3rd City Council District

 

CANDIDATES

Democratic

Yetta G. Kurland Maria Passannante-Derr Christine C. Quinn

Yetta G. Kurland

Maria Passannante-Derr

Christine C. Quinn

   

Yetta G. Kurland

Democratic

Party enrolled in: Democratic

Occupation: Educator and Civil Rights Attorney

Occupational background: Almost 2 decades of experience as an educator including founding an alternative language and culture resource center and teaching over the past decade as an adjunct professor at New York University in the School of Education to prepare teachers to teach in the New York Public Schools. Almost a decade of public interest and civil rights legal work including founding a civil rights law firm and offering pro bono legal services to the community

Educational background: Brooklyn Law School, JD, State University of New York at Buffalo, MA in US-Asian Studies, State University of New York at Buffalo, BA in Women's Studies

Organizational affiliations: Member of the New York State Bar Association, New York City Bar Association, Lesbian and Gay Law Association of New York, 504 Democratic Club, Women's Media Center, New York City Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild, New York City Chapter of the Stonewall Democrats, and The New York League of Humane Voters

Prior public experience: Vice President of the New York City Chapter of the Stonewall Democrats, Executive Committee of the National Lawyers Guild New York City Chapter, Board of Directors of Marriage Equality New York

Email: yetta@yettakurland.com

Website: http://www.yettakurland.com

Email & Website links were provided by the candidate.

 

1. What is the most important issue in Council District 3 you would address if elected?

I believe the most important issue facing District 3 is the failure to effectively involve community input in local government. This impacts everything from development that doesn't fit the community's needs, to an education system that doesn't give parents proper say in their children's education, to quality of life issues which are unnecessarily compromised by poor planning. Community input must be sought out and seen as a benefit, not as an impediment to progress.

 

2. What other important issues would you address if elected?

Other issues important to me are transportation, affordable housing, civil liberties, elder care, accessibility, protection of small businesses, parks and public space, arts funding, and the humane treatment of animals. You can see a full listing along with a position on each issue at our website www.yettakurland.com.

 

3. What makes you the best candidate for this office?

I have worked my whole life to empower those around me. I offer the opportunity for change and will be an independent voice for our community in City Hall.

 

(Reprinted as supplied by the candidate.)


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