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Carlina Rivera
File:Carlina Rivera photo.jpg
Member of the New York City Council from the 2nd District
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2018
Preceded byRosie Mendez
Personal details
BornNew York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations		Democratic Socialists of America
Alma materMarist College
WebsiteCity Council website
Campaign website

Carlina Rivera is the Councilwoman for the 2nd district of the New York City Council. She is a member of the Democratic Party. The district includes portions of the East Village, Gramercy Park, Kips Bay, Lower East Side, Murray Hill and Rose Hill in Manhattan.

Life and career

Rivera grew up and still lives on the Lower East Side, where she was raised by a single mother who emigrated from Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of Notre Dame School (Manhattan) and of Marist College (she majored in journalism). Before entering politics, Rivera worked as director of programs and services at Good Old Lower East Side (GOLES), a local non-profit focused on neighborhood housing and preservation, economic development, and community revitalization. Rivera was also a member of Manhattan Community Board 3 and later served as the legislative director for Rosie Mendez.

It was reported that Rivera and husband, Jamie Rogers, lived in a Section 8 apartment. The annual income limit for a family of two is $61,050. After deducting Rivera’s salary, in order to be under that cut off, Rogers would have had to earn less than $20,000 a year, which many thought unlikely considering his real estate holdings and father’s net worth. The New York Post, which broke the story, says Rivera deleted online photos of Rogers on his father’s yacht.

New York City Council

Rivera won the Democratic primary for the 2nd city-council district of New York in 2017 with 60.54% of the vote (8,354 votes). She went on to win the general election with 82.86% of the vote against Republican and perennial candidate Jimmy McMillan and several third-party candidates. While campaigning, Rivera joined the Democratic Socialists of America and was named one of City & State’s “40 Under 40 Rising Stars.”

In an effort to crack down on illegal hotel operators, Rivera introduced a bill in June 2018 to require short-term rental companies such as Airbnb to report host data to the city. The bill passed the Council 45–0 and was signed into law by Mayor Bill de Blasio on August 6, 2018. Airbnb is suing to block the legislation from being implemented.

Rivera has also introduced bills to protect bike lanes from being blocked by construction, mandate reporting on the state of small businesses in New York City neighborhoods, and strengthen sexual harassment policies for public and private employers.

Rivera is Chair of the Council’s Committee on Hospitals and Co-Chair of the Council's Women’s Caucus. She is also a member of the Council's Progressive Caucus and Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus.

References

  1. "Biography". Carlina Rivera. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  2. "Carlina Rivera for Council in District 2 | The Villager Newspaper". thevillager.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  3. "(Voter Guide) Carlina Rivera – City Council District 2". The Lo-Down : News from the Lower East Side. 2017-09-05. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  4. "New Council Member Carlina Rivera On Downtown Housing, Nightlife, L Train, and More". Bedford + Bowery. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  5. "Former Mendez aide running to replace her in City Council | Town & Village". town-village.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  6. "'We qualify': Carlina Rivera, husband defend living in Section 8 apartment | The Villager Newspaper". thevillager.com. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  7. "Section 8 candidate who deleted pics of hubby riding yacht wins Council primary". New York Post. Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  8. "Carlina Rivera - Ballotpedia". Retrieved 2018-01-01.
  9. d_evers (2018-01-24). "The New York City 40 Under 40 of 2017". CSNY. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  10. Peyser, Eve (November 14, 2017). "Bernie Sanders's Socialist Revolution Is Happening, Very Slowly". Vice.
  11. Ferré-Sadurní, Luis (2018-06-26). "To Curb Illegal Airbnbs, New York City Wants to Collect Data on Hosts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  12. Lampen, Claire. "De Blasio Signs Bill Intended To Crack Down On Illegal Airbnb Rentals". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  13. Ghaffary, Shirin (2018-08-24). "Airbnb is suing New York City so it won't have to share user data about its hosts". Recode. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  14. "Construction can't force cyclists onto streets: Councilwoman". am New York. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  15. "The New York City Council - File #: Int 1049-2018". legistar.council.nyc.gov. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  16. Raskin, Sam. "City Council Examines Sexual Harassment Policies, Considers New Laws". Gotham Gazette. Retrieved 2019-01-06.
  17. "Biography". Carlina Rivera. Retrieved 2019-01-06.

External links

  • Councilwoman Carlina Rivera (official site)
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Preceded byRosie Mendez New York City Council, 2nd District
2018–present 		Incumbent
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