News from Melissa Mark-Viverito

Thousands of children could lose their childcare and after school programs… where will they go? Come to the East Harlem Children’s Aid Center – 130 East 101st St (@ Lexington) on Wednesday, May 30th at 5 pm for our Town Hall on the issue. Find out about the Mayor’s proposed cuts to childcare and afterschool [...]

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New York City is facing a surge of pets abandoned or given up for adoption and the Animal Care & Control of New York City, a non-profit and the largest pet organization in the northeast, is looking for foster pet owners and volunteers to help care for the animals they take in! AC&C regularly rescues [...]

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The City Council has been working with the New York State legislature to pass legislation (S7015 and A9861) which would allow New York City to make kindergarten mandatory. The Senate Education Committee recently passed this legislation, putting us one step closer to our goal of ensuring that all NYC families have access to an early [...]

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Earlier this week, the federal Secure Communities (S-Comm) immigration enforcement program has been activated across the United States, including here in New York City.  This program will facilitate the unjust deportation of even more immigrants by automatically sharing fingerprints collected by the NYPD with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  Once these fingerprints are shared, ICE [...]

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After intense pressure from community members, advocates and elected officials, the tide is beginning to turn on the NYPD’s stop and frisk policies.  Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that all New Yorkers who were stopped and frisked since January 2005 could join a class action suit against the NYPD over these practices.  Because of this [...]

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Please join Melissa, other elected officials and community leaders at this rally tomorrow evening!   Workers of the East Harlem community at LMC Wash and Lube Carwash and other LMC carwashes across the city, work long hours many earning less than a minimum wage with no benefits and no promise of raise. They work year [...]

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REMINDER: Please join us this Saturday for an Employment and Small Business Opportunities Expo, sponsored by the New York City Council’s Black, Latino and Asian Caucus!  There is still time to register and walk-ins are also welcome.  Come connect with resources to help you on your job search and in supporting your small business. The [...]

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On Saturday, there will be a Mother’s Day protest against NYPD’s racially-biased marijuana arrests and Mayor Bloomberg and Ray Kelly’s policing practices, which are dividing our city. Meet us at Foley Square (4/5/6 to Brooklyn Bridge/City Hall) at 12 PM to take action against costly, illegal, and biased marijuana arrests. RSVP on Facebook and read [...]

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In honor of Mother’s Day, the Police Reform Organizing Project will hold a forum of Mothers Speaking Out Against Harassment of Their Children by NYPD. The forum will be moderated by Brooklyn State Senator Velmanette Montgomery and will include Sanayi Beckles, Leader of Families for Fair Policing; Aisha Jordan, Poet, Performer and Youth Educator at [...]

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Please join Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer U.S. Congressman Charles B. Rangel State Senator Jose M. Serrano State Senator Bill Perkins Assemblymember Robert Rodriguez Assemblymember Keith L.T. Wright Councilmember Melissa Mark-Viverito Councilmember Inez E. Dickens And Community Board 11 at the Stop the Violence March! Join us as we speak out against the recent spike  in [...]

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