Bill Perkins' Press Releases

Public Authorities Reform Act of 2009 Takes Effect.

Posted by Bill Perkins on Friday, March 5th, 2010

For Immediate Release March 1, 2010Contact: Cordell Cleare | ccleare@senate.state.ny.us| 212-222-7315Today, March 1, 2010, the state of New York embarks on a new era of open government.  Public authorities, which have long operated in the shadows with limited oversight and public scrutiny, will be more transparent and accountable to the taxpayers due to the implementation of the Public Authorities and Reform Act of 2009.

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Behind the Walls: WBAI Radio 99.5 FM

Posted by Bill Perkins on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

This is the new email address behindthewalls2010@gmail.com for Bill's WBAI Program "Behind The Walls." All communications with the program or Prison issues should be forwarded to this address. I will forward a copy of the first show from last Saturday, Jan. 30th. tomorrow. The next show will be February 27, 2010 at 11 AM on WBAI, 99.5 FM Radio.

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NEWSBEAT: No. 7, January 2010

Posted by Bill Perkins on Thursday, January 28th, 2010

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Haitian Emergency Relief: Town Hall Meeting

Posted by Bill Perkins on Thursday, January 21st, 2010

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Senator Perkins Raises Question of Potential Wrongdoing in $511 Million Bond Issuance by Brooklyn Arena Local Development Corporation for Nets Arena

Posted by Bill Perkins on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

 

For Immediate Release Monday December 21, 2009For Information Contact:Cordell Cleare, Senator Perkins (646) 326-6601 cordellcleare@gmail.comCurtis Ellis (917) 861-2233 curtiswellis@gmail.com

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Manhattanville Petition

The Community has conducted its own study which finds that the Columbia campus is blighted, underutilized, provides limited public purpose and is too old.

We the undersigned ask New York State Empire State Development Corporation to use it’s power of Eminent Domain to acquire the campus of Columbia University to provide 7500 units of affordable housing in the Manhattanville Community.

Unconstitutional: What the Appellate Division’s Eminent Domain Ruling Means for the Columbia Expansion

Posted by Bill Perkins on Monday, December 21st, 2009

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICENEW YORK STATE SENATENotice of Public Hearing

           Unconstitutional: What the Appellate Division’s Eminent Domain Ruling Means for the Columbia Expansion

 

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Mike Makes Blight Petition

The Community has conducted its own study which finds that the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg is blighted, underutilized, provides limited public purpose and is very very old.

We the undersigned ask New York State Empire State Development Corporation to use its power of Eminent Domain to acquire the home of Mayor Michael Bloomberg to provide 500 units of affordable housing available to all the citizens of New York City.

Community Meeting: Eminent Domain

Posted by Bill Perkins on Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Saturday, December 19thCommunity Meeting on Eminent DomainManhattan Pentecostal Church547 West 125th StNew York, NY 100279:30 AM - 11:30 AM

 

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