Help Riverside Park; de Blasio Rips Off Taxpayers; Plastic Bag Law Exemptions; Meet The Police; April 17th New Date For ShelterCourt Case

Plastic Bags, Do’s & Don’ts

Here’s the poop on what the new plastic bag ban covers…
We have learned from Assemblyman Linda Rosenthal’s office what the new plastic bag ban does and doesn’t cover. The law passed last week in Albany imposes an outright ban on “single use” plastic bags like the ones given out by grocery stores.
Not banned:
Poop bags on rolls for picking up animal waste
Bags from liquor stores, since these items must be covered up
Trash can liners

 
Did de Blasio Overpay Slumlord Contributors by $123 Million?

Why Is this story important?
Because the same family controls three properties on West 95^th and 94^th Streets
http://enewspaper.nydailynews.com/html5/desktop/production/default.aspx?pubid=a948621d-d740-4787-8c86-2cdff7a65076
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/04/nyregion/homeless-buildings-sold-de-blasio-democrats.html
History: The same family whose contributions helped elect de Blasio are now supporting his bid for president. But are taxpayers footing the campaign bill?
https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2016/05/hidden-in-a-carroll-gardens-shelter-project-an-owner-with-terror-on-his-resume-048279

As Mentally Ill People Fill NYC Streets and Subways, Where is the City Spending Your Tax Dollars?

https://nypost.com/2019/03/27/theres-too-much-money-in-chirlane-mccrays-hands/?utm_source=maropost&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nyp_postopinion&utm_content=20190328&tpcc=post_opinion&mpweb=755-7733982-720171608
 
New York ‘reformers’ want to spring a lot of bad guys from jail
https://nypost.com/2019/03/31/new-york-reformers-want-to-spring-a-lot-of-bad-guys-from-jail/?utm_source=maropost&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=nyp_postopinion&utm_content=20190401&tpcc=post_opinion&mpweb=755-7747414-720171608

Important Dates:

Friday, April 5^th 7 PM
MEET YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD POLICE
230 West 103^rd Street
Marseilles Apartments Community Room
Sector A (West of Broadway, between 86^th and 110^th Streets)
 
Wednesday, April 17th
WE’RE BACK IN COURT!
New Court Date in the fight to stop the Alexander Shelter
10 AM 
Oral Arguments at
80 Centre Street, Room 289
 
Wednesday, April 24^th
N90s MEETING
Next meeting:
6:15 PM
Location TBA.
Please R.S.V.P. ASAP

Vote now! Participatory Budgeting:

*N90s recommends the Riverside Park item below:
NYC’s Participatory Budgeting program allows Upper West Siders to decide how Council Member Helen Rosenthal will spend $1 million on community improvement projects.  Everyone – from middle school students on up – who lives in or attends school in the district is eligible to cast ballots for up to 5 projects. People living in Helen Rosenthal’s District 6 may vote in person at her office, 563 Columbus Avenue at 87th Street, until 6 p.m. today, Friday, April 5th.
You may also vote online. (use link)
 
We urge our neighbors to vote now to help this project:
(see photo above)
*PARKS AND RECREATION
Repaving of Riverside Drive Sidewalk, 95th-96th Streets
Description: Repaving of sidewalk which is currently covered by gravel and dirt.
Location: West (park) side of Riverside Drive, between 95th and 96th Streets
Cost: $145,000