Racist double standard in policing clear at Capitol riot, says Fortune Society head
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“If that had been a Black Lives Matter protest there’d be buses around the block waiting to take in thousands of arrested people.”
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‘Trump’ still looms above Jamaica Hospital, even as city severs contracts with president
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“I would be supportive of removing a name that has caused so much pain and divisions across the country.”
Read MoreNY attorney general sues NYPD, seeks independent monitor over racial justice protest crackdown
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“The unlawful policing practices officers engaged in at these protests are not new.”
Read MoreFlushing Main Street busway set to open Jan. 19
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“Mass transit is the present and future of this city.”
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Suozzi backs Nath in special election for Central Queens Council seat
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The race is New York City’s first test of Ranked-Choice Voting.
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Twice convicted ex-lawmaker runs again in Queens
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Hiram Monserrate is running in Council District 21.
Read MoreCuomo says New York will legalize weed, sports betting in 2021
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More than 3/4 of New Yorkers arrested for low-level weed offenses were Black or Latino in 2020.
Read MoreNY State Bar wants to kick out Giuliani for stoking ‘attempted coup’
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NYSBA bylaws forbid members from attempting “the overthrow of the government of the United States.”
Read MoreNonprofit housing lawyers push Biden to block evictions, fund NYCHA
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“We implore you to fulfill the housing plan and budget promises you made on the campaign trail.”
Read MoreShafran reaches full matching funds threshold in Northeast Queens Council race
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The filing deadline is Monday, Jan. 11.
Read MoreNY union-backed measure would create workplace COVID protections, employer fines
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“We know this won’t be the last pandemic that we will have to contend with and we want to make sure workers are protected and have a voice.”
Read MoreNolan, Suozzi endorse Markell in crowded Northeast Queens council race
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“We so need women with professionalism and experience to step up to elected office.”
Read MoreQueens senator fined $15K for ‘quid pro quo’ trips from city-funded nonprofit
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Sanders “manipulated the situation to repeatedly and self-servingly use City funds as a windfall for his family and himself.”
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