Upper East Side School Rezoning Meeting
Thursday, October 21st: Make Your Voice Heard
Thursday, October 21st: Make Your Voice Heard
October 19, 2010
The Zoning Committee of the Community Education Council District 2 (CECD2) will be meeting this Thursday, October 21st from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at Wagner Middle School located at 220 East 76th Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues). Elizabeth Rose from the Department of Education’s Portfolio Planning division will be presenting a zoning proposal that will redraw the boundaries of our local public school zones. This rezoning will determine where our children will attend elementary school.
For the past several years, the number of children zoned for East Side schools has been greater than the number of seats available, resulting in waitlists and school overcrowding. Redrawing of school zone lines is essential to creating zones with more evenly distributed students.
I strongly urge parents to attend the CECD2 meeting on Thursday, where there will be time for public comment to voice your questions and concerns.
I have included the current zoning plan and the proposed plan below so you can better understand better understand the impact on your child.
Please email my office at kellnerm@assembly.state.ny.us if you would like to receive updates on Upper East Side school rezoning.
Upper East Side Current Zone Lines
Upper East Side Dep. of Education Rezoning Proposal
Don’t Forget to Get Your Free Flu Shot
October 15, 2010
I will be providing free flu shots next Wednesday, October 20th courtesy of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. The flu shot is recommended for those at high risk of flu-related complications, including people 65 years of age or older, those with chronic lung (asthma, emphysema) or heart problems, other chronic diseases such as diabetes, kidney or immunological problems, and women who will be in their second or third trimester of pregnancy during the flu season.
Appointments are available between 10 am and 1 pm at St. Stephen’s of Hungary Parish located at 414 East 82nd Street (between First and York Avenues).
I will also be providing free flu shots on Roosevelt Island on Thursday, October 28th at the Roosevelt Island Senior Center located at 546 Main Street. Appointments are available between 10:30 am and 2 pm.
The availability of these shots is very limited and an appointment is necessary. Please call my office at 212-860-4906 to schedule an appointment.
Welcoming Fairway to the Upper East Side
October 6, 2010
Today I was happy to help Fairway break ground on their new 86th Street location. This a hugely exciting development — Fairway is a fabulous grocery store and it will bring so much to the community. I was pleased to be able to help make this new store a reality, and I’m looking forward to its grand opening in the spring.
Above: breaking ground on the new 86th Street Fairway. Pictured, left-right: Community Board 8 Chair Jackie Ludorf, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Small Business Commissioner Robert Walsh, Assembly Member Kellner, Borough President Scott Stringer, Fairway CEO Howie Glickberg, and Councilmember Jessica Lappin.
Governor Signs Kellner Bill to Protect Millions from Prescription Drug Price Gouging
October 4, 2010
I am tremendously proud to announce that my legislation to prohibit so-called “specialty tiers” in prescription drug pricing was signed into law by Governor David Paterson on Friday. This is an enormous victory for New Yorkers — the new law will protect millions of people with chronic and life-threatening diseases, who might otherwise find themselves forced to pay thousands of dollars a month for the life-saving medications they need. The legislation was sponsored in the State Senate by Senator Tom Duane.
Specialty tiering has become a major problem for patients in other states, where insured consumers with chronic diseases and life-threatening illnesses are charged “coinsurance,” typically 25%-33% of the total retail cost of their medications — making these lifesaving drugs unaffordable for many who rely on them. Now we have stopped this outrageous practice from ever happening in New York.
The drugs that insurance plans commonly categorize as “specialty” drugs under specialty tier schemes in other states are used to treat conditions that impact almost four million New Yorkers. These diseases and conditions include: breast cancer, colorectal cancer, leukemia, non-Hodgkins lymphoma, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, hemophilia, HIV and AIDS, cystic fibrosis, Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis, hepatitis B and C, diabetes, psoriasis, kidney disease, anemia, and neutropenia, among other serious medical conditions.
By banning specialty tiers in New York we are ensuring that people with life threatening illnesses and chronic diseases never have to choose between spending hundreds—or even thousands—of dollars on the drugs they need to stay alive or to pay the rent and buy groceries for their family.
Earlier this year I released a report showing that this legislation would benefit almost four million New Yorkers with chronic and life-threatening diseases. The report, Prohibiting Specialty Tiers in Prescription Drug Formularies, is available as a PDF download here.
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