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Why does the City Council need a Progressive Caucus? The income barrier between New York’s rich and poor is at an all-time high. We can each work toward our own individual success, but the fact is that when we all do better, we all do better. The Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council is composed of Councilmembers dedicated to creating a more just and equal New York City, combating all forms of discrimination, and advancing public policies that offer genuine opportunity to all New Yorkers, especially those who have been kept out of our society’s prosperity.
Meet the Progressive Caucus
Brad Lander, co-chair
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Kensington, Boro Park
Committees: Economic Development; Environmental Protection; General Welfare; Housing & Buildings; Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses, Chair); Waterfronts
Melissa Mark-Viverito, co-chair
Entered City Council: 01/01/2006
Represents: Manhattan Valley, El Barrio/East Harlem in Manhattan; and part of Mott Haven in the Bronx
Committees: Parks & Recreation (Chair); Aging; Civil Service & Labor; Community Development; Contracts; Housing & Buildings; Public Housing; Youth Services
Entered City Council: 11/15/2003
Represents: Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant
Committees: Contracts; Economic Development, Chair; Housing & Buildings; Sanitation & Solid Waste Management, Chair; Small Business
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Flatbush, East Flatbush, Flatlands, parts of Midwood and Canarsie
Committees: Higher Education; Housing & Buildings; Immigration; Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses); Oversight & Investigations, Chair; Youth Services
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Brooklyn Heights, Greenpoint; parts of Williamsburg, Park Slope, Boerum Hill
Committees: Education; Economic Development; Environmental Protection; General Welfare; Land Use (Planning, Dispositions & Concessions, Chair); Lower Manhattan Redevelopment
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: SoHo, NoHo, TriBeCa, Washington Square area, South Village, Battery Park City, Wall Street area, South Street Seaport area, City Hall area, Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side
Committees: Aging; Civil Rights; Education; Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, Chair; Public Housing; Small Business; Women’s Issues
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Jackson Heights, Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, LeFrak City, Corona, Rego Park, and Woodside
Committees: Immigration (Chair); Education; Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations; Juvenile Justice; Parks & Recreation; Veterans
Entered City Council: 03/17/2009
Represents: Elmhurst, East Elmhurst, Corona and Jackson Heights
Committees: Civil Rights; Consumer Affairs; Economic Development; Finance; Health; Parks & Recreation; Women’s Issues, Chair
Entered City Council: 01/01/2002
Represents: Rosedale, Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Far Rockaway, Arverne, Bayswater, Edgemere
Committees: Civil Service & Labor, Chair; Community Development; Juvenile Justice; Land Use (Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses); Veterans
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: Woodside, Sunnyside, Long Island City, Astoria, and Maspeth.
Committees: Civil Rights; Cultural Affairs, Libraries & International Intergroup Relations, Chair; Finance; General Welfare; Health; Lower Manhattan Redevelopment; Parks & Recreation; Transportation; Public Housing
Entered City Council: 01/01/2010
Represents: St. George, Tompkinsville, Stapleton, Snug Harbor, Livingston, New Brighton, Randall Manor, West Brighton, Silver Lake, Clove Lakes, Westerleigh, Clifton, Concord, Rosebank, Port Richmond, Elm Park, Mariners Harbor
Committees: Civil Rights committee; Education; Health; Higher Education; Oversight & Investigations;
Transportation
Entered City Council: 01/01/2004
Represents: Parkchester, Soundview, Castle Hill, Classon Point, Harding Park
Committees: General Welfare, Chair; Land Use; Landmarks, Public Siting & Maritime Uses (Sub-committee); Standards & Ethics; Youth Services
Thursday, 5 January 2012
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