There will be a press conference and public hearing on Int. 214A-2014, a local law that will provide legal representation for low-income tenants who are subject to eviction, ejectment or foreclosure proceedings.Continue reading
Council Leader Makes Impassioned Argument For Criminal-Justice Overhaul
The leader of the City Council issued an emphatic call for the end of the Rikers Island jail complex and changes for the "highly, highly punitive" criminal-justice system Thursday, blasting naysayers for spreading "misinformation."Continue reading