On Monday, State Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas rallied with advocates in Albany for her One Fair Wage bill, which would equally compensate tipped workers like restaurant staffers.
Read MoreNew Yorkers who claim to have been wrongly convicted may have to wait at least another year before new avenues for them to challenge their convictions open up.
Read MoreAstoria Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani recently introduced "Not on our dime!: Ending New York funding of Israeli settler violence act,” a bill that would stop tax-exempt registered nonprofits in New York from helping to fund the State of Israel’s settlement activities in the West Bank, which have been deemed illegal by the United Nations. That legislation is now garnering condemnation from dozens of his legislative colleagues who have called it antisemetic.
Read More“Freedom from torture is the most basic of human rights.”
Read MoreThe HALT Solitary movement has gained steam after years of advocacy.
Read MoreHiram Monserrate is running in Council District 21.
Read MoreAubry has received about 65 percent of the votes.
Read MoreThe Assembly race has attracted statewide attention.
Read MoreCoordinated rallies took place from the Bronx to Buffalo.
Read MoreMonserrate was required to pay $79,434.49 in restitution.
Read More‘It’s a sexy story and any darn writer can make a novel about that.’
Read More‘In isolation, people cut their arms, bang their heads against concrete walls, swallow objects and tie sheets around their necks.’
Read More“I will not sit next to someone who I feel does not respect women.”
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