AOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
/“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read More“If you put solar panels on 25 percent of Rikers Island, we will be able to close every toxic power plant that has been opened in the last two decades in New York City.”
Read More“Whoever wins this seat will undoubtedly hold it for the rest of their life.”
Read MoreLead paint poses a unique threat to children, who may crawl around on floors with paint dust, or chew on a windowsill that contains old lead paint.
Read More“Betty Lugo’s interest in us, and on making a faith-based initiative a priority in her campaign for Queens borough District Attorney, is very promising.”
Read MoreThe majority of the MTA’s 472 subway stations are currently inaccessible for people with disabilities.
Read More“We’re moving the conversation from brick and mortar to the lives that are affected.”
Read More“There’s no trust there.”
Read More“We need clarity on how your ‘decarceral’ and ‘restorative justice’ policies apply to cases involving violence and hate.”
Read More“They need to be able to pay rent and to teach these students like they do — like they have been for years on end.”
Read More"The only thing that [public defenders] are asking for is that they can live on the salary that they are getting.”
Read More“The Prosecution of Domestic Violence cases has been one of the crowning achievements of Judge Brown’s administration.”
Read MoreThe vote came nine days after Queens Community Board 9 voted 28-0 in favor of a resolution opposing the city’s plan to build a jail behind the Queens Criminal Courthouse.
Read MoreCuts to funding would include reducing programming, cuts to weekend hours, smaller collections and delayed revitalization projects.
Read MoreThe outlawing of revenge pornography is a success story in which the Queens District Attorney’s Office was at the forefront.
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