The American Society for Public Administration, ASPA, is a national professional organization dedicated to better government and excellence in the public service.

The Chapter will host a Welcome Back Reception at the Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University on October 2, 2003 at 6:00PM. Directions for reaching the campus are below.

I would like to welcome all new and returning members to our 2003-2004 program year. We are developing an interesting year for your enjoyment.

The first of the three activities which we are planning this year is our welcome back reception for ASPA members on 10/2 at LIU at 6 PM. This will be a "mix and mingle" session where you can meet old friends and make new contacts. Hiring trends in the public sector are getting better and jobs are starting to actually open up after the last two years. We’ll let you know where the future opportunities lie.

Our second planned event is a tour of the 311 Command Center on October 28. This promises to be a fascinating event. On November 13 we will be cosponsoring along with the NYU Student Chapter a talk at NYU with Commissioner Patricia Gatling of the NYC Commission on Human Rights (details forthcoming). We also have a tour being planned in late November/early December to see the latest technology in the NYC Municipal Library.

In addition we are working on other events. Hope to see you on October 2!

on

Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 5:00 PM

59 Maiden Lane

Lower Manhattan

Get a glimpse of the City of New York’s 311 initiative courtesy of the NYC Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications and find out how the 311 implementation has progressed, what challenges were overcome, and how residents have benefited from improved access to comprehensive information about city facilities and services.

ASPA Members must RSVP to participate in this hour-long tour. Contact Christian Meyer at (212) 360-3187 to reserve your space by October 27^th.

Congratulations to Paul Gallo, who has been elected president of the New York City Transit Columbia Association.

The Columbia Association will hold its Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance on Friday, October 10, 2003 at Micali Terrace (1521 86^th Street, Brooklyn, NY). Donation is $65.00 per person. Please RSVP by October 3, 2003. For ticket information, contact the Committee Chairperson, Paul Gallo, at 646-252-3823.

The Honorees for the Dinner Dance are Rosanna Scotto (co-anchor of Fox News), Michael J. Landi (Superintendent, DCE NYC Transit and President, Transit Managerial Benevolent Association), Ralph Penza (reporter/desk anchor of WNBC News), and Angela Pellicani (Past President and Executive Member, Columbia Association).

The Chapter welcomes our newest members: Larry Adams, Caroline Brassard, Beth Carlson, Stephanie Christopher, Bill Cohen, Zipporah Daniels, McLawrence A. David, Charles I. Ekholm, Estevan Ferrer, Craig Fisher, Wilmer I. Flores, Charles Forzano, Betsy Gotbaum, Alicia Grant, Lynn Harrison, Tenisha Hilsman, Sam Iweze, Leonard Lira, Jacqueline E. Maxwell, Mysore Nagaraja, Jennifer Nelson, Frank Ohemeng, Valter Paci, JoAnn Rerranova, Lawrence Reuter, Peter Rubenstein, Angela Sanabria, Barbara Spencer, Mary M. Stanton, JoAnn Terranova, William C. Thompson, and Wai Tong.

To access Long Island University, enter at the visitor's entrance at the corner of Flatbush Avenue and DeKalb in Downtown Brooklyn. That entrance is across from Junior's Restaurant in the former Paramount Theater building. The guard will issue a visitor's pass and provide instructions to the Humanities building. The School of Business is on the 7th floor and the Schloss conference room is in the School offices. The School is open until 7:00 p.m. so someone will be there to show you to the conference room.
Transportation access points are shown below:
SUBWAY:
The Brooklyn Campus of Long Island University is served by all subway
lines.
IRT: 4 or 5 trains (Lexington Avenue lines) or the 2 or 3 trains (Seventh Avenue) to Nevins Street Station.
BMT: M, N, Q or R trains to DeKalb Avenue Station.
IND: A, C or G trains (Eighth Avenue Line) to Hoyt-Schermerhorn Street Station. D train (Sixth Avenue Line) to DeKalb Avenue Station.
TRAIN:
The Long Island Rail Road's Flatbush Avenue terminal is four blocks from campus.
AUTOMOBILE:
Municipal parking is available on Flatbush Avenue Extension, directly across from the University. There also is a parking garage on DeKalb Avenue between Rockwell Place and Hudson Avenue.
From Queens - Take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway west to the Tillary Street Exit. Follow Tillary Street to Flatbush Avenue Extension. The Brooklyn Campus is on the corner of Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue.
From Manhattan- Via Manhattan Bridge - proceed along Flatbush Avenue Extension to Myrtle Avenue, left to Ashland Place, right to DeKalb Avenue (2 blocks); Via Brooklyn Bridge - proceed along Adams Street, make left turn onto Tillary Street; after crossing Flatbush Avenue Extension bear right onto Navy Street which becomes Ashland Place and continue to Dekalb Avenue (2 blocks after Myrtle Avenue).
From Staten Island or Brooklyn - Take the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway east to Cadman Plaza West. Follow Cadman Plaza West to Tillary Street. Turn left onto Tillary Street then right on Flatbush Avenue Extension. The Brooklyn Campus is on the left.
To return to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Queens-bound - Take Flatbush Avenue extension Tillary Street. Turn right on Tillary Street and then stay to the left. Enter ramp for Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.
To return to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway Brooklyn-bound - Take Flatbush Avenue Extension to Tillary Street. Turn left on Tillary Street to Cadman Plaza West. Make a right on Cadman Plaza West. Bear left to enter the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.

October 2, 2003: Chapter Welcome Back Reception (6:00PM, Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, Humanities Building, Schloss Conference Room)

October 28, 2003: Tour of 311 Citizen Service Center (5:00PM, 59 Maiden Lane, Manhattan)(RSVP to Christian Meyer at 212-360-3187 by October 27)

November 13, 2003: Chapter Program Event: A Talk with Commissioner Patricia Gatling (NYC Commission on Human Rights) (New York University, building location and time to be announced)

November/December, 2003 (Date to be Announced): Tour of NYC Municipal Library

10 Columbia Association NYC Transit Authority Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance (Micali Terrace, 1521 86^th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228) (8:00PM) (Donation: $65.00 Per Person) ((Please RSVP by October 3, 2003) (Contact: Paul Gallo, Committee Chairperson, 646-252-3823)

President: William Ciaccio 646-252-3820

Vice President: Caroline N. Westbrook

Treasurer: Chris Meyer 212-360-3187

Secretary: VACANT

Sybil Alexander (2002 - 2004) Usha Narasimhan (2003 -2005)

Marco DeSena (2003 - 2005) Steve Parker (2003 - 2005)

Judith Kirchhoff (2003 - 2005) Lynne A. Weikart (2002 - 2004)

Christian Meyer (2003 - 2005) Daniel Williams (2003 - 2005)

Immediate-Past Chapter President: Gregg Van Ryzin

New York Metropolitan Chapter ASPA

c/o Mr. William Ciaccio

Metropolitan Transportation Authority

2 Broadway, Fourth Floor

New York City, NY 10004

Raymond Joseph 718-361-3773

1120 G Street NW, Suite #700

Washington, D.C., 20005-3885

Phone: 202-393-7878 FAX: 202-638-4952