ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES FIGHTS FOR NYC’S PUBLIC HOUSING TENANTS
Attorney General James: “As New Yorkers suffered through the cold winter, NYCHA sat by as hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers went without heat or hot water. The…
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AG JAMES FIGHTS TO STOP BONUS PAYMENT TO PURDUE PHARMA CEO
New York Attorney General James: "Over the last two decades, Purdue has fueled the opioid crisis that has wreaked havoc on this country." Photo: Wikimedia Commons New York…
NY CITY COUNCIL HONORS TONYA LEWIS-TAYLOR & I WILL GRADUATE PROGRAM FOR 20 YEARS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
Tonya Lewis Taylor: "I am extremely grateful for this prestigious honor to be given to Forever Loved Entertainment in conjunction with our 20 years of service to the…
NY CONGRESSWOMAN VELAZQUEZ PUSHES LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE JOB AND ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING IN PRISONS
Rep. Nydia Velázquez: “The stigma of incarceration can make basic needs like employment inaccessible for those that have already paid their debt to society. For returning citizens, entrepreneurship…
“ERASE RACISM” ORGANIZATION CALLS ON POLITICAL LEADERS TO ADDRESS HOUSING DISCRIMINATION ON LONG ISLAND
ERASE Racism's fair housing investigation led to successful litigation resulting in settlements with real estate companies in both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Those property owners and management companies…
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ WILL HOST ANNUAL PUERTO RICAN HERITAGE & CULTURE CELEBRATION
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. hosts his annual Puerto Rican Heritage Month Celebration at the Shanghai Red Restaurant at 127 Westchester Square. Photo: Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday,…
BRONX BOROUGH PRESIDENT DIAZ: NEW YORK’S LOTTERY SYSTEM TARGETS POOR MINORITIES AND MUST BE REFORMED
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr.: “Low-income communities generate much of the lottery’s revenue but they don’t receive benefits proportionate to their patronage of the system. That money…
CENTRAL PARK FIVE EXONEREE DR. YUSEF SALAAM WILL SPEAK AT LEHMAN COLLEGE ABOUT THE “WOLF PACK” NEW YORK PRESS
On Nov. 21, Dr. Salaam, and New York Times Pulitzer-Prize winning columnist Jim Dwyer, will examine what went wrong, evaluate what has or has not changed about journalistic…
REV. SHARPTON RESPONDS TO FORMER MAYOR BLOOMBERG’S APOLOGY FOR STOP-AND-FRISK POLICING
Rev. Al Sharpton: "I am glad to see Mr. Bloomberg now admit that the policy was wrong. He called me after his speech and I communicated to him…
NY GOVERNOR CUOMO SIGNS LEGISLATION ALLOWING ADOPTEES TO SEE BIRTH CERTIFICATE AT AGE 18
Governor Cuomo: "Where you came from informs who you are, and every New Yorker deserves access to the same birth records - it's a basic human right. For…