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Incumbent Marte Wins Four- Way Primary Battle in CD 1
Though three members of Community Board 1 sought to unseat him, the scrappy incumbent left them little room to stand out. After a frenetic last month of campaigning, including the election-eve shock announcement that Elizabeth Street Garden had been saved, incumbent District 1 City Council Member Christopher Marte cruised to primary victory.
Elizabeth Street Garden Saved! Mayor Adams & Christopher Marte Strike Historic Housing Deal
The election eve surprise shocked many but whatever politics were at play here, Little Italy preserves its garden, while downtown seniors have been promised more housing units than originally planned.
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Advocates seek $35 million to support trans community in NYC budget
“We’re asking for the bare minimum of $35 million,” Manhattan Councilmember Christopher Marte said. “That’s a drop in the [bucket in the] city budget; this budget is going to be $115 billion. But the biggest statement we can make — not just to DC, but to haters all across this country — is investing in trans youth and investing in an opportunity for them to feel safe and to thrive here in our community.”
Council push to ban non-essential helicopter traffic gains momentum
Manhattan City Councilman Christopher Marte is among those sponsoring a bill that would prohibit non-essential helicopters from operating at heliports owned by the city
Lost Turf wars: NYC Council bill would ban artificial grass in city parks
Councilmember Christopher Marte has introduced legislation that would end the use of artificial turf in New York City parks. Critics said the fake grass hurts people and the environment.
Saying No to City of Yes
Marte Details Reasons Behind Only Vote Against City Hall Plan from a Manhattan Council Member. Council member Marte was the only ‘no’ vote in the Manhattan delegation, although 19 other representatives from the remaining four boroughs followed his lead
Marte, Demonstrators Call for Law Ending Home Care Aide 'Slavery'
Marte said the bill he is promoting is personal. “My mom was a home attendant who worked 24-hour shifts for seven years,” he told the crowd. “For seven years I didn’t see my mom when I got home. For years my dad wasn’t be able to talk to his wife. For years my siblings couldn’t ask my mom for support, because she was taking care of someone. Why do these women have to make these decisions every single day?”
We’re investing in Little Italy’: Local pol announces nabe’s first-ever street sweeping initiative
New York City Council Member Christopher Marte, whose district includes Little Italy, announced the first-ever street-sweeping initiative in Little Italy in collaboration with the Association of Community Employment Programs (ACE) and the Little Italy Merchants Association (LIMA).
The Jailscraper vs. Chinatown: NYC Residents Fight Construction of World’s Tallest Jail
COUNCILMEMBER CHRISTOPHER MARTE: […] for the past four years we have been organizing, testifying, even suing the city to stop the construction of the world’s tallest jail.
Beastie Boys to Be Immortalized With ‘Beastie Boys Square’ in New York City
The “Beastie Boys Square” campaign’s Instagram shared a post celebrating the official renaming and thanking council member Marte for championing the once trashed bill. Council member Christopher Marte confirmed in an interview with local news channel Pix11 that the effort, which had been pushing for the official dedication for “about nine years,” had officially achieved its goal.
‘We’re Going to Stand by You’
Council Member Pledges Support to Opponents of New Tower Planned for Tribeca. City Council member Christopher Marte hosted a public discussion on Monday evening about the new residential tower planned within Tribeca’s Independence Plaza complex. The session, in an auditorium at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (directly adjacent to the site of the proposed tower), drew more than 100 local residents, most of whom voiced opposition to the plan.
Lost in translation: CM Marte pushes for bilingual street signs in Chinatown
Dubbed the “Keep Chinatown on the map” bill, the push comes after a New York Times report that bilingual street signs have been replaced with English-only signs. Marte and supporters argue that the loss of these signs not only make it more difficult for non-English speakers to navigate their own neighborhood, but it also causes Chinatown to vanish from the maps.
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