Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer is co-hosting a community forum on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, for a discussion about the future of Morningside Park. Continue Reading →
Category Archives: politics
Join Harlem Representative Espaillat This Week For His State Of The District Address
Harlem Representative Adriano Espaillat will host his 2020 State of the District forum on Thursday, January 30th starting at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. EST at I.S. 218 Salome Ureña School Auditorium. Continue Reading →
Uptowns Rodriguez And Others Support Our City, Our Vote Campaign Launches To Expand The Right To Vote In NYC Municipal Elections
Uptown’s Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, Co-Chair of the Black, Latino, and Asian Caucus, Council Member Carlos Menchaca, Chairman of the Immigration Committee, Continue Reading →
Harlem Rep Espaillat Statement Requesting The Extradition Of Cesar Peralta-Adamez aka “César El Abusador”
Today, Representative Adriano Espaillat released the following statement on his recent request to have the César Peralta-Adamez, aka “César El Abusador,” extradited to the United States to face criminal charges: Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio And Others Take Major Next Step To Achieve Fossil Fuel Divestment
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Comptroller Scott M. Stringer, along with trustees of three of the City’s pension funds, announced today the next major step toward achieving a first-in-the-nation goal to divest New York City’s largest pension funds from fossil fuel companies. Continue Reading →
City Fleet Vehicles Begin Mobile Testing Of Local Air Quality From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) Commissioner Lisette Camilo, and the City of New York’s Chief Technology Officer John Paul Farmer (CTO) today announced the launch of CityScanner, a pilot program that will use city fleet vehicles to test local air quality. Continue Reading →
Uptown Council Member Rodriguez And Others Announce Record High Graduation Rate From Harlem To Hollis
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza today announced that New York City’s 2019 four-year high school graduation rate has reached a record high of 77.3 percent. Continue Reading →
Mayor de Blasio Nominates Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk As Chair And Commissioner Of TLC
Mayor de Blasio today nominated Aloysee Heredia Jarmoszuk to be the new Chair and Commissioner of the Taxi and Limousine Commission. Continue Reading →
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