Category: Queens

City Partners with Queens Libraries in Unprecedented Census Campaign

August 1, 2019 2:04 am Published by MRNYpress Leave your thoughts

Libraries will be an integral part of New York City’s 2020 U.S. census plan, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on…

May 30, 2019 8:46 pm Published by MRNYpress Leave your thoughts

Earlier this year, grassroots organizations like the one I co-lead helped block the planned Amazon HQ2 deal in New York. The…

May 7, 2019 9:09 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

The new home for Make the Road New York, a leading immigrant rights group, aspires to be a transparent gathering…

April 17, 2019 4:39 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

NEW YORK — Even though it is a widespread problem, advocates argue New York City’s affordable housing crisis has hit…

April 16, 2019 4:07 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Amazon may not be building a new home in Queens, New York, but the resistance is. Three stories and a…

February 7, 2019 3:17 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

The immigrant advocacy group Make the Road New York proved it is here to stay when in broke ground Thursday…

September 24, 2018 4:15 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

“Estamos reclamando nuestra identidad”, dijo Lian, una de la organizadoras de la primera Marcha de lxs Putas (Slut Walk) en…

July 10, 2018 5:31 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

Trans people and their allies marched through Jackson Heights and Corona yesterday for the seventh annual Trans Latinx March. The…

July 9, 2018 1:51 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

“No más muertes injustas”, “no más ataques trans” y “somos tan humanos como ustedes”, fueron algunos de los gritos que…

June 12, 2018 8:21 pm Published by Regina Hodge Leave your thoughts

The LGBTQ+ community is demanding action after a 25-year-old man was brutally attacked just hours after this year’s Queens Pride…