Topic: Rosie Mendez

Housing authority targeting grandmas

The city housing authority has a new enemy in its cross hairs: granny's grand apartment.. . With hundreds of big families crammed into tiny...

Metro Briefs

The article offers news briefs related to the U.S. New York City Council Member Rosie Mendez announced the introduction of legislation to protect the city's low income seniors from eviction and foreclosure. Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield, the largest health ...

Four Gay Candidates Advance In New York City

Four openly gay candidates vying for seats in the New York City Council have advanced to the November general election Four openly gay candidates vying for seats in the New York City Council have advanced to the November general election, where they ...

Gay Candidates Pile On In New York City

Openly gay candidates running for seats in the New York City Council have reached an all time high Openly gay candidates running for seats in the New York City Council have reached an all time high. Lesbian Victory Fund, a group that ...

Debating the Amendment:: 15 Millioin, Priceless

They're speaking about the amendment that would send the issue of extendign term limits to the public by creating a charter revision commission to put it on the ballot.Robert Jackson said he's against the amendment, and said, " lets not ...

Amendment: Fails: 22 Yes, 28 No, 1 Abstain

Here's the vote:22 Yes,28 No1 AbstensionInterestingly, Darlene Mealy voted no, since the Working Families Party, which helped put her in office, supports it.James Sanders abstained.Addabbo-YArroyo-NAvella-YBaez-NBarron-YBrewer-YComo-NComrie-NDeblasio-YDickens-NDilan-NEugene-YFelder-NFidler-NFoster-NGarodnick-YGennaro-YGentile-YGerson-YGioia-YGonzalez-NIgnizio-YJackson-NJames-YKatz-NKopplell-NLappin-NLiu-YVivertio-YMaritinez-NMcMahon-YMealy-NMenedez-YMonserrate-YNelson-NPalma-YRecchia-NReyna-NSanders-AbstainSeabrook-NSears-NStewart-NVacca-NVallone-NWeprin-YVann-NWhite-NYassky-YOddo-YRivera-NQuinn-NVinny Ignizio said elected officials shouldn't be afraid to let voters decide ...

Amendment Fails: 22 Yes, 28 No, 1 Abstain

Here's the vote on a compromise amendment to proposal to create a charter revision commission to organize a referendum on extending term limits:22 Yes,28 No1 AbstensionJames Sanders abstained.Addabbo-YArroyo-NAvella-YBaez-NBarron-YBrewer-YComo-NComrie-NDeblasio-YDickens-NDilan-NEugene-YFelder-NFidler-NFoster-NGarodnick-YGennaro-YGentile-YGerson-YGioia-YGonzalez-NIgnizio-YJackson-NJames-YKatz-NKopplell-NLappin-NLiu-YVivertio-YMaritinez-NMcMahon-YMealy-NMenedez-YMonserrate-YNelson-NPalma-YRecchia-NReyna-NSanders-AbstainSeabrook-NSears-NStewart-NVacca-NVallone-NWeprin-YVann-NWhite-NYassky-YOddo-YRivera-NQuinn-NVinny Ignizio said elected officials shouldn't be afraid to let ...