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Nothing is more important to me than the quality of life in my district, and I am proud of the work I have done to improve infrastructure, preserve historic neighborhoods, fight for better zoning and create schools in my district. Whether working to create an academically rigorous public high school on the Upper East Side, seeking to restore the crumbling Queens seawall or fighting for a full build Second Avenue Subway, my first priority has always been to make my district a better place to live.

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SENIORS SUFFER NEEDLESSLY IN NYC NURSING HOMES MALONEY REPORT FINDS

Apr 25, 2003 Press Release
New York, NY - Today, with a group of senior New Yorkers at Manhattan's Carter Burden Senior Center, U.S. Representative Carolyn B. Maloney released a Congressional report that reveals disturbing and harmful conditions in many of New York City's nursing homes.

Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney

Apr 14, 2003 Press Release
Thank you all for the invitation to address this distinguished group. I especially want to thank MaryClare Fitzgerald and Michel Orban of the Women's High Tech Coalition and Merrill Lynch for hosting the event. I also want to recognize my colleague Nita Lowey who works tirelessly for New York in Washington.

On St. Patrick's Day

Mar 17, 2003 Press Release
NEW YORK: Today, on St. Patrick's Day, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY) and Ruth Abrams, founder and President of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, announced a new initiative - the Irish Family in America project - to celebrate and exhibit the history of the Irish American experience.

DISCHARGE PLAN FOR RIKERS' PRISONERS URGED, RATHER THAN SINGLE DROP-OFF SITE AT QUEENS PLAZA

Mar 7, 2003 Press Release

NEW YORK: Today, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (Queens, Manhattan) and City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (Queens) urged the New York City Department of Corrections to develop discharge plans for Rikers Island prisoners who are currently simply dropped off at Queens Plaza with a token in the early hours of morning.

Maloney Details Progress for Vital Second Ave Subway Elected Officials Tour Existing Tunnel Segment with MTA

Feb 27, 2003 Press Release

  • Third Consecutive Year of Federal Funding

  • "Recommended" Status from Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

  • Project on Schedule for 2004 Construction Start

  • Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Awaiting FTA Approval

  • Design and Engineering Nearing Completion

  • $1.05 Billion in MTA Capital Plan

  • Existing Tunnel Segments Planned for Use in New Subway Line

WASHINGTON: The third consecutive year of federal funding for the Second Avenue subway became a reality this week, as the omnibus appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2003 became law. Today, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, the lead advocate for the subway in the House, detailed numerous additional advances in the subway's path to completion, including this year's federal funding news.

Second Ave Subway Full Steam Ahead

Feb 13, 2003 Press Release

WASHINGTON: New York's Second Avenue subway got another significant boost today as the House and Senate finalized an omnibus appropriations bill that includes $2 million for the project for Fiscal Year 2003.

East Side Access Receives $13.5 Million in Fed Omnibus Bill

Feb 13, 2003 Press Release
WASHINGTON: New York's East Side Access project - connecting the Long Island Railroad to Grand Central Station with a stop in Sunnyside Queens - got another significant boost today as the House and Senate finalized an omnibus appropriations bill that includes $13.5 million for the project for Fiscal Year 2003.

HOW HIGH WILL IT GO?

Feb 5, 2003 Press Release
Washington, DC- Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the latest statistics on employment and unemployment, and the New York metropolitan area ranks second in the largest over-the-year employment decrease. In other words, from December 2001 to December of 2002, the New York metropolitan area lost over 45,000 jobs - second to Chicago, IL, who lost over 57,000 jobs. The over all unemployment rate for New York State has jumped from 6.5% in December of 2001 to 7.5% in December of 2002. The national employment rate in December was 5.7%.

New Yorkers Heavy Hit By Raids on Social Security Funds New Congressional Report Shows

Jan 26, 2003 Press Release

NEW YORK: A report done by the Minority Staff of the House Committee on Government Reform was released today by three New York Members of Congress who requested it - Congressmembers Edolphus Towns, Major R. Owens, and Carolyn B. Maloney. The report analyzes the implications of the federal deficit and a failure to repay the Social Security trust funds on the Social Security contributions and benefits of working families in the five boroughs of New York City. This is the first report to examine the local impact in New York City of federal borrowing from the Social Security trust funds.

MALONEY WARNS "DISBANDING ENGINE COMPANY 44 COULD HURT THE EAST SIDE"

Nov 20, 2002 Press Release
At a press conference in front of Engine Company 44, Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney made the following statement:

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