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John Liu is a New York City politician, currently serving on the New York City Council representing District 20. He was elected in 2001 to represent northeast Queens (Flushing, Queensboro Hill, Mitchell Gardens, Kissena Park, Harding Heights, Auburndale, part of Whitestone) and was re-elected in 2005. Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1676 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area... New York City Hall The New York City Council is the lawmaking body of the City of New York. ...

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Personal bio

Liu is married to Jenny Liu and has one son. He resides in Flushing, near where he grew up. He attended New York City public schools, graduating from the Bronx High School of Science in 1985. He graduated from Binghamton University in 1988, a part of the SUNY publicly-funded education system, where he majored in Mathematical Physics. He worked as a manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers before his election to the City Council.[1] The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, or just Science, is a specialized New York City public high school located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, with no tuition charges and admission by exam. ... Overlooking center of campus. ... A PwC office building (Southwark Towers) in London, England. ...


Councilman

He is Chair of the Council's Transportation Committee and also serves on committees on Education, Consumer Affairs, Contracts, Oversight & Investigations and Lower Manhattan Redevelopment, despite not being a resident of any city council district near Lower Manhattan.


The Council's Committee on Transportation[2], focuses public policy on the critical role transportation options play in economic development and access to jobs. As Chair, Liu has sought more accountability from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a large state agency that some view as unresponsive to the public. In his role, many media outlets, including the New York Times, have published the MTA's unwillingness to appear at Liu hearings. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is a public benefit corporation responsible for public transportation in the State of New York. ...


Liu has enacted legislation improving safety for pedestrians and has initiated public works projects to improve vehicular traffic flow and ease congestion. He has also developed programs bringing licensed taxicabs ("Yellow" cabs) to areas outside of Manhattan.


As a member of the Council's Committee on Education, Liu has worked with dozens of other local politicians on raising standards in public schools, increasing reliance and trust in teachers and investing city resources in education, in areas such as high-tech upgrades to local schools.


Liu is the first Taiwanese American and first Asian American[3] to be elected to the City Council, Liu works for increased access to government for Asian Americans. He is known for his many press releases and media advisories, sometimes sending out 2-3 press releases a day. The Daily Politics, a well-known NYC political blog noted that Liu sent out more press releases per month than US Senator, and Democratic presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton, besting her by 5 releases per month. A Taiwanese American is an American of Taiwanese ancestry. ... An Asian American is a person of Asian ancestry or origin who was born in or is an immigrant to the United States. ... Hillary Rodham Clinton (born Hillary Diane Rodham on October 26, 1947) is the Biggest loser/retard these united states have seen from New York. ...


He also speaks out against comedians on what he believes is racial stereotyping and discrimination, particularly regarding Asian minorities.


References

  1. ^ Liu website
  2. ^ transportation committee
  3. ^ "Building Trust: Candidate vies to become first API New York City Council member", AsianWeek, 25-02-2000. Retrieved on 16-02-2007.

See also

New York City has been a metropolitan municipality with a strong mayor-council form of government since its consolidation in 1898. ...

External links

  • New York City Council page
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  • [2]
Preceded by
Julia Harrison		 New York City Council, 20th District
2002-present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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