Photo Gallery
On January 25th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer held a hearing to discuss needs to increase health insurance access for artists in New York City. As the Chair of the Cultural Affairs, Libraries and International Intergroup Relations Committee, Council Member Van Bramer believes giving artists adequate health insurance is a necessity as nearly 10 percent of New York City’s entire workforce is in the arts industry.
On January 24th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended the Parents Association meeting at Bryant High School to discuss the school’s future. The Department of Education is once again proposing to close the school down, which Council Member Van Bramer adamantly opposes. Council Member Van Bramer will continue work with both parents and teachers to fight the potential closure of his alma mater.
On January 23rd, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce’s Business Card exchange at Murphy’s Oyster Bar in Sunnyside. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer is joined with Sophia Ganosis, Executive Director of the Queens Chamber of Commerce and Rebecca Barker, President of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce.
On January 23rd, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s announcement of a decrease in construction accidents and injuries in New York City. Construction sites in Long Island City have been a prime example of the Department of Buildings effort to increase safety at construction sites throughout the City. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer is joined by Mayor Bloomberg, Robert LiMandri, Department of Buildings Commissioner and Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
On January 23rd, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended the announcement of Council Member Peter Koo’s transition to the Democratic Party at the Queens Board of Elections. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer joined with Council Members Elizabeth Crowley, Mark Weprin, Karen Koslowitz, Peter Koo, Peter Vallone Jr., Julissa Ferreras, Leroy Comrie and Ruben Wills in support of Council Member Koo’s announcement.
On January 21st, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended the Ridgewood Democratic Club’s Membership Brunch to discuss his initiatives for 2012. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer speaks to the democratic club members, State Senator Joseph Addabbo Jr., and Council Member Elizabeth Crowley. Congressman Joe Crowley was also a guest speaker at the event brunch which Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan's club holds each year.
On January 20th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer answered questions at St. Mary’s of Winfield in Woodside during the Wynwood Gardens Civic Association’s town hall meeting. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer discusses flooding issues with community residents, Assemblyman Michael DenDekker, Debra Markell Kleinert, District Manager of Community Board 2, Congressman Joe Crowley and Assemblywoman Marge Markey.
On January 20th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended the Grand Opening of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services field office in Long Island City. The field office will offer hundreds of Queens immigrants a borough location to service their naturalization process to become future citizenS of the United States. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer is joined with Assembly members Grace Meng and Cathy Nolan, Andrea Quarantillo, U.S.C.I.S. New York District Director, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney, Fior Rodriguez, from Congressman Gary Ackerman’s office and Queens Borough President Helen Marshall.
On January 19th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer attended U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley’s community meeting at Phipps Garden Apartments in Sunnyside. In this photo, Council Member Van Bramer is joined with Assemblywoman Marge Markey, Dorothy Cavallo, Co-President of Phipps Garden Apartments Tenants Association, Congressman Crowley, Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, and Joe Conley, Chairman of Community Board 2.
On January 19th, Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer met with Chris Hudson and Jackie McGowan, founders of Camp Highlight. Camp Highlight provides a camp experience for children and teenagers who have one or more parent who are a part of the LGBT community.