Public Advocate Williams Urges Passage Of Real Property Tax Relief Bill
Williams: "The Coronavirus has hindered the ability of New Yorkers to meet their tax obligations over the past three months...The City must act in ways to ease this…
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NYPD Guarding Columbus Circle amid Targeting of Confederate Statutes by Protesters
Protesters tore down the statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis on Wednesday, and in Portsmouth, about 80 miles away, protesters beheaded and then pulled down four statues that…
Queens Community Groups Sue To Block City-Backed Luxury Buildings
The groups filing suit are Chhaya Community Development Corporation, MinKwon Center for Community Action and the Greater Flushing Chamber of Commerce. They are joined by local activist Robert…
NYC Care and Mental Health Services to be Expanded due to COVID-19
Mayor de Blasio. “COVID-19 exposed our city’s most painful disparities, including access to medical care. By expanding NYC Care, we are tackling these inequities head on.” Photo: NYC…
Public Advocate Williams Backs “Right To Record Police” Bill
Williams: "The right to record can allow a level of accountability in incidents with officers acting inappropriately. Ramsey Orta, for example, filmed the last words of Eric Garner…
All NYC District Attorneys, Except Staten Island, Back Legislation To End Chokeholds
Vance: "We stand in support of proposed city and state legislation that would criminalize the use of chokeholds and similar restraints by law enforcement officers." Photo: YouTube Tellingly,…
De Blasio—Young People Demand Full Divestment from Police in Schools
"We are Black and Brown young people who have led the fight to defund police in schools and invest in our priorities. We will continue that fight until…
Family of Unarmed Black Man Murdered by NJ State Trooper Demands Answers
Maurice Gordon, 28, of Poughkeepsie, who is Black, was unarmed when he was shot by a white trooper multiple times. The attorney said the state trooper handcuffed Gordon…
How NYPD Prevents Civilian Complaint Review Board From Implementing Police Accountability
Dr. Lawrence Wittner: "The Board’s minimal impact can be attributed in part to Dinkins’s mayoral successors, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg, who limited its funding while instituting 'zero…
BARRONS: CCRB MUST BE GIVEN INDEPENDENT POWER TO POLICE THE POLICE
New York City Council to replace the present Civilian Complaint Review Board (CCRB) with an Elected Civilian Review Board, with the power to gather information, investigate, hold hearings…