Scott Stringer - Manhattan Borough President http://www.mbpo.org/ Testimony Testimony Before the Transportation Committee of the NYC Council Regarding Proposed Int. 433-A, A Local Law requiring that all newly manufactured taxicabs be accessible to people with disabilities http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2065#2065 Testimony before the New York City Committee on Health regarding the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Compliance with Local Law 59: Improving Animal Care and Control http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2063#2063 <p>Thank you, Chairperson Arroyo and the rest of the committee for holding this important oversight hearing today on improving Animal Care and Control (AC&C). <p>You know, I wish I could say that Local 59 had led to genuine reform at AC&C, because I truly believe that the measure of any society is how it treats its animals. Testimony Before the Committee on Civil Rights of the New York City Council Regarding Int. 857, A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to prohibiting discrimination based on one’s consumer credit history http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2062#2062 <p>Thank you, Chairperson Rose for holding this hearing today, Council Member Lander for sponsorship of this important legislation and all the members of this committee who have worked so hard to bring the issue of credit history discrimination to light. I urge the Council to pass Intro 857.</p> Testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration, Oversight Hearing Examining Proposed Local Laws Int. 982 and Int. 989 to Amend the Administrative Code of the City of New York http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2042#2042 Testimony on the NYS DEC Proposed Amendments to Title 6 of the NY Codes, Rules and Regulations Parts 52, 190, 550-556 and Subpart 750-1, and to Part 560 and Subpart 750-3, to Address High-Volume Hydraulic Fracturing http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2035#2035 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer Before the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority Regarding Planned Fare and Toll Increases in March 2013 http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=2018#2018 Testimony Before the NYC DOHMH's Board of Health, Regarding proposed Amendment of Article 81 (Food Preparation and Food Establishments) of the New York City Health Code, found in Title 24 of the Rules of the City of New York http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1982#1982 Testimony on Prohibiting Discrimination Based on One's Unemployment Status, Before the New York City Council Committee on Civil Rights http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1971#1971 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer before the New York City Council Committee on Transportation http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1970#1970 Testimony before the New York City Rent Guidelines Board http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1973#1973 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer before the Committee on Education and Committee on Finance Regarding Medicaid Claims for Special Education-Related Services by the Department of Education http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1919#1919 MBPO Comments on DEC Revised Draft SGEIS on Hydraulic Fracturing to Develop the Marcellus Shale and Other Low-Permeability Gas Reserves http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1903#1903 Statement at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) public hearing on the revised draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (SGEIS) for high volume hydraulic fracturing http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1874#1874 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer before the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1856#1856 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer Before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1843#1843 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer Before the Rent Guidelines Board on Proposed Rent Increases http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1802#1802 Testimony at Scoping Session for New York University Plan 2031 Before the Department of City Planning http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1787#1787 Before the New York City Council Committee on Environmental Protection and Committee on Education; Energy Efficiency and Environmental Quality at Schools and The Removal of PCBs http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1773#1773 Testimony of Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer Before the New York City Council Committee on General Welfare; Hearing on Fiscal Year 2012 Preliminary Budget http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1772#1772 Before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration; Hearing on resolution to continue and expand the Immigrant Pardon Board and to discuss the resources available to protect the City’s immigrants from deportation http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1775#1775 Before the New York City Council Committee on Immigration; Hearing on Resolution to support the extension of Temporary Protected Statusto Haitian Nationals in the United States http://www.mbpo.org/release_details.asp?id=1774#1774