Two Queens Council Districts have city’s highest census response rates
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Only council district without a councilmember has NYC’s lowest census response rate
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Brooklyn’s District 37 is one of two council districts with a response rate below 50 percent.
Read More'Dangerous precedent' — Mayor caves to wealthy Manhattanites in shelter-hotel fight, critics say
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Critics say the move sets the precedent that wealthy Manhattanites will get their way if they complain loudly enough.
Read More100 years later, the 19th Amendment matters now more than ever
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Soma Syed is a civil and criminal law attorney and a community activist.
Read MoreFridge-jacking exposes division in Rockaway Beach
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The fridge was stocked with food for neighbors in need. Then someone stole it.
Read MorePolice chokehold ban sponsor rebukes move to weaken law
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“There hasn’t been a single example of an officer being unfairly prosecuted or unable to arrest.”
Read MoreCommunity gardens could play key role in NYC’s outdoor learning plan — if the city lets them
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“Why don’t we partner with them and say we’ll make space available to you.”
Read MoreNonprofit Talk: Supporting families during every stage of incarceration and reunification
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Sister Teresa Fitzgerald, CSJ is the founder and executive director at Hour Children, which is based in Long Island City.
Read More25,000-member NYC Bar urges city to guarantee WiFi in homeless shelters
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“Allowing the lack of access to remain unaddressed is unacceptable.”
Read MoreRidgewood justice organization provides food and info for the community
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Woodbine also provides newsletters, community guides and workshops.
Read MoreAs NYC’s DNA database swells, Queens councilman questions Black Lives Matter protest arrests
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“I’m hoping there’s no correlation between the protests and DNA swabs that are being entered into the system to track New Yorkers and violate human rights.”
Read MoreCensus Subway Series pits Jamaica against Canarsie
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This is for bragging rights — and billions of dollars in federal funding.
Read MoreNew York court system delays evictions until at least Oct. 1
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“Judges can hang their hats on this language and do what they want to do as human beings, which is not evict people right now.”
Read MoreIn NYC, working class communities of color still bear COVID’s economic impact: report
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“Excluded workers like me urgently need relief.”
Read MoreThe importance of the 2020 Census cannot be overstated. Extend the deadline.
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Carole Wacey is the president and CEO of Women Creating Change.
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