WASHINGTON, DC – On May 28th, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about the killing of George Floyd and the rise in police violence throughout America.“Madame Speaker, I respect those police officers in every community that are there to protect and serve and those who have fallen in the line of duty. But we cannot tolerate police […]Read More
Top Consultant to National Politicians Was Prescient about Today’s Economic Crisis A $3 trillion budget was just passed by theHouse. With that much on the table we cannot afford to wait for it. Here is some advice from political wizard Bill Lynch to the community that is still relevant today. Mr. Lynch died in 2013. […]Read More
By Ariama Long ,Kings County Politics U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn, Queens), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Brendan Boyle (D-PA) and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), yesterday made their argument in a conference call on why the Republican-led U.S. Senate should pass the Democratic-led House’s $3 trillion HEROES Act – an emergency allocation to […]Read More
By Carib News With the advancement of AI across the society, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden led a letter to House and Senate Leadership urging that the next stimulus package include protections against federal funding of biased algorithms.AI is playing a very key role in COVID-19 data, monitoring individuals, allocating […]Read More
Making All the Right Connections District Leader Olanike Alabi, State Committee Member for the 57th Assembly District, has remolded her role into inspiring community empowerment through key relationship-building. Her online news calendar feeds important information on local movers and shakers to community media. Over 10 years, she’s sponsored numerous town hall meetings, and a toy drive […]Read More
David Greaves, Our Time Press: In the areas of housing and the legal system: in the last legislative session there were a number of reforms. People call them very progressive reforms. What would you say still has to be done in the areas of both criminal justice and housing? Judge Staton: Well you know, in […]Read More
Starting March 1, 2020, single-use plastic bags are banned, with limited exceptions, in New York State. In addition, businesses will begin collecting a five-cent fee on paper carryout bags in New York City. NOTE: This fee will not apply to any customers using SNAP or WIC. I’m a business. How do I comply with the […]Read More
The line to enter the gymnasium of Long Island University’s campus in Downtown Brooklyn was long and winding, as constituents from across the 8th District arrived by the dozens to hear Congressman Hakeem Sekou Jeffries speak his vision and direction as part of his State of the District presentation. But while most people were standing […]Read More
