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Melissa Mark-Viverito

April 18, 2023

Melissa Mark-Viverito (born April 1, 1969) is an American Democratic politician and former speaker of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2017, as well as councilmember for the 8th district from 2006 to 2017, representing Concourse, Concourse Village, East Harlem, Highbridge, Longwood, Mott Haven, Port Morris, and Randall's Island.

Melissa Mark-Viverito
Speaker of the New York City Council
In office
January 8, 2014 – December 31, 2017
Preceded byChristine Quinn
Succeeded byCorey Johnson
Member of the New York City Council
from the 8th district
In office
January 1, 2006 – December 31, 2017
Preceded byPhil Reed
Succeeded byDiana Ayala
Personal details
Born (1969-04-01) April 1, 1969 (age 54)
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Political partyDemocratic
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Baruch College (MPA)
WebsiteOfficial website

Described by The New York Times as "fiercely liberal", she was elected Speaker on January 8, 2014, succeeding Christine Quinn.[1][2]

Early life and education

Mark-Viverito was born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, to Anthony Mark, a physician and founder of San Pablo Hospital, and Elizabeth Viverito. She grew up in Bayamón, where her mother still resides.[3]

At the age of eighteen, she moved to New York to attend Columbia University, from which she graduated in 1991 with a bachelor of arts degree. She received her Master of Public Administration from Baruch College in 1995.[4]

Career

Mark-Viverito served as a member of Manhattan Community Board 11, coordinator of the movement Todo Nueva York con Vieques, president of Mujeres del Barrio,[5] and strategic organizer for Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), an influential health care workers union.[6]

New York City Council

After running unsuccessfully against Phil Reed for City Council in District 8 in 2003, Mark-Viverito was elected to the position when Reed reached his term limit in 2005. During her first four years in office, Mark-Viverito sponsored and passed several pieces of legislation regarding tenant harassment, building safety, greening buildings, and park conservancies.[7] In January 2009, she criticized the voting record of newly appointed New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on immigration.[8]

During Mark-Viverito's second term in the Council, she served as chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee[9] and as founding co-chair of the Progressive Caucus.[10]

In November 2013, she won re-election to her third term in the Council, and her close ally Bill de Blasio was elected mayor. Soon the New York Daily News cited Mark-Viverito as "the front-runner" for "New York City's second-most powerful political post — Speaker of the City Council."[11] A grassroots effort to boost her Speaker candidacy included social media, fliers, phone banking, and volunteer recruitment.[12]

Mark-Viverito was elected City Council Speaker on January 8, 2014, at age 44, becoming the first member of the Council's Black, Latino and Asian Caucus to hold this position.[13] Her first "State of the City" speech emphasized reform of the criminal justice system.[14]

In January 2016, Mark-Viverito introduced a collection of eight bills known as the "Criminal Justice Reform Act"[15] to reduce the penalty for acts such as violating park rules, littering and public urination from misdemeanors to the civil process. In addition, the Criminal Justice Reform Act also suspended enforcement for "excessive noise," which resulted in a sudden spike in noise complaints around the five boroughs, according to data compiled by 311, New York City's complaint submission platform.[16] Mark-Viverito sponsored the bills so that young people in communities of color could "fulfill their potential"[17] by incentivizing officers to give verbal warnings and fines but not remove the option of making arrests.[18]

In 2016, Mark-Viverito was alleged to have pressured the New York City Housing Authority to fire a black manager of a NYCHA housing project and replace her with a "Spanish Manager".[19] As of 2018, the lawsuit is still pending and the City of New York's motion to dismiss the lawsuit was denied.[20]

In 2017, Mark-Viverito declined to boycott the Puerto Rican Day Parade, after organizers decided to honor Oscar López Rivera, a prominently incarcerated member of Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación Nacional Puertorriqueña (FALN).[21][22]

2019 NYC Public Advocate Special Election

In 2018, Mark-Viverito announced her intention to run for the open seat of New York City Public Advocate, but lost to Jumaane Williams.[23]

Personal life

Mark-Viverito campaigned in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement and identified herself as part of the "99%" of income earners despite having a net worth in the millions.[24] She and her family inherited an estimated $6.7 million from her father, a doctor. Prior to her inheritance, she applied for a taxpayer-subsidized loan in 1998 when her property at the time was worth $310,000. As of 2014, the multi-story condominium property was worth around $1,300,000. Mark-Viverito rents out her properties, but did not report her rental income. Her spokesman claimed it to be an honest oversight on her part.[25]

In August 2014, Mark-Viverito publicly disclosed that she was infected with the most common STD, the human papillomavirus. She said she was an "extremely private person" but that she what announcing it because she wanted to destigmatize and raise awareness about the disease.[26]

Election history

New York City Council: District 8
Election Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct
2005 Primary Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 3,626 25.40% Felipe Luciano Dem 3,610 25.30% Joyce Johnson Dem 2,744 19.23% Others (3) Dem 4,255 30.06%
2005 General Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 16,743 99.98%
2009 Primary Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 4,993 46.73% Robert J. Rodriguez Dem 2,827 26.46% Gwen Goodwin Dem 1,255 11.75% Others (2) Dem 1,554 15.17%
2009 General Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 17,091 99.99%
2013 Primary Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 3,768 35.67% Ralina Cardona Dem 1,899 17.98% Edward N. Santos Dem 1,710 16.70% Others (3) Dem 3,186 30.80%
2013 General Melissa Mark-Viverito Dem 14,296 93.78% Ralina Cardona Rep 793 5.20% Christopher Giattino Dem 131 .86%

See also

References

  1. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M.; Taylor, Kate (January 9, 2014). "Mayoral Ally Elected Speaker, Furthering City's Liberal Shift". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  2. ^ Taylor, Kate (December 20, 2013). "A City Councilwoman Not Afraid to Take On Inequality". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  3. ^ Lombardi, Frank (December 19, 2013). "A City Councilwoman Not Afraid to Take On Inequality". The New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Shapiro, Eileen (January 22, 2019). "Melissa Mark-Viverito". Get Out! Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
  5. ^ "NYC Voter Guide: Melissa Mark-Viverito". NYC Campaign Finance Board. 2005. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  6. ^ "NYC Voter Guide: Melissa Mark-Viverito". NYC Campaign Finance Board. 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  7. ^ . Archived from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  8. ^ Powell, Michael (February 2, 2009). "Gillibrand Hints at a Change of Mind on Immigration". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  9. ^ "The Council — Stated Meeting of Thursday, January 21, 2010" (PDF). Supplement to the City Record. January 21, 2010. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  10. ^ Chen, David W. (March 24, 2010). "Dozen Council Members Form a Bloc for Liberals". The New York Times. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  11. ^ Gonzalez, Juan (November 8, 2013). "Melissa Mark-Viverito leads tough fight for NYC Council speaker". New York Daily News. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  12. ^ Colvin, Jill (November 8, 2013). "Meet Melissa Mark-Viverito's Biggest Fan". New York Observer. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  13. ^ Falcón, Angelo (January 22, 2014). "Latinos and the NYC Council: The Impact of Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito" (PDF). National Institute for Latino Policy. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  14. ^ Grynbaum, Michael M. (February 12, 2015). "Council Speaker Seeks Criminal Justice Reforms in State of the City Address". The New York Times. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  15. ^ "The New York City Council – Meeting of Committee on Public Safety on 1/25/2016 at 10:00 AM". Legistar.council.nyc.gov. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  16. ^ Daedalus, Don (June 9, 2020). "NoiseYC: A Brief History of Noise In NYC & Why It Matters". medium.com. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
  17. ^ Goodman, J. David (January 20, 2016). "New York City Is Set to Adopt New Approach on Policing Minor Offenses". The New York Times.
  18. ^ "Poll: Residents feel safe in their neighborhoods, but not on the subway". Capitalnewyork.com. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  19. ^ Smith, Greg B. (September 18, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito urged NYCHA to replace black woman at helm of Bronx housing project with a 'Spanish manager'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
  20. ^ Smith, Greg B. (November 28, 2018). "Ex-NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito tried to oust black NYCHA boss for 'Spanish manager': lawsuits". New York Daily News. Retrieved 10 December 2018.
  21. ^ Barron, Seth (May 24, 2017). "Melissa Mark-Viverito's parade hypocrisy". New York Post. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  22. ^ Pazmino, Gloria (May 24, 2017). "Mark-Viverito defends Puerto Rican Day Parade, blaming 'ultra-right-wing' groups for controversy". Politico.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  23. ^ Mays, Jeffery C. (27 November 2018). "Mark-Viverito, Ex-Council Speaker, to Run for Public Advocate". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 December 2018 – via NYTimes.com.
  24. ^ Smith, Greg B. (January 3, 2014). "Mark-Viverito, candidate for Council speaker, has $1.5M in properties". New York Daily News. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  25. ^ Peyser, Andrea (9 January 2014). "Melissa Mark-Viverito: A millionaire hypocrite who will ruin NYC". New York Post. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  26. ^ Gonen, Yoav (August 18, 2014). "Melissa Mark-Viverito reveals she has 'high-risk' HPV". New York Post. Retrieved August 19, 2014.

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Political offices
Preceded by Member of the New York City Council
from 8th district
2006–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Speaker of the New York City Council
2014–2017 		Succeeded by

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This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2020 Melissa Mark Viverito born April 1 1969 is an American Democratic politician and former speaker of the New York City Council from 2014 to 2017 as well as councilmember for the 8th district from 2006 to 2017 representing Concourse Concourse Village East Harlem Highbridge Longwood Mott Haven Port Morris and Randall s Island Melissa Mark ViveritoSpeaker of the New York City CouncilIn office January 8 2014 December 31 2017Preceded byChristine QuinnSucceeded byCorey JohnsonMember of the New York City Councilfrom the 8th districtIn office January 1 2006 December 31 2017Preceded byPhil ReedSucceeded byDiana AyalaPersonal detailsBorn 1969 04 01 April 1 1969 age 54 Bayamon Puerto RicoPolitical partyDemocraticEducationColumbia University BA Baruch College MPA WebsiteOfficial websiteDescribed by The New York Times as fiercely liberal she was elected Speaker on January 8 2014 succeeding Christine Quinn 1 2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 2 1 New York City Council 2 2 2019 NYC Public Advocate Special Election 3 Personal life 4 Election history 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditMark Viverito was born in Bayamon Puerto Rico to Anthony Mark a physician and founder of San Pablo Hospital and Elizabeth Viverito She grew up in Bayamon where her mother still resides 3 At the age of eighteen she moved to New York to attend Columbia University from which she graduated in 1991 with a bachelor of arts degree She received her Master of Public Administration from Baruch College in 1995 4 Career EditMark Viverito served as a member of Manhattan Community Board 11 coordinator of the movement Todo Nueva York con Vieques president of Mujeres del Barrio 5 and strategic organizer for Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union SEIU an influential health care workers union 6 New York City Council Edit After running unsuccessfully against Phil Reed for City Council in District 8 in 2003 Mark Viverito was elected to the position when Reed reached his term limit in 2005 During her first four years in office Mark Viverito sponsored and passed several pieces of legislation regarding tenant harassment building safety greening buildings and park conservancies 7 In January 2009 she criticized the voting record of newly appointed New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand on immigration 8 During Mark Viverito s second term in the Council she served as chair of the Parks and Recreation Committee 9 and as founding co chair of the Progressive Caucus 10 In November 2013 she won re election to her third term in the Council and her close ally Bill de Blasio was elected mayor Soon the New York Daily News cited Mark Viverito as the front runner for New York City s second most powerful political post Speaker of the City Council 11 A grassroots effort to boost her Speaker candidacy included social media fliers phone banking and volunteer recruitment 12 Mark Viverito was elected City Council Speaker on January 8 2014 at age 44 becoming the first member of the Council s Black Latino and Asian Caucus to hold this position 13 Her first State of the City speech emphasized reform of the criminal justice system 14 In January 2016 Mark Viverito introduced a collection of eight bills known as the Criminal Justice Reform Act 15 to reduce the penalty for acts such as violating park rules littering and public urination from misdemeanors to the civil process In addition the Criminal Justice Reform Act also suspended enforcement for excessive noise which resulted in a sudden spike in noise complaints around the five boroughs according to data compiled by 311 New York City s complaint submission platform 16 Mark Viverito sponsored the bills so that young people in communities of color could fulfill their potential 17 by incentivizing officers to give verbal warnings and fines but not remove the option of making arrests 18 In 2016 Mark Viverito was alleged to have pressured the New York City Housing Authority to fire a black manager of a NYCHA housing project and replace her with a Spanish Manager 19 As of 2018 the lawsuit is still pending and the City of New York s motion to dismiss the lawsuit was denied 20 In 2017 Mark Viverito declined to boycott the Puerto Rican Day Parade after organizers decided to honor Oscar Lopez Rivera a prominently incarcerated member of Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional Puertorriquena FALN 21 22 2019 NYC Public Advocate Special Election Edit In 2018 Mark Viverito announced her intention to run for the open seat of New York City Public Advocate but lost to Jumaane Williams 23 Personal life EditMark Viverito campaigned in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement and identified herself as part of the 99 of income earners despite having a net worth in the millions 24 She and her family inherited an estimated 6 7 million from her father a doctor Prior to her inheritance she applied for a taxpayer subsidized loan in 1998 when her property at the time was worth 310 000 As of 2014 the multi story condominium property was worth around 1 300 000 Mark Viverito rents out her properties but did not report her rental income Her spokesman claimed it to be an honest oversight on her part 25 In August 2014 Mark Viverito publicly disclosed that she was infected with the most common STD the human papillomavirus She said she was an extremely private person but that she what announcing it because she wanted to destigmatize and raise awareness about the disease 26 Election history EditNew York City Council District 8 Election Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct Candidate Party Votes Pct2005 Primary Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 3 626 25 40 Felipe Luciano Dem 3 610 25 30 Joyce Johnson Dem 2 744 19 23 Others 3 Dem 4 255 30 06 2005 General Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 16 743 99 98 2009 Primary Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 4 993 46 73 Robert J Rodriguez Dem 2 827 26 46 Gwen Goodwin Dem 1 255 11 75 Others 2 Dem 1 554 15 17 2009 General Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 17 091 99 99 2013 Primary Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 3 768 35 67 Ralina Cardona Dem 1 899 17 98 Edward N Santos Dem 1 710 16 70 Others 3 Dem 3 186 30 80 2013 General Melissa Mark Viverito Dem 14 296 93 78 Ralina Cardona Rep 793 5 20 Christopher Giattino Dem 131 86 See also EditNuyorican Puerto Ricans in New York City Puerto Ricans in the United StatesReferences Edit Grynbaum Michael M Taylor Kate January 9 2014 Mayoral Ally Elected Speaker Furthering City s Liberal Shift The New York Times Retrieved August 19 2014 Taylor Kate December 20 2013 A City Councilwoman Not Afraid to Take On Inequality The New York Times Retrieved August 19 2014 Lombardi Frank December 19 2013 A City Councilwoman Not Afraid to Take On Inequality The New York Times Retrieved July 29 2019 Shapiro Eileen January 22 2019 Melissa Mark Viverito Get Out Magazine Retrieved 2022 02 16 NYC Voter Guide Melissa Mark Viverito NYC Campaign Finance Board 2005 Retrieved August 19 2014 NYC Voter Guide Melissa Mark Viverito NYC Campaign Finance Board 2013 Retrieved August 19 2014 Melissa Mark Viverito Legislation Archived from the original on August 19 2014 Retrieved August 19 2014 Powell Michael February 2 2009 Gillibrand Hints at a Change of Mind on Immigration The New York Times Retrieved August 19 2014 The Council Stated Meeting of Thursday January 21 2010 PDF Supplement to the City Record January 21 2010 Retrieved August 19 2014 Chen David W March 24 2010 Dozen Council Members Form a Bloc for Liberals The New York Times Retrieved August 19 2014 Gonzalez Juan November 8 2013 Melissa Mark Viverito leads tough fight for NYC Council speaker New York Daily News Retrieved August 19 2014 Colvin Jill November 8 2013 Meet Melissa Mark Viverito s Biggest Fan New York Observer Retrieved August 19 2014 Falcon Angelo January 22 2014 Latinos and the NYC Council The Impact of Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito PDF National Institute for Latino Policy Retrieved August 19 2014 Grynbaum Michael M February 12 2015 Council Speaker Seeks Criminal Justice Reforms in State of the City Address The New York Times Retrieved February 12 2015 The New York City Council Meeting of Committee on Public Safety on 1 25 2016 at 10 00 AM Legistar council nyc gov 2016 01 25 Retrieved 2017 05 26 Daedalus Don June 9 2020 NoiseYC A Brief History of Noise In NYC amp Why It Matters medium com Retrieved 2020 06 09 Goodman J David January 20 2016 New York City Is Set to Adopt New Approach on Policing Minor Offenses The New York Times Poll Residents feel safe in their neighborhoods but not on the subway Capitalnewyork com 2016 02 26 Retrieved 2017 05 26 Smith Greg B September 18 2016 EXCLUSIVE City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito urged NYCHA to replace black woman at helm of Bronx housing project with a Spanish manager New York Daily News Retrieved 2018 04 15 Smith Greg B November 28 2018 Ex NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito tried to oust black NYCHA boss for Spanish manager lawsuits New York Daily News Retrieved 10 December 2018 Barron Seth May 24 2017 Melissa Mark Viverito s parade hypocrisy New York Post Retrieved 2017 05 26 Pazmino Gloria May 24 2017 Mark Viverito defends Puerto Rican Day Parade blaming ultra right wing groups for controversy Politico com Retrieved 2017 05 26 Mays Jeffery C 27 November 2018 Mark Viverito Ex Council Speaker to Run for Public Advocate The New York Times Retrieved 10 December 2018 via NYTimes com Smith Greg B January 3 2014 Mark Viverito candidate for Council speaker has 1 5M in properties New York Daily News Retrieved 30 May 2017 Peyser Andrea 9 January 2014 Melissa Mark Viverito A millionaire hypocrite who will ruin NYC New York Post Retrieved 30 May 2017 Gonen Yoav August 18 2014 Melissa Mark Viverito reveals she has high risk HPV New York Post Retrieved August 19 2014 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons 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