Education
Overcrowding in East Side public schools threatens to deny a generation of children their constitutional right to a "
sound basic education." We must make more school seats available now, build more schools to keep up with current development, and investigate new solutions for building educational infrastructure.
I have a strong commitment to public education that stems from being a graduate of the
Bronx High School of Science, State University of New York's
University at Albany and
University at Buffalo Law School. I helped create Community Board 8’s Youth and Education Committee, identified a
Free Yellow Bus Program for local youth service providers, and created an internship program to better serve the youth and education needs of our community. As your Council member I will continue to fight for increased funding for youth services and education.
Our campaign is dedicated to transparency. While most campaign barely have more than a donation site with a short about page we are demonstrating our commitment with the first "open platform" where you can suggest your own solutions and vote on those of others. But we didn't invent the idea.
In memory of Aaron Swartz, O'Reilly Media has made its Open Government book available for free. With materials written by Tim O'Reilly, Carl Malamud, Beth Noveck, Micah Sifry, Ellen Miller, Aaron Schwartz, and even President Barack Obama, you'll soon understand the importance of transparency and electing someone who understand the importance of an open campaign, let alone an open government.
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Submitted by kallos on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 1:00am
Please join our campaign for a better City by reinventing the payphone as part of a design challenge by Mayor Bloomberg, the Chief Digital Officer, and DoITT. Payphones currently generate $17.7 million in annual revenue with $1.2 million from calls and an overwhelming $15.9 from advertising, both of which are shared with the City that receives 36% or $6.3 million. The contest seeks to rethink design for better aesthetics, sustainability, and new infrastructure to support growing community needs while improving annual revenue. As the only "tech" candidate for City Council, once elected we will continue to support and pursue innovative contests like these as we rethink the City of New York. Submissions are due February 18th, with information sessions starting January 23. You can learn more at nyc.gov/reinventpayphones.
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