Whom You Know: 2010 JULY BULLETIN FROM MOVER AND SHAKER JESSICA LAPPIN

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

2010 JULY BULLETIN FROM MOVER AND SHAKER JESSICA LAPPIN

From our Mover and Shaker Jessica Lappin http://www.whomyouknow.com/2009/03/movers-and-shakers-jessica-lappin-new.html :

New Group Ride Taxi Stand Opens on York AvenueWill help commuters impacted by end of X90 bus route

Did you used to take the X90? Then I'm very pleased to announce that a new group ride taxi stand has opened on York Avenue between 70th and 71st Streets. This stand is designed for the commuters who were impacted by the MTA's decision to discontinue the X90 bus route to the Financial District. It's open between the hours of 7 and 10 a.m. on weekdays. Two or more passengers will be able to pay a flat fare of $6.00 each for taxicab rides from the group ride stand to destinations in the Financial District. After the taxicab exits the southbound FDR Drive, drop-offs would begin at Pearl Street, continuing south onto Water Street, ending at the World Financial Center. I want to commend the Taxi and Limousine Commission for working with us to create a create, low-cost way to help commuters on the east side.

Roosevelt Island Gifted and Talented Program SavedNew kindergarten class will enter program next fall

It is with great joy that I am able to announce that the Roosevelt Island gifted and talented program has been saved. Last month, the Department of Education unilaterally announced that the program would not be accepting a class of kindergarteners for next year. That was the wrong decision and my office immediately began working with parents, other elected representatives, and school officials to make it right. At a meeting with parents on June 11, the DOE agreed to keep the program if at least 18 students would enroll. My office worked with parents from Manhattan, Queens, and Roosevelt Island to spread the word and recruit families for this program.

I am pleased to say that our efforts were successful and there are now 18 students enrolled in the program. There will definitely by a new G&T kindergarten class on Roosevelt Island next fall.

This is a huge victory for parents who worked so hard and who refused to take no for an answer. More than that, this is a victory for the families who will now have a first-rate gifted and talented program for their children this fall.

Senior Town Hall Forum July 28
Learn about senior opportunities and discounts across the city

Please come and learn about free and low-cost arts and cultural events for older New Yorkers
Wednesday, July 28 at 2:00 p.m.
Sutton Place Synagogue
225 East 51st Street (between Second and Third)

Light refreshments will be served.
Are there any events, lectures, or other opportunities that you are aware of that you’d like to share with other seniors in your community? Send your ideas to jswanson@council.nyc.gov.

Victory for City and Suburban
NY Appeals Court unanimously upholds landmarking

I am thrilled by the unanimous decision from the New York Appellate Court to uphold the landmark status of the City and Suburban First Avenue Estates. This is a huge win for our neighborhood and the larger landmark community. I commend the court for making the right decision. Now the owner should restore these buildings to their former state and stop fighting a losing and wrongheaded battle with the community. The ugly pink stucco has to go.

One of my proudest accomplishments as chair of the City Council’s Committee on Landmarks, Public Siting, and Maritime Uses was the granting of landmark status to the City and Suburban First Avenue Estates. These buildings, which are in my district, were part of a Progressive Era model tenement complex that offered airy and light-filled apartments to poor workers. Despite their cultural and historical significance, these buildings were stripped of their landmark status due to a bad, backroom deal at the very last meeting of the Board of Estimate in 1990. In 2007 we righted that wrong and gave these buildings the recognition they deserve. This is the culmination of a long legal battle to our historic work.

Lappin Bill Takes on Vendor Scofflaws
Legislation bolsters enforcement of existing laws

While food vending trucks enliven the city’s landscape and offer the culinary diversity for which New York is famed, a few bad actors routinely flout the city’s parking and idling laws.  These vendors should feed New Yorkers, not the meter.  No one person or business owns a parking spot or piece of the street.  That’s why I introduced legislation with Council Member Karen Koslowitz to reclaim public streets and help the city enforce its own laws.  Since then, both Mayor Bloomberg and the Daily News Editorial board have agreed that illegally parked food trucks are indeed a problem in our city.
Here’s the issue.  It is already against the law for vendors to idle their engines continuously or feed a parking meter beyond its allowed time.  However, some food vendor trucks around the city commonly do both.  My bill applies to these 100 or some odd trucks – and only the trucks – not the vendors who are selling on the sidewalks.  The bill would allow the Health Department to suspend or revoke the vending licenses of those who regularly violate the city’s laws.

We had a first hearing on the bill on June 16, 2010.  Passionate proponents and opponents weighed in and we will use the testimony we heard to review and amend the bill.  I look forward to working with the Administration and those on both sides to tackle this issue.

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