Read About Plans to Rezone East Harlem and Advance The Community

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by Dujon Ricks 

Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Announces Historic Agreement to Rezone East Harlem and Advance Harlem Community

The Council’s modified plan secured $222 million in new investment including support for public housing, new affordable units, open space, and balanced economic development all while preserving the character and vibrancy of El Barrio/East Harlem

On November 21st ,2017 the Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises and the Committee on Land Use voted to approve a significantly modified zoning application for East Harlem. The proposal is slated to advance to the full Council for a vote on November 30, 2017.

See How NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito Takes Trump To Task On Birth Control

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“Rolling back federal requirements to provide no-cost birth control to women covered by employer-sponsored insurance plans is another move by this administration to seriously undermine the rights of women in the United States.

Impeding access to birth control directly targets more than 55 million women across the country, and avoidance of a formal review before unilaterally imposing such a catastrophic change risks the health and safety of too many of them. Trump and his administration are acting contrary to the public interest and are yet again setting this country back decades.