She has done so much for so many people, but if others don’t come to her aid Dr. Delois Blakely, who’s better known as “Queen Mother,” or the “Community Mayor” of Harlem could end up homeless on...
This morning, staff members of the Office of New York City Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams announced that they have formed a union and will be represented by the Campaign Workers Guild.
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A coalition of law students, in partnership with community-based organizations, will be hosting a masked, socially distanced rally near the Brooklyn Federal Courthouse on October 14, 2020 at 12:00...
The New York Attorney General’s Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit has opened an investigation into the death of Sofia Gomez, who died on October 8, 2020, following an encounter with law...
Today, Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) each introduced legislation to honor Kenneth P. Thompson, who served as the District Attorney of Kings County, New...
On September 29, 2020, attorney Lauren P. Raysor presented a report on behalf of the Mount Vernon Coalition for Police Reform to the Mayor of Mount Vernon, members of the City Council and other...
Tonight the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and The Root are partnering up with legendary Hip Hop station Hot 97 to host a special town hall to amplify the most pressing issues facing Black voters...
On Thursday, October 8 at 7 p.m. ET, the urgent conversation about race, equality and justice will be the focus of a live, multimedia, interactive forum across many of America’s most familiar...
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has announced the Newark 40 Acres and a Mule Fund to address economic injustices in Newark.
At the end of the Civil War, freed slaves were promised “40 Acres and a...
Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams released the following statement on Governor Cuomo's decision to expand the Tenant Safe Harbor Act rather than extend a true eviction moratorium in New York...
On Friday, August 18, New Jersey made environmental history. On this day, at Titchener Park in Newark, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law one of the most comprehensive bills in the country to...
Building Skills New York, a non-profit organization working to provide underserved New Yorkers with good paying jobs, announced today September Workers of the Month, Dornita Bell (above) and Akiya...
State Senator Brian Kavanagh hosted a press event to honor Daisy Paez who was selected as the 2020 Woman of Distinction in the 26th Senate District.
Each year, the Senate honors outstanding...
U.S. Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) announced today that they are working to assist Queens food assistance organizations that are experiencing sudden impacts in their...
The following COVID-19 update, for the Brooklyn and Queens areas in New York City, is from the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene.
We are writing to provide an update...
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