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Statement From State Senator Jose Peralta About The Municipal Art Society of New York’s Survey on Livability

Posted by José Peralta on Thursday, October 20th, 2011

“It’s never been a secret to life-long residents of Queens that it’s a great place to raise a family, so it’s hardly surprising that more than eight in 10 residents feel that way.  For decades, our great borough has been welcoming families from all over the world, affording them an opportunity to make a home and to succeed.

“Clearly there is room for improvement and a great deal of work needs to be done, as any family sending a child to a severely overcrowded school or struggling to make ends meet in this economy will tell you.  Those of us in government owe it to them to keep doing all that we can to make things better.”

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Peralta: State Seems Determined to Shrink Middle Class

Posted by José Peralta on Thursday, March 21st, 2013

Statement From State Senator Jose Peralta

“We seem determined to shrink our middle class, grow the ranks of the impoverished and widen the gap between the richest and poorest.  It’s the only way to explain the minimum wage debacle that’s playing out and why immigrants who want to go to college, work and pay taxes are treated like social outcasts.”

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DOT supports speed cameras at boro intersection

Posted by José Peralta on Monday, April 22nd, 2013

As reported by the Times Ledger:

The city Department of Transportation threw its support behind calls for a speed camera at a dangerous intersection near PS 206 in Rego Park, but said it is waiting for the state to pass a law authorizing the cameras before it can move forward.

“The proposed speed camera program would significantly enhance safety at school locations throughout the city,” said DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan in a letter to state Sen. Jose Peralta (D-East Elmhurst), who is advocating for making the intersection safer and is the first Senate sponsor of legislation that would permit the speed cameras.

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Call for crossing guard at ‘dangerous’ Elmhurst intersection

Posted by José Peralta on Wednesday, May 15th, 2013

As reported by the Queens Courier:

A local politician and a school principal are calling on the Department of Transportation (DOT) to ensure the safety of pedestrians, especially school children, who cross a “dangerous” intersection.

In March, Senator Jose Peralta urged DOT to take a closer look at the intersection of Junction Boulevard and the Horace Harding Expressway in Elmhurst. The 110th and 112th Precincts had advised him neither would provide a crossing guard. A guard used to monitor the intersection.

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