Developer releases ‘Collegetown Innovation District,’ but without high-tech discussions “I’m a software engineer, so I’m enthusiastic about getting tech jobs here, but the job plan seems vague to me,” said Second Ward Alderperson Ducson Nguyen, a GrammaTech employee, during the meeting. He continued: “I would like some more meat behind the strategy … to get the […]
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Ithaca Voice: PEDC Recap
Councilor Nguyen, usually one of the pro-development members of Common Council, said he liked the streetscape and design, but expressed concern that the 360 jobs were goals rather than firm commitments. “We’re approaching this in a unique and aggressive because we’ve done it before (with the Cornell Business Park), and we’ll do it again,” Proujansky […]
Ithaca Times: The Eviction Situation
Ithaca Times: The Eviction Situation “As time goes on, without any response from the Department of Health, I’m getting less hopeful that we’ll see anything,” Nguyen said. “But another reason to pursue it, as aspirational as it was, was to raise the profile of the people who are suffering from the economic impact of COVID, […]
Ithaca Voice: Ribbon Cutting welcomes three new businesses downtown
Ithaca Voice: Ribbon Cutting welcomes three new businesses downtown The first ribbon-cutting ceremony since the COVID-19 pandemic started was held in Downtown Ithaca to celebrate the openings of three new businesses. The ceremony was hosted by the Downtown Ithaca Alliance and included a representative from the City of Ithaca Common Council in Ducson Nguyen, alderperson […]
WENY: Tompkins County to open up dialogue with community surrounding police reform
WENY: Tompkins County to open up dialogue with community surrounding police reform “We will be having some kind of formal process to re-evaluate the role of the police, it’s rules and obviously it’s funding,” said Ducson Nguyen, an Alderperson with for the City of Ithaca.
Shelterforce: Did Ithaca Really Cancel Rent?
Shelterforce: Did Ithaca Really Cancel Rent? Ducson Nguyen, alderperson for Ithaca’s Second Ward, expressed skepticism that the state health department would approve the request, but maintained that the effort would pressure state legislators to enact more meaningful and effective action. “I’m hoping that even if the Department of Health doesn’t allow this, the New York […]
Next City: Will Ithaca’s #CancelRent Resolution Actually Cancel the Rent?
Next City: Will Ithaca’s #CancelRent Resolution Actually Cancel the Rent? Ithaca Alderperson Ducson Nguyen, who sponsored the resolution, says it was only possible because of intense pressure from the Ithaca Tenants Union and its supporters. The group had initially asked for a change to the city code, Nguyen says, but members of the Common Council […]
Ithaca Journal: Lime bikes won’t return to Ithaca, but here’s what could replace them
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 […]
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 […]