Meet the Bushwick Mom Who Got a Shoutout in De Blasios State of the City Speech
Leave your thoughtsRocio Espada had no idea her family’s story would be used to introduce a major new policy of Mayor Bill…
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Will Paid Sick Leave Burden Bushwick Businesses?
Leave your thoughtsIt was in front of Esmeralda’s Restaurant in Bushwick, with the M train rattling along the tracks overhead, that newly…
De Blasio empeña su palabra con los inmigrantes de NYC
Leave your thoughtsEn su mensaje de estado confirma que el documento de identidad será una realidad este año; además, promete viviendas asequibles…
Proponen identificación municipal para inmigrantes en NYC
Leave your thoughtsLos inmigrantes indocumentados neoyorquinos podrían contar dentro de poco con un documento de identidad otorgado por la Ciudad, que les…
DREAM Act Advocates Target Sen. Joe Addabbo’s District
Leave your thoughtsAdvocates for the DREAM Act yesterday targeted the district of a Queens senator who is one of only a handful…
Senate GOP NYC UPK surcharge blockade React-O-Mat
Leave your thoughtsIt only sounds like gibberish: Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos’ reiteration of his refusal to allow New York City’s home-rule…
Washington cuts unemployment benefits and food stamps for New Yorkers, posing new challenge to Mayor de Blasio
Leave your thoughtsThousands of New Yorkers receiving food stamps will be affected by legislation signed by President Obama on Friday, which ends…
The Perma-Campaign: For Bill de Blasio, the Race Never Ends
Leave your thoughtsHe stood at a podium surrounded by a crush of City Council members and left-leaning advocates from protests groups like…
Best of 2013: Expanding Health Care Coverage
Leave your thoughtsExpanding Health Care Coverage 2013 was a landmark year for expanding health care coverage, with the October 1 launch of…
Coalition pushes redistricting reform
Leave your thoughtsA coalition of nonpartisan groups last week called on the Nassau County Legislature to overhaul its redistricting process, which occurs…