Protest held against rent hike for rent-controlled apartments in NYC
Leave your thoughtsDOWNTOWN BROOKLYN (WABC) — With just a week left until the vote, another rally was held Monday night to protest…
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The Week Ahead in New York Politics, June 19
Leave your thoughtsThis week all eyes are on Albany as the last three scheduled days of the legislative session are Monday, Tuesday,…
Making the Immigrants Hard Road a Little Easier
Leave your thoughtsAt outdoor gathering at Make the Road’s offices in Bushwick (Photo courtesy of Make the Road New York) On a…
NYC Pensions First to Divest From Private Prisons
Leave your thoughtsMANHATTAN (CN) — Beginning an unprecedented public-sector backlash against for-profit incarceration, New York City’s pension funds trustees announced on Thursday…
The 25th Annual Queens Pride Parade
Leave your thoughtsThis year marked the 25th Anniversary of Pride in Jackson Heights. This year’s parade was led by Grand Marshals Bianey…
Ripoff alert! And what we can do about it
Leave your thoughtsWhen you open a bank account, move a relative into a nursing home, get a credit card, download an app…
PRIDE season is here!
Leave your thoughtsPride season is here! Earlier this week, our fierce LGBTQ leader and organizer Bianey Garcia was honored at Carnival PrideProm 2017 by…
CEOs arent softening Trumps agenda
Leave your thoughtsSeveral news outlets have reported about the tremendous access chief executives have to the Trump administration. According to many of the…
El poder no se mendiga: Cumbre de latinos en NY
Leave your thoughts“El presidente Trump está creando este tipo de conversación porque los latinos estábamos pasivos, aunque quiero que lo destituyan de…
As budget talks wind down, de Blasio still facing stiff resistance on immigration legal services plan
Leave your thoughtsMayor Bill de Blasio is facing stiff resistance from City Council members and immigrant advocates who are opposed to how…