October 21, 2011

Yesterday, Melissa helped announce a new City initiative that will place 1,000 new benches on sidewalks throughout New York City, beginning with the two brand new benches at East 109th Street between First and Second Avenues, outside of the Leonard Covello Senior Center.  The initiative, called City Bench, was launched in our community in response to the efforts undertaken by Melissa’s office and East Harlem’s Aging Improvement District (AID) to make our neighborhood more age-friendly.

September 23, 2011

On Tuesday, Melissa, Congressman Rangel, Senator Perkins, Councilwoman Dickens, and a direct descendant of Frederick Douglass gathered for the Frederick Douglass Memorial Ribbon-cutting Ceremony. The memorial honors Douglass, an African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. The portrait sculpture of Douglass stands eight feet tall and is encircled by a large fountain with ornamental and symbloic features. The design was crafted by Gabriel Koren and Algernon Miller.

September 21, 2011

Last week, Melissa’s office announced an exciting new initiative coming to District 8, whereby residents will be able to directly determine how $1 million in capital funds is spent called participatory budgeting.

Come join Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito at her Annual Birthday Fundraiser.

April 27th, 2011 - 6pm to 8pm

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November 3, 2009
On November 3, General Election Day, voters of District 8 cast a vote for independent, progressive leadership and re-elected Melissa Mark-Viverito to represent them on the New York City Council. Many thanks to all of you who supported and volunteered and contributed to the campaign; we could not have done it without you.

September 15, 2009
On September 15, Primary Election Day, voters of District 8 overwhelmingly vote to re-elect Melissa Mark-Viverito as their representative to the New York City Council.

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2009 Human Rights Report Card 

The Human Rights Report Card aims to provide reliable and accessible information on the performance of City Council representatives in protecting and advancing the basic human rights of New Yorkers in 2009.

Los inquilinos deben tener la posibilidad de obtener información adecuada
sobre sus caseros”, dijo Viverito. La concejal explicó que el proyecto,
que presentará mañana ante el Concejo Municipal, busca mayor
transparencia al obligar a los propietarios corporativos de viviendas múltiple reporten los nombres de los accionistas principales que poseen más del 25% de la compañía.

Officials say the East Harlem building will contain more housing units than were previously at the site, allowing residents who had once lived there to come back.

"They organized and galvanized themselves to ensure that they had the ability to come back to whatever is built here," said City Councilwoman Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Monday's announcement and other ones concerning new development projects may be government-related, but they could also help the mayor on the campaign trail.