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Dawson, Officials Celebrate Girls Club Groundbreaking | The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side


Photo by William Alatriste, New York City Council.
It’s safe to say no other neighborhood organization does “photo ops” quite as well as the Lower East Side Girls Club. Today, however, was a special occasion. This morning, Girls Club supporters came to 101 Avenue D to celebrate a big achievement the beginning of construction on the group’s new 30,000 sq/ft headquarters.
Lots of elected officials were there, including Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Councilmember Rosie Mendez, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh and State Senator Daniel Squadron.  Of more interest to the pack of photographers elbowing their way through the construction site: LES native and longtime Girls Club supporter Rosario Dawson, who emceed the event. ....

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Cuomo lashes out as feds investigate — De Blasio convenes labor leaders on mayor's race — Amusement parks cleared to reopen


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Well, Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah: The Cuomo administration released a full transcript of that
fateful call from just a week ago when top aide Melissa DeRosa said the the governor s team “froze” when asked for the nursing home death toll numbers. ....

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Community Groups: New Yorkers are Ready to Rank


Community Groups: New Yorkers are Ready to Rank
Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, NYIC, Chhaya, CPC, and NALEO Educational Fund outline ranked choice voting voter education outreach including forums, exit polling, etc
NEW YORK, NY (12/22/2020) (readMedia) Today, Common Cause/NY, Rank the Vote NYC, the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), Chhaya, the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) and NALEO Educational Fund joined together for a press conference zoom to outline past, current and future voter education outreach on ranked choice voting (RCV). The groups highlighted multilingual outreach, upcoming forums for both candidates and voters, future exit polls on RCV, and extensive community based partnerships. ....

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70+ New York City Candidates Oppose Delay to RCV, Push Council on Education


70+ New York City Candidates Oppose Delay to RCV, Push Council on Education
Candidates in the same district, and former EDs of the BLAC, unite
NEW YORK, NY (12/16/2020) (readMedia) Today, over 70 candidates from across the city some running against each other released a statement in support of ranked choice voting (RCV) and opposing any delay. Instead they pushed the NYC Council to do its job and pass intro 1994, a bill that will fully fund voter education on RCV.
The full statement with signers including mayoral candidates Dianne Morales and Carlos Menchaca, former BLA (Black, Latino, Asian) Caucus executive director Corey Ortega, and 70+ others, below: ....

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