Publications - 2007
Below are links to PDF and/or HTML versions of reports, testimony, press statements, and some of the letters I wrote on a wide variety of topics in 2007. They are organized chronologically.
DECEMBER 2007
Letter to TLC Commissioner Urging the Involvement of People with Disabilities in Taxi of Tomorrow Project Committee
PDF
Assembly Member Kellner Works with Governor to Secure Mediation for Access-A-Ride Labor Dispute
press statement
PDF
No More Illegal Hotels: Support Intro. 534
My testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Housing and Buildings
PDF
NOVEMBER 2007
Letter to NYC Commissioner of Transportation Regarding Concerns Over Proposal to Study Making York Avenue One-Way
PDF
Concerns Over Proposed Central Dispatch Program for Taxi Riders with Disabilities
My testimony before the Taxi and Limousine Commission hearing to consider a pilot program called Central Dispatch for Wheelchair Users.
PDF
Letter to Governor Regarding Unfair Tax Bill Sent to Roosevelt Island Mitchell-Lamas Threatening Affordable Housing
PDF
OCTOBER 2007
EPIC for the Disabled is Long Overdue
My testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse, and Disability Services.
PDF
MTA Should Hit the Brakes on Fare Increase and Work With Legislators to Pass Budget Bill
press statement
PDF
SEPTEMBER 2007
End the “Unique and Peculiar” Loophole
My testimony before the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal on a hearing to consider a change in regulations protecting Mitchell-Lama tenants.
HTML
Put Tenants and Businesses First
My testimony before the Metropolitan Transit Authority concerning Second Avenue Subway construction.
HTML
Letter to NYC Congressional Delegation Urging Funds Be Allocated to Protect NYC Watershed
PDF
Hunter College: Hands Off JREC!
My testimony before Manhattan Community Board 8 at a public hearing to discuss the Hunter College Land Swap.
HTML
AUGUST 2007
Letter to NYC Department of Transportation Borough Commissioner Forgione Urging Immediate Steps to Secure Safety of East 78th Street Pedestrian Bridge
PDF
Letter to MTA NYCT President Howard Roberts Urging the MTA to Re-Examine Changes in Materials Used in Subway Elevators Which Negatively Impact Riders in Wheelchairs
PDF
Letter to the Postmaster General Regarding Wheelchair Accessibility Problems at the Farley Post Office
with State Senator Tom Duane and other elected officials
PDF
JUNE 2007
Letter to NYC Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Adrian Benepe Expressing Concerns for Planned Removal of 87 Street Trees in Conjunction with Second Avenue Subway Development Plan
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