Newsletter Item From Roosevelt Island And Upper East Side NYC Council Member Ben Kallos Helps Save Life Of Constituent

Roosevelt Island and Upper East Side NYC Council Member Ben Kallos publishes a monthly newsletter full of information he hopes is of interest and useful for his constituents. In one case, an item in the Kallos monthly newsletter saved the life of an Upper East Sider.

Here is a story about a life being saved and a new lease on life. Perfect for some holiday reading The newsletter that saved a life https://t.co/YNxUIe96mX

— Ben Kallos (@BenKallos) December 26, 2018

According to Our Town:

... a 49-page monthly bulletin for Upper East Siders helped one resident detect, deter and defeat a deadly disease.

“This is one story I will not be forgetting anytime soon.” City Council Member Ben Kallos

The 10 scariest words in the English language, Ronald Reagan used to joke, are these: “I’m from the government, and I’m here to help you.”

Kathleen L. Steed embraces a very different world view. Officialdom, she believes, can offer comfort, company, support and holiday cheer.

And every once in a while, it can even rescue you from mortal peril....

Click here to read the full Our Town story and here for the December 2018 newsletter from Council Member Ben Kallos.

 HEADLINES

1. Campaign Finance Reform Approved with a Milllion Votes
2. GPS on School Buses Needed to Prevent Lost Children During Storm
3. New York Times Editorializes in Support of My Ethics Reforms as Model for State Legislature
4. Term Limits for Community Board and Civic Engagement Win 

NOVEMBER EVENT INVITES

5. Holiday Party
6. Save the Date: State of the District
7. New York Classical Theatre: Reading of “Women and Servants”

OVERDEVELOPMENT

8. Helping Upper East Siders Find Housing with PIX11
9. National Experts Weigh in on Scaffolding Reform
10. City and State Offer Amazon $3 Billion in Tax Breaks and a Helipad

FIXING OUR ELECTIONS AND GOVERNMENT REFORM

11. Massive Turnout, Long Lines, and Soggy Ballots
12. Making History with Government Data

TRANSPORTATION

13. Upper East Side Streets Continue to Get Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists
14. Families for Safe Streets

EDUCATION

15. National Education Award Given to Upper East Side Public School
16. Civic Hall Announces $2 Million in Funding for a Digital Curriculum
17. Celebrating 45 Years of the New York Public Interest Rights Group
18. Eleanor Roosevelt High School International Dinner
19. Honoring Our Childcare Workers

FOOD, ENVIRONMENT & HELPING NEIGHBORS

20. Getting More New Yorkers to Compost
21. Turkey Giveaway for Thanksgiving
22. Rally Against Loss of Coverage at New York Hospitals
23. Politics of Food Summit at Baruch College
24. NY Cares Coat Drive on Roosevelt Island
25. Toys for Tots Drive on the Upper East Side

COMMUNITY

26. Everybody Loves Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer—Especially Me
27. New York City Should Have Its Own Ride Hailing App
28. New Book from Friends of the Upper East Side: “Shaped by Immigrants”
29. Protecting Immigrant Communities: Public Charge
30. Attention Religious Institutions: Apply for a Grant to Upgrade Security
31. The Roof Over Our Heads: A NYLAG Life Planning Workshop
32. Thank You For Attending the Shred-A-Thon Thanksgiving Edition
33. The York Theatre Celebrates 48th Anniversary
34. Kicking Off Second Annual Anime NYC Weekend
35. Opportunity for Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

OFFICE UPDATES

36. Legislative Corner
37. Free Legal Clinic    
38. Here To Help
39. Mobile District Hours
40. Ben in Your Building
41. Community Boards
42. NYPD Events
43. Neighborhood and Tenant Associations
44. Events for Adults
45. Events for Kids

Also, you're invited to the January 13 NYC Council Member Ben Kallos State Of The District address.

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