Thousands from all over city protest Eric Garner case
Leave your thoughtsFlanked by the city courts, Foley Square in Downtown Manhattan was flooded with thousands of people protesting the grand jury…
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Battle against shady agencies gets graphic
Leave your thoughtsIn a rather unusual attempt to keep people informed, New Immigrant Community Empowerment — an organization based in Jackson Heights…
Cuomo re-elected will DREAM Act pass?
Leave your thoughtsNow that the election results have been finalized, many voters and officials have high expectations for the re-elected Gov. Cuomo,…
Council plans legal aid for immigrant minors
Leave your thoughtsLawmakers earmark $1 million to pay for counselors for unaccompanied kids. With thousands of undocumented, unaccompanied minors facing possible deportation…
Lawmakers split on immigration bill
Leave your thoughtsNearly three million undocumented immigrants could be granted amnesty if a controversial new bill is approved by the state Legislature…
The final push for stop and frisk laws
Leave your thoughtsAs the deadline to override Mayor Bloomberg’s recent veto of Intro. 1079 and 1080 — referred to as the Community…
Council votes to allow USTA expansion
Leave your thoughtsThe long awaited vote has finally come. On Wednesday, the City Council approved a proposal 47-1 allowing the United States…
Immigration reform here in Queens
Leave your thoughtsImmigration reform will affect a large population in Queens. How many exactly is uncertain. Seven out of 10 of about…
Not every store belongs in our neighborhoods
Leave your thoughtsThere’s no doubt that shopping locally has a positive impact on the community. Not only does shopping locally give small…
Vallone fights for original Dream Act
Leave your thoughtsImmigration activists push to revive scholarship for undocumented youth. An ongoing dispute over the elimination of a scholarship geared toward…