Tell City Council: Don't Back Down on the Budget
Hellskitchen
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Wed, 10 Jun 1998 12:30:16 -0500
Hell's Kitchen Alert 6/10/98
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Tell City Council: Don't Back Down on the Budget
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NOW WE HAVE BUDGET WARS
Normally the Mayor and City Council come to an agreement on the
city's fiscal budget without too much bloodletting. This
year is different, surprisingly, even with a massive surplus.
But then again this is the Mayor who cuts Arts and Libraries,
arrests artists and hot dog vendors, and threatens to tear down
neighborhoods.
Of course you've heard of Yankee Stadium and that seems to be
highest on the radar screen. City Council Speaker Peter Vallone,
who is running for Governor, has proposed a referendum where city
voters could vote if Yankee Stadium should be relocated to
Manhattan's West Side and if the city should pay for it.
(We all know that answer, don't we?)
The Mayor doesn't want a referendum because he know that
he would lose overwhelmingly. So he's holding the City's budget
hostage. City Council passed their own budget last week. Now
the Mayor is playing hardball, vetoing various parts of the
budget. Council is expected to override the vetos, but the
Mayor can then impound funds.
CRITICAL FOR HOUSING
Remember when you could get a housing inspector if you didn't
have heat or hot water or the ceiling was caving in? Have you
tried to get an inspector lately? The City now has less than 200
inspectors down from around 800. The new City Council Budget
has provided funding for an additional 75 inspectors. Hardly
what we need, but it's the first movement upward in several years.
We're seeing harball poker and bluffing going on between the
Mayor and Vallone and the Council. If the Council gives in
on the Mayor's Budget demands, we could lose the additional
inspectors that are slated to come on. We could lose a lot
of other things that are also in the City Council budget.
This is the time for elected Democrats to show some backbone
against this out-of-control Mayor. Call, write and fax your
local Democratic Councilmember and tell them not to back
down, don't let the Mayor bully them. People are looking for
real leadership. If they stand up, people will be behind them.
This is the message you should get across. Also call Vallone's
office and his campaign office and tell him not to back down.
On the list below, you can consult the neighborhood to see where
your local councilmember is. An asterisk (*) next to the
District number indicates the councilmember is Republican,
and you don't need to call Republicans on this one.
Hon. Peter F. Vallone
Speaker, NY City Council
22-45 31st St.
Astoria, NY 11105
District Office (718) 274-4500 fax (718) 726-0357
City Hall Office (212) 788-7210 fax (212) 788-7207
Kevin McCabe, Chief of Staff
Bruce Bender, Deputy Chief of Staff
Friends of Vallone (gubernatorial campaign office)
31-19 37th Avenue
Long Island City, NY 11101
tel: (718) 433-1998 fax (718) 433-1999
1998 NEW YORK CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS MAILING LIST
This may not be formatted too well on email, but the order of telephone numbers
are 1) District voice, 2) District Fax and 3) City Hall Office voice
Dis. Name District Office Telephone Fax City Hall telephone (all 212)
Manhattan
1 Kathryn E. Freed 51 Chambers St. (Suite 429), 10007 (212)788-7722 (212)788-7727 --N/A--
Soho, Noho, TriBeCa, Wash Sq, Wall St, Battery Pk, So St Seaport, Chinatown, Little Italy,
Ctrl Village, Lower East Side
2 Margarita Lopez 33 West 14th Street, 10011 (212)614-8751 (212)614-8813 788-7366
Lower East Side, East Village, Gramercy Pk., Kips Bay, part of Murray Hill
3 Thomas K. Duane 275 7th Ave. 12th Fl., 10001 (212)929-5501 (212)929-5562 788-7259
Greenich Village, Chelsea, Clinton; parts of Soho, Murray Hill
4* Andrew S. Eristoff 409 E. 14th St. (Suite B), 10009 (212)818-0580 (212)818-0706 788-7393
Yorkville, Up. E. Side, Ctrl Pk So., Grand Ctrl, Tudor Cty, Waterside, Peter Cooper, Stuy.
Town, Unit Nat., Turtle Bay
5 A. Gifford Miller 336 East 73rd St. (Suite C), 10021 (212)535-5554 (212)535-6098 788-6873
Beekman, Sutton Place, Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Roosevelt Is., part of Turtle Bay
6 Ronnie M. Eldridge 10 Columbus Circle (Rm 1490), 10019 (212)765-4339 (212)765-4805 788-6975
West Side, 55th to 96 Sts
7 Stanley E. Michels City Hall, NYC 10007 (212)928-1322 (212)740-5839 788-7700
Inwood, Washington Hts., West and Central Harlem, Morningside Hts
8 Philip Reed 105 East. 116th St., 10029 (212)828-9800 (212)722-6378 788-6960
Upper West Side, East Side, part of Mott Haven, Bronx
9 Bill Perkins ACP Jr. Sta Ofc 163 W. 125 St., 10027 (212)662-4440 (212)932-1130 788-7397
Central Harlem, Morningside Hts., Upper West Side, East Harlem
10 Guillermo Linares 260 Audubon Ave, Ground Fl., 10033 (212)781-0856 (212)740-1573 788-7354
parts of Washington Hts., Inwood, Marble Hill
Bronx
11 June M. Eisland 3636 Waldo Avenue, 10463 (718)549-0158 (718)549-6983 788-7084
Kingsbridge, Riverdale, Woodlawn, Norwood, parts of Bedford Park, Wakefield, Bronx Park East
12 Lawrence A. Warden 3763 White Plains Road, 10466 (718)994-9951 (718)515-2718 788-7384
Edenwald, Co-op City, Wakefield
13 Madeline Provenzano 80 Westchester Square, 10461 (718)931-6063 (718)518-8443 788-7074
Pelham Pkwy N. and S., Pelham Bay, Country Club, City Island, Throgs Neck, Allerton,
Baychester, Morris Park
14 Adolfo Carrion, Jr. 1 East Fordham Road, 10468 (718)584-6955 (718)584-5725 788-7250
Fordham, Kingsbridge
15 Jose Rivera 2488 Grand Concourse, 10458 (718)364-3700 (718)365-5267 788-6966
Belmont, Morrisania
16 Wendell Foster 1377 Jerome Avenue, 10452 (718)588-7500 (718)588-7790 788-6853
W. Bronx, Morrisania, South Bronx, Highbridge, Melrose
17 Pedro Espada 558 Melrose Avenue, 10455 (718)402-7602 (718)402-7735 788-6956
Mott Haven, Crotona, Longwood, Soundview, Hunts Point
18 Lucy Cruz 1967 Turnbull Avenue, 10473 (718)518-7110 (718)518-7016 788-7369
Bx Riv, Parkch, Soundview, Clason Pt, Castle Hill, Harding Pk, Ferry Pt, Zerega,
Van Nest, Hunts Pt, Crotona Pk, Tremont
Queens
19* Michael J. Abel 199-17A 32nd Ave, Bayside W. 11358 (718)352-0200 (718)352-5405 788-7357
Bayside, Bowne Park, Auburndale, Beechurst, Bay Terr., Robinwood; parts of Flushing,
Douglaston, Little Neck
20 Julia Harrison 39-15 Main St. (Suite 211) Flushing 11354 (718)886-7040 (718)359-4973 --N/A--
Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Hts., Auburndale, part of Whitestone
21 Helen M. Marshall 97-19 Astoria Blvd., E Elhurst 11369 (718)507-0813 (718)507-1840 788-7366
Corona, Corona Hts., Elmhurst, E. Elmhurst, Jackson Hts
22 Peter F. Vallone 22-45 31st St., Astoria 11105 (718)274-4500 (718)726-0357 788-6865
Astoria, Long Island City; part of Jackson Hts.; Rikers, Randall's and Ward's Is
23 Sheldon S. Leffler 205-07 Hillside Ave., Hollis 11423 (718)465-8202 (718)776-2302 788-6850
Hollis, Queens Vill, Little Neck, Douglaston, Bayside, Bellerose, Floral Pk, Glen Oaks,
New Hyde Pk, Fresh Meadows
24 Morton Povman 108-18 Queens Blvd, Forest Hills 11375 (718)793-2255 (718)520-8175 788-7078
Kew Gdns, Briarwood, Electchester, Flushing Hts., Hillcrest, Pomonok, Queensboro Hill, Rego Park;
Forest Hills, Jamaica
25 John D. Sabini 37-32 75th St., Jackson Heights 11372 (718)507-3688 (718)507-2982 788-7348
Parts of Jackson Hts., Elmhurst, E. Elmhurst, Rego Park, Woodside, Corona
26 Walter L. McCaffrey 62-07 Woodside Ave, Woodside 11377 (718)639-1400 (718)899-1294 788-6957
Long Is. City, Sunnyside; Woodside, Maspeth, Hunters Point, Ravenswood, Blissville, Queensbridge,
Dutch Kills, Astoria
27 Archie Spigner 113-39 Farmers Blvd., St. Albans 11412 (718)776-3700 (718)776-3798 788-7069
St. Albans, Addisleigh Pk., Hollis, Cambria Hts.; parts of Jamaica, Queens Village, Rosedale,
Springfield Gardens
28 Thomas White, Jr. 146-01 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica 11436 (718)322-6121 (718)322-6125 788-6963
Jamaica, Rochdale Village, South Ozone Park, Richmond Hill
29 Karen Koslowitz 118-21 Queens Blvd., Forest Hills 11375 (718)544-3212 (718)261-5022 788-7066
Forest Hills, Rego Park, Kew Gdns.; parts of Maspeth, Elmhurst, Richmond Hill
30* Thomas V. Ognibene 78-25 Metropolitan Ave., Mdl Vlg 11379 (718)366-3900 (718)326-3549 788-7158
Middle Village, Glendale, Ridgewood; parts of Maspeth, Elmhurst, Richmond Hill
31 Juanita E. Watkins 220-07 Merrick Blvd., Laurelton 11413 (718)527-4356 (718)527-4402 788-7250
Far Rockaway, Arverne, Edgemere, Bayswater, Laurelton, Rosedale, Springfield Grdns; part of
Cambria Hts., S. Ozone Park
32* Al Stabile 105-20 Crossbay Blvd., Ozone Pk 11417 (718)843-5283 (718)843-5561 788-7396
Howard Beach; parts of Ozone Park, S. Ozone Park, Richmond Hill, Woodhaven, Rockaway
Brooklyn
33 Kenneth K. Fisher 16 Court Street (Rm 1505), 11241 (718)875-5200 (718)643-6620 788-6981
Brooklyn Hts., Greenpoint; parts of Williamsburg, Park Slope, Boerum Hill
34 Victor L. Robles 815 Broadway (Rm 515), 11206 (718)963-3141 (718)963-4527 788-6856
parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, Bushwic
35 Mary Pinkett 324 DeKalb Avenue, 11205 (718)857-0959 (718)857-5524 788-7007
Clinton Hill, Fort Greene; parts of Crown Hts, Prospect Hts., Bedford Stuyvesant
36 Annette Robinson 1360 Fulton Street (Rm 417), 11216 (718)399-8900 (718)399-6099 788-7375
parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Crown Hts
37 Martin Malave-Dilan 786 Knickerbocker Avenue, 11207 (718)453-4674 (718)453-4727 788-7284
E. New York, Bushwick, Cypress Hills, City Line, Oceanhill
38 Angel Rodriguez 406 43rd Street, 11232 (718)436-2215 (718)436-2656 788-7284
Bay Ridge Twrs., Boro Pk, Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Wtrfront, Gowanus Hses, Park Slope, Red Hook,
Sunset Pk, Windsor Terr
39 Stephen DiBrienza 507 Court Street, 11231 (718)858-5110 (718)788-8967 788-6969
Cobble Hill, Carroll Grdns, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Ablemarie, N. Ocean Parkway,
Kensington/Dahill, Boro Park
40 Una Clarke 123 Linden Boulevard, 11203 (718)287-8762 (718)287-8917 788-7352
Kensington, Prospect-Lefferts, Ditmas Park; parts of Crown Hts., Flatbush, E. Flatbush
41 Tracy Boyland 2094 Fulton Street, 11233 (718)345-3110 (718)345-3120 788-7387
parts of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Oceanhill- Brownsville, E. Flatbush
42 Priscilla A. Wooten 1962 Linden Boulevard, 11207 (718)272-3050 (718)927-2584 788-6859
parts of E. New York, Brownsville, E. Flatbush, Canarsie
43* Martin Golden 9002 3rd Avenue, 11209 (718)238-6078 (718)238-6170 788-7363
Bay Ridge; parts of Dyker Hts., Bensonhurst, Boro Pk
44 Noach Dear 4424 16th Avenue, 11204 (718)633-9400 (718)633-9403 788-7022
Boro Park; parts of Midwood, Bensonhurst, Kensington, Ditmas Park
45 Lloyd Henry 1498 Flatbush Avenue, 11210 (718)421-6621 (718)421-6625 788-7286
Flatbush, E. Flatbush, Flatlands
46 Herbert E. Berman City Hall, NYC 10007 (718)788-6984 (718)608-6382 788-6984
Canarsie, Old Mill Basin, Georgetown, Starrett Cty, Mill Is, Futurama, Gerritsen Bch,
Flatlands, Shell Bank, Sheepshead Bay
47 Howard L. Lasher 532 Neptune Avenue, 11224 (718)266-2000 (718)266-0309 788-7095
Coney Is., Graveshend, Brighton Beach, Bath Beach; parts of Bensonhurst
48 Anthony D. Weiner 1901 Avenue U, 11229 (718)332-9001 (718)332-9010 788-7360
Manhattan Beach, Midwood, Sheepshead Bay
Staten Island
49 Jerome X. O'Donovan 36 Richmond Terrace (Rm 312) 10301 (718)727-9730 (718)816-8407 788-7098
Westerleigh, Fort Wadsworth, Rosebank, Concord, New Brighton, West Brighton,
Mariners Harbor; part of Dongan Hills
50* John A. Fusco 94 Lincoln Avenue, 10306 (718)980-1017 (718)980-1051 788-7390
Arrochar, Bulls Head, Concord, Dongan Hills, Emerson Hill, Fort Wadsworth, Graniteville,
Grant City, Grasmere
51* Stephen Fiala 3944 Richmond Avenue, 10312 (718)984-5151 (718)984-5737 788-7381
Arden Hts., Bay Terr, Tottenville, Great Kills, Richmondtown, Charleston, New Dorp,
Eltingville, Prince's Bay,