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Grabbing lunch with a FDNY hero Jimmy Lee after honoring him on the NYS Assembly floor.
Calling upon the city to invest more in our neighborhood pre-Ks. As a dad, I know it's never too early to put our kids on a path to success.
Rallying with riders of New York for better transit service. When our subways don't work, NYC doesn't work.
Had a blast at NYPD 17th Precinct's National Night out Against Crime celebrations.
Spending my morning cleaning up Glcik Park with the Kips Bay Neighborhood Alliance for their "It's My Park Day"
Urging governor Cuomo to sign my gravity knife bill.
Repealing the Blindfold Law is long over-due. We must modernize and make discovery laws more fair for New Yorkers.
Students at Yorkville Middle School have some excellent questions about public service. Thank you for inviting me to your career day.
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Quart Explains the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act
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caption: 'October 1, 2021<br />Assemblymember Quart questions Vincent Schiraldi, Commissioner, New York City Department of Corrections, and Marcos Soler, Director, NYC MOCJ during a public hearing on conditions at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility and other facilities of the New York City Department of Correction.<br /> ',
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Quart Questions DOC Commissioner on Conditions at Rikers Island
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Quart Questions CO Union President on Conditions at the Rikers Island Correctional Facility
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Examining the Conditions on Rikers Island
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Discussing the Future of Rikers Island
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Bail Reform and Decarcerating Rikers Island
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Quart Questions Commissioner Zucker About PPE Shortages
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Quart Questions NYC Councilmember Rivera About the Potential Effects of Hospital Budget Cuts
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Quart Questions Advocates about PPE and Worker Safety in Hospitals
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Quart Explains Need to Repeal NY's Anti-Face Mask Law
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Quart Speaks Out Against Bail Reform Rollbacks
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Rallying Against Rollbacks to Bail Reform
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caption: 'November 12, 2019<br />Assemblymember Quart questions Patrick Foye, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Robert Foran, Chief Financial Officer and Janno Lieber, Chief Development Officer of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) during a public hearing on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) 2020-2024 Capital Program.<br /> ',
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Public Hearing on MTA 2020-2024 Capital Program
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caption: 'June 19, 2019<br />"A special thanks in this regard goes to the women of the sexual harassment working group. They were the impetus. They were the force working with us to bring meaningful legislation, not just to push and be advocates, but to write legislation that working with the sponsor we were able to bring together a meaningful piece of legislation. And hopefully, with the change of culture bring about real progress for the State of New York," said Assemblymember Daniel Quart, who voted in favor of legislation that would  increase protections to employees of all protected classes who have been subject to discriminatory harassment in the workplace. (<a href=\"https://nyassembly.gov/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A08421&term=2019&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A.8421</a>)<br /> ',
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Quart Supports Strengthening NY's Sexual Harassment Laws
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caption: 'May 30, 2019<br />"To hear Assemblymember Kim's on the Assembly floor a little while ago about the great  injustices of poverty and the criminalization of vis-à -vis sex work that happens in Asian communities, whether in Lower Manhattan or in Flushing, Queens. That is why we were sent here by our constituents to tackle issues of poverty, discrimination and inequities," said Assemblymember Daniel Quart while participating in a program that proclaims the month of May as Asian/Pacific Heritage Month in the State of New York.<br /> ',
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Quart Vows to Tackle Economic Inequities in Asian Communities
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Quart Fights for Worker Protections from Sexual Harassment
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Holding Institutions Accountable for Sexual Harassment
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Quart Questions State's Sexual Harassment Policy
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Quart Pushes to Reform Discriminatory Gravity Knife Law
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Quart Fights for Criminal Justice Reform
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Quart Questions DOL at Joint Legislative Hearing on Sexual Harassment
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Quart Questions EEOC Settlement Statistics
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caption: 'June 19, 2018<br />Â "I think what happened in Rensselaer County with one judge in particular dismissing that case shows that the powers that exist under the State Constitution only by executive order are insufficient to deal with alleged abuse by prosecutors throughout the state, what's necessary is a bill like this," said Assemblymember Dan Quart while explaining his vote on the bill that would to create the commission on prosecutorial conduct, to serve as a disciplinary entity designated to review complaints of prosecutorial misconduct in New York State. (<a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=5285C&term=2017&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A05285</a>)<br />Â ',
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Quart on Prosecutorial Conduct
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Quart on Sealing Records
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caption: 'March 14, 2018<br />"A discriminatory bail system that punishes people in poverty, and disproportionally poor people, of course, and people of color, black and brown people, people who I represent as an as 18B attorney in Manhattan criminal court. It is not a problem just for New York City. It's a problem for all of us. Sixty seven percent of the jail population in this state is pre-trial. What it means in lay terms, Â is people not proven guilty without reasonable doubt of anything, our constituents, are doing time in jail for things that no jury has weighed in on," said Assemblymember Dan Quart while commenting on the Assembly's 2018-19 budget proposal. (K.912)<br />Â ',
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Quart: Bail System Discriminatory
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Quart Discusses Gun Safety Measure
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Speed Camera Protocols
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Quart Stands Up for Prosecutorial Equity in Manhattan
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Introduction: Jimmy Lee
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Quart Argues Against Expansive Transportation Inspector General Powers
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caption: 'June 2, 2016<br />"Thousands of people who currently could be criminalized for the simple possession of a folding knife will no longer be under the possibility of criminal prosecution for that," said Assemblymember Quart, speaking on legislation that clarifies definitions of a switchblade and a gravity knife. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=9042&term=2015&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A9042A</a><br />Â ',
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Definition of Gravity Knives
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caption: 'June 2, 2016<br />"These are knives that are held by people in their simple day to day lives. They are purchased often in hardware stores or through the mail or through anywhere else. No one should go to jail because of possession of that type of tool. It is wrong," said Assemblymember Quart, explaining his vote on legislation that clarifies definitions of a switchblade and a gravity knife. <a href=\"http://nyassembly.gov/leg/?leg_video=&bn=9042&term=2015&Summary=Y&Memo=Y\">A9042A</a><br />Â ',
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The Use of Gravity Knives
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Assemblymember Quart Supports Capitol Allocation for Second Ave. Subway Construction
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Special Guest Introduction
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Cleaner Emissions
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Knickerbocker Senior Center Luncheon
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Protecting Senior Housing
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First Day of Session