Ithaca Journal: Lime bikes won’t return to Ithaca, but here’s what could replace them One Ithaca alderperson has voiced his hopes that the City of Ithaca will fund its own bike share program in the future. “This is literally the worst year in the City of Ithaca’s history to say this, but the city has […]
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Emergency Protection for Ithaca Renters and Small Landlords
Largely written by the Ithaca Tenants Union and modified by me, the mayor, and Alderperson Smith to ease its passage, I sponsored this legislation to request that New York State give us the power to cancel rents and prevent evictions and financial ruin. Status: Passed June 3, 2020 WHEREAS the City of Ithaca has demonstrated […]
The Cornell Daily Sun: ‘When Cornell Leaves, Our Business Goes Away’: Ithaca Businesses Brace for Impact of C.U.’s Move to Online Classes
The Cornell Daily Sun: ‘When Cornell Leaves, Our Business Goes Away’: Ithaca Businesses Brace for Impact of C.U.’s Move to Online Classes Ducson Nguyen (D-2nd Ward), echoed the mayor’s calls for state and federal intervention on Twitter. “The whole county will hurt, but I’ll be giving Collegetown businesses more love than usual for a while,” […]
Ithaca Times: The 2019 Tompkins County Write-in Candidate Bonanza
Ithaca Times: The 2019 Tompkins County Write-in Candidate Bonanza As for other citywide races, local firebrand Joe Scaglione garnered one vote in the city’s Second Ward, though the seat was soundly kept by Alderperson Ducson Nguyen. Also receiving votes were “Yr Mom,” “Anyone Else,” the beloved clay cartoon Gumby and “All the Cats,” a rather […]
Ithaca Times: Can they keep dogs off the Commons?
Ithaca Times: Can they keep dogs off the Commons? Ducson Nguyen, an alderperson for the Second Ward, of which the Commons is a part of, is in support of lifting the ban, even though he has said he’s more of a cat person. “People bring dogs anyway and as far as I know, it’s rarely […]
Ithaca Times: Common Council votes to downzone West State Street
Ithaca Times: Common Council votes to downzone West State Street Alderperson Ducson Nguyen, who stood firmly against the resolution, spoke on how the new zoning could prove to be detrimental to the future prosperity of Ithaca’s downtown core. “Progressive cities all over the country are going up while we’re going down,” Nguyen said. “Downzoning by […]
I oppose downzoning West MLK Street
On the July 3, 2019 Common Council agenda, there’s an item (10.7) that came out of the Planning and Economic Development Committee to downzone the 300, 400, and 500 blocks of West MLK/State Street by reducing the maximum height from 6 stories to 5 stories and limiting the first 15 feet of a building to […]
Condemning Violence and Hate Speech
In response to mass shootings against mosques in a terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand, I worked with Mahmud Burton, president of the Al-Huda Islamic Center to write a resolution condemning hate, particularly towards the Muslim community. Status: Passed April 3, 2019 Resolution Condemning Violence and Hate Speech WHEREAS the City of Ithaca’s Diversity Statement […]
Ithaca Times: Best Common Councilor 2018
https://www.ithaca.com/special_sections/best_of_ithaca/best-of-ithaca-people/article_6a3fa180-c27d-11e8-b9a3-83c0ed104cfe.html Ducson Nguyen, now in his third year of representing the Second Ward, came to Ithaca from New Jersey after his wife got a job at Tompkins Cortland Community College. He said he first became interested in Common Council candidacy as a result of the housing shortage and wanting to push for transportation reform, and […]
Shopping Carts
In response to concerns from residents regarding abandoned shopping carts throughout the city (mostly downtown), I took draft legislation written by former Alderperson Eddie Rooker and working with City Forester Jeanne Grace (whose department somehow ends up dealing with abandoned shopping carts), revised it to address longstanding frustrations she’s had with shopping cart management. Highlights […]