{"id":18381,"date":"2018-07-30T15:01:18","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T19:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multi.nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/councilman-rafael-espinal-jr-becomes-an-official-supporter-of-the-healthy-nyc-initiative\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T15:01:18","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T19:01:18","slug":"councilman-rafael-espinal-jr-becomes-an-official-supporter-of-the-healthy-nyc-initiative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nycnewsnetwork.com\/brooklynbuzz\/councilman-rafael-espinal-jr-becomes-an-official-supporter-of-the-healthy-nyc-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Councilman Rafael Espinal Jr. Becomes an Official Supporter of the Healthy NYC Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“New York is a very fast-paced city that requires good mental and physical health habits in order to live your best life possible. Initiatives like Healthy NYC<\/a> and events like the Healthy NYC Expo are vital to achieving this goal and I\u2019m excited to be a part of such a positive movement for the city that I call home.”<\/span><\/p>\n

– Councilman Rafael Espinal Jr.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Elected to the New York City Council in 2013,\u00a0Rafael L. Espinal, Jr. is a staunch representative for District 37, which includes Bushwick, Brownsville, Cypress Hills, and East New York.\u00a0Council Member Espinal is Chair of the Council\u2019s Committee on Consumer Affairs and Business Licensing, where he has overseen the implementation of NYC\u2019s successful Paid Sick Leave Law, passed consumer protections for women, seniors, and immigrants, and continues to fight for a more fair and vibrant marketplace in NYC.<\/p>\n

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Most recently Council Member Espinal has championed the effort to repeal\u00a0NYC\u2019s antiquated cabaret law<\/a>\u00a0and create an\u00a0Office of Nightlife<\/strong>\u00a0that will: protect businesses that are often saddled with heavy fines, support local communities and quality of life in every neighborhood, and preserve NYC\u2019s iconic cultural scene. Rafael has also led initiatives to inspire\u00a0green and sustainable solutions<\/a>\u00a0in NYC, having sponsored legislation with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams to create acitywide plan for urban agriculture<\/a>, introduced legislation to expand green and solar roofs and by calling on the MTA to use\u00a0zero-emission electric vehicles<\/a>. Most recently, he launched a citywide campaign to\u00a0ban plastic straws<\/a>\u00a0in NYC establishments, with certain exceptions, to tackle our global plastic recycling problem.<\/p>\n

Follow Councilman Rafael Espinal Jr. on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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To become a Community Partner or Official Supporter of the Healthy NYC Expo,\u00a0contact JIG Media<\/a>\u00a0at 718.285.9351 or to get your complimentary tickets to attend, go to\u00a0Eventbrite.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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