Diana Reyna (born 1974) is currently the New York City Council Member who represents the 34th Council District, which includes Williamsburg and Bushwick as well as Ridgewood in Queens, USA. Council Member Reyna was born and raised in New York City. She attended the now closed Our Savior School (the former parochial school of Transfiguration Roman Catholic Church) in Williamsburg, Saint Joseph High School in downtown Brooklyn, and Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. She has been a member of the New York City Council since her election in 2001. Council Member Reyna is the first Dominican American woman elected to public office in New York State. Previously, Council Member Reyna was the chief of staff to New York State Assembly Member and Chairman of the Kings County (Brooklyn) Democratic Party, Vito Lopez.
Legislative and councilmanic efforts
Council Member Reyna has concentrated her efforts in youth programs and family literacy.[citation needed]
Council Member Reyna has also worked to fight crime and reduce gang presence.[1]
In 2007, the New York City Council passed a bill Council Member Reyna had sponsored, which amended the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to increasing fines for illegal conversions from industrial to residential uses. The bill was later signed into law by Mayor Bloomberg.[2]
Council Member Reyna responded "yes" when contacted by NY1 (a twenty-four hour cable news channel) for the extension of term limits to allow for a third term for the Mayor and City Council.[3].
Council Member Reyna voted against a modified version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan, a plan which would have given New York City for $354 in mass transit grants. [4]
From "Breaking the Gridlock on Congestion Pricing" by Gail Robinson dated, March 24, 2008 (gothamgazette.com):
"Under both the commission's recommendations and the governor's bill, the base fee for cars entering the area would be $8. Trucks would pay $21. But many drivers would end up paying far less since the system subtracts tolls used to enter Manhattan -- as long as the driver used E-ZPass to cross one of the rivers. So while someone using the toll-free Brooklyn Bridge would be charged an $8 congestion fee, a person who used the Queens Midtown Tunnel, which has a $4.50 toll, would pay that and a $3.50 congestion fee for a maximum charge of $8." [5]
External links
- Official NYC Council Website about Diana Reyna
- District boundaries for 34th Council district
- The Brooklyn Rail article: "Introducing Councilwoman Diana Reyna"
References
- ^ Adam Brodsky, " BLIND-SIDED: OUTSIDERS MESSING UP BUSHWICK'S FIGHT V. CRIME," "New York Post," June 15, 2007 http://www.nypost.com/seven/06152007/postopinion/opedcolumnists/blind_sided_opedcolumnists_adam_brodsky.htm
- ^ http://www.nyccouncil.info/html/legislation/legislation_details.cfm?ID=Int%200034-2006&TYPE=all&YEAR=2006&SPONSORS=YES&REPORTS=YES&HISTORY=YES
- ^ Where They Stand: Council Split Over Term Limits, October 19, 2008 http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/86874/where-they-stand--council-split-over-term-limits/Default.aspx
- ^ http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/council-panel-approves-congestion-pricing-measure/index.html?hp
- ^ http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/issueoftheweek/20080324/200/2473
| Preceded by Victor Robles |
New York City Council, 34th District 2002–present |
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