“With the mayoral elections coming up, it's important that we seek out representatives who will do right by their constituents and abolish Rikers once and for all. “
Read MoreThe Oklahoma-based Williams Transco company is proposing a pipeline through lower Hudson Harbor again. New York first rejected this pipeline in 2020, and now we must do it again. What’s good for a Tulsa gas company is terrible for Queens’ health and our wallets.
Read More“For a corporate center that hosts more than a thousand employees every day — including staff at the Department of Corrections, Skanska, numerous firms and the headquarters of the Queens Chamber of Commerce — this change is more than an inconvenience. It is a step backward for our borough’s economy.”
Read More“Metropolitan Park is a project that has been shaped by the people who live here. A steadfast partner of the community and Elmcor, Metropolitan Park has been intentional with its support for putting the community first. “
Read MoreA LaGuardia Community College STEM grant program was cut by the Trump Administration and the professor is calling for it to be reinstated.
Read MoreIf we want LIC to stay accessible, we need to build more homes here. That’s why I support the OneLIC proposal.
Read More“Those most impacted by incarceration must help shape the system that determines freedom.”
Read More“We don’t have to wait or wonder what this abundant future might look like. As the president and CEO of New York City Economic Development Corporation, I invite you to take the 7 train to Willets Point, Queens.”
Read More“We all share responsibility for reducing waste and protecting the Earth. But how we do that matters deeply. The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, an alternative proposal, takes a one-size-fits-all approach that could harm low-income New Yorkers by raising the cost of essential goods.”
Read More“New York’s rocky overhaul of its Medicaid consumer directed home care program puts 280,000 elderly and disabled New Yorkers at risk. It also risks the health coverage of 400,000 workers.”
Read More“As lifelong New Yorkers and environmental professionals, we are sounding the alarm. Queens Future’s proposal is greenwashing. The so-called “Metropolitan Park” is not a park—it’s a sprawling casino development dressed in the language of sustainability.”
Read More“The staffing crisis within the NYPD is real.”
Read More“The Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act is a well-intentioned but deeply flawed approach that threatens to impose an unbearable financial burden on working-class families and the small businesses that drive New York’s economy.”
Read More“Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council have delivered a comprehensive approach to address every aspect of this crisis with their City for All plan.”
Read More“Proposition 1 might sound good on the surface, but voters need to carefully examine this proposition’s broader implications, and understand what is really lurking behind its flowery title and optimistic wording.”
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