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Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer holds his Second Town Hall Meeting.

Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Community Board 2 Chair Joseph Conley brings the community together with Agencies to hear issues. 3/31/2010

Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer and Community Board 2 Chair Joseph Conley moderated a panel to field questions by residents, while the Citycouncilmember's staff members took careful notes for "next day follow through".

Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer Chairs Town Hall Meeting March 31, 2010 Joseph Conley, Chair, Community Board 2 Maura McCarthy; Queen Borough Commissioner, Department of Transportation Iggy Terranova Citywide Comunity Affairs Officer Department of Sanitation Jean Ceus Director, Rent Information Unit New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal, Office of Rent Administration To submit comments and views, please join OurLIC NETWORKING where you may create your own blog, submit articles, post content, and participate in forums relating to Long Island City. JOIN OurLIC NETWORKING< A TOWN HALL MEETING Forum is available for posting comments and points of view. Exclusive Video Coverage in 41 Segments: Part 1: Town Hall Meeting, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, District 26, opening remarks and introduction. Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR), Department of Buildings (DOB), Department of Sanitation (DOS), Department of Transportation (DOT), Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 Part 8 Part 9 Part 10 Part 11 Part 12 Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17 Part 18 Part 19 Part 20 Part 21 Part 22 Part 23 Part 24 Part 25 Part 26 Part 27 Part 28 Part 29 Part 30 Part 31 Part 32 Part 33 Part 34 Part 35 Part 36 Part 37 Part 38 Part 39 Part 40 Part 41 Part 42 Part 43 Part 44

Long Island City, March 31, 2010 Long Island City - Seeking to create a more open government, responsive to community needs, Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer help his second Town Hall Meeting at the Woodside Library. Participants from all neighborhoods in District 26 attended and were able to ask management of NYC and Queens agencies hard questions. NYC and Queens Agencies participating in the Town Hall Meeting included: Division of Housing and Community Renewal (DHCR) Department of Buildings (DOB) Department of Sanitation (DOS) Department of Transportation (DOT) Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Department of Education (DOE) New York City Police Department(NYPD) Staff from both Van Bramer's and Conley's office took careful notes for follow through on issues that were surfaced by residents. Interaction betwween the Agencies and the residents was generally productive, with Agency Executives and Public Affairs Officers promising to address things that were being brought to their attention. Most glaring were complaints about landlord issues relating to abuses of the rent control and rent stabalization of properties. Complaints and requests for administrative actions have sometimes taken two or more years while illegal abuses of the system continue to go uncorrected. Highlights: Issues are sometimes complex. Immigrants rights often prevent law enforcement from taking action. St. Johns Bread of Life has upset the neighborhood around Park Playground. This Town Hall Meeting was recorded and is presented in its entirety exclusively by OurLIC.com. Forty-four video segments are being posted as they are loaded. To submit comments and views, please join OurLIC NETWORKING where you may create your own blog, submit articles, post content, and participate in forums relating to Long Island City. JOIN OurLIC NETWORKING< A TOWN HALL MEETING Forum is available for posting comments and points of view. Joseph Raskin Assistant Director of Government Affairs Metropolitan Transit Authority Lenny Spiller Executive Director of the Office of Public Affairs Department of Education Juan Turo NY City Police Department Donald Ranchdi Dierector of Intergovernmental and Community Affairs Department of Buildings Jean Ceus Rent Information Specialist Department of Housing and Community Relations Iggy Terranova Citywide Comunity Affairs Officer Department of Sanitation To submit comments and views, please join OurLIC NETWORKING where you may create your own blog, submit articles, post content, and participate in forums relating to Long Island City. JOIN OurLIC NETWORKING<