NYC immigrants rights organizations sue Trump administration to stop ‘public charge’ rule
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“This is just another part of the Trumps’ broader family separation agenda. And frankly, this agenda to make this country as white as possible.”
Read MoreUS Tennis Center shortchanged the city, comptroller audit finds
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“Any corporate entity leasing land from the city must pay its fair share of rent – no ifs, ands, or buts about it.”
Read MoreLaw enables sex assault, stalking and trafficking survivors to conceal their addresses
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"Victims of heinous crimes like sexual assault and human trafficking should not have to live in constant fear that their assailant could find and potentially hurt them again.”
Read More‘Expedited removal’ policy could affect Queens residents
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Queens has the largest undocumented population of any borough in the city: around 184,000 people.
Read MoreAOC and Constantinides support a ‘renewable Rikers Island’
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“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 MoreWestern Queens leaders will host ‘renewable Rikers’ panel
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Astoria Councilmember Costa Constantinides announced the proposal during his state of the district address earlier this year.
Read MoreAsian Americans for Equality opens new Jackson Heights service center
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About two-thirds of AAFE’s community members are Spanish-speaking individuals, the organization said.
Read MoreQueens DA boosts OCA budget to upgrade courts
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The DA’s Office contributed more than $1.67 million to pay for improvements in 19 courtrooms.
Read MoreLatino Lawyers President Fights For Representation
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As an attorney for the Goddard Riverside SRO Law Project, many of Catalina Cruz’s first clients came from the same communities as the workers who clean the office buildings that house high-powered law firms. Or who work at the coffee shops and delis at street level.
