- As Public Advocate, Kathryn Freed will work
with people for healthy neighborhoods and a
City government with a healthy respect for our
rights.
- As a Council Member, Kathryn Freed tightened
pollution controls on upstate reservoirs to
protect our drinking water.
- Kathryn fought legislation that would have
weakened lead paint laws and endangered our
children.
- Kathryn led fights against incinerators in
Brooklyn and waste transfer stations throughout
New York’s poorer neighborhoods.
- Kathryn is demanding that New York’s power
companies do not repower old polluting generators,
do not build new plants in residential areas,
and guarantee that old and new plants meet strict
environmental standards.
- Kathryn personally helped hundreds of tenants
fight evictions, helped write laws protecting
loft tenants, and has fought to preserve and
create affordable housing.
- Kathryn wrote New York’s anti-bias law and
passed a new anti-discrimination bill for City
contracts.
- Kathryn created new parks and fought to renovate
and protect existing parks.
- Kathryn passed a landmark anti-sweatshop
bill saving New York jobs.
- Kathryn is fighting diesel pollution and
demanding alternative nonpolluting fuels.
- Kathryn Freed passed a tough clinic access
bill protecting women from anti-choice extremists.
THE NEW YORK TIMES ENDORSED COUNCIL MEMBER
KATHRYN FREED’S RE-ELECTION TWICE, WRITING: she
has proved to be a diligent Council member who was
principal author of the Council’s anti-bias bill
and is not afraid to make unpopular decisions. (9-8-1993)
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