District Office Address
224 West 30th St (Suite 1206) New York, NY 10001
District Office Phone
(212) 564-7757
District Office Fax
(212)564-7347
Legislative Office Address
City Hall New York, New York 10007
Legislative Office Phone
(212) 788-7210
Legislative Office Fax
(212) 788-7207
Christine C. Quinn District 3 - Council Member - Democrat
About Speaker Quinn
Since her election as City Council Speaker, Christine C. Quinn has established herself as a champion for working families, fighting for policies and services that are critical to the lives of real New Yorkers. She has worked to make the Council more responsive to the needs of all New Yorkers, and dramatically increased transparency and accountability. Quinn has developed a reputation for finding innovative solutions, and furthering policies that are both creative and fiscally responsible.
In her three years as Speaker, she has had numerous accomplishments including achieving laws and policies in such areas as public safety, environmental protection, early childhood education, hunger and nutrition and affordable housing.
Upcoming Events
November 12, 2009 - Idling and Tour/Charter Bus Town Hall
Neighborhoods in District:West Village, SoHo, NoHo, Flatiron, Chelsea, Hell’s Kitchen/Clinton, Murray Hill (portions)
Committees: Rules, Privileges and Elections
Speeches and Major Addresses
Testimony/Remarks, June 10, 2009 Themes: United American Families Act
State of the CityFebruary 12, 2009
Themes: Job Growth, Small Businesses, Innovative Revenue Sources, Tax Reform, Reducing Unnecessary City Spending, Public Safety, Tenants and Housing
Inaugural AddressJanuary 4, 2006
Themes: Good government, Council's role in City governance and providing public services, Gun control, Education, Housing
2006 Budget ResponseApril 6, 2006
Themes: Budget process reform, Education / Universal pre-kindergarten classes, Hunger and nutrition, Public safety / District Attorneys, Economic development and small business tax relief
Crain's New York Keynote AddressApril 18, 2006
Themes: Good government, Budget process reform, Lobby reform, CouncilStat / Constituent problem tracking
Food Bank Keynote AddressSeptember 5, 2006
Themes: Hunger and nutrition, School lunch program, Food stamps, Greenmarkets, Food assistance programs and Senior nutrition
For more information on the Speaker's speeches and major addresses, please contact the City Council Press Office at 212-788-7116.
Member Bio
Since her election as City Council Speaker, Christine C. Quinn has established herself as a champion for working families, fighting for policies and services that are critical to the lives of real New Yorkers. She has worked to make the Council more responsive to the needs of all New Yorkers, and dramatically increased transparency and accountability. Quinn has developed a reputation for finding innovative solutions, and furthering policies that are both creative and fiscally responsible.
In the past three years, Speaker Quinn has taken on a wide range of issues, including:
Housing – Speaker Quinn and the Council passed legislation to allow landlords to be taken to court for threatening tenants or interrupting essential services; as well as the Safe Housing Act, which will repair thousands of dangerous apartments. Quinn has sparked the creation of new affordable housing through an updated program providing tax incentives to developers who build affordable units. She recently announced an Affordable Housing Recovery Program that will make unsold condominiums affordable for middle income New Yorkers to buy or rent.
Education – Speaker Quinn has long advocated investment in Early Childhood Education and the Middle Grades. She organized a Middle School Task Force, which created proposals to improve middle school success in New York City. Quinn worked with the administration to provide five million dollars in grants to the highest need middle schools in the city, to allow them to implement these proposals. Targeted schools have already demonstrated greater increases in test scores than the citywide average, and the Council and DOE have expanded funding to other middle schools in the city.
Seniors – In 2008, Christine Quinn led the Council effort that successfully blocked a controversial proposal to overhaul the city’s senior centers, which could have caused disastrous service changes for thousands of older New Yorkers. Quinn is currently working with the New York Academy of Medicine and the Administration on the “Age-Friendly New York City Initiative”, one of the first attempts by any city in the country to create a comprehensive plan for meeting the needs of an aging population.
Environment – Quinn and the Council passed first of its kind legislation requiring manufacturers to collect and recycle electronic waste: televisions, computers, printers, and other equipment that contains toxic substances. They passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to accept and recycle plastic shopping bags. Earlier this year, Quinn introduced legislation to improve energy efficiency in large commercial buildings – a move that will reduce the city's carbon footprint by an amount equal to the total carbon emissions generated by Oakland, California.
Small Business - Speaker Quinn has been a leader in the fight to eliminate unfair taxes on the business community, particularly the double taxation of freelancers and sole proprietors. Quinn and the Council recently passed a bill to create a penalty forgiveness period this fall, during which the city will waive late fees and penalties for businesses with outstanding violations. They also passed legislation creating a Regulatory Review Panel to find and help eliminate outdated rules that interfere with business operations.
Equality and Civil Rights – As the first openly gay Speaker of the City Council, Quinn has worked extensively on issues of justice and equality. She has emerged as a leading voice in the fight for marriage equality in New York State, meeting with lawmakers and organizing grassroots efforts. Quinn has frequently organized elected officials, clergy, and community leaders in opposition to hate crimes.
Health – Speaker Quinn and the Council recently passed the Clinic Access Bill, which provides women with protections against harassment and intimidation at reproductive health clinics across the city. She coordinated a public/private partnership to expand free rapid HIV testing for tens of thousands of patients at public hospitals.
Food and Nutrition - Quinn has worked with the Council on the Environment of New York City to allow New Yorkers to use food stamps to buy fresh produce at Greenmarkets around the city. She coordinated a Food Stamp Data Match, which has helped enroll thousands of New Yorkers who qualify for food stamps but had not been receiving them. Quinn and the Council also passed legislation creating 1,000 new permits for green carts that exclusively sell fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods that lack access to nutritious foods.
Since 1999, Quinn has served as the representative for the 3rd Council District of Manhattan. She and her partner, Kim Catullo, live in Chelsea.
Housing Resources
Speaker Quinn has worked very closely with the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) to help create and maintain many different programs that help create affordable housing. Check out the links below for more information. If you can not find what you are looking for on this site, visit the HPD web site.
Weatherization Referral and Packaging Program (WRAP)
212.442.3055
Captioned Media Program
(materials for the hearing impaired)
800.237.6213
Lighthouse International
(materials for the vision impaired)
800.334.5497
Schools
District 3 Schools
With over 30 schools throughout the district, there are plenty of programs local students can choose from as they go through their academic career. To find out more about the schools in District 3, you can download a list of schools (excel spreadsheet) or visit the Department of Education online.
