Key Council Members to contact to get a mandatory hearing regarding INTRO 1524:
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Ritchie Torres
718-842-8100 212-788-6966 Rtorres@council.nyc.gov and rrodriguez@council.nyc.gov Vanessa Gibson 718-588-7500 212-788-6856 District16Bronx@council.nyc.gov Peter Koo 718-888-8747 212-788-7022 pkoo@council.nyc.gov |
Mathieu Eugene
718-287-8762 212-788-7352 meugene@council.nyc.gov Farah Louis 718-629-2900 212-788-6859 district45@council.nyc.gov |
A few key points to talk about:
1. New York State banned pesticides from school fields in 2010, but NYC kids typically play in city parks where no such ban exists. That's not right! NYC kids already have a higher body burden of toxins!
2. Continuing to use glyphosate could be a liability for NYC. Recent court cases have resulted in billion-dollar judgments for workers who were exposed to glyphosate and developed cancer. NYC could potentially be held liable for continuing to use this carcinogen.
3. Battery Park in lower Manhattan is proof positive that you don't need these kinds of toxic pesticides to have a beautiful, healthy park where kids and pets can play. It's 100% organic, and has been for the past ten years.
2. Continuing to use glyphosate could be a liability for NYC. Recent court cases have resulted in billion-dollar judgments for workers who were exposed to glyphosate and developed cancer. NYC could potentially be held liable for continuing to use this carcinogen.
3. Battery Park in lower Manhattan is proof positive that you don't need these kinds of toxic pesticides to have a beautiful, healthy park where kids and pets can play. It's 100% organic, and has been for the past ten years.
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Pick up the phone and make a difference for our kids.
1. Call Mayor DeBlasio at (212) 788-7585 and urge him to issue a moratorium on the use of Monsanto's RoundUp herbicide.
2. Call your City Council representative and tell him/her to sponsor INTRO 1524 - The ChildSafe Parks Act. See a list of members.
3. Call City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at 212-564-7757 and ask him to make sure this bill is passed soon.
Tell them all to put the health and safety of our kids first!
Call as often as you can, and please ask your friends to call too! Download a flyer to share with your friends.
2. Call your City Council representative and tell him/her to sponsor INTRO 1524 - The ChildSafe Parks Act. See a list of members.
3. Call City Council Speaker Corey Johnson at 212-564-7757 and ask him to make sure this bill is passed soon.
Tell them all to put the health and safety of our kids first!
Call as often as you can, and please ask your friends to call too! Download a flyer to share with your friends.
Current co-sponsors:
Ben Kallos
Carlina Rivera
Helen K. Rosenthal
Keith Powers
Fernando Cabrera
Justin L. Brannan
Laurie A. Cumbo
Donovan J. Richards
Antonio Reynoso
Ydanis A. Rodriguez
Bill Perkins
Joseph C. Borelli
Robert F. Holden
Mark Levine
Costa G. Constantinides
Barry S. Grodenchik
Stephen T. Levin
Adrienne E. Adams
Inez D. Barron
Rafael L. Espinal
Diana Ayala
Brad Lander
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
Margaret S. Chin
Deborah L. Rose
James G. Van Bramer
Mark Treyger
Carlos Menchaca
Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Francisco Moya
Karen Koslowitz
Ben Kallos
Carlina Rivera
Helen K. Rosenthal
Keith Powers
Fernando Cabrera
Justin L. Brannan
Laurie A. Cumbo
Donovan J. Richards
Antonio Reynoso
Ydanis A. Rodriguez
Bill Perkins
Joseph C. Borelli
Robert F. Holden
Mark Levine
Costa G. Constantinides
Barry S. Grodenchik
Stephen T. Levin
Adrienne E. Adams
Inez D. Barron
Rafael L. Espinal
Diana Ayala
Brad Lander
Robert E. Cornegy, Jr.
Margaret S. Chin
Deborah L. Rose
James G. Van Bramer
Mark Treyger
Carlos Menchaca
Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Francisco Moya
Karen Koslowitz
Send four emails.
Email the Mayor about the moratorium. Use the online submission form.
Email the City Council President Corey Johnson - SpeakerJohnson@council.nyc.gov
Email the Chairman of the Health Committee, Mark Levine - District7@council.nyc.gov
Email your own City Council member. Click for a list of members.
Sample message: I am writing to ask for your immediate support for "INTRO 1524 - the ChildSafe Parks Act" which would prohibit the use of toxic chemical pesticides in the parks where our children play. The compelling and growing science linking exposure to pesticides with serious health outcomes, especially for children, includes increased risks of certain types of cancer, neurological problems, endocrine disruption and birth defects. Our children should not be exposed to these toxins in our public parks.
This is an important issue to me and my family, and I urge you to support it.
Email the City Council President Corey Johnson - SpeakerJohnson@council.nyc.gov
Email the Chairman of the Health Committee, Mark Levine - District7@council.nyc.gov
Email your own City Council member. Click for a list of members.
Sample message: I am writing to ask for your immediate support for "INTRO 1524 - the ChildSafe Parks Act" which would prohibit the use of toxic chemical pesticides in the parks where our children play. The compelling and growing science linking exposure to pesticides with serious health outcomes, especially for children, includes increased risks of certain types of cancer, neurological problems, endocrine disruption and birth defects. Our children should not be exposed to these toxins in our public parks.
This is an important issue to me and my family, and I urge you to support it.
Send a letter.
If you're a letter-writer, send your letter to the City Council President and the Chair of the Health Committee:
Corey Johnson, Speaker
New York City Council
224 West 30th St, Suite 1206
New York, NY 10001
Mark Levine, Chair
NYC Council Health Committee
500 West 141st St.
New York, NY 10031
Corey Johnson, Speaker
New York City Council
224 West 30th St, Suite 1206
New York, NY 10001
Mark Levine, Chair
NYC Council Health Committee
500 West 141st St.
New York, NY 10031