Issue Position: Quality of Life

Issue Position

Assemblyman Perry strongly believes that it his duty as your representative to increase the quality of life of all of his constituents; as such he works tirelessly to enhance thecharacter of our neighborhoods.

This includes addressing those issues that often go unnoticed unless they are broken and working to make sure that the 58th Assembly District is safe and pleasant environment to raise a family. Assemblyman Perry recently secured $1.3 million to fix up the subway stations in the 58th Assembly District. The repairs made included; painting of ceilings, doors and platforms, general repairs platforms and stairs, upgraded lighting and the installation of closed circuit TV cameras which have proven highly effective in combating criminal activity. Assemblyman Perry has also continually kept the pressure on the Department of Transportation to maintain and properly repair our roadways.

Thanks to Assemblyman Perry's advocacy many areas streets have been repaved recently, including parts of Utica Avenue, Flatlands Avenue, Church Avenue and Avenue D.Assemblyman Perry also fought for the traffic calming initiative implemented on Clarendon Road and since the street has now been resurfaced, and painted to include parking lanes, bicycle lanes and a center median with turning lanes. Assemblyman Perry's is leading the fight against the placement of a Hazardous Medical waste Station in Canarsie.

Assemblyman Perry passed a bill into law which would preclude the Department of Environmental Conservation from issuing permits for the construction and operation of medical waste transfer stations where they would be in violation of local zoning laws. Each summer Assemblyman Perry brings what is normally a treat exclusive to the suburbs; right here to the 58th Assembly District.

Since 2006 Assemblyman Perry has hosted and sponsored "Movies in the Park" where family-friendly Hollywood hits are shown on a two-story high inflatable screen in a community park.

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