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August 31st, 2009
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Noel E. Jefferson Civic Background
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Moved to Tribeca
while completing Masters Degree at Teachers College, Columbia
University.
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Have served on
Community Board 1 since 2004.
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Elected twice to
serve as CB 1 Secretary.
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Continue to
fight for environmental impact studies and improved
infrastructure prior to new development.
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Advocated
environmental health safety and supported legislation regarding
diesel fuel storage on several floors, parapets and on the roof
of a building, in the heart of Tribeca, that also practiced
manual transference of diesel fuel for more than a decade.
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Documented,
through videotape, concerns of Tribecans, Council Hearings, BSA
and LMDC Hearings and opinions of elected officials for diesel
fuel and noise legislation initiated by Council Member Gerson,
from November 2005 to December 2008.
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Opposed DOT’s
proposal to relocate the sanitation garage to SoHo and Tribeca.
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Identified BMCC
Officials to support Tribeca’s opposition to DOT’s proposal to
park approximately 20 buses on West Street between Chambers and
Canal Streets.
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Affordable
housing advocate.
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Produced to date
six 6 Manhattan Cable half-hour shows based on local politics
and community issues. The first of a 13-week “As-of-Right”
series will commence on Thursday, June 25, 2009 on Cable – Time
Warner channel # 34 and RCN channel # 82 at 7:00 PM. My
“As-of-Right” series will also be accessible on
www.MNN.org.
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Exhibited
award-winning photographs of 9/11 throughout SoHo, TriBeca, at
MoMA, presently in the permanent collection of the Humanities
Library in Midtown. Prior to the MoMA exhibit, the dozen
selected photos traveled throughout the USA and Europe as a
symbol of our changing national landscape and policies.
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Received a
Certificate of Appreciation from the American Red Cross for
volunteer work, at IPN and south of Canal Street, following
9/11.
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Additional Background
Professional
Resume
Photography
As-Of-Right Series
Affiliations
Community Board #1 Manhattan
Neighbors Against Noise
New York Women in Film Theatre and Broadcast
Cinewomen |
