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Publications - 2009


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 2009. They are organized chronologically.

DECEMBER 2009

Plan to Slash $40 Million this Year, $80 Million the Next, From Access-A-Ride Will Leave Disabled Riders Stranded
joint press release with State Senator Thomas K. Duane
PDF

Letter to CEC Urging Rejection of DOE School Rezoning Proposal
joint letter with Councilmember Jessica Lappin and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
PDF

Letter to NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan regarding Bus Rapid Transit on First and Second Avenues
joint letter with Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh and others
PDF

The Struggle for Marriage Equality Continues
press statement
PDF

NOVEMBER 2009

‘Oreo’s Law’ Would Give Dogs a Second Chance at Life
press release
PDF

Testimony before the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation on the DGEIS for Gas Development in the Marcellus Shale
PDF

OCTOBER 2009

Letter to MTA Regarding Meeting to Review East 86th Street Station Entrance Alternatives for Second Avenue Subway Project
PDF

The TLC Central Dispatch Program is Failing to Provide Adequate Services to Wheelchair Users
Testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Transportation
PDF

Residential Electric Submetering in New York: Legislative Solutions
A paper presented by Assembly Member Kellner to the NYS Bar Association’s Eleventh Annual Institute on Public Utility Law
PDF

SEPTEMBER 2009

Letter to NYC DOT and the MTA Regarding the Proposed Siting of Select Bus Service (SBS) Stops Along First and Second Avenues
PDF

Letter to NYC DOT Regarding Left Turn Signal on York Avenue and East 79th Street.
PDF

Proposal to MTA to Adopt Taxi and For-Hire Vehicle “Access-A-Card” Model to Reduce Access-A-Ride Costs, Improve Quality of Services
PDF

AUGUST 2009

Letter to DHCR Urging Reconsideration of July 29, 2009 Rent Order Affecting Westview Tenants on Roosevelt Island
Joint letter by the Coalition of East Side Elected Officials
PDF

Letter to MTA Regarding Delay of Construction Completion of Second Avenue Subway Phase I to 2017
PDF

JULY 2009

Letter to NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Requesting a Performance Audit of RIOC’s Public Safety Department
PDF

JUNE 2009

Justice for Joseph Holladay
Press statement on bias attack
PDF/HTML

Letter to MTA Re: Alternate Locations for 86th St. Station Entrances on Second Avenue Subway Line
Joint letter with the Coalition of East Side Elected Officials
PDF

Second Avenue Small Business Tax Relief Bill Passes Assembly
Press statement
PDF

Support for ‘Preferred Alternative Option’ for Station Entrances at East 72nd and 86th Streets
Testimony before the Metropolitan Transit Authority
PDF/HTML

The Real World is Watching: No Rent Increases for 2009-10!
Testimony before the NYC Rent Guidelines Board
PDF/HTML

STRANDED: How the TLC is Failing Wheelchair Users
A report by Assembly Member Micah Z. Kellner
PDF

Letter to RIOC Regarding Incident at the Copabianco Field on Roosevelt Island
Joint letter with Council Member Jessica Lappin
PDF

MAY 2009

Opposition to the MTA’s Disparate Treatment of Paratransit Riders in its Provision of Services
Testimony before the MTA Board
PDF/HTML

APRIL 2009

Letter to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Urging the Consideration of a Yorkville Wooden Building for Individual Landmark Status
PDF

MARCH 2009

Letter to NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission Regarding Inequitable Treatment of Accessible Vehicles in Proposed Lease Cap Rules
PDF

MTA Drops Illegal Access-A-Ride Fare Hike, Saves Taxpayers the Expense of a Lawsuit
press statement
PDF/HTML

HHC Coler-Goldwater Nurse Scheduling Changes are Unfair to Patients, Workers
press statement
PDF/HTML

Kellner, Duane Bill Would Put the Brakes on MTA Plan to Hike Access-A-Ride Fare to $5
Press release
PDF/HTML

FEBRUARY 2009

Kellner, Gottfried Commend Paterson On Historic Judicial Appointment Of Rosalyn Richter
Press statement
PDF

Letter to Governor Paterson In Opposition to Proposed Tax on Gym and Health Club Memberships and Services in the 2009-10 Executive Budget
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Letter to NYS Public Service Commission Petitioning for Re-Hearing of Eastwood Submetering Application
PDF/HTML

Letter to Howard Roberts Regarding Proposal to Use Taxis and For-Hire Vehicles in the Provision of Access-A-Ride Services
joint letter with NYC Comptroller William Thompson and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer
PDF

JANUARY 2009

Free Tax Preparation for Low-Income New Yorkers on the Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island
PDF

Assembly Member Kellner Urges Low-Income Taxpayers to Be Aware of the Earned Income Tax Credit
press release
PDF/HTML

Letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Urging Inclusion of $5 Billion in Supplemental Assistance for Public Housing
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Opposition to Proposed Fare Hikes and Service Cuts
Testimony before the Metropolitan Transit Authority
PDF/HTML