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  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
July 6, 2020 at 9:50 PM

NYC Dept of Education Town Hall This Thursday!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** School District 3 Town Hall ------------------------------------------------------------ New York City will re-open its public schools in two months. Please join me to discuss the plans at our Town Hall with NYC DOE Deputy Chancellor Adrienn…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
July 2, 2020 at 6:16 PM

My "No" Vote on the Budget & Schools to Reopen

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As you are no doubt aware, the City Council passed New York City's FY21 budget late Tuesday night. Together with 16 other Council Members, I voted "no" on the budge…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 26, 2020 at 8:08 PM

Phase 3 Re-Opening Is Coming!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As you are no doubt aware, negotiations continue over the City's FY21 budget, which must be passed by next Tuesday. I’ve said repeatedly that there is no one sil…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 22, 2020 at 11:16 PM

UWS VOTING LOCATION CHANGES

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Even if you vote at the same location in every election, I urge you to doublecheck your voting location for tomorrow's primary election here ([link removed]) . W…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 19, 2020 at 2:41 AM

NYPD Bill Package, Phase 2 Re-Opening News & More

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I join the many New Yorkers who will be celebrating Juneteenth tomorrow. The Black Lives Matter movement is continuing the centuries-long struggle for true equality…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 16, 2020 at 10:03 PM

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join Me & Speaker Johnson

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a final reminder to join us tomorrow (Wednesday) evening as community leaders Mark Diller, Chair of Community Board 7 and Kerri Keiger, President of School D…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 15, 2020 at 9:53 PM

JUNE 23RD PRIMARY: IMPORTANT INFORMATION

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder that the June 23rd New York State primary election is now upon us! ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 14, 2020 at 11:43 PM

THIS WEDNESDAY: Join Me & Speaker Johnson

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder to join us this Wednesday evening as community leaders Mark Diller, Chair of Community Board 7 and Kerri Keiger, President of School District 3 Pr…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 12, 2020 at 10:47 PM

Community Conversation w-Speaker Johnson, NYPD Budget & More

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ We are at a crossroads as a city: police brutality protests continue to be met with more brutality; the COVID19 pandemic will be with us for the foreseeable future;…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
June 5, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Reflections on This Week & Beyond

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Like many of you, I feel pain, anger, and heartbreak today -- and as an elected official, I am channeling it into action. I've spent this week marching behind young…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 29, 2020 at 8:02 PM

Preparing to Re-Open & Other Important News

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As we begin to prepare for the re-opening of New York City, the City Council is legislating ways to both do it as safely as possible, and bring badly needed relief …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 26, 2020 at 1:16 AM

TUESDAY (5/26): NYCHA Town Hall

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder for NYCHA residents that we will be having an online Town Hall with NYCHA Chair Greg Russ tomorrow, Tuesday, May 26th at 3pm. We will discuss COV…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 21, 2020 at 10:39 PM

Building A Better City Budget

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Whether or not one views this pandemic as a "war," we have seen the tragic loss of over 20,000 New York City residents to COVID-19 in a matter of weeks. Our emergen…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 19, 2020 at 9:31 PM

NYCHA Town Hall Next Tuesday (5/26)

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder for NYCHA residents that we will be having an online Town Hall with NYCHA Chair Greg Russ next Tuesday, May 26th at 3pm. We will discuss COVID-19…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 14, 2020 at 10:48 PM

Resources & Support for Upper West Siders

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ This week my office helped to facilitate another delivery of fresh produce and groceries to vulnerable New Yorkers -- this time to residents in several New York Cit…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 12, 2020 at 6:00 PM

TODAY: Obtaining Apartment Repairs & Essential Services

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a final reminder that together with JustFix NYC, I am sponsoring a webinar TODAY (5/12) at 5pm to assist tenants whose landlords are not making repairs or may …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 11, 2020 at 8:07 PM

TENANTS: Learn How to Get Repairs & Essential Services

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder that together with JustFix NYC, I am sponsoring a webinar tomorrow, Tuesday, May 12th at 5pm to assist tenants whose landlords are not making repair…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 10:12 PM

Info for Tenants & Some Relief for Survivors

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Today I was thrilled to help facilitate a delivery of fresh fruit and vegetables to domestic violence shelters across New York City. Through contacts in our office,…
  Helen · [email protected]
May 7, 2020 at 2:19 PM

Transparency for a Hidden Crisis

Domestic violence survivors have support during this crisis. Dear Friend, Hopefully time together at home is good for you and your family but we know that for some being in such close proximity all of the time can be a risk. Everyone is under a heightened level of stress as we cope with this p…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
May 1, 2020 at 5:08 PM

Addressing Consequences of this Pandemic

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As we move into the 2nd full month of shelter in place, I want to take a moment to recognize the extraordinary sacrifice and hardship experienced by so many. My …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 22, 2020 at 9:27 PM

City Council Resumes Meeting Today & Other Important Updates

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. Today the City Council held its first full (and virtual) session since the beginning of the …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 20, 2020 at 9:03 PM

Virtual Housing Clinic This Wednesday

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Just a reminder that together with attorneys from Take Root Justice and Goddard Riverside Law Project, my office will be holding our Monthly Housing Clinic on-line …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 17, 2020 at 8:37 PM

Stimulus Payment Info & Other Important Updates

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. I'm writing with some important updates as the week draws to a close: As always, just a remi…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 13, 2020 at 11:11 PM

Important Beginning-of-Week Updates

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. To all who are celebrating this week -- a Happy Pesach. I'm writing with some important upda…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 10, 2020 at 8:41 PM

Important End-of-Week Updates

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. During this incredibly difficult time for our city, I wish all who are celebrating this week --…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 8, 2020 at 9:46 PM

Celebrating the Holidays Safely & Resource Updates

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. During this incredibly difficult time for our city, I want to wish all who will be celebrating …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
April 2, 2020 at 6:40 PM

Assistance for Upper West Siders during this time

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you and your families are well and staying home, if possible. Our ongoing and profound thanks to all the front-line workers across the city who are serving a…
  Helen · [email protected]
March 31, 2020 at 1:59 PM

In Place and Off the Sidelines

We must stay home, but we don't have to say on the sidelines. [link removed] Dear Friend, These past few weeks have been tough. Really tough. With the constant stream of new information to process, practicing social distancing and having to learn new ways to be with friends and family, los…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 27, 2020 at 9:57 PM

March 27 Update & Kindness

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you are well and staying home, if possible. Our profound thanks to all the front-line workers across the city who continue to serve and care for the rest of …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 25, 2020 at 3:08 PM

COVID-19 Update March 25th & Kindness

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I hope you are well and staying home, if possible. Much gratitude goes to those “essential” workers at hospitals, pharmacies and grocery stores, building workers, a…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 20, 2020 at 10:58 PM

CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: MARCH 20TH

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ We hope that you are staying safe and well. As is becoming clear, the human toll and economic repercussions of the coronavirus will be long-lasting. We are he…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 18, 2020 at 7:05 PM

COVID-19 UPDATES FOR OUR COMMUNITY

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As we continue to adjust to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, I am writing with updates that impact Upper West Siders. Please know that my staff and I are commit…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 16, 2020 at 7:48 PM

Office Closure: District Services Will Continue

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ In order to protect the well-being of all New Yorkers, the City Council has closed its headquarters at 250 Broadway and all of its district offices -- including my …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 13, 2020 at 6:29 PM

COVID-19 & Census 2020 Latest News

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ CORONAVIRUS / COVID-19 UPDATE As you are no doubt aware, the number of COVID-19 cases in New York City continues to rise and we are entering a new phase in managin…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 7:28 PM

Coronavirus, 200 Amsterdam, & Sexual Assault

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ It is beyond critical that all New Yorkers have the most accurate and up-to-date information about Novel Coronavirus/COVID-19. The NYC Department of Health & Men…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
March 6, 2020 at 5:51 PM

FREE Reusable BAGS Tomorrow!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Due to a new state law ([link removed]) , most retailers can no longer provide plastic bags -- I hope you'll stop by tomorrow (Saturday) to pick up your free, reusa…
  Team Helen · [email protected]
March 2, 2020 at 9:14 PM

She Won't Stop Fighting

Dear Friend, Helen is the hardest working member ([link removed]) of the NYC Council, and in the fight for justice, she doesn't back down. Last week she stood with survivor advocates, on the steps of City Hall ([link removed]) urging the Mayor to establish a world class NYPD Special Victims Di…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 3:59 PM

March Community Events

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) MARCH Events Calendar 563 Columbus Avenue @ 87th Street | 212-873-0282 ** Community Events Calendar ------------------------------------------------------------ ** MARCH 2020 ----------------------------------------------------…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
February 28, 2020 at 12:05 AM

A Simple Way to Protect Our Health & the Climate

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Earlier today I joined with Mayor de Blasio and rock star and environmentalist Billy Idol to celebrate the launch of an anti-idling public outreach and enforcement …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
February 20, 2020 at 10:25 PM

Free, Reusable Bag Event & Other Community News!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I was thrilled to join community members and local electeds this week in celebrating the New York State Supreme Court decision on the 200 Amsterdam project. The jud…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
February 10, 2020 at 8:14 PM

Pre-K & 3-K Info Sessions TOMORROW & Other Community News

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Our thoughts are with the two NYPD officers who were shot over the weekend in the Bronx. These officers are public servants who put their lives on the line every da…
  Team Helen · [email protected]
February 3, 2020 at 4:01 PM

"Best NYC Lawmaker" -- Thank you!!!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) Dear Friends, I'm writing to share some exciting news. On Sunday, City and State - "the premier multimedia news organization dedicated to covering New York state and local politics" - published its list of the "5 Best New York City Lawmakers." …
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
February 2, 2020 at 8:04 PM

February Community Events

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) FEBRUARY Events Calendar 563 Columbus Avenue @ 87th Street | 212-873-0282 ** Community Events Calendar ------------------------------------------------------------ ** FEBRUARY 2020 --------------------------------------------------…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
January 29, 2020 at 4:06 PM

Recognition for Our Team!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ I am very happy to report that in a recent City & State analysis ([link removed]) of New York City Council Members, I received top ranking for my work in 2019. T…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
January 23, 2020 at 11:28 PM

Preparing for 2020

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ We are just three weeks into the New Year and 2020 is already in full force. As we all know, this year will be a decisive one for the direction of our country. T…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
January 16, 2020 at 10:36 PM

Capital Funding Applications & Other Community News

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ As we prepare to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this Monday, I am especially mindful of Dr. King's incredible ability to build bridges between comm…
  Helen · [email protected]
January 11, 2020 at 3:20 PM

Our 2020 Off to a Great Start -- Filing Deadline Tonight

Dear Friends, We’ve had an amazing start to 2020. Our third panel discussion on Education Equity and Access highlighted the ways in which the DOE wastes precious taxpayer dollars on overpriced equipment for children with special needs, and on high-stakes testing. I pledge to hold the DOE accou…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
January 10, 2020 at 9:24 PM

Need Healthcare? Want to be a Community Board member?

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Please spread the word that assistance is available now for New Yorkers in need of affordable health insurance. The open enrollment period for the Affordable Car…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
January 6, 2020 at 10:10 PM

FY21 Council Funding Application Period Has Begun!

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) ** Dear Neighbors, ------------------------------------------------------------ Warm New Year's greetings to all of you! The application period for City Council FY21 expense funding is now open. Programmatic or expense funding includes opera…
  Helen Rosenthal · [email protected]
December 30, 2019 at 2:02 PM

Our fight for equity in education continues into 2020.

View this email in your browser ([link removed]) [link removed] Dear Friends, While NYC Public School District 3 in Manhattan has been deeply segregated for years, we’ve addressed this issue head-on, and made some progress in the southern part of the district. ([link removed]) Achieving equity…