corey johnson was the speaker of the nyc council.
corey johnson was the speaker of the nyc council.
who is the speaker of the nyc council?
corey johnson
as the chairperson of the public safety committee, gibson has worked to mend the tense relationship between new york civilians and the new york police department (nypd). in the wake of public outrage over the sporadic deaths of civilians such as eric garner, she assured the public through various media outlets that she would rectify the nypd transparency system and better equip officers for public service. she then worked closely with mayor bill de blasio, council speaker melissa mark-viverito, and the civilian complaints review board (ccrb) to implement the use of body cameras on officer uniforms, gps tracking devices for officers, and technological advancement funding for the nypd.council member gibson also addressed the school-to-prison pipeline. on march 31, 2015, council member gibson introduced an amendment to the 2011 student safety act. the bill, int 0730-2015, was co-sponsored by council member corey johnson and was designed to mandate the release of school disciplinary activity on the department of education website. the amendment would also require statistical data of student arrests to be reported to the nyc council. intro 730 was signed into law on october 13, 2015. it is the first new york city law to be introduced to the nyc council by council member gibson.
vanessa gibson
the city council members representing the community district are non-voting, "ex officio" board members. the council members and their council districts are:









































bullet::::- 11th nyc council district - andrew cohen









































bullet::::- 12th nyc council district - andy king









































bullet::::- 13th nyc council district - mark gjonaj









































bullet::::- 15th nyc council district - ritchie torres









































section::::demographics.









































the board has a population of 149,077 and is 10% white or caucasian, 65.9% black or african american. 15.3% asian or pacific islander, 0.2% american indian and alaska native nonhispanic 0.7% of other races 3.0% of mixed race and 18.5% hispanic.









































section::::board meetings.
bronx community board 12