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District Office
Address:
563 Columbus Ave (at 87th St.)
New York,
New York, 10024
District Office Phone No.: (212)
873-0282
Fax Phone No.: (212)
873-0279
Manhattan Office Address:
250
Broadway, 17th Floor
New York, 10007
Manhattan Office
Phone No.: (212) 788-6975
Email:
[email protected] |
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Council Member Gale A. Brewer has been
representing the Upper West Side and Clinton in the New York
City Council since 2002. She was re-elected in November 2005
general election with over 80 percent of the vote, receiving
nearly 10,000 more votes than any other incumbent. In the
November 2003 election, she received 86% of the vote. Her
service in the Council is a continuation of nearly 30 years of
public service.
Brewer chairs the Committee on Technology in Government,
where she works to make better use of technology to save
money, improve City services, and bring residents, businesses
and non-profits closer to government and their communities.
Other committees on which Gale Brewer serves include: Finance;
General Welfare; Higher Education; Housing & Buildings;
Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse
& Disability Services; Parks & Recreation; and
Waterfronts. In addition, she co-chairs the Manhattan
Delegation and sits on the Councils Steering Committee and
the Budget Negotiating Team. Brewer has been instrumental in
passing numerous laws, including legislation protecting
domestic workers; a bill establishing an electronic death
registration system; two bills aimed at eliminating graffiti
and unwanted stickers; and legislation requiring City
publications to be made available via the Web.
Prior to her election, Brewer served as Project Manager for
the NYC Nonpofits Project and worked with the Telesis
Corporation, a private firm that builds affordable housing. As
Deputy Public Advocate for Intergovernmental Affairs
(1994-1998), Brewer promoted legislation, wrote policy, and
monitored the implementation of the National Voter
Registration Act. Her web site, the first in City government,
won an award from New York Magazine. As director of the
Mayors Federal Office in New York City (1990-1994), she
assisted the Dinkins Administration with its legislative
agenda and initiated private funding for a technical
assistance program for community-based organizations seeking
federal funds. On the West Side she served for over a decade
as Chief of Staff to Council Member Ruth Messinger.
Brewer has received numerous awards for her service on over
two dozen neighborhood and nonprofit boards as well as her
work in the City Council. In 2000, she was cited by the Daily
News as One of 50 New Yorkers to Watch. She has taught urban
policy at Barnard, Baruch, Brooklyn, Hunter, and Queens
Colleges. Gale has an MPA from Harvards Kennedy School of
Government and did her undergraduate work at Columbia
University and Bennington College. She is married to Cal
Snyder and has raised adopted
children.
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