OPINION: Lack of Latino candidates is driving voters from the Queens County Democrats
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“Either the county party works with us, or we welcome you to the land of the marginalized.”
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Family seeks answers from city months after boy killed by school bus
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Camron “Neno” Brown was crushed and killed after he exited a bus on Gipson Street in Far Rockaway and began walking to a van that would take him to his aunt’s home.
Read MoreU.S. Supreme Court begins to restrain government forfeitures and fines
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In recent years, prior to its ruling in the Indiana case, the Supreme Court had taken certain steps to restrict excessive fines and forfeitures.
Read MoreOpinion: Climate crisis demands center stage at presidential debates
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“I can’t overstate how high the stakes are.”
Read MoreDeportation halted for pregnant mom arrested by ICE outside Queens Family Court
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Advocates say ICE’s presence in and around courthouses endangers immigrants, who are less inclined to seek justice as victims or witnesses for fear of deportation.
Read MoreOPINION: Paid Personal Time should be a right and not a privilege
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“It’s time we demand more for the nearly one million New Yorkers working longer and harder without a single paid day off to rest or tend to important life events.”
Read MoreJFK contract workers strike, citing poor conditions
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Employees of Eulen America are speaking out about Eulen’s “long history of mistreatment of their almost exclusively immigrant workforce.”
Read MoreOPINION: The ‘shame’ of detaining a pregnant woman in ICE jail
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“I am horrified that our federal government and our local elected leaders are allowing people to be jailed for no reason.”
Read MoreActivists at City Hall demand answers in death of Layleen Polanco
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“It’s been 19 days now since Layleen Polanco was found dead in her cell at Rikers and we’ve had no action from the city.”
Read MoreAdvocates rally for Layleen Polanco at City Hall Wednesday
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Activists will “demand accountability and lay out policy changes that must happen to end the convergence of carceral systems that led to Polanco’s death.”
Read MoreOPINION: Cabán can help solve 'prison industrial complex' problem
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“The beauty of politics is that sometimes the people have a choice to elect someone who can change everything.”
Read MoreOPINION: Why I'm voting for Mina Malik
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“Others are treating this race as a game of chess and our community is being used as the pawns.”
Read MoreOPINION: Why I'm supporting Melinda Katz for Queens DA
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‘Changing this system is going to take a skilled administrator with deep ties to communities.’
Read MoreRAMOS: Vote for Tiffany Cabán for Queens DA
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“Her candidacy reflects our shared values and our shared vision of a New York that delivers real justice to our community, particularly for Black and Brown people.”
Read MoreOPINION: It’s time for a childcare revolution
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“With average costs surpassing college tuition and median rent, quality child care is unaffordable for most families.”
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