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Ben Kallos

New York City Council Member Ben Kallos was praised by the New York Times for his “fresh ideas” and elected in 2013 to represent the Upper East Side, Midtown East, Roosevelt Island and East Harlem along with all 8.4 million New Yorkers in the New York City Council. He grew up on the Upper East Side with his mother, who still lives in the neighborhood, and his grandparents, who fled anti-Semitism in Europe. As Vice-Chair of the Jewish Caucus he has been an ardent advocate for Israel and supporter of Jewish causes. As Chair of the Governmental Operations Committee where he has sought to root out patronage, de-privatize government, eliminate billions in waste, expand elections, and to use technology to improve access to government. He has become a leading advocate for education, affordable housing, public health, sustainable development and transportation improvements and safety. His office is open and transparent, with constituents invited to decide on how to spend one million dollars on local projects in the district as well as to join him in a conversation on the First Friday of each month, or he will go to them for “Ben In Your Building.”

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August 23, 2022 at 6:08 PM

Go Vote! Polls Are Open Until 9PM

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August 12, 2022 at 12:01 PM

What’s Next?

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December 31, 2021 at 3:05 PM

Final Report: Looking Back on Eight Years As Your Council Member

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December 1, 2021 at 7:20 PM

December News: Blood Center/Longfellow Commercial Tower, Schools & Parks Investments Take Shape, and Final First Friday

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November 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM

November News: Election Day Tomorrow, Blood Center/Longfellow Commercial Tower Final Hearing & Internet as a Utility

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September 30, 2021 at 5:25 PM

October News: Final Hearing on Blood Center, General Election, Fighting Illegal Short Term Rentals, Music and Bouncy Houses in Our Parks

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August 31, 2021 at 3:33 PM

September News: Taking on Loud Vehicles, Movies and Jazz in the Park, Skate Night, and Tango Fridays

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August 3, 2021 at 2:01 PM

August News: $9M for a Ruppert New Park, Blood Center Hearings, Sinkhole, Bill & Ted, Wonder Woman, and Welcome Home Concert in Central Park

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June 29, 2021 at 4:11 PM

July News: $80M for John Finley Walk, Shakespeare in the Park Returns, Bike Helmet Giveaway

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June 3, 2021 at 7:55 PM

Tonight: Tenants' Rights Town Hall

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June 1, 2021 at 8:36 PM

June: Events & Health Emergency-related Announcements

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May 25, 2021 at 3:20 PM

6pm Tonight, Hearing on Blood Center Tower + Ranked Choice Voting Training Session 5/26

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May 20, 2021 at 3:24 PM

TONIGHT @ 6pm: Ruppert Park Redesign Meeting + Ranked Choice Voting Training

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May 19, 2021 at 7:42 PM

TONIGHT @ 6pm: Info Session on New Affordable Housing on York Ave + Apply for Section 8 Waitlist

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January 11, 2021 at 3:29 PM

Covid-19 Vaccine: Eligibility Opens for Over 75 and Essential Workers, How to Get the Vaccine

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Friend, Governor Cuomo has expanded Covid-19 vaccine eligibility ([link removed]) . Beginning today, millions more New Yorkers can begin making appointments to schedule their first dose of the vaccine. As part of this Phase 1B ([link remov…
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December 29, 2020 at 12:03 PM

Covid-19 Vaccine, Victory Against Tower on Stilts, Blood Center, and an App for Government

Here's what's coming up in the new year View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, We've almost made it through 2020 and have so much to look forward to in 2021, from a Covid-19 vaccine to a new Presidential administration, plus an election in June for everything from a…
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December 14, 2020 at 5:00 PM

You're Invited to Our Virtual Holiday Party

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) On Tuesday, December 15, my office will host a virtual holiday party starting at 6:30 pm. The event will feature a reunion performance of A Christmas Carol by the New York Classical Theatre,The Ghost All Around Us by Main Street Dance Alliance, Se…
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December 7, 2020 at 11:32 PM

New meeting scheduled

Since my newsletter went out, the community board scheduled an additional meeting on the Blood Center, and I wanted to make sure you were aware. Since my newsletter went out, the community board scheduled an additional meeting on the Blood Center, and I wanted to make sure you were aware. View t…
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December 2, 2020 at 2:05 PM

December News: House Homeless Families, Insufficient N95 Stockpile, Reopening Schools, New Playground, Blood Center Expansion

I hope you were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones in person or virtually. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, I hope you were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with loved ones in person or virtually. As we celebrate the holidays, my thoughts go to the hom…
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November 25, 2020 at 9:59 PM

Happy Thanksgiving!

The holiday is different this year.  Dear neighbor, Every year on Thanksgiving, I am grateful for the opportunity to represent you and to work together with you to make our community and our city a better place to live for all. This year I am more thankful than ever for my family's health, …
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November 2, 2020 at 2:33 PM

November News: VOTE Tomorrow 11/3, PPE Stockpile, Worker-led Recovery, Laptops Guarantee, Remote Learning Sites Needed, and Reusable Bag Distribution

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Election Day tomorrow, Tuesday, November 3rd. If you didn’t vote early or by mail, tomorrow is your LAST CHANCE to make your vote count (#Election) . As many encountered hours long lines to vote, I have continued fighting patronag…
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October 24, 2020 at 2:01 PM

Early Voting Starts Today, Go Vote!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Early voting (#early) starts today, Saturday, October 24th and runs through next Sunday, November 1st. You can only vote early at your designated early voting site, but you can skip the line, and drop your absentee ballot at any …
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October 14, 2020 at 8:45 PM

Supreme Court Orders Census to End FRIDAY 5:59AM + 🗳 Your Election Questions Answered Tonight

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, I have some bad news. Manhattan has some of the lowest response rates in New York City in the low 60% range, trailing the nation, which could cost the borough and city billions in the next ten years until the next Census. To m…
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October 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM

Elections: Registration Deadline TODAY, 🗳Vote by Mail & Early Voting Instructions, Plus Information Session on 10/14

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Please join us next week on Wednesday, 10/14, for an information session ([link removed]) on all of your options for voting. We will be joined by New York State Attorney General Tish James, among many other elected officials and exp…
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October 8, 2020 at 1:30 PM

Elections: Registration Deadline TOMORROW, Vote by Mail NOW, Vote Early & Information Session on 10/14

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Please join us next week Wednesday, 10/14, for an information session ([link removed]) on all your options for voting. We will be joined by New York State Attorney General Tish James among many other elected officials and experts. …
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September 30, 2020 at 2:06 PM

October News: Elections, Census, Small Business & Indoor Dining, Reopening Schools

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, The most important election in our lifetime is just over a month away. Please make a plan to vote: mail, early, or in-person (#BOE) . Just in time for this election, my law mandating an absentee ballot tracking system is now online …
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September 8, 2020 at 3:16 PM

TONIGHT: Get Answers from DOE on School Reopening, NEXT WEEK: Emergency Prep & Go Bag Giveaway & "Reports of My Death Are Greatly Exaggerated" - NYC

6PM Tonight, Back to School Town Hall. 9/14 @ 6PM, Emergency Prep and Go Bag Giveaway, and a post on Medium on Why Our City Isn't Dead, Far From It! View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Get your questions answered at 6PM TONIGHT, Tuesday, September 8th, at a Public Schools Reopening …
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September 2, 2020 at 3:46 PM

September News: In-Person Learning Delayed, Fighting Millions in Waste and Mismanagement, Fresh Food Box, Back to School Town Hall, & Go-Bag Giveaway

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As we celebrate Labor Day I want to thank New Yorkers who are working from home and in-person during this pandemic and in particular our City’s workers who have kept our city running. I will always fight for you, and this month we…
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August 3, 2020 at 1:03 PM

August News + COVID-19 Update #15: Phase 4, Reopening Schools, Scaffolding, Esplanade, Graffiti, Affordable Housing, and First Friday

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Last month, we continued to be accountable to you in our sixth Annual Report (#Reflecting) with more than 70 concrete accomplishments that we’ve achieved together. This helps to focus our efforts on what remains in the last 17 mo…
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July 21, 2020 at 3:30 PM

Annual Report: 6 and a Half Years as Your Council Member

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear John, Now more than ever, government must be accountable. Throughout this year’s global pandemic, we have continued to make our office available by phone and online in order to best serve the district during these toughest of times. We have…
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July 20, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Annual Report: 6 and a Half Years as Your Council Member

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear John, Now more than ever, government must be accountable. Throughout this year’s global pandemic, we have continued to make our office available by phone and online in order to best serve the district during these toughest of times. We have…
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July 3, 2020 at 2:57 PM

July News + COVID-19 Update #14: Phase 3 Reopening, Apply for 300 Affordable Apts, Chokeholds Outlawed, $15 Billion in Waste & Voted NO on the Budget

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As we celebrate our nation’s independence, I am more grateful for the liberty guaranteed by freedom of speech than ever before. Covid-19 has claimed the lives of over 21,000 New Yorkers and blown a multi-billion dollar hole in …
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July 2, 2020 at 1:56 PM

July News + COVID-19 Update #14: Phase 3 Reopening, Apply for 300 Affordable Apts, Chokeholds Outlawed, $15 Billion in Waste & Voted NO on the Budget

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As we celebrate our nation’s independence, I am more grateful for the liberty guaranteed by freedom of speech than ever before. Covid-19 has claimed the lives of over 21,000 New Yorkers and blown a multi-billion dollar hole in …
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June 29, 2020 at 11:34 PM

Announcing 300 New Affordable Homes in the Neighborhood -- Applications Due Next Week -- Learn More TOMORROW, 6/30 at 6:30PM

Info session on 300+ new units of affordable housing on Roosevelt Island will be held on Zoom at 6pm, Tuesday, June 30 View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** [link removed] ------------------------------------------------------------ Dear Neighbor, I’m proud to announce 3…
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June 23, 2020 at 9:15 PM

Polls close in 4 hours

Please make sure you get to your polling site by 9pm. View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear John, [link removed]'ve?utm_source=Council+Member+Ben+Kallos&utm_campaign=d410298275-20200205_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_44a7742aff-d410298275-159023557 got only 4 hours left…
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June 23, 2020 at 10:01 AM

Polls Are Open, If You Haven't Already, Go Vote! ✅

Polling places are open 6AM to 9PM View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear John, [link removed] are open today from 6am until 9pm. If you didn't vote by mail or early, today is your last chance to make your voice heard. Please remember to wear a face covering and maintai…
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June 20, 2020 at 5:29 PM

Covid-19 Update #13: Phase 2 Reopening Begins Monday, Police Reform, and Reminder to Vote by Mail 📨 or Vote Early ✅

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear John, This coming week New York City is entering Phase 2 of the reopening (#Phase2) thanks to our essential workers, staying home, social distancing and wearing masks. Please be sure to mail your ballot and if you haven't received it yet, t…
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June 15, 2020 at 8:15 PM

TOMORROW: Parenting During the Pandemic & Vote by Mail Deadline. THURSDAY: Community Conversation with Speaker Johnson

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, It is a busy week and here's a reminder to join us tomorrow night for Parenting During the Pandemic ([link removed]) , request your absentee ballot by tomorrow's deadline ([link removed]) , vote early (#vote) today through June 21…
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June 3, 2020 at 2:31 PM

June News + Covid-19 Update #12: Curfew, Floyd, Get Tested, Billions in Waste, Town Halls for Tenants & Parents, Meet the Speaker, Vote in June

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, It’s been a rough year and we aren’t even halfway through. We’ve stayed home and succeeded in flattening the curve but still saw an incalculable loss of over 100,000 lives nationwide so far ([link removed]) . As of June 2, New …
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May 13, 2020 at 8:49 PM

COVID-19 Update #11: Face Covering Distribution, Testing Now Available, Eviction Moratorium, ASP Coming Back, Helping Small Business, and Reopening

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As of Wednesday afternoon, New York City has seen 185,206 cases, 49,307 hospitalizations, and 20,316 deaths from coronavirus. Key indicators are trending downward, as of Monday, May 11, 35 people died, there were 7 new hospitaliza…
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May 11, 2020 at 3:17 PM

Tomorrow, Tuesday, 5/12, Assistance for Small Business with Congresswoman Maloney and Small Business Services

Submit your questions when you RSVP View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Many residents have reached out asking what can be done to save their favorite restaurant, bar, or mom and pop. Join us tomorrow, for a town hall on what government is doing to save small bus…
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May 1, 2020 at 10:44 PM

COVID-19 Update #10: Free Face Coverings, Opening Streets to Social Distancing, MTA Suspended Overnight, Protecting Essential Workers & Small Biz Help

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As of Friday afternoon, New York State has seen 18,610 deaths. New York City’s death count was at 13,168, and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New York City was at 42,417. Sadly a total of 289 New Yorkers have died…
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April 29, 2020 at 1:01 PM

May News + COVID-19 Update #9: New Testing Lab, Protect Essential Workers, Online Ballot Request, Jobs, First Friday and Small Business Town Hall

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, After more than a month and a half of staying home, please know that your social distancing has helped flatten the curve and save lives. You can check the city's milestone tracker (#Milestones) to see for yourself. Mayor de Bl…
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April 24, 2020 at 8:52 PM

COVID-19 Update #8: New Relief Package Signed into Law, Absentee Ballot Applications for All NYers, and New Essential Worker Protection Legislation

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As of Friday afternoon, New York State has seen 16,162 deaths. New York City’s death count was at 11,267, and the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in New York City was at 36,723. Over the past 24 hours, a total of 422 New …
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April 15, 2020 at 12:38 AM

COVID-19 Update #7: Vote by Mail, Answers from Health Commissioner, Enrichment Centers Now Open to Children of Service Industry Workers

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As we celebrate Easter and conclude the Passover Holiday, I hope you were able to connect with friends and loved ones by phone, or on video chat for a seder or two. As we enter the season of renewal, seven Governors across the Nor…
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April 3, 2020 at 9:29 PM

COVID-19 Update #6 & Tele-Town Hall with Health Official Tuesday, 4/7, 6pm

Register to get your question answered by NYC Health's Director of Epidemiology & Surveillance View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, You are invited to have your questions answered at our Tele-Town Hall ([link removed]) , this Tuesday night, 6pm–7pm, with Dr. Jenni…
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April 1, 2020 at 8:33 PM

Join Us for Virtual First Friday, 4/3, 8am-10am & Today Is Census Day

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, First Friday, my office’s regular monthly meeting, will be virtual this month. You can tune in on Facebook Live and participate via Zoom. The video and tele-conference will take place on Friday, April 3rd, from 8am to 10am. …
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March 28, 2020 at 7:31 PM

April News + COVID-19 Update #5: $2 Trillion Relief Package, 550 New Beds, PPEs, SHSAT, New H.S. Library, and First Friday Online

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, The beginning of March feels like a lifetime ago, before the “new normal” we are all now living. Thank you to every New Yorker who is staying home, to those working in essential roles, and to everyone making huge sacrifices as we …
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March 22, 2020 at 4:14 PM

COVID-19 Update #4: Cuomo Orders PAUSE Effective 8pm TONIGHT

All non-essential businesses must close and New Yorkers 70 years and older or with compromised immune systems to follow "Matilda's Law" View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, Yesterday, the city saw more than 4,500 new cases for a total of 8,115 testing positive for…
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March 19, 2020 at 11:02 PM

COVID-19 Update #3: New Numbers, Testing, More Beds, Online Classes, Alternate Side Parking Suspended, and Protections for Tenants and Home Owners

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Neighbor, As of this afternoon there were more than 5,200 cases statewide and 3,615 cases in New York City. We continue to monitor the situation closely and are actively working with the community, the private sector and health providers t…
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