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• 30 Years of Fighting Hunger

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Last night, the West Side Campaign Against Hunger honored Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum at its 30th Anniversary Dinner. Gotbaum said: The West  Side Campaign Against Hunger does somuch more than just provide food to those who need it. Your cooking andwellness programs, and the counseling you do to ...
  2 days ago

• Pass Health Reform, But Not Like This

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  OnSaturday, the House of Representatives passeda landmark health care reform bill , 220-215, shifting focus to the Senate.If not for one amendment, such news would call for celebration. Unfortunately,the bill includes an amendment that would set strict, unprecedented restrictionson coverage for abortions under ...
  2 days ago

• Keep Fighting For Marriage Equality

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Now that the State Senate has decided not to take upa marriage equality   bill today, I urge Senate Democrats to continuefighting for those final votes in the days ahead. I commend Senators Duane,Schneiderman and others working to make New York the next state to ensure marriage equality forits residents. They ...
  4 days ago

• Financier to Head Federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Unit

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  Joshua Gotbaum, a former chief of the September 11 Fund charity, had served in the administrations of Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter.
  4 days ago

• Bellevue Natural-Birth Center, Haven for Poor Women, Closes

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  A room in the Birthing Center at Bellevue Hospital Center when it opened in 1998. The center closed recently.
  1 week ago

• The Budget and the Next Public Advocate

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Uninformed sources have alleged that I didnothing to restrain spending in the wake of a devastating 40% budget cut to myoffice. This is demonstrably false.   The day Speaker Quinn approved this cut, Ilaid out several ways in which we could perform our charter-mandated functionswhile saving as much money as ...
  1 week ago

• Increasing Shortages at Food Pantries

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  “Foodpantries across the city are seeing longer lines” , reported the NY Timesearlier this month. A  dramatic increase in the number of people visiting foodpantries has caused severe shortages in pantries across the city. At locationslike the St. Francis of Assisi food pantry in Morris Heights,families and ...
  2 weeks ago

• Kudos to Costco!

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Iwas so pleased to have been informed that Costco, the big-box retailer, has decided to accept Food  Stamps at all its stores nationwide, given its positiveexperience in New York City . Earlierthis year, I was among those who strongly urged Costco to accept Food Stamps at its new store in Manhattan, ...
  2 weeks ago

• New Report Reveals True Cost of Barriers to Benefits

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Today, Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum released a new report which shows that the New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) is frequently in error when it takes actions such as denying applications for public benefits or sanctioning low-income clients. The report charges that HRA may be too aggressive in taking ...
  2 weeks ago

• Todays New York Post Cover

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Today’s cover makes it clear that the New YorkPost is eager to add gay-baiting to its tradition of tasteless, offensivehumor. Surely the Post could have found a better, and more convincing, way topoint out the Yankees’ superiority without suggesting that the Phillies are gay(“Only in the City of Brotherly ...
  2 weeks ago

• What You Should Know About The H1N1 Flu Virus

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Duringthe fall and winter seasons in particular, New Yorkers are at risk for the flu.In addition to the typical seasonal flu, this year the H1N1 virus – also knownas swine flu – is causing illness in people. (Forthe most current information on the spread of H1N1 influenza throughout thecity and on the ...
  3 weeks ago

• New York Woman’s Family Settles Suit Over 2007 Phoenix Death

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 911
  Carol Anne Gotbaum was found to have accidentally strangled herself in an airport police holding cell after being arrested.
  3 weeks ago

• National Mammography Day

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Today, Friday, Oct. 16, is NationalMammography Day, and St. Vincent’s Hospital isoffering free mammography screenings until 4 p.m. at its comprehensive cancercenter at 325 W. 15th, in Manhattan. The hospitalinvites uninsured and underinsured women 40 and older to participate, alongwith women 35 and ...
  4 weeks ago

• Check it Out! Public Advocate Gotbaum on Brian Lehrer Live

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  On September 30th, Public Advocate BetsyGotbaum appeared as the featured guest on "Brian Lehrer Live", where she spoke about the challenges and rewards of the public advocates office; her advice for Bill de Blasio, and her accomplishments over the past eight years. Click below to launch a recording of the show.  
  4 weeks ago

• Recognizing Disabled Workers

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and I want to express New Yorks deep appreciation for the contributions made by people with disabilities to Americas workforce.  For my entire life, I have fought for equal employment opportunities for women--and I will defend the same protections for ...
  4 weeks ago

• Call to Abolish Public Advocates Office Stirs Unease

  
  City Room — Authority: 799
  Councilman Bill de Blasio and the New York Public Interest Research Group criticized a call by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg to abolish the public advocates office.
  4 weeks ago

• Gotbaum To Bloomberg: PA No "Gadfly" Job, Pal!

  
  Brawl For The Hall — Authority: 573
  Youve already heard here on the Brawl from the public advocate candidates who think Bloombergs suggestion of killing the office entirely pretty much stinks . Now heres the advocate herself, Betsy Gotbaum , throwing a beatdown on Bloomberg: Just a few months ago, Mayor Bloomberg said, "I dont have any plans ...
  4 weeks ago

• Mayor Bloombergs Call to Eliminate the Office

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Just a few months ago, Mayor Bloomberg said, "I dont have any plans to try to have a charter revision commission to eliminate the office" (NY Daily News, June 22, 2009). But today, we hear something completely different : “Get rid of the Public Advocate.” Just like with term limits, the Mayor claims one thing, ...
  4 weeks ago

• West Sider of the Year

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
    (Above right: Public Advocate Gotbaum with host Howard Rubenstein, and Tom Allon, President and CEO of Manhattan Media) On Thursday night, the West Side Spirit , a weekly paper that covers the Upper West Side of Manhattan, honored Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum at its annual WESTY Awards. She was presented with ...
  6 weeks ago

• Clarifying the Job of Public Advocate

  
  Public Advocate's Corner — Authority: 415
  Last week, the NY Daily News published an editorial that misrepresented my accomplishments over two terms in office. I responded in a letter, published today and posted in full below: To the  E ditor: When the Daily News editorial board comments on my record, it tends to ignore its own coverage – over ...
  8 weeks ago

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