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Final Queens Track Sheet Current queens CITY council SPONSORS for the campaign to expand right to counsel PATROCINADORES ACTUALES del conCejo MUNICIPAL De queens para LA CAMPAÑA PARA EXPANDIR EL DERECHO A LA REPRESENTACIÓN LEGAL District City Council member intro 1529 intro 1104 District office phone number Legislative office phone number distrito Miembro del ConCejo Municipal PROYECTO 1529 PROYECTO 1104 Número de teléfono de la oficina del distrito Número de teléfono de la oficina legislativa 19 paul vallone X X 718-619-8611 212-788-7250 20 PETER KOO X X 718-888-8747 212-788-7022 21 Francisco Moya 718-651-1917 212-788-6862 22 Costa constantinides 718-274-4500 212-788-6963 23 Barry grodenchik 718-468-0137 212-788-7075 24 Rory lancman X 718-217-4969 212-788-6956 25 Daniel dromm X X 718-803-6373 212-788-7066 26 Jimmy Van Bramer 718-383-9566 212-788-7370 27 Daneek miller X X 718-776-3700 212-788-7084 28 Adrienne Adams 718-206-2068 212-788-6850 29 Karen Koslowitz 718-544-8800 212-788-6981 30 robert holden X X 718- 366-3900 212-788-7381 31 Donovan Richards 718-471-7014 212-788-7216 32 Eric ulrich X X 718-738-1083 212-788-7069 34 antonio reynoso 718-963-3141 212-788-7095 HOW to call your city council member's office: 1. Find out who your City Council Member is: https://council.nyc.gov/districts 2. Try to call both their district and legislative offices until you talk a staff person instead of leaving a message. 3. You can use the sample phone script below to prepare what you are going to say. 4. Make sure to get a response! If the person you talk to says they have to talk about the bills with your Council Member, tell them that you will follow up with a call next week to hear their decision. SAMPle phone script: Hi my name is [name], and I am a constituent of Council Member [Counsel Member’s name]. I am calling to urge the Council Member to sponsor two bills—Intro 1529 and Intro 1104—to expand the Right to Counsel. Intro 1529 would require the city to support tenant organizing groups so that tenants know about this new law and use it to defend their homes. Intro 1104 would double the law’s income eligibility level to cover nearly all tenants facing eviction in housing court. [Briefly explain why these bills are important to you personally].Will [Counsel Member’s name] sponsor Intro 1529 and Intro 1104? Cómo llamar a la oficina de su Representante en el conCejo mUNICIPAL: 1. Averigüe quién le representa en el Concejo Municipal: https://council.nyc.gov/districts 2. Intente llamar a las oficinas distrital y legislativa hasta que hable con alguien que responde del personal en vez de dejar un correo de voz. 3. Puede usar el guión como guía de abajo debajo para preparar lo que va a decir. 4. ¡Asegúrese de obtener una respuesta! Si la persona con la que habla le dice que tiene que hablar sobre los proyectos de ley con su representante en el Concejo Municipal, dígale que volverá a llamar la próxima semana para escuchar su decisión. GUÍA PARA LLAMAR A SU REPRESENTANTE: Hola, mi nombre es [nombre] y soy un votante del Concejal [nombre del Concejal]. Estoy llamando a instar al Miembro del Consejo Municipal a patrocinar dos proyectos de ley: Intro 1529 e Intro 1104, para ampliar el Derecho a la Representación Legal. La Intro 1529 requeriría que la ciudad apoye a los grupos organizadores de inquilinos para que los inquilinos conozcan esta nueva ley y la utilicen para defender sus hogares. La Intro 1104 duplicaría el nivel de elegibilidad de ingresos de la ley para cubrir a casi todos los inquilinos que enfrentan desalojo en la corte de vivienda. [Explique brevemente por qué estos proyectos de ley son importantes para usted personalmente]. ¿Patrocinará [nombre del Concejal] Intro 1529 e Intro 1104? WEBSITES/PÁGINAS: www.righttocounselnyc.org www.evictionfreenyc.org EMAIL/CORREO ELECTRÓNICO: [email protected] FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/RTCNY TWITTER: www.twitter.com/RTCNYC.
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