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Blessings and Prayers for Rosh Hashanah!
Wishing all those and their families celebrating a sweet and joyous new
year.
Shana Tova!
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Vallone Proposes Bill to
Monitor Mayor de Blasio’s Jobs Plan Progress
At Wednesday’s Stated Meeting, Council Members Paul A. Vallone and Ritchie
Torres introduced legislation that would require the NYC Economic
Development Corporation (EDC) to deliver an annual report on the progress
of attaining the job creation goals set forth in the Mayor’s New York Works
initiative. The report would be delivered to the City Council and published
on the New York Works website every year until 2027.
In 2017, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the New York Works jobs plan, which
set out to create 100,000 “good-paying jobs” over the course of 10 years.
However, a March 18 joint committee hearing of the Committees on Economic
Development and Oversight and Investigation revealed a need for additional
data on the progress of the jobs plan and who has obtained employment under
the program, spurring committee chairs Vallone and Torres to introduce
today’s reporting bill.
The report would deliver specific data about job creation progress and
information about employed individuals under the program disaggregated by
education level, race and ethnicity, gender, and whether the individuals
are residents of New York City. Data would also be broken down by salary,
borough, company, and the number of jobs per contract if the company is
contracted by the city.
A New York Works Progress Update published after the March hearing reported
that EDC has “directly created 3,725 full-time, private sector jobs, of
which 3,072 (or 82%) are good-paying jobs.” Good paying jobs are defined as
jobs that pay $50,000 or more per year or are on a pathway to paying that
wage.
“While the New York Works jobs plan presents an ambitious workforce
development plan for our city, projections and estimates do not provide
tangible evidence that these efforts are actually materializing into real
jobs for our New Yorkers,” said Council Member Paul Vallone, Chair of the
Committee on Economic Development. “Transparent reporting at a granular
level would help develop a clear jobs plan that defines how the city is
going to build on the great work that EDC has been doing for years while
ensuring that New Yorkers of every background are being connected to truly
good paying jobs.”
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Celebrating Diwali in Queens!
Beautiful Sunday night at the World's Fair Marina celebrating Diwali 2019!
May all those preparing to celebrate have a joyful and bright holiday!
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Honoring an FDNY Leader on His Retirement
It was my pleasure Friday to recognize FDNY Queens Borough Commander Ed
Baggott on his retirement. Thank you for your decades of professionalism
and dedication to our borough and our city!
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— MORE NEWS —
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ICYMI: Vallone Decries DeBlasio Subsidy to One of the Worst-Performing
School Bus Companies
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"One of the city’s worst-performing school bus companies is also one of the
most expensive for taxpayers – collecting a special subsidy from Mayor de
Blasio that other firms don’t get.
Reliant Transportation had the second most delays and breakdowns in recent
school years, but Hizzoner has still poured hundreds of millions into the
company after fundraising thousands from its executives and workers.
Reliant executive Alex Lodde, for example, donated $100,000 to de Blasio’s
efforts to flip the state Senate Democrat in 2014, with the cash steered
toward the Putnam County Democratic Committee.
The company’s school buses logged 28,963 delays and 3,367 breakdowns in the
last four school years, according to a Daily News analysis of city figures.
Just over 99% of Reliant’s delays and breakdowns were for buses carrying
special education students.
"The Mayor routinely circumvents the City Council to funnel funds directly
to unreliable Reliant Transportation," Councilman Paul Vallone (D-Queens)
said. "It comes as no surprise that Reliant can't even be bothered to get
our students to school on time, despite receiving the largest school bus
contract in the city.”
“This mayoral overreach, which costs taxpayers millions of dollars each
year while yielding poor results for our city's students and families, must
come to an end," said Vallone, who was one of six Council members who voted
against the original 2014 grant."
Read More:
[2]NY Daily News
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Join Us For Our Final Outdoor Movie Night of the Year!
The summer may be winding down, but we still have one more outdoor movie to
enjoy this fall!
Mark your calendars and bring a chair, find a great spot, and enjoy the
show!
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Thanks for reading! As always, if you have any questions or concerns, do
not hesitate to contact my office.
Sincerely,
Hon. Paul A. Vallone
New York City Council, District 19
42-40 Bell Boulevard, Suite 507
Bayside, New York 11361
718.619.8611
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