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IPage 20 PHOENIX April 4,1974f im f n l n U it v iiif ;Report on the activities of your local%u2605 City and State Legislators -kBellamy Billon Institute PlanningState Senator Carol Bellamy (D., Brooklyn) announced that the Senate has passed legislation she sponsored which provides that no State financial aid shall be granted for any staff or employee housing at hospitals, colleges or universities in New York City, until the respective institutional expansion has been given approval by the local Community Planning Board, City Planning Commission and Board of Estimate.This legislation would requirethe institution planning new construction or alterations to furnish detailed information, including size, parking accommodations, potential traffic, proposed commercial utilization, physical description, relocation of present residential and commercial tenants, and other pertinent facts, to the local Community Planning Board. That board would hold hearings and then make a formal recommendation to the City Planning Commission and the Board of Estimate.Senator Bellamy explained, %u201cThis bill would encourage better community relations and lessens the possibility of neighborhood-institution friction. In the recent past, we have seen much* * f t * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *REPORT FROM NYPD#4c3fc9fe4(j|cHc*4u4'3f'9Mcjft3|uMc * * * * * * * * * * * * *78th Precinct Community Relations Officer Arthur Crehan reported a rash of graffiti arrests made in the precinct area last week by officers from the Transit Police.The only major arrest in the precinct was made March 24th at 10:30 am by Detective William Condon at 553 1st Street in Park Slope. John Harrison, 26, of Macon, Georgia was arrested on a Murder 1 warrant issued in Georgia. Harrison, an escapee from a mental institution there, had allegedly murdered his grandmother on March Uth. He was apprehended after the precinct received a lead that the defendent had friends at the Park Slope address. Detective Condon posed as a resident, and was on hand when the defendent came to call.Officer Timothy Cole at the 76 Precinct reported six arrests lastweek. On Tuesday, March 26th at 6:30pm Officer Richard Muscoline arrested two men at the corner of Nelson and Hicks Street for burglary. Also on Tuesday, at 11:30pm, Officer John Romano arrested five suspects at Smith and Bergen Streets and charged them with grand larceny (auto).On Thursday, March 28th at 1:15am Officer Thomas Walsh made a burglary arrest at Pacific and Smith Streets. Two were arrested for grand larceny (auto) on Saturdy, March 30 at Woodhull and Columbia Streets by Officer Matthew Triolo.On Sunday, March 31st, Officer Joseph Meko arrested a man for possession of a deadly weapon and driving while intoxicated at the intersection of Bond and Butler Streets at 4:30am. And at 11:30pm. Officer Jorge Castro arrested two men and a woman at VanBrunt and Sullivan Streets for attempted assault and possession of a gun.BIKE TO WORKin theBROWNSTONEBELTLike to work near home?Need flexible hours?Could use extra money each week?Just plain enjoy people!THE PHOENIX needs salespersonsto help sell advertisingin our local neighborhoods.Come & see us.CALL EILEEN A T 643-1032hostility between large institutions and residents of our neighborhoods, because in most cases, the institutions planning construction or other changes in our communities, neglected to consider the needs, desires or sentiments of the residents affected by the alteration of their home community. This legislation insures community participation in plans which affect their homes and property.%u201dIn the Senate, this bill was cosponsored by Senators Ohrenstein, Conklin, Goodman, Lewis and Garcia. It is now before the Assembly, sponsored by Assemblyman Albert H. Blumenthal.Criticizes NY BudgetHeights-South Brooklyn Assemblyman Michael L. Pesce has severely critized Governor Wilson and the Republican leadership in the State Assembly for what he term ed %u201c the irresponsible, uncompassionate and insensitive manner in which they handled the 1974-75 State Budget.%u201dIn a statement on last week%u2019s passage of the budget, Assemblyman Pesce stated: %u201c TheRepublican majority has imposed a budget on the people of New York State which denies them the tax relief which is so urgently needed, and then compounds the burden by failing to provide adequate funds for such essential needs as education, the arts, public safety, aid to the aging and day care. If the state were in a pressing financial situation, such a budget might at least be understandable. However, the Office of the State Comptroller estimates that presently available budget surpluses are in the area of $300 million.%u201d%u201cThis $300 million surplus is more than enough to fund the seven proposals embodied in the Democratic amendments to the budget,%u201d Pesce continued.Assemblyman Pesce was a cosponsor of each of the seven Democratic amendments, which were as toiiows: Day care%u2014Local Assistance Fund, $15 million increase; Arts%u2014Local Assistance Fund, $11.5 million increase; Education%u2014Local AssistanceFund, $125 million increase; Police Protection%u2014Local Assistance Fund, $20 million increase; Industrial Health Research%u2014State Purposes, $2 million increase; Aid to Aging%u2014Local Assistance Fund, $900,000 increase; Medicaid Passthru%u2014Local Assistance Fund, $1.5 million increase.%u201cThe total rejection of these proposals by the Wilson Administration and the Republican majority means that for the time being these important human needs are left abandoned. As well,%u201d Pesce said, %u201cit is painfully obvious that the Republicans%u2019 alleged sensitivity to the burden of taxes is at best a blatant misrepresentation of the true facts. The total absence in this budget of any reference whatsoever of the %u2018hot dog tax%u2019 or restoration of the $12.50 individual and $25 family tax credits is indicative of the complete lack of concern which the Republicans have consistently shown for the plight of the overburdened taxpayers in this state.%u201d%u201cWhen the Republican majority takes their case to the people this year, they will be called upon to explain their lack of concern for spiraling taxes and their lack of compassion for their fellow human beings. They will be hard-pressed to explain the inexplicable,%u201d Pesce concluded.Funding for Arts CouncilHeights%u2014South Brooklyn State Senator Carol Bellamy, in behalf of the Senate Democratic minority, last week proposed an amendment to the Budget which would restore the full $30.5 million funding for the Council on the Arts. Senator Bellamy termed the recommendation of the Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees to reduce the initial recommendation by $11.5 million, %u201cirresponsible and insensitive.%u201d%u201cMore than 75 million people attend New York cultural institutions which are funded by the Council,%u201d said Senator Bellamy. %u201cThese institutions represent an important portion of a $3.5 billion tourist industry and also employ over 30,000 New Yorkers. Thea im o n la ssrMid-Eastern and International CuisineOPEN 11:30a.m. to Midnight,7 Days a WeekServing Lunch and Dinner 212-624-9267218 COURT STREET, BROOKLYN, N.Y.Effective April 1, open for Lunch 11-2Monday - FridayO t i czJWexico zzf^zitaw iantM5 MONTAGUE streetSENSITIVE PORTRAYAL OF CHILDREN THROUGHam lYMNDELMUmPHOTOGRAPHY~l 643*9654proposed budget reduction to only $19 million will not only seriously affect the cultural programs and institutions throughout our siaie, but also effectively undermine a most productive and exciting area of activity.%u201dThis legislation will propose amending the Budget to insure the restoration of the much needed $30.5 million appropriation for the Council on the Arts.More Fuel Sought for NYCMayor Beame an<5 leaders of the City Council have announced a five-point program aimed at reducing skyrocketing electricity rates in the City.Brooklyn councilmen spearheading the effort to lower rates are Vice Chairman and Majority Leader Tom Cuite of South Bklyn-Park Slope, Minority Leader Angelo J. Arculeo, and Heights-Fort Greene Councilman Fred Richmond. Emphasizing that the City is now totally pre-empted from directly affecting the rate structure of any utility, Beame and the Council leaders said they are turning to the state and federal governments for immediate assistance.Present domestic fuel allocation for New York City was a major point of discussion at an hour-long meeting last week in the Mayor%u2019s office. After meeting with the Council leaders, Mayor Beame got in touch with federal energy administrator William Simon.The Council leaders contended that 50 per cent of Con Edison%u2019s fuel purchases have been from higher-priced foreign suppliers. Beame asked Simon to increase the domestic fuel allocation for New York City, in an effort to reduce the price to consumers.He added that as a result of consultation with the Council he had, through the Corp. Counsel%u2019s Office: (1) asked the Public Service Commission to order Con Edison to launch a major productivity program in an effort to hold the line on rates. The Public Service Commission has so ordered. (2) filed a supplemental brief with the Public Service Commission asking correction of rate-calculation errors that will result in Con Ed%u2019s receiving more than the authorized $175 million temporary rate increase. (3) filed a petition with the PSC for a re-hearing on the $175 million authorization, contending that it%u2019s too high.In addition, the Council members pledged support for the Mayor%u2019s consumer advocate bill, recently introduced in the State Legislature, as a long-range answer to such consumer problems as soaring utility rates.The Council also plans to call on the State Legislature for a full-scale investigation of Con Ed%u2019s management practices, to determine if mismanagement is contributing to operating costs.Red Cross NeedsSummer VolunteersThe youth Program of the American Red Cross in Greater New York is seeking hundreds of young people in Brooklyn to be volunteers during the summer,annmtnops Mr Rnvd T Snuirocvolunteer Youth Program chairman at the Brooklyn Chapter. They are needed in hospitals, homes for the aged and the Greater New York Blood Program.Registration of prospective volunteers will be held during the Easter-Passover vacation from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., weekdays, April 8 through 19, at the Brooklyn Chapter, l Red Cross Place (between Cadman Plaza East and Adams Street).