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2009
Gotbaum Report: Reorganization at Department for the Aging Caused Delays, Disruptions in Service Delivery to Seniors 12/3/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Failure of Marriage Equality in State Senate 12/02/09
Gotbaum Bill Would Set Fixed, Independent Budgets for Public Advocate, COIB, CCRB 11/30/09
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases 2009 "Green" Annual Report 11/18/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Budget Situation and Expenditures 11/06/09
Gotbaum Report Finds Judges Rarely Back City in Actions Against New Yorkers Seeking Public Benefits 10/29/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Costco's Decision to Accept Food Stamps Nationwide 10/29/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on State Senator Hiram Monserrate 10/19/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Mayor Bloomberg's Call to Eliminate Office of the Public Advocate
10/12/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Defeat of Public Option in Senate Finance Committee 9/30/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Comptroller Thompson's New Study of Overcrowding 9/14/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Eighth Anniversary of September 11th, 2001 9/11/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Audit of Early Grade Class Size Reduction Funding 9/9/09
PA Gotbaum, Councilmember Gioia and Advocates Urge Council to Pass Bill Today That Will Help Give Equal Access to Pharmacy Services for All New Yorkers 8/20/09
NYC School Principals Divided Over ARIS System, Gotbaum Survey Says 8/20/09
PA Gotbaum Calls on City, State, and MTA to Assist Affected Business Owners, Provide Plan for Next Phases of Construction 8/18/09
Remembering Eunice Kennedy Shriver 8/11/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Senate Passing Mayoral Control Bill 8/6/09
Letter from Gotbaum to Mayor Bloomberg on his Discretionary Spending 8/6/09
Gotbaum Visits Food Pantry Experiencing Spike in Need; Calls on City to Help Hungry New Yorkers 8/05/09
Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on 100th Anniversary of NAACP 7/16/09
PA Gotbaum: City Must Post Signs to Warn New Yorkers About Eating Fish From Polluted Waters 7/9/09
Public Advocate Gotbaum Blasts City for Failed Homeless Policies 7/9/09
Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Appointment of Richard Ravitch to be Lieutenant Governor 7/8/09
Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Expiration of School Governance Law 7/1/09
6/29/09
PA Gotbaum: Report Shows City Schools Not Fully Prepared for Emergencies 6/25/09
Gotbaum, Joined by PA Candidates, Denounces Massive Budget Cut to Public Advocate’s Office 6/23/09
PA Gotbaum to Speaker Quinn: Get Your Priorities Straight 6/19/09
Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on the 2010 Budget Agreement Reached by the Mayor and Speaker Quinn 6/19/09
6/17/09
6/8/09
6/5/09
6/1/09
5/22/09
5/19/09
PA Gotbaum Promotes Chinese Guide to Public Benefits 5/19/09
New Legislation would prohibit the charging of rents in homeless shelters within New York State 5/14/09
PA Gotbaum, Councilmember Gioia, Advocates Push for Bill That Will Help Give Equal Access to Pharmacy Services to All New Yorkers 5/4/09
Study Finds New York City High School Discharge Rate Increasing: Discharge Rate for First Year High School Students Doubles 4/30/09
Public Advocate Gotbaum Letter to Secretary Arne Duncan 4/27/09
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Swine Flu Cases Reported in NYC 4/26/09
PA Gotbaum Voices Concern About Fire Safety in NYC Public Schools 4/21/09
PA Gotbaum Reacts to Rudy Giuliani on Marriage Equality 4/20/09
PA Gotbaum Delivers Remarks at Education Committee Hearing on Charter School Expansion 4/6/09
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Iowa Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage Equality 4/3/09
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Comptroller Thompson's Findings about DOE "Runaway Contracts" 4/1/09
PA Gotbaum Promotes Bengali Guide to Public Benefits; Encourages Immigrants to Access Food Stamps and Bring Millions into NYC Economy 3/31/09
PA Gotbaum: End Costly Temporary Homeless Shelter Program 3/26/09
PA Gotbaum: Report Finds City's Plan to Shut Cost-Effective Dental Clinics Limits Options for 17,000 Vulnerable Kids 3/25/09
PA Gotbaum: Chronic Computer Problems, Overworked Staff Create Obstacles for New Yorkers Seeking Public Benefits 3/22/09
Gotbaum: Beware of Tax Refund Loan Scams 3/19/09
PA Gotbaum Calls on City and State to Use Stimulus Money for School-Based Health Services 3/13/09
PA Gotbaum Urges Governor Paterson to Force Mayor Bloomberg to Accept New Provision for Food Stamp Benefits 3/7/09
PA Gotbaum Promotes Russian Guide to Public Benefits 3/6/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on the DHS Survey Results 3/5/09
PA Gotbaum, Elected Officials, Advocates: Mayor Bloomberg Must Change Course on Food Stamps 2/19/09
PA Gotbaum Demands Immediate Action from DOE In Response to Children Left on Buses 2/12/09
Public Advocate Gotbaum Rallies with Caregivers, Council Members, Advocates, and Unions for Equal Rights Bill 2/11/09
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on Mayor Bloomberg's Budget Address 1/30/09
Gotbaum to DOE: Don’t Wait for a Tragedy – Act Now to Curb Teen Dating Violence 01/22/09
Gotbaum: City Must Promote Home Heating Program So New York Families Aren’t Left Out In the Cold 01/14/09
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on City Island Fire 01/06/09
Gotbaum Spanish Statement on the Three Kings Day Celebration 01/06/09
2008
PA Gotbaum: City Must Issue an Immediate Moratorium on the Installation of Artificial Turf 12/23/08
Office of the Public Advocate Annual Report Fiscal Year 07-08 12/19/2008
A Better Shot at Prevention: HPV Vaccine More Available at City Health Clinics 12/17/08
LGBT New Yorkers Lack Adequate Health Care, says Gotbaum 12/10/08
PA Gotbaum: City Pharmacies Must Provide Free, Accesible Language Assistance and Translation Services for Prescriptions 12/09/08
Gotbaum: Close Youth Detention Center and Save $14 Million; Funds Should be Used for Alternative Programs 12/08/08
Mayor Bloomberg And Public Advocate Gotbaum Release Findings Of Citywide Customer Survey Revealing New Yorkers' Opinions Of City Services 12/03/08
PA Gotbaum: Long Wait Times, Multiple Visits, Other Problems Create Barriers to Accessing Needed Benefits at City Job Centers 11/25/08
PA Gotbaum and New York Immigration Coalition Release Guide to Public Benefits for Immigrants 11/19/08
PA Gotbaum: IBO Report Reveals DOE Spending More Than $350 Million on Accountability Initiative Since 2006 Launch 11/13/08
Gotbaum Survey: School Psychologists Spend More Time on Paperwork than Working with Special Needs Students 11/09/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum's Statement on NYCHA Elevator Shaft Fall
10/30/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum's Statement on Term Limits Vote 10/23/08
PA Gotbaum: PlaNYC Program Falls Short in Providing Real Recreational Space for Kids 10/21/08
Gotbaum on High Absence Rate in Schools 10/21/08
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for the New York City Council Public Hearing on Term Limits 10/17/08
Statement from Public Advocate Gotbaum on the Death of 8-Month-Old at City Homeless Shelter 10/16/08
PA Gotbaum: Teens Struggle to Access Emergency Contraception 10/6/08
PA Gotbaum: New Law Increases Food Stamp Benefits 9/29/08
PA Gotbaum, Assemblyman Weprin: Well-Rounded Education Compromised By Excessive Testing 9/22/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Sends Letter to Klein: DOE Must Establish a Special Education Hotline [pdf] 9/8/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on the Commission on School Governance Final Report 9/4/08
Gotblog? Public Advocate Launches New Office Blog 9/2/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum: DOE Fails to Provide Info on Schools 8/26/08
PA Gotbaum on Brooklyn Elevator Death 8/19/08
PA Gotbaum on Willets Point Development: Compromise is Necessary 8/13/08
The Public Advocate's Remarks on High School Graduation Rates
8/11/08
Gotbaum Responds to New City School Crime Numbers
8/5/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls on the City to End Late-Arrival Policy for Homeless Families 8/5/08
PA Gotbaum: Rising C-Section Rates Mean Women Need Better Access to
Maternity Info 7/31/08
Gotbaum: Signs Intended to Protect Children at Playgrounds Must be in English and Spanish 7/25/08
PA Gotbaum: Parks Department Must Immediately Replace or Treat Dangerous Playground Material That is Causing Burns to Kids 7/21/08
PA Gotbaum: City and State Fail to Protect Domestic Violence Victims and Their Children from Continued Abuse 7/16/08
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Launches Children's Health and Wellness Tour 7/14/08
PA Gotbaum: Iraq, Afghanistan War Vets Shortchanged on City Property Tax Relief 7/3/08
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Test Score Results 6/23/08
PA Gotbaum: Parents Calling 311 with Special Education Questions Need Consistent Help 6/22/08
Gotbaum: To Fight Rise in Youth Gun Violence, City Must Help Kids Gets Summer Jobs, Keep Community Centers Open
6/19/08
Gotbaum, Make the Road, Councilmember Gioia: City Pharmacies Must Provide Free, Accessible Language Assistance and Translation Services for Prescriptions
6/16/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Demands DOE Plan for Heat Emergencies 6/10/08
PA Gotbaum: DOE Fails to Meet State Regulations for Arts Instruction 6/10/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum, Councilmember de Blasio and Parents Demand Answers from the DOE About Pre-K Glitch 6/04/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum and Mayor Bloomberg Launch a Citywide Customer Service Survey to Assess New Yorker's Opinions of City Services 6/03/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum on Today's Crane Collapse 5/30/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum on Governor Paterson's Directive to Recognize Gay Marriages 5/29/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Letter to Chancellor Klein on Pre-K Enrollment
Problems 5/28/08
PA Gotbaum Statement on Overcrowding Survey 5/20/08
PA Gotbaum: Restore Funding for Needed Summer Jobs for Youth 5/14/08
PA Gotbaum: Legal Loophole Keeps Parents in the Dark on Environmental Cleanup of Schools 5/05/08
PA Gotbaum: New Report Shows the DOE Strikes Out on Physical Education 5/04/08
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on today's verdict in the Sean Bell Shooting 4/25/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Survey: Parent Coordinators Fail to Communicate
4/24/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum on the State's Appeals Court Decision to Uphold Cell Phone Ban 4/22/08
PA Gotbaum Releases New Videocast on NYC Mold 4/21/08
PA Gotbaum, Councilmember Mendez, Coalition for Asthma-Free Homes, Announce New Bill to Fight City Mold and Pest Problem and Help Reduce Asthma 4/16/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases Bilingual Banking Guide to Help New Yorkers Manage their Money 4/14/08
PA Gotbaum: Shortage of Class Seats a Growing Problem, City Must Respond 4/14/08
PA Gotbaum: Crime Victim Visas Provide Protection for Immigrants and Aid Law Enforcement 4/02/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on Congestion Pricing 3/31/08
PA Gotbaum Celebrates Women's History Month; Honors Women from Each Borough for Work and Advocacy for Children 3/27/08
PA Gotbaum Calls for a Reversal of the Decision to Deny Death Benefits to Auxiliary Cops 3/25/08
PA Gotbaum: City Must Address Senior Housing Crisis 3/21/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on Cesar Rodriguez Guilty Verdict 3/18/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on Crane Collapse 3/15/08
Statement from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Governor Spitzer's Resignation 3/12/08
Gotbaum Releases New Videocast to Help New Yorkers Access Public Benefits 3/7/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum: New York Caregivers Need Support and Discrimination Protection 3/4/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum, Parks and Environmental Advocates: City Must Test Potentially Toxic Turf 2/28/08
Gotbaum: More Mixed Messages from the DOE 2/27/08
PA Gotbaum, Advocates, Councilmembers: New Yorkers Wrongfully Denied Public Benefits Need Immediate On-Site Access to Help 2/24/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on SURR School Closings 2/6/08
PA Gotbaum: DOE Budget Cuts Must Be Reversed 2/4/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum: Department of Education Needs to Hit the Gym 1/31/08
Testimony from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum at Assembly Hearing on Compliance with Required Physical Education Classes 1/31/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on the Handcuffing of a Queens Kindergartner in School 1/25/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. 1/21/08
PA Gotbaum: DOE Short-Changing Female Students at CTE High Schools
1/20/08
PA Gotbaum, CM de Blasio: New Documents Challenge ACS’ Motives for Closing of Bronx Day Care Center 1/10/08
Statement on Consolidated Edison’s Proposed Rate Hike 1/08/08
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls on ACS to Keep Day Care Centers Open
1/02/08
2007
PA Gotbaum, Parents: Too Many Tests to Learn 12/27/07
PA Gotbaum Blasts DOE on Failure to Act on Teen Dating Violence 12/11/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement from Education Committee Hearing on Progress Reports 12/10/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: If You Suspect Child Abuse, Say Something
12/9/07
PA Gotbaum’s Caregiver Bill Receives Support from Unions, Advocates and Businesses 12/6/07
PA Gotbaum: DOE Must Hold School-Based Hearings before Closing Schools 12/5/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases Videocast on Fighting Hunger in NYC 11/30/07
New Gotbaum Report Finds Jump in Child Fatalities in City Homeless Shelters
11/28/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: Financial Literacy Essential for All Graduating High School Students 11/26/07
PA Gotbaum: Fine Print Allows Retailers to Make Estimated $300 Million off Gift Cards Sold to New Yorkers 11/23/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases New Report: NYC Youth See Growing Gang Activity in Schools 11/18/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Supports Northern Ireland Grand Marshals for Saint Patrick's Day Parade 11/8/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on the DOE Progress Reports
11/5/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases 2007 Annual Report 10/31/2007
Public Advocate Gotbaum Urges New Yorkers, and NYC Schools, to Take Steps to Prevent Staph Infection 10/26/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum Against Further Segregating Low-Income HUD Residents 10/24/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for State Support of GENDA to Protect Members of the Transgendered Community 10/23/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Legal Agreement to Deliver Avian Flu Medication 10/23/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Helps East New York Tenants Reach Compromise with NYCHA 10/23/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on the New Office of Fitness and Health Education 10/18/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: City Should Provide Comprehensive Sex Education 10/18/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: Strong Objection to City's New Emergency Shelter Policy 10/12/2007
Public Advocate Gotbaum: On-going Cell Phone Ban May Pose Threat to New York City School Children 10/11/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on the Death of Carol Gotbaum 10/1/07
PA Gotbaum Calls for Immediate Inventory of Cribs at City Agencies 9/28/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Praises GPS on School Buses 9/28/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on the Jena Six 9/27/07
PA Gotbaum Report: City Fails to Provide Access to Emergency Contraception & Birth Control 9/23/07
PA Gotbaum: Pension Ruling “Advances Rights” of Entire LGBT Community 9/17/07
RICO Lawsuit Against Mega-Landlord Pinnacle Seeks Class Action Status, Potentially Impacts Thousands of Tenants 9/15/07
New Gotbaum Survey: City Still Fails to Help Special Education Students 9/13/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Citywide Public School Survey 9/6/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: Irresponsible to Ban Cell Phones in School 9/6/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum, Bushwick Tenants Demand Improvements to NYCHA Complexes 9/6/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Extended Hours at School Registration Centers 9/5/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum on Census Numbers on Poverty 8/28/07
New Gotbaum Survey: Community School Districts Unresponsive to Calls for Support 8/28/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum: City’s Anti-Poverty Efforts Fall Short 8/27/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases New Guide to Help Seniors Access City Services 8/23/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum to DOE: End Second-Class Status for Female Athletes 8/21/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Immediate, Citywide Plan to Protect Kids from Toxic Toys 8/16/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Immediate, Independent Oversight over ACS 8/10/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases Videocast Demanding Answers from the MTA 8/10/07
PA Gotbaum's Statement on Veto of Cell Phone Bill 8/9/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on IBO's New CTE Report 8/9/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Releases First Video Cast 8/6/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Works for Cleaner, Safer New York Beaches 8/2/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum, City and State Officials Introduce Legislation to Crackdown on Illegally Tinted Windows and Protect Police Officers 8/1/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Comprehensive Review of MTA Spending to Cut Waste, Divert Fare Hike 7/30/07
New Gotbaum Report Finds the City’s Effort to Support Women and Minority Businesses Falling Short 7/30/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Rallies Brooklyn Support for Bill to Help New Yorkers Access Public Benefits 7/30/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum, Council Member Vallone Call for New Crackdown on Tinted Windows to Protect Police Officers 7/25/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Immediate Low-Interest Loans to Support Businesses Hurt by the Midtown Explosion 7/19/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum on Albany's Agreement to Help Reduce Congestion 7/19/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Statement on Midtown Explosion 7/18/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on MTA's Failure to Fix Basic Flooding Problems 7/18/07
Community
Leaders, Tenants and Elected Officials Announce Major Lawsuit
Against Corporate Slumlord Pinnacle Group & Landlord Joel
Wiener 7/11/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Releases Guide to Summer Meals for New York City
Children 7/11/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Launches Emergency Prep Tour
7/9/07
Statement
by Public Advocate Gotbaum Calling for Clean Up of Contaminated
Site in the Soundview Section of the Bronx 6/24/07
Statement
by Public Advocate Gotbaum on the Passage of the Marriage Equality
Bill in the New York State Assembly 6/20/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum, CCSE Release New Report on DOE's Lack of Communication
with Special Ed Parents 6/18/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum: How Many Kids Did ACS Expose to Experimental
HIV Drugs? 6/11/07
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Urges State Leaders to Support Congestion
Pricing 6/7/07
Statement
by Public Advocate Gotbaum on President Bush's Nomination of Dr.
Holsinger for U.S. Surgeon General 6/7/07
Public
Advocate Finds Spike in ACS Mistakes Before Tragic Death of Nixzmary
Brown 6/4/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Expanded Fingerprinting Program to
Protect Children 5/23/07
New
Gotbaum Report Finds HHC Failing to Provide Accessible Prenatal
Care to Women 5/21/07
Gotbaum
Calls for Expansion of State-Approved Career and Technical Education
Programs 5/14/07
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Calls for Changes to Help New York’s
Working Mothers 5/13/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum to Virginia Attorney General: Take on Illegal
Gun Sales, Not New Yorkers 5/10/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Introduces Legislation to Create Citywide, Online
Database of Vital Maternity Information 5/8/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum, Council Member Oddo Push for a New Staten Island
Mammogram Facility to Help Women Access Preventative Care
5/4/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum: DOE’s Failed School Safety Policies Undermine
Efforts to Improve Student Achievement 5/2/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum: Traffic and Air Quality a Problem in All 5 Boroughs
5/1/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum: City Hospitals Finally Prepare Maternity Information
5/1/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum, Experts Unveil Coordinated Response to 2030
Plan 4/30/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum on Governor Spitzer’s Marriage Equality
Legislation 4/27/07
Statement
by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Mayor Bloomberg's 2030 Plan
4/23/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Introduces Bill to Protect Caregivers from Job
Discrimination 4/20/07
Statement
by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Supreme Court Decision
4/19/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Calls for DOE to Invest in Additonal High School
Seats in the Bronx 4/16/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Calls for Independent Testing of Pellets Used
in City Parks 04/15/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Questions Mayor Bloomberg, Chancellor Klein on
School Changes 04/11/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum on Mayor Bloomberg's Attack 04/09/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Visits Queens High School; Calls for DOE to Invest
in Additional High School Seats 04/05/07
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Calls for DOE to Invest in Additional High School
Seats in Brooklyn 03/30/07
Gotbaum
Releases Report on City's Unresponsiveness to Parents of Children
with Disabilities 03/23/07
Gotbaum:
DOE Must Work With ACS and NYPD on School Bus Abuse Investigations 03/21/07
Public Advocate Gotbaum Calls
on City to Provide Mandatory Coverage of Full Funeral Costs for
Auxiliary Cops 03/15/07
Gotbaum: Beware of Tax Refund Loan Scams 03/13/07
School Construction Plan Assumes High Dropout Rate 03/11/07
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing
on Governmental Operations for Fiscal Year 2008 03/07/07
Gotbaum: Lifesaving HPV Vaccination Not Offered at Many City Clinics
03/07/07
Gotbaum Calls for Additional HPD Lawyers 03/06/07
Testimony of Public Advocate
Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing on Department of Housing
Preservation & Development Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
03/06/07
Gotbaum Proposes Additional Family Court Reforms 03/04/07
As Crime Rises in Schools, DOE Fails to Make Students Safe, Treats
Students Like Criminals, Say Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Councilmemeber
Jackson, Parents, Students, Advocates 02/21/07
Gotbaum Report Calls DOE School Safety Reporting Into Question
02/15/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on School Safety
02/14/07
Gotbaum Calls for City's Fair Share of Heating Aid 02/14/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Education
Committee Hearing 02/13/07
Gotbaum Calls for "School Bus Bill of Rights"
02/12/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum in Response To Mayor’s
Comments Today on the School Bus Fiasco 02/07/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum On Continued Problems
with School Bus Route Changes 02/05/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum On Changes to School
Bus Routes 01/29/07
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Assemblyman John Lavelle’s
Death 01/29/07
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum For City Council Education
Hearing 01/25/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for New York City Board
of Elections Hearing 01/23/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum On the Mayor’s
State of the City Address 01/17/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Schools Identified
as Failing under No Child Left Behind 01/11/07
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council General
Welfare Committee Hearing 01/11/07
Gotbaum: City's Adult Protective Services is a Disaster Waiting
to Happen 01/11/07
2006
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum at City Council Hearing on Her
REAACT Bill 12/18/06
Gotbaum Calls for Action
to Protect New Yorkers Against Health Hazards of Household Mold 12/14/06
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on DOE Pilot Project
To Let Students Store Cell Phones in Coin-Operated Lockers
12/14/06
Gotbaum Calls On Court of Appeals to Overturn Excessive Phone
Fees 12/07/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum for City Council Hearing on Coordination between the Administration
for Children’s Services and the Department of Homeless Services 12/07/06
Gotbaum Report: Hospitals
Fail to Provide Important Birthing Information 12/04/06
Gotbaum Warns Holiday
Shoppers: Beware of Hidden Cell Phone Cancellation Fees 12/03/06
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Following the Meeting
with Mayor Bloomber, Elected Officials and Community Leaders,
on the Tragic Shooting in Queens 11/27/06
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Queens Shooting
11/26/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing
on No-Bid Contracts 11/21/06
Gotbaum and Parents Cite Serious Safety Concerns; Call on Mayor
to Dump Cell Phone Ban 11/14/06
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum On Department of Education’s
Newly Released Cell Phone Waiver Policy 11/09/06
Gotbaum Calls on DOE to Improve Technical Programs
To Help Connect Students with Health Care Jobs Nov 2006
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing
on
Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect 10/26/06
Gotbaum Calls for Independent Review of ACS 10/26/06
Gotbaum Calls on DOE
to Account for Violations of State Law Concerning Disabled Students 10/23/06
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Public Hearing
on The Department for the Aging’s Annual Plan Summary 10/23/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing
Concerning Insurance Companies’ Attempts to Withhold Claim
Monies Owed to
Silverstein Properties 10/19/06
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Planning Commission
Hearing Regarding Rezoning of The Far East Side 9/27/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing
on Recommendations of Mayor’s Poverty Commission 9/21/06
Gotbaum: High Attorney Turnover Plagues ACS Family Unit 9/18/06
Statement by Public Advocate Gotbaum on Today's IDA Vote 9/12/06
Gotbaum Urges Industrial Development Agency to Deny Financing
for
Organization Founded by Lenora Fulani 9/11/06
Gotbaum, Rangel and Stringer Co-Sponsor Housing Workshops for
Harlem Residents 9/9/06
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for State Assembly
Hearing on New York City Department of Building Practices 9/7/06
Statement of Public Advocate
Betsy Gotbaum on Proposed Sale of Peter Cooper Village and Stuyvesant
Town 9/5/06
Gotbaum Finds Wait for Free and Low-Cost HHC Mammograms Far Longer
than Mayor’s Goal 8/30/06
Public Advocate Calls on DOE to Suspend No-Bid Contract With Alvarez and Marsal, Pending Investigation 8/30/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Release of Federal
Poverty Statistics 8/29/06
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on NYPD’s Parade Rule Changes 8/24/06
Unlevel Playing Field For Girls, Gotbaum Study Finds 8/17/06
Gotbaum: Hunger Hotline Fails New
Yorkers in Need 8/10/06
Testimony of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Department of Education
Hearing on Changes in Standards of Discipline for City Schools 8/9/06
Public
Advocate Gobaum Issues Statement, Calls For Answers From ACS 8/01/06
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Sees Improvement, But Reveals Problems at City
Pools 7/27/06
Statement
By Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum On Replacement Food Stamps For
New Yorkers Affected by Queens Blackout 7/25/06
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on State Court of Appeals Decision
Against Gay Marriage 7/06/06
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Releases Listing of Free Summer Meal Sites for
City Children 6/26/06
Testimony
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Rent Guidelines Board Public
Hearing on Proposed Rent Increases for Rent-Regulated Buildings 6/22/06
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing on Department
of Education Cell Phone Policy 6/14/06
Testimony
for New York City Housing Authority Hearing on NYCHA’s Amended
2006 Plan and Draft 2007 Plan 6/08/06
Gotbaum
to Introduce Bill to Help New Yorkers Seeking Public Benefits 5/23/06
Testimony
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for City Council Hearing on Promoting
Economic Self-Sufficiency 5/15/06
Read
Gotbaum's New York Times Op-Ed on Low-Income Working Mothers 5/19/06
Testimony
for City Council Hearing on Parental Involvement in Public Education 5/11/06
Gotbaum
Introduces Bills to Help Students with Special Needs; Protect
Children From Dangers of Tanning Beds 5/10/06
Gotbaum
To School Chancellor: Heed Parents's Cellphone Call 5/08/06
Statement from Public
Advocate Gotbaum on $12 Million Allocation to Provide Bullet-Proof
Vest for NYPD 5/04/06
Gotbaum Survey Reveals Problems
at City STD Clinics 4/28/06
Gotbaum
Introduces Bills to Provide Consumers with Gas Price Info; Set
Tougher Penalties for Cop, Fire Fighter Impersonators; Help Seniors
Obtain Rent Increase Exemptions 04/26/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Satmar Rebbe
Moshe Teitelbaum 4/25/06
Testimony
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Parks Department Hearing
on Proposed Membership Fees at City Recreation Centers 04/20/06
Gotbaum
Proposes Alternative to Fees at City Recreation Centers 4/19/06
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
for City Concil Hearing on Coordination between the Administration
for Children's Services and the Department of Education 4/11/06
Public
Advocate's Testimony Submitted to City Planning Commission Scoping
Hearing Regarding Con-Ed Waterside Site 03/28/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum: Beware of Tax Refund Loans 3/16/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Robert Dryfoos 3/03/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Honors Community Leaders at Black History
Month Celebration 2/22/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Calls on State to Share Domestic Violence
Data with ACS 2/20/06
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum: State Owes City More Than $100
Million in Heating Aid 2/10/06 Findings
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Officer Eric
Hernandez 02/08/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Jill Chaifetz 02/03/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Coretta Scott
King 1/31/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement for City Council Hearing on
Oversight of Child Welfare System 1/30/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Outlines Plan to Protect Domestic Violence
Survivors and Their Children 1/27/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum: State Still Stiffing City on Heating Aid 1/24/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Child Death in Brooklyn 01/12/06
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Council Speaker Christine
Quinn 1/04/06
2005
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Transit Strike 12/20/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Home Health Care Aide Walkout 12/7/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Consumer Awareness during
the Holiday Season 12/2/05
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on 2005
National Assessment of Educational Progress Test Scores for Grades
4 and 8 12/1/05
Statement
by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Regarding the MTA’s Decision
to Pull Crews Off Rehabilitation Projects 11/2/05
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on IBO Analysis of Mayor's Social
Services Streamlining Plan 10/27/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights
Pioneer Rosa Parks 10/25/05
Statement
on Proposal for Closing Central Park's Central Loop on a Trial
Basis 10/24/05
Keynote
Address for Newman Institute Affordable Housing Conference 10/21/05
Gotbaum
Report Warns of Misleading HMO Marketing Aimed at Medicare Recipients 10/19/05
Saving
Their Skin: Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Introduces Legislation
Banning Use of Tanning Beds by Children Under 14; All Other Minors
Would Need Parental Consent 9/28/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Passing of Former UFT
Leader Sandra Feldman 9/19/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Introduces Law to Provide Consumers With
Information on Gas Prices 9/15/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Hurricane Katrina and Relief
Efforts 9/2/05
Gotbaum,
Elected Officials, and Tenants Rally Against Conditions at Dilapidated
Bronx Housing 9/2/05
Statement by Public Advocate
Betsy Gotbaum at TWU Press Conference on Subway Rider Safety 8/30/05
Statement by Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum on Alleged Discrimination by the US Tennis Association 8/30/05
Gotbaum
Demands HRA Audit to Account for Drop in Food Stamp Enrollment 8/26/05
City
Heeds Gotbaum Call for Overhaul of STD Clinic Policy;
Frieden Promises New Procedures So No Patient Is Turned Away 8/24/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Proposes Law to Provide Consumers with
Information on Gas Prices; Calls on Department of Consumer Affairs
to Make Prices Available on Web 8/17/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the Mayor's Expansion of
SCRIE 8/11/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum: Retailers Sock New Yorkers with Hidden
Return Fees, Survey Finds Many Retail Stores Do Not Disclose Refund
and Return Policies 8/11/05
8/09/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
Fights to Keep City from Closing 110 School-Based Meal Programs 8/08/05 Chart
of Closings
Testimony
for New York City Housing Authority Hearing on
NYCHA's 2006 Draft Plan 8/03/05
8/03/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Blasts Dangerous Conditions at City Beaches
and Calls for Lifeguard Pay Parity With Other Major Cities 8/02/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Conducts Housing Survey 8/01/05
Public Advocate
Betsy Gotbaum Distributes Child ID Kits and Calls for Expanded
Program to Find Missing Children 8/01/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on the MTA's Plans to Move
Its Headquarters to the West Side Railyards 8/01/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's
Statement on the MTA's Plans to Move Its Headquarters to the West
Side Railyards 7/30/05
Gotbaum Report: New Yorkers Risk
Injury and Illness at City Pools 7/25/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's
Statement on NYPD Subway Searches 7/22/05
7/21/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement at Naral/Planned Parenthood
Rally Opposing Nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court 7/20/05
Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum Exposes City's Failure to Address Domestic Violence Among
Teens 7/18/05
Statement of Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum in Support of People's Hearing Regarding 2 Columbus Circle 7/14/05
Delivery Failure: Gotbaum Report
Finds Alarmingly High C-Section Rates, Hospitals Fail to Provide
Maternity Information Required by Law 7/13/05
Gotbaum
Joins Community in Voicing Concern over Storage of Diesel Fuel
at 60 Hudson Street 7/10/05
Gotbaum
Finds MetroCards Fail More Than 25% of the Time 6/22/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Facilitates Donation of Books to 10 New
York City High Schools 6/20/05
Testimony
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Rent Guidelines Board Public
Hearing on Proposed Rent Increases for Rent-Regulated Buildings 6/14/05
Gotbaum:
Fine Print Allows Retailers to Make Estimated $300 Million off
Gift Cards Sold to New Yorkers 6/7/05
Gotbaum:
Court's Decision on MTA Lawsuit a Loss for All New Yorkers 6/2/05
Gotbaum:
Department of Health Puts X-Ray Patients at Risk of Missed Diagnosis,
Workers at Risk of Radiation 5/24/05
Testimony
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum for Parks Department Hearing
on New Rules for Public Gatherings on the Great Lawn of Central
Park 5/20/05
Statement
of Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on 2005 State English Language
Arts Test Scores for Grades 4 and 8 5/18/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Testifies Against Mayor's Plan to Limit
Park Gatherings 5/18/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gtobaum
Presses to Get Pollution-Spewing, Garbage-Filled Trucks Away from
Bronx High School 5/17/05
Public Advocate Betsy
Gotbaum's Testimony for Landmarks Commission Hearing on Redesign
of Washington Square Park 5/17/05
Gotbaum:
1 in 6 Foster Kids Have Kids of Their Own 5/15/05
Gotbaum
Introduces Legislation to Force City to Expedite Processing of
Senior Citizen Rent Exemptions 5/10/05
Gotbaum,
Advocates Blast City for Excluding AIDS Housing Advocates from
Closed-Door Session; Repeat Demand that DOHMH Reconvene Advisory
Panel 4/29/05
Gotbaum:
Mayor Again Fails to Help New Yorkers 4/26/05
Gotbaum Report: City Agency
Funds Unsafe Apartments for Homeless Families 4/25/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum
Blasts City Hall and Parks Departmetn for Plans to Curb Public
Use and Expression in Central Park 4/20/05
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Sues MTA over Jets Stadium Deal 4/19/05
Public
Advocate Gotbaum, Councilwoman Arroyo, & Community Leaders
Protest Plans for 17th District's 17th Homeless Shelter 4/6/05
4/5/05
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum:
City Holds Up Rent Exemptions for Seniors 3/25/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, Advocates and Financial Institutions Launch
Campaign to Promote Free Tax Preparation Services and Tax Credits
for Low-Income New Yorkers 3/13/05
3/2/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Releases Updated Prescription Drug Guide 3/1/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement at Save the Plaza Hotel Rally 2/17/05
Gotbaum
and Vallone Introduce Tougher Penalties for Cop, Fire Fighter
Impersonators 2/16/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement Regarding Latest CFE Ruling
by Judge DeGrasse 2/16/05
Gotbaum:
Security Officers Unprepared for Terrorist Attack 2/14/05
Mayor's
Report Shows Fewer Children Being Helped to Stay at Home 2/11/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Blasts MTA's Handling of Air Rights to
the Hudson Rail Yards 2/03/05
Gotbaum
Survey: City Fails to Put Senior Transportation Vans on the Road 2/03/05
City
Fails to Care for Mentally and Physicaly Impaired Adults, Elderly
- Public Advocate Gotbaum and Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Call
for Overhaul of Adult Protective Services 1/25/05
Mayor
Gives West Side Royal Treatment, Greenpoint-Williamsburg Raw Deal 1/18/05
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement Regarding the Mayor's Release
of an HIV/AIDS Housing Report after a Year-Long Delay 1/14/05
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Finds New School Suspension Policy a Failure 1/13/05
Public
Advocate Gotbaum's Statement Concerning Robo-Trains Along the
L Subway Line 1/12/05
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Meets With Community Education Council Leaders 1/07/05
2003/2004
Public
Advocate Gotbaum: Mayor's Risky West Side Stadium Plan May Leave
Taxpayers Billion -$ Bill 12/15/04
Public
Advocate Gotbaum Urges City Council to Revise Misguided West Side
Plan 12/13/04
Public
Advocate Gotbaum to Schools Chancellor Klein: Keep Your Promise
and Fix Special Ed 12/05/04
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Statement on Court-Appointed Referees'
Recommendations Regarding State Funding of New York City Schools 11/30/04
Gridiron
Gridlock: Mayor's West Side Stadium Plan Will Paralyze Manhattan
with Traffic 11/28/04
Gotbaum:
New Yorkers Risk Paying Big Price for West Side Stadium 11/18/04
Gotbaum
Blasts DFTA Meals on Wheels Delivery of Unsafe Food to Bronx Seniors 11/16/04
Gotbaum
Calls on Battery Park City Funds to be Used to Build Affordable
Housing on West Side 11/15/04
Gotbaum
Blasts Verizon for Hanging Up On Visually-Impaired Customers 11/14/04
Gotbaum
Introduces Special Education Legislation 10/27/04
Gotbaum
and Parents Celebrate New East Village Playground 10/27/04
Gotbaum
Releases Flu Vaccine Investigation 10/25/04
City
Follows Gotbaum's Recommendations for Food Stamp Enrollment Food
Stamps Now More Accessible to Working Families 10/18/04
Gotbaum
Concerned 25,000 New Yorkers May Lose Out on $400 Rebate - Asks
Mayor to Extend Application Deadline 10/14/04
Analysis
Reveals 4th Grade Test Scores in Decline 10/07/04
City
Dawdles on Finger Printing Exemption for Food Stamp Applicants 10/07/04
Gotbaum's
Statement on City's Child Safe Initiative 10/07/04
Gotbaum's
Statement on MTA Fiscal Mismanagement 10/04/04
Bloomberg's
Response to Child's Death Dismissive, Callous, and Wrong 10/04/04
Meals
on Wheels Seniors Get Taken for a Ride Statement from Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Service Changes to Bronx Meals on Wheels
Program 10/04/04
Gotbaum
Proposes Spending Stadium $$ on Schools 9/22/04
Survey
Finds 311 is Not a Panacea for Citizen Complaints 9/22/04
School
Construction Delays Cost Millions, Jeopardize Safety 9/20/04
Gotbaum's
Comment on School Enrollment Center Visits 9/13/04
Gotbaum
Comments on Mayor Bloomberg's Education Speech 9/09/04
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum's Letter to MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow
Calling for Investigation of Public Transportation Disruption 9/08/04
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Tours Bronx Communities 8/20/04
Statement
by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on the Results of Summer School
Tests for Third Graders 8/18/04
Gotbaum
on IBO Analysis of West Side Financing Plan 8/06/04
Gotbaum
Calls for Signs on Child Abuse, Neglect in Shelters 7/21/04
Public
Advocate Finds Parent Coordinators Unreachable and Uninformed 07/12/04
Gotbaum
Releases DOE Report Card Says School Reforms Need Reforming 06/28/04
Gotbaum:
City Botched Hunger Hotline 05/24/04
Public
Advocate Identifies Billions of Dollars in Unclaimed State and
Federal Aid 04/30/04
Parking
Lotta Problems For Kids 04/19/04
Dept.
of Education Strikes Out on School Sports as Childhood Obesity
Rate Soars 03/30/04
Gotbaum
to Klein: Stop Stonewalling and Fix Special Ed 87% of Surveyed
DOE Employees Confirm Scandal 03/18/04
Gotbaum
Calls for City to Keep Its Hands Off Food for Homebound Elderly 03/09/04
Gotbaum
Supports Same Sex Marriages 02/26/04
Gotbaum:
Pataki Administration Stiffs City on Heating Aid 02/20/04
Klein
Using FOIL in Witch Hunt for "Whistle Blowers" 02/17/04
Gotbaum:
City Fails to Provide Nearly $20 Million in Heating Aid to Eligible
Families 02/15/04
Bloomberg's
Gambling Problem: Mayor Bets West Side's Future on Jets, Olympics 02/11/04
Crisis
in Special Education: Gotbaum Charges DOE Created Backlog of Evaluations 02/09/04
Gotbaum
Finds High Rate of Teen Dating Violence But City Services Lacking 02/08/04
City
Could Have Prevented Children's Deaths 01/25/04
Gotbaum
Says City Senior Centers Don't Have Power in Case of Emergency 12/29/03
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Finds Only Fifteen Percent of NYC Food
Outlets Donate Excess Food To Needy 12/23/03
Gotbaum
Finds HRA Extended Hour Center Door Locked One Hour Early 11/23/03
Gotbaum,
Thompson, Miller, Others Call on City to Resume Contract Negotiations 11/21/03
Gotbaum
Finds Parent Coordinators Difficult to Reach 11/17/03
Public
Advocate Promotes Food Stamps For Immigrant Children 11/02/03
Public
Advocate Identifies Billions of Dollars in Unclaimed State and
Federal Aid 10/03/03
Public
Advocate Demands Answers on Reports of Foster Children Living
with Tiger and Alligator 10/03
Public
Advocate's Report Finds NYC Women Getting Shortchanged on HIV/AIDS
Programs 09/25/03
Public
Advocate says Delayed School Building Repairs Endanger City Children 09/07/03
Gotbaum
Finds One-Third of Senior Centers Unprepared to Protect Seniors
from Summer Heat 08/21/03
Gotbaum:
Survey Shows Learning Support Centers Need a Lesson on City Schools 08/20/03
Public
Advocate Warns Online Drug Buyers: Beware! 07/18/03
Useless
Payphones Jeopardize Safety for Subway Riders 07/15/03
Gotbaum
Finds Free Prescription Drug Programs Kept Under Wraps 07/22/03
Gotbaum:
City Plans Could Include Ticketing Law Abiding Dog Owners 07/02/03
Gotbaum
Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Reversing Texas Anti-Gay Laws 06/26/03
Gotbaum:
Living Near Superfund Site May Make You Sick 06/15/03
Gotbaum
Identifies City's Failure to Contract with Local Businesses 06/13/03
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum statement on Department of Education Plan
to cut classroom instruction 06/04/03
Gotbaum
Calls for Improvements to Scatter Site Program 05/20/03
Expensive
Savings: Analysis Reveals City's Plan to Cut $7.9 Million in Preventive
Services will Increase Foster Care costs by $22 Million, Send
3100 More Kids to Foster Care 05/19/03
Gotbaum:
Disabled Shortchanged by MTA 05/14/03
Parents
Fear Loss of Services will Land Children in Foster Care - Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Joins in to Protest City Cuts to Programs,
Calls on Pataki to Support Legislature's Restoration of State
Cuts 05/07/03
Gotbaum
Calls on Chancellor Klein to Justify Use of Untested Reading Curriculum 05/06/03
From
NY Daily News, Originally published on April 30, 2003: Gov should
invest himself in city 4/30/03
Gotbaum,
Oddo Seek to Ban Ephedra from Stores Amphetamine-like Substance
Linked to Deaths 4/29/03
Parents
Fear Loss of Preventive Child Welfare Services Advocates Dread
Rise in Foster Care Rolls 4/28/03
Gotbaum
Accepts NARAL Choice Award 4/24/03
Statement
by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on Bloomberg's Budget Proposal 4/15/03
Gotbaum
Seeks Information on Summer Schools 4/11/03
Statement
by Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum on East River Bridge Toll Proposal 4/10/03
Gotbaum
To Klein: End the Secrecy 4/09/03
No
Budget, "A Bad April Fools Joke" - Gotbaum Blasts Governor
for Repeated Delays in Passing State Budget 4/01/03
Late
Application Costs NYC $14 Million - DOH Fails to Claim Federal
Money for AIDS 4/01/03
Public
Advocate Joins Tenants, Building Workers to Protest Service Reductions
and Job Cuts 3/27/03
Battle
to Succeed: Challenges and Obstacles Faced by NYC Women - Report
Details Status of NYC Women Compared with Women Nationwide 3/26/03
Gotbaum
Warns: Rent Deregulation Could Drive Families from City 2/25/02
Gotbaum
Supports Expanded Availability of Emergency Contraception 2/24/03
Public
Advocate announces new food stamp outreach program 02/20/03
Public
Advocate Supports Mayor's Sidewalk Plan 2/06/03
Letter
from Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum to President Bush 2/05/03
Gotbaum: E-Government
is Good Government 1/29/03
Gotbaum
Warns MA: Keep Buses Moving 1/29/03
Pataki
to New York City: Drop Dead! 1/29/03
Letter
from Betsy Gotbaum calling on Governor Pataki to refuse certification
to the Indian Point Plant 1/28/03
Gotbaum
on Financial Plan: It's Time for Albany and Washington to Lend
a Hand 1/28/03
Gotbaum
to MTA: Treat All Workers Equally 01/15/03
Public
Advocate Announces Child Welfare Hearing to Focus on Preventing
Child Fatalities, Abuse and Neglect 01/08/03
2002
Gotbaum
Joins Bronx Pols in Calling for Continued Express Bus Service
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum joined with Bronx elected officials in
calling on the Department of Transportation and the New York Bus
Service to resolve pension disputes that will lead to the termination
on express bus service on January 12. More than 15,000 Bronx residents
rely on this service.
Report:
Risky Care for Foster Kids
Gotbaum
proposes policy & practice changes to protect children and
families. Report reveals half of child fatalities avoidable, identifies
shortfalls within Administration for Children's Services. Also
see the report: Risky Care for Foster Kids
Gotbaum
Successfully Advocates for At-Risk Tenants 11/26/02
Working
with Elected Officials, HPD and Housing Advocates Brings Improvements
to Dangerous Building.
Construction
Budget Cuts Worsen School Crowding as Some Construction Proceeds
in Non-crowded Districts 11/7/02
New
Report of School Crowding and Construction Reveals Progress, Projections
and Problems. Also see the report: School Crowding
Private
School Nurses Cut; Chronically Ill Parochial Students without
Nurse Care 10/21/02
Study
finds cuts often occurred where needed most. Public Advocate calls
for restoration, protecting chronically ill.
Gotbaum,
Crowley, Assembly and Council Members, Advocates Call for Better
Services for Disabled 10/18/02
Unveil
recommendations for improving Access-A-Ride.
Public
Advocate Criticizes School Construction Authority on Continuing
Cancellation of Open Meetings 10/3/02
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, who has been investigating the classroom
crowding crisis since taking office in January, expressed dismay
that the School Construction Authority has once again cancelled
a trustee meeting, which was to have taken place today
City's
Seniors Going Hungry 10/2/02
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum releases a report highlighting city's shortfall
in providing meals to most needy seniors
Investigation
Uncovers Little Change in Classroom Size 10/1/02
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum released a report that highlighted the
slow progress made in decreasing classroom size for students in
kindergarten through 6th grade.
New
Guide to New York City Schools 9/20/02
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum today announced her plan to produce and
distribute a guide addressing the critical questions of parents
of children in New York City public schools.
Public
Advocate Congratulates Local 1199 on Contract for Health Care
Workers 9/18/20
Hopes for same for 8000 others.
Stamping
Out Hunger 9/4/02
In
a report released today, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum identifies
a trend with grave consequences: New York City, despite an economic
downturn that has led to increased unemployment, homelessness
and food pantry use, is falling behind in providing federally-funded
food stamps to qualified individuals and families. Also see the
report: Stamping Out Hunger.
Public
Advocate Inspects New Schools in Queens 8/23/02
Continuing
investigation into school construction
Public
Advocate Introduces Safety Preparedness Project for New York City 8/21/02
Offers
news and tips to New Yorkers seeking information.
Public
Advocate Calls for Stronger Measures in Protecting Residents 8/9/02
Bronx boy's death last straw in city's inability to protect tenants
from negligent landlords.
Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum Announces
Trash Recommendations 7/30/02
Countdown
to Charter Revision 7/24/02
Public
Advocate Gotbaum criticizes the trend away from open, democratic
charter reform.
Public
Advocate Announces Proposal to Fight Violence Against Women 7/22/02
Public
Advocate Gotbaum highlighted the 5 percent spike in rapes this
year and unveiled four recommendations that will help fight sexual
assault crimes against women.
Public
Advocate Opposes Return to Giuliani-Style Charter Tampering 6/27/02
Public
Advocate Gotbaum calls on the mayor to delay plans to appoint
a charter revision commission.
Public
Advocate Pursues Fairness in City Contracts for Gay Groups 6/20/02
Investigates
potential gaps in contract bidding process.
Public
Advocate Calls for Mayor to Save Recycling 6/14/02
Public Advocate Gotbaum joined environmentalists in urging the
Mayor to provide funding to keep the city's curbside recycling
program going for the next six months.
Public
Advocate Launches Innovative Developmental Program for Foster
Kids 6/13/02
Only
program in New York that addresses normal development issues for
children in foster care.
Senior
Action Line 5/30/02
Public
Advocate Betsy Gotbaum wants seniors to know that they can call
her office when they are having problems dealing with city agencies
or getting services for which they qualify.
Accountability
at the Pump 5/20/02
As
the cost of gas moves higher and one of the busiest travel weekends
approaches, Oddo and Gotbaum try to ensure that the disabled aren't
being duped at the pump.
Smashing
Glass Ceilings 4/25/02
Gotbaum
joins Ms. Foundation for Women to celebrate the 10th annual Take
Our Daughters To Work Day.
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