Christine Quinn appears in the following:
Food Works in New York City
Friday, December 10, 2010
Christine Quinn, City Council Speaker, and Dan Barber, executive chef and owner of Blue Hill and Blue Hill at Stone Barns, talk about “Food Works,” a comprehensive plan unveiled by Speaker Quinn last month that calls for a more sustainable food system—a ground-to-garbage approach unprecedented in the history of New York City. The proposals focus on combating hunger and obesity, preserving regional farming and local food manufacturing, and decreasing waste and energy use.
State of the City
Friday, February 19, 2010
Yesterday New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn delivered her State of the City address. She discusses her initiatives to jump start job creation in NYC and other issues facing the city.
Small business owners, what can the city do for you? The speaker has proposed ...
No Going Back
Friday, February 19, 2010
In her State of the City address, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn focused on how New York can create new industries and retain jobs. She discusses the specific proposals and other pressing issues. Plus: how Haiti is part of the worldwide human trafficking circuit; why “internet addiction” may soon be ...
St. Vincent's
Friday, February 05, 2010
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and New York Times reporter Anemona Hartocollis discuss the fate of St. Vincent's Hospital, given their dire finances and the withdrawal of Continuum Health Partners' takeover offer.
Good Enough
Friday, February 05, 2010
St. Vincent’s Hospital in Greenwich Village is in dire financial straits. Hear City Council Speaker Christine Quinn discuss the fate of the hospital now that Continuum Health Partners' buyout offer is off the table. Plus, allegations of police abuse in public housing; pooling Haiti relief efforts; the ongoing fallout at ...
Christine Quinn on Affordable Housing
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Christine Quinn, New York City Council speaker, discusses her proposal to transfer market rate housing to affordable housing throughout the city. Halted Development Map: Help pin-point more!
Diplomatic Procedures
Thursday, August 06, 2009
Sir Nigel Sheinwald, U.K. ambassador to the U.S., discusses the role Britain is playing in the war in Afghanistan, and US-UK relations in the Obama era. Plus: Christine Quinn on the affordable housing crisis; pro football Hall-of-Famer Warren Moon; and the president of Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield diagnoses health ...
State of the City
Friday, February 13, 2009
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, on how the city will weather the recession.
Speaking about the Budget
Monday, June 30, 2008
New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn talks about the new city budget.
Speak to the Speaker
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Christine Quinn, New York City Council Speaker, talks about her State of the City address and takes calls about city issues.
Congestion Redux
Friday, February 01, 2008
Councilwoman Christine Quinn reacts to the state traffic commission's passing a slimmed down version of Mayor Bloomberg's congestion pricing proposal. Then, former deputy mayor and chair of the traffic commission Marc Shaw weighs in on the details of the plan.
Should the St. Patrick's Day Parade Be Abolished?
Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Niall O'Dowd, publisher of the Irish Voice newspaper, outlines why he wants to abolish the St. Patrick's Day parade in its current form. Also, Christine Quinn, Speaker of the New York City Council, and Bruce Morrison, former Congressman from Connecticut, on what other immigrant groups can learn from ...
Fixing the Financing
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Christine Quinn, speaker of the city council and a representative of District 3 (West Side of Manhattan), looks at the recent city campaign finance reforms and the budget.
School of Thought
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Mayor Bloomberg says his legacy will be defined by his education policies. Now he’s introducing more changes to the system. Schools Chancellor Joel Klein outlines the new policies. Plus: The speaker of the City Council, Christine Quinn, talks about new campaign finance laws; is estrogen safe again?; the Supreme Court's ...
