NYC Will Create The Office Of Sports, Wellness And Recreation From Harlem To Hollis
Today, Wednesday, April 21st, 2021, uptowns Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez held a press conference alongside Borough President Eric Adams.Continue reading
“Disbanding” NYPD From Harlem To Hollis Gets City Speaker Corey Johnson’s Backing
New York City should "follow the lead" of Minneapolis, which recently disbanded its police force, mayoral candidate and Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Tuesday.Continue reading
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Supports Lenox Terrace Tenants In Bid To Stop Rezoning
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer recommended against adopting a proposed plan to demolish several buildings in the Lenox Terrace development and replace them with new luxury apartments and overscale retail stores. Continue reading
First Lady And Others Rally With Workers To Call For Passage Of Paid Personal Time
First Lady Chirlane McCray, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson, and Department of Consumer and
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Call To Escalate The Fight And Reassure NYkers After Recent Attacks On The Immigrant Community
Today the Co-Chair of the Black, Latino and Asian, Caucus, uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez ...Continue reading
Outrage Over Harlem Resident Ill-Treatment, Outrage Over NYPD Ill-Treatment
Videos showing police officers being doused with water by crowds as they work in Harlem and Brownsville have left police brass, officers unions and public officials are outraged.Continue reading
Harlem’s Central Park Five Prosecutor Resigns From Columbia Law School
A prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned her position as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School in Harlem following calls for her firing in the wake of a Netflix series about the case, school officials confirmed.Continue reading
Mayor de Blasio, First Lady McCray And Others Rallied In Support Of Paid Personal Time legislation
Mayor Bill de Blasio, First Lady Chirlane McCray, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, activist Gloria Steinem and advocates today rallied in support of Paid Personal Time legislation from Harlem to Hollis.Continue reading
Uptown’s Melissa Mark-Viverito Bubble Bursts In Her Fight For Public Advocate’s Office
Last Tuesday seemed to dash the dreams of yet another City Council speaker, in this case, Melissa Mark-Viverito, who left the post in 2017 reports Crain's New York.Continue reading
Uptown Council Member Rodriguez Appears In Court To Reaffirm His Commitment To Immigrants
Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez appeared before a judge for his scheduled court date. Rodriguez pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for his arrest on January 11, 2018 at a protest against Ravi Ragbir's deportation.Continue reading
Electeds Call For Robust Mental Health Services And Sensible Gun Regulations At Our Schools
Today, Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez was joined by Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer, NYS Assemblywoman Jo Anne Simon, NYC Council Members Jumaane Williams, Kalman Yeger, Bill Perkins, and community advocates and called for robust mental health services and counseling in New York schools, and greater gun regulation.Continue reading
Oversight Hearing On NYPD Crowd Control And Protest Procedures
Uptowns Council Members Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane Williams issued the following statement on the Committee on Public Safety oversight hearing chaired by Council Member Donovan Richards:Continue reading
Corey Johnson Elected As New City Council Speaker, Replaces Harlem’s Mark-Viverito
NY News Day reports that Corey Johnson was elected speaker of the City Council Wednesday.Continue reading
Harlem’s Al Sharpton Wants A Black City Council Speaker
The NY Post reports that Rev. Al Sharpton wants race to weigh heavily in who becomes the next leader of the City Council.Continue reading
Harlem’s Rodriguez And Others Advocates Call For The Immediate Installation Of Safety Bollards
Council Transportation Chair Ydanis Rodriguez, Council Members Corey Johnson, Jumaane Williams, Margaret Chin, elected officials, and transportation advocates call on the City of New York to install pedestrian safety bollards.Continue reading