Results for NOHO & the East Village
Shelly
represents several blocks in Noho and the East Village,
north of Houston Street,
between the Bowery and Avenue B, and up to East 6th Street. He has worked hard to protect and improve the
services and quality of life that residents deserve.
- Quality of Life
- Computers and Supplies for East Village Local Schools
- Community-Based Health Care
- Quieter Streets
- Quieter Streets
- Materials for Libraries
Quality of Life
Shelly has defended residents from ill-planned developments and stood up
for the quality of life in Noho and the East Village. Shelly has helped stop developments that are
out-of-character with neighboring buildings, like an unreasonable top story and
penthouse addition on East 5th
Street.
Computers and Supplies for East Village Local Schools
Shelly has come through for East Village schools like P.S. 63 and the Neighborhood School (PS 363) with funding to purchase computers and needed supplies for use by staff, students and parents. He has also supported parent involvement workshops and town hall meetings for parents and teachers.
Community-Based Health Care
Shelly has secured accessible and high quality health services for downtown communities, particularly vulnerable senior and low income residents, including:
- A new location for the Community Healthcare Network, a one-stop, primary care facility for adults and children which provides adult medicine, adolescent medicine, HIV services, pediatric care services, reproductive health care, prenatal and postpartum care, immunizations, school check ups and social services.
-
The Beth Israel Health Center in the
Max Meltzer Towers,
bringing easier access to necessary health services to hundreds of
seniors.
Quieter Streets
Our neighborhoods are being severely disrupted by a high concentration of bars that are thumbing their noses at the law. Residents are forced to endure rowdy behavior, noise and worse. Shelly has been holding the State Liquor Authority's feet to the fire to ensure that it listens to community views about disruptive local bars. He convened a public hearing focused on the over-saturation of licensed establishments and the SLA's abuse of exemptions to the law that prohibits providing licenses to more than three establishments within 500 feet of each other.
NORC Aging Services for Seniors
Shelly was called "the father of the NORC program" in a New York Times article
because he led the fight for funding for health and outreach services
in neighborhoods where elderly residents remain during their retirment
years (known as naturally occurring retirement communities). Through
organizations like the Educational Alliance and Henry Street
Settlement, seniors at Village View and other housing complexes
receive care they might not otherwise get.
Materials for Libraries
Shelly
believes that libraries are the gateway for learning and will continue
the fight to ensure that our libraries are fully stocked and have the
latest technology. He has fought and won for more resources to
purchase new books and equipment for neighborhood libraries, including
the Hamilton Fish branch.