MMV 2012 Annual Report

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MELISSAS YEAR INREVIEW

2012 ANNUAL REPORT


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Dear Constituent,

Though we are already well into the new year, I thought it would be importantto reflect on 2012 and some of the important accomplishments that we allachieved together. We held the first-ever Participatory Budgeting vote in the

City of New York. We united to defend our community from district lines thatwould have cut out some of our most vital institutions. We also won protectedbike lanes for First and Second Avenues, and helped save two of our localpublic schools from closure. And those are just a few examples.

Last year was an exciting one for our community and for my office. Andtheres a lot to look forward to in 2013.

As always, you can stay up-to-date on my offices work by visiting our blog(www.mmviverito.com) or subscribing to our e-mail updates(http://tinyurl.com/mmvmail). You can also follow us on Twitter (@MMViverito)or Like Us on Facebook!

Sincerely,

Melissa Mark-Viverito

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Taking Action! City Hall, District 8 and Beyond Page 4

Incredibly Honored Page 9

Looking Back on 2012 Page 10

Participatory Budgeting: Year One Page 12

Participatory Budgeting: Year Two Page 13

FY 2013 Budget Page 14

Committees Served Page 14

Looking Forward to 2013: My Plans & Goals Page 15
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TAKING ACTION!

CITY HALL , D ISTR ICT 8 AND BEYOND


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DISTRICT 8 JOINED TOGETHER TO KEEPEAST HARLEM WHOLE

N Y C D I S T R I C T I N G H E A R I N G( T O F I N D O U T M O R E , C L I C K O N T H E P I C T U R E )

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http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20121005/east-harlem/east-harlem-residents-fear-loss-of-la-marqueta-redistricting


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ANNOUNCED NEW LEGISLATION I AMSPONSORING TO PROTECT UNJUST

DEPORTATION OF IMMIGRANT NEW YORKERSR I G H T I N G T H E W R O N G S O F

S E C U R E C O M M U N I T I E S ( T O F I N D O U T M O R E , C L I C K O N T H E P I C T U R E )

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http://mmviverito.com/2012/12/13/melissa-announces-new-legislation-to-protect-unjust-deportation-of-immigrant-new-yorkers/


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CO-SPONSORED FOUR BILLS THAT COLLECTIVELY MAKE UP THECOMMUNITY SAFETY ACT, WHICH WILL BRING ACCOUNTABILITYAND TRANSPARENCY TO THE NYPD, AS WELL AS PROTECT NEWYORKERS FROM UNJUST PRACTICES SUCH AS STOP AND FRISK.

C O M M U N I T Y S A F E T Y A C T( T O F I N D O U T M O R E , C L I C K O N T H E P I C T U R E )

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http://mmviverito.com/2012/10/09/lets-implement-the-community-safety-act/


7/15

THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO OVERRIDE MAYOR BLOOMBERGS

VETO OF THE LIVING WAGE BILL THAT AIMED TO PROVIDE A LIVINGWAGE FOR 75% OF ALL HOURLY JOBS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

PROJECTS, INCLUDING RETAIL TENANT JOBS.

L I V I N G W A G E N Y C( T O F I N D O U T M O R E , C L I C K O N T H E P I C T U R E )

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http://mmviverito.com/2012/07/05/city-council-overrides-bloombergs-living-wage-veto/


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I WAS HONORED TO DELIVER THE KEYNOTEAT THE MAYORAL INAUGURATION

CEREMONIES IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICOI N A U G U R A T I O N O F M A Y O R C A R M E N Y U L I N

C R U Z S O T O O F S A N J U A N , P U E R T O R I C O( C L I C K O N T H E P I C T U R E F O R V I D E O : 3 8 : 3 0 M I N U T E M A R K )

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http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/28482108


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INCREDIBLY HONORED

I WAS NAMED ELECTED OFFICIAL OF

THE YEAR FOR MY WORK IN

IMPLEMENTING PROTECTED BIKELANES IN EAST HARLEM

STREETSBLOG NYCS 2012STREETSIE AWARDS

(TO FIND OUT MORE, CLICK ON THE PICTURE)

I RECEIVED ONE OF THE TOP HUMANRIGHTS REPORT CARD SCORES FOR

THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

URBAN JUSTICE CENTERS

HUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT(TO FIND OUT MORE, CLICK ON THE PICTURE)

I MADE CITY & STATES NEW YORK CITY

POWER 100 LIST. THE LIST IS THE

RESULT OF OFF-THE RECORD OPINIONSOF THE FIVE BOROUGHS MOST SAVVY

POLITICAL INSIDERS, READERNOMINATIONS, AND ONLINE POLLS.

CITY & STATESNEW YORK CITY

POWER 100 LIST(TO FIND OUT MORE, CLICK ON THE PICTURE) 9
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Spoke up against schoolclosures and funding cutsfor important after-schoolprograms and childcare.

Marched for peace onour streets along side withDistrict 8 youth and theirparents.

Stood in our hoodiesto call for justice forTrayvon Martin and hisfamily.

Marched silently onFathers Day to endStop and Frisk.

Wrote to the NYC IndustrialDevelopment Agency asking thatthe approval process for $74million in financial assistance forFresh Direct be slowed down toallow for more community input.

Broke ground for El BarriosArtspace PS109, anaffordable live/work spacefor El Barrio/East Harlemartists.

Held our first ChineseNew Year celebrationin East Harlem

East Harlems Senior Pool Party wasthe launch of senior hours in 14pools city-wide. This was aftersenior hours was first launched inDistrict 8 as part of the AgeImprovement District initiative byour office. 10


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A comical name, but aserious campaignTheresNo Poop Fairy in EastHarlem, promotes beingresponsible pet owners.

The Upper West SideEnhanced CommercialDistrict was created toprotect small business ownerswho are falling victim to largebanks and chains.

Seniors in East Harlemfinally got to enjoybenches that I had theDOT install throughout theneighborhood.

Had the opportunity to sit

on a number of panels thisyear. Here is one aboutLatinas in elected office atthe 2012 BlogHerConvention.

Laid 100 pairs of girls shoeson the steps of the VillageVoice office, in protest ofthe backpage.com adultsection.

Volunteered inneighborhoods affectedby Superstorm Sandy.

Held our Sixth AnnualTeen Fair, a positiveyouth movement.

Got the green light tobuild the Randalls IslandConnector, a pedestrianbridge connecting theisland to the South Bronx.

Stood with fast food workersand car washers who weredemanding bettertreatment in the workplace, regardless of legalstatus.L

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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB)YEAR ONE

PROJECTFUNDING

ALLOCATEDVOTES

Transportation for Seniors

& Meals-On-WheelsDelivery Van

$103,000 579

votes

Security Cameras inSeveral NYCHADevelopments (Jefferson,Johnson, Betances,Millbrook, Washington,Taft, Clinton & Wagner)

$525,000 499votes

Playground Improvements $500,000 300votes

A Home for Harlem RBIand Dream CharterSchool

$513,000 292votes

Ultrasound System forMetropolitan Hospital

$105,000 252votes

New Technology for NewYork Public Librarys

Aguilar Branch

$60,000 248votes

YEAR ONE VOTING RESULTS

THATS

NEARLY

$2 MILLIONIN CAPITAL

FUNDS,ALLOCATEDBY YOU,

DISTRICT 8,

IN THE FIRSTYEAR.

Videos on PB in District 8- Overview, PBS (April 2012)- A personal story (April 2012)

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PARTICIPATORY BUDGETING (PB)YEAR TWO

THIS REVOLUTIONARYPROCESS HAS DOUBLED IN ITS

SECOND YEAR.FOUR COUNCILMEMBERS PARTICIPATED IN YEAR ONE.

EIGHT COUNCILMEMBERS ARE NOW PARTAKING IN YEAR TWO.

Weve held six neighborhood assemblies, including special ones dedicated to our seniors and youth.

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http://mmviverito.com/pbnyc/http://mmviverito.com/pbnyc/http://mmviverito.com/pbnyc/


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The City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2013 budgeton Thursday, June 28th.

ChairofParks &

RecreationAging

CivilService &Labor

Contracts

CommunityDevelopment

PublicHousing

Housing &Buildings

YouthServices

COMMITTEES SERVED

FY2013 BUDGET*

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The City Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2013 budget on Thursday, June 28, 2012.

Map of FY13 Capital Projects in Council District 8Visit http://ow.ly/bXFrd to view the map online.

Melissa helpedsecure nearly $1

million in expensefunding and nearly

$11 million incapital funding forprojects in District 8.

WHICH ORGANIZATIONS &

PROJECTS HAVE BEEN FUNDED?All expense funding allocated by the City Council is availablethrough the Searchable Database, which details all restorations,City Council initiatives and member items athttp://council.nyc.gov/html/budget/database.shtml.

The City Councils capital allocations can be downloaded athttp://www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downloads/pdf/adopt12_capresowork.pdf.

RESTORATIONS AT A GLANCE

All after school (OST) slots wererestored in our district.

Most of our child care slots werealso restored.

Libraries will remain open at anaverage of five day service.

All large-scale layoffs wereaverted.

All fire engine companies willremain open

PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR

OUR FY13 REPORT

*These figures include funding secured in partnership with City Council colleagues. They do not include separate citywide initiatives, whichbring additional resources to our district.
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LOOKING FORWARD TO 2013:

MY PLANS & GOALS

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Community Initiatives

1. Announce progress at theJulia de Burgos LatinoCultural Center, including

the initiation of $450,000 inneeded capital upgrades

2. Celebrate our newprotected bike lanes witha helmet giveaway andbike tourism initiative

3. Hold a community day ofaction against littering andannounce the placementof new trash cans funded

by my office4. Support efforts by the

South Bronx community toexpand waterfront access

5. Monitor the installation ofmillions of dollars in securitycameras at NYCHAdevelopments across thedistrict

6. Increase the number of

Participatory Budgetingvoters this April

7. Reinvigorate the ElBarrio/East Harlem YouthViolence Task Force, withrenewed focus onsupporting youthrecreational programs andexploring a ViolenceInterrupters model for East

Harlem

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Budget

1. Fight for the restoration of harsh cutsproposed by the Bloomberg

administration to a range of humanand municipal services

2. Focus on cuts to our citys parks aschair of the Parks & RecreationCommittee: prevent the closure ofpools, reduction of staffing and theconversion of job training participantsto unpaid WEP positions

3. Secure millions of dollars in expenseand capital support for programs and

projects throughout our district

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Legislation

1. Pass the Secure Communitieslegislation I am sponsoring in theCouncil, which will further limit our

citys collaboration with federalimmigration authorities

2. Advocate for the passage ofimportant legislation at the state level,including an end to small-timemarijuana arrests and a minimumwage increase

3. Fight for a Comprehensive ImmigrationReform bill at the federal level

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