Mayor De Blasio
Why We Need Fairer Property Taxes for New Yorkers
Adrienne Adams. Property taxes are a lifeblood of our city, constituting the single largest revenue source. However, the rates New Yorkers pay are dysfunctional, ...
Schools Chancellor Caranza’s Departure: Mayor de Blasio Had Hindered Desegregation Solutions
New Chancellor Meisha Porter. Screenshot: ABC News. By Jumaane D. Williams. I want to thank New York City Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza for his ...
ACLU on Police Report: Mayor de Blasio Failed to Control NYPD Brutality During Protests
Photos: YouTube The Legal Aid Society and the New York Civil Liberties Union released the following statement responding to a report issued by the ...
NYC Public Advocate Calls For End of Solitary Confinement
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams spoke at a Friday City Council hearing of the Committee on Criminal Justice to repeat his call for an ...
NYC Group Praises Housing Budget Restoration, calls on Presidential candidates to address crisis
[Affordable Housing\NYSAFAH] Jolie Milstein: “The decision today to restore the Department of Housing Preservation and Development’s capital budget for Fiscal Year 2021 reaffirms the ...
NYC Public Advocate: Urgent Action Needed to Address Anti-Trans Violence
[Transgender Violence] Williams: “We are in a state of crisis – we need to meet it with urgency, clarity, and resolve. Trans women, particularly ...
UFT President Gives Passing Grade to First Day of School Reopenings
[NYC School Reopening] Mulgrew: “Today’s reopening was largely without incident, and in cases where there were problems — for example, six schools did not ...
Activists Vow To Block NY City Council From Abandoning Chokehold Ban
[Chokehold Ban Law] The proposed amendment will insert the word “recklessly” in regard to diaphragm compression and would give the police a huge loophole ...
Demonstrators to Protest Proposed Change to NYC Chokehold Ban Law
[Chokehold Ban Proposal] The proposed amendment to the law will insert “reckless” in regards to diaphragm compression and gives the police a way out. ...
Tuesday’s WBAI Black Star News Show will feature Colin Benjamin
[Black Star News Show\WBAI New York] Host Milton Allimadi is joined by Black Star News Managing Editor Colin Benjamin in conversation. Photo: Facebook
