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CITY COUNCIL | 1ST COUNCIL DISTRICT
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ROCKY
CHIN |
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Democratic
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Party Enrolled
In: Democratic
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Occupation:
Civil Rights Attorney, NYC Commission on Human Rights
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Occupational Background:
Supervising Attorney, Acting General Counsel, Assistant
Deputy Commissioner (with Mayor Dinkins) [NYC Commission
on Human Rights]; DC 37 Legal Services
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Educational Background:
USC School of Law, J.D.; Yale University, Masters
in City Planning; Lehigh University, B.A.
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Organizational
Affiliations: Board, MFY Legal Services; Board,
Gouverneur Gardens Co-op; Board, Citizen Action
of New York City; New York Jobs with Justice; New
York Immigration Coalition; East River Environmental
Coalition; Recipient, NYS Bar Association’s Haywood
Burns Civil Rights Award
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Prior Public Experience:
NYC Commission on Human Rights; American Bar Association’s
Coordinating Committee on Immigration; Community
Board 3 member
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I live and work in
District One. My wife and I raised our children
here educating them in our public schools. The awesome
diversity of this district demands a leader capable
of identifying issues for effective community action.
My decades of experience as a public interest attorney
working on housing, civil rights, labor, and community
matters has prepared me well to do that job.
I have worked for fair housing, hate crimes legislation,
police accountability and immigrant rights. I believe
education, housing, mutual respect and the quality
of life in our neighborhoods are this district’s
critical priorities.
To give our children the best education we must:
reduce class size, train and retain more experienced
principals and teachers, and renovate deteriorating
school facilities. Our neighborhood public schools
should be centers of on-going education for community
residents. More multi-lingual teachers, counselors
and staff are needed for families not yet fluent
in English.
I have defended city workers facing eviction. That
experience taught me how important it is to create
and preserve decent affordable housing. I am committed
to preserving and strengthening rent regulation,
extending loft law protections, and to creating
new partnerships to fund the next-generation of
Mitchell-Lama (middle income) housing. I oppose
the privatization of Mitchell-Lama developments
and city-owned housing and the sale of city-owned
land to private developers.
My endorsements include Hon. David N. Dinkins; Hon.Guillermo
Linares; Miriam Friedlander, Former City Council
member; David Henry Hwang; UNITE!; Musicians Local
802; U.A.W. Region 9A; Teamsters Local 237; Working
Families Party
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