Sex workers and activists in Queens say that the city and state’s plan to send more police onto Roosevelt Avenue to quell quality of life issues is both an overblown and potentially dangerous response.
Read MoreMayor Eric Adams said on Tuesday that the city would up its effort to cut down illegal vending, littering and sex trafficking on Queens’ Roosevelt Avenue. But critics said the mayor’s dedication to cleaning up the notorious street in Western Queens sounded eerily familiar to his past efforts to cut back on crime on Roosevelt, leading some to wonder if the new plan will actually lead to any lasting change.
Read MoreA new report conducted by Make the Road New York found that newly arrived migrants overwhelmingly are having difficulty covering the legal fees required to apply for asylum and get work authorization.
Read More"These three ballot questions offer critical reforms to increase voter access and improve democracy in New York.”
Read More“When the news came that they stopped taking applications, it was a blow.”
Read More“It's your duty to build a New York that is for all of us, not only some communities in particular. We are still being oppressed. Every time that one of our trans sisters is profiled and detained, it is an attack on all of us.”
Read More“Excluded workers like me urgently need relief.”
Read More“She did an incredible job in our community for trans women and sex workers. May she rest in peace and power.”
Read More“The releasing of immigrants, halting of ICE enforcement, and closing of all immigration courts is a matter of urgent public safety.”
Read More“If we don’t take action now, none of us are going to have a home.”
Read More“It is critical that immigrants and their families … consult legal advocates who understand the rule before assuming it applies to them.”
Read MoreThe rule would expand the definition of who could be denied entry and residency in the U.S. based on an immigrant’s likelihood of using public assistance programs.
Read MoreThe Green Light Law withstood court challenges and took effect Monday.
Read MoreA complete 2020 census count is a joint initiative by the Mayor’s Office, the City Council and CUNY, with $40 million going toward census efforts.
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