pdf)
Archived Press Releases
- 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
- Commenting on the MTA's Selection of a Hudson Yards Developer
- "College Goal Sunday" Helps New York Families Plan and Pay for College Education
- Recycle Your Ink Jet Cartridges and Cell Phones
- Bills to Appropriate Funds to MTA Could Halt Fare Hike if Passed
- Applauding the MTA's Decision to Make Public Proposals for West Side Railyards Development
- Marking Columbus Day with Call for South Village Historic District
- Demanding Full Disabled Access to Farley Post Office
- Cooper Square Committee wins $125,000 New York Main Street Grant
- NYS Court of Appeals Upholds Duane's Law Protecting Section 8 Tenants
- Calling for a Moratorium on Affordable Housing Buyouts
- Introducing Same-Sex Marriage Legislation in the Senate
- Duane Joins Push for HIV Education Geared Towards Older Adults
- Speaking Against Reinstating the Death Penalty
- Applauding Governor Spitzer's Introduction of Same-Sex Marriage Legislation
- Introducing Legislation to Restore the New York City Commuter Tax
- Hailing OTDA's Reversal on HASA Rent Increases
- Urging the GOP-controlled Senate to Reform its Rules
- Denouncing Proposed Closing of St. Vincent's Midtown Hospital
- Demanding Port Authority Stop Discriminating Against Transgender People
Archived Public Testimony
- Testimony before Landmarks Preservation Commission 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
- Regarding Cooper Square Hotel Liquor License Application
- Regarding the Proposed Moynihan Station Redevelopment
- Regarding New York City Council Legislation Imposing Stiffer Fines for Illegal Hotels
- Regarding Zoning Variances for Congregation Shearith Israel
- Regarding East River Realty Corp.'s Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement
- Regarding Sentencing Reform in New York State
- Regarding Increasing Access to Health Insurance Coverage in New York State
- Regarding the City Council Legislation to Protect Tenants from "Phony Demolitions"
- Regarding the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles' Recent Administrative Policy Change
- Regarding MTA New York City Transit's Proposed Mulry Square Fan Plant
- Regarding New York City Housing Authority's 2008 Draft Annual Plan
- Regarding New York City Parks Department's proposal to redevelop the North End of Union Square Park
- Regarding the concept of congestion pricing
- Regarding General Theological Seminary's proposed buildings
- Regarding City Council legislation regulating landlords' use of electronic access systems
- Regarding the Department of City Planning's proposed East Village/Lower East Side rezoning
- Regarding the Rent Guidelines Board's proposed rent increases
- Regarding the New York City Board Of Standards And Appeals Variance Application For 8 St. Marks Place
- Regarding U.S. Postal Service's transfer of air rights to NYU Dorm
- Regarding the New-York Historical Society facade renovation
- Regarding a proposed Off-Track Betting facility at 143 West 72nd Street
- Regarding the proposed Hudson Square consolidated sanitation facility
- Before NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal on proposed rules amendments
- Before NYC Council Task Force on Operations and Improvement of the Department of Buildings
- Before NYC Board of Elections on proposed voting systems
- Before NYC Council Committee on Sanitation and Solid Waste Management on proposed Gansevoort Marine Transfer Station
- Before the NYC Planning Commission on the redevelopment of the former Con Edison power plant sites
Archived Letters
- 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
- Echoing CB2's concerns About NYCT's proposed fan plant around Mulry Square
- Expressing concerns about NYC Department for the Aging "modernization"
- Calling for a swift and comprehensive designation process for the South Village Historic District
- Seeking DHCR's intervention on behalf of the tenants of One Bank Street
- With other area representatives, sharing views with the Hudson River Park Trust on the development of Pier 40.
- Following up, along with Assemblymember Rosenthal, on DOE commitments to address overcrowding at P.S. 199
- Regarding recent reports of dogs apparently ingesting toxins at the Chelsea Waterside Park dog run
- Requesting a list of New York City buildings required to accept Section 8 Rental Vouchers
- Requesting an opportunity for public review of the responses to the MTA's West Side Yards Request for Proposals
- Requesting additions to the proposed West Chelsea Historic District
- Opposing the Department of Environmental Conservation's proposal to remove parking provisions
- Countering City claims that Gansevoort Peninsula only option for waste transfer
- Urging the Governor to sign S4329/A7905 creating parity in shelter rent allowances
- Raising concerns about expanding New York State's DNA databank
- Seeking restoration of the Fifth Avenue bus stops on the M23 Line
- Opposing City plans to amend the Hudson River Park Act
- Appealing to Red Apple Group not to close the Gristedes on First Avenue and 20th Street
- Urging Hotel Gansevoort to abandon its ill-conceived billboard project(pdf)
- Supporting the designation of the South Village Historic District
- Calling for increased Department of Buildings oversight(pdf)
