Our Time Press Endorses Councilman Al Vann for Re-Election
October 2, 2009
Why Al Vann? Because we are at war. The unemployment rate for Black men is said to be 50%,matching the school dropout rate. 64% of the national prison population comes from the African-American community. Health statistics show obesity, prostate cancer, hypertension, AIDS andother ailments are at peak levels in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Foreclosure and sheer economicdistress are the daily fare for too many here.
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Public School Parents' Political Action Committee (NYC Kids PAC) Endorses Al Vann
September 11, 2009
Public school parents from across New York City have joined together to establish a new Political Action Committee, NYC Kids PAC, to work for the changes we demand in our schools.
Parents learned from the school governance battle in Albany last spring, and the struggle in the City Council for an education capital plan that would address pervasive school overcrowding, that we need elected representatives who take their responsibilities to our kids seriously and act on them when it counts. We call for real action to end overcrowding, ensure parent input, give our children real opportunity and protect their civil rights. We will build parent power through the ballot box.
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Amsterdam News Primary Election Endorsements
September 3, 2009
This year’s Amsterdam News endorsements were quite telling. For the first time in 14 years, the caliber of candidates well exceeded our expectations. This year the Democrats have a very deep bench on the local level.
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Citizens Union Prefers Councilman Al Vann for Re-Election
August 20, 2009
CITIZENS UNION ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE PREFERENCES IN COMPETITIVE SEPTEMBER PRIMARY ELECTIONS
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NYC Lawmakers Want Struggling Homeowners Relieved From Water Liens
August 20, 2009
WNYC
Now after two double digit hikes Councilmember Al Vannand others say they're hearing from seniors that they are falling behind and being hit with the liens ...
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New Reform to Resolve Water Bill Liens
August 19, 2009
The Epoch Times
By Eyal Levinter Council Member Al Vannannounces the introduction of water lien reform legislation. (Dor Levinter/The Epoch Times) NEW YORK—A new reform ...
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New York League of Conservation Voters Endorses Al Vann as Environmental Leader
July 23, 2009
NEW YORK --- The New York League of Conservation Voters, which works to make environmental sustainability a top political and policy priority in New York, today announced its endorsed slate of candidates for New York City's fall 2009 election.
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Press Conference on Combating Predatory Lending
July 20, 2009
BROOKLYN, NY (July 20, 2006) -- Bridge Street Development Corporation, Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Corporation, Pratt Area Community Council and The Brownstoners of Bedford-Stuyvesant announced an education campaign that alerts Bedford-Stuyvesant homeowners and residents of the dangers of predatory lending at a press conference on Thursday, July 20, 2006 at Restoration Plaza 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn.
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Gov. Paterson Backs Al Vann Re-Election Bid
June 4, 2009
Before joining President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama at the theater, on Saturday, May 30th, Governor David Paterson stopped at The Lab in Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to pay tribute to and publicly declare his support for Councilmember Al Vann who formally announced his run for re-election to his seat of Councilmember of the 36th District in Brooklyn. Joining the ceremony and committing their support of Councilmember Vann were State Senate Majority Leader, Malcolm Smith, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, Councilmember, Bill de Blasio, City Council Member Letitia "Tish" James, State Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffriees, President of the New York City Correction Officers' Benevolent Association, Norman Seabrook, and a host of other elected officials, leaders, adoring constituents and friends.
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In Pursuit of Excellence... Coucil of Leaders Forms to Help
"The High" Defy Statistics
May 29, 2009
Councilman Vann says that Boys and Girls High serves a “unique and significant function” with things that are very good about it and things that have to be improved to survive as a community school. “It was along those lines that we asked people if they wanted to serve. What is great is that so many Bedford-Stuyvesant leaders and community residents feel strongly enough about our school that they were willing to put their time and energy into making things better in our community.”
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Term Limits Letter
Winter 2009
Prior to the passage of Int. 845-A, which extended “term limits” for an additional term; I would be leaving office on December 31, 2009. In August of 2008, I convened a distinguished group of community leaders from Bedford-Stuyvesant and Crown Heights to serve on a Community Leadership Committee. The Committee’s sole purpose was to identify persons who wished to become candidates for the 36th Council District seat, evaluate their credentials, interview them, and then “rate” them as being “highly qualified”, “qualified” or perhaps not rated at all.
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Connecting Poverty Reduction to Economic Development By Al Vann
July 14th, 2008
I'm convinced that we have the ability and the moral obligation to significantly reduce the number of New Yorkers who live in poverty. Int. 801, the Community Impact Report bill that was introduced at the Council's June 29 stated meeting, began as part of an earnest effort to figure out how we could translate economic development policies into poverty reduction strategies.
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The Streets Where they Lived: Al Vann
a trip back to the old block with Al Vann
January 14th 2008
“My house was right about here somewhere,” Council Member Al Vann (D-Brooklyn) said recently as he stood in a parking lot in Bedford-Stuyvesant on a cold, gray morning. Motioning with his hands toward the pavement, he tried to map out what used to be 626 Herkimer St.
“This is Herkimer Street,” he went on. “Or, it was Herkimer Street.”
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Vann on Barack Obama '08 and Jesse Jackson '84
January 9th 2008
After speaking at Barack Obama’s watch party in Manhattan, I sat down with City Councilman Al Vann of Brooklyn, who compared this campaign to the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign, which Vann said he spearheaded in New York.
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The (Small) Anti-Hillary Dissent in Brooklyn
October 16th, 2007
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