Today, Wednesday, April 21st, 2021, uptowns Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez held a press conference alongside Borough President Eric Adams. Continue Reading →
Tag Archives: Jumaane Williams
“Disbanding” NYPD From Harlem To Hollis Gets City Speaker Corey Johnson’s Backing
New York City should “follow the lead” of Minneapolis, which recently disbanded its police force, mayoral candidate and Council Speaker Corey Johnson said Tuesday. Continue Reading →
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Supports Lenox Terrace Tenants In Bid To Stop Rezoning
Today, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer recommended against adopting a proposed plan to demolish several buildings in the Lenox Terrace development and replace them with new luxury apartments and overscale retail stores. Continue Reading →
First Lady And Others Rally With Workers To Call For Passage Of Paid Personal Time
First Lady Chirlane McCray, Public Advocate Jumaane Williams, Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Phillip Thompson, and Department of Consumer and
Call To Escalate The Fight And Reassure NYkers After Recent Attacks On The Immigrant Community
Today the Co-Chair of the Black, Latino and Asian, Caucus, uptown Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez … Continue Reading →
Outrage Over Harlem Resident Ill-Treatment, Outrage Over NYPD Ill-Treatment
Videos showing police officers being doused with water by crowds as they work in Harlem and Brownsville have left police brass, officers unions and public officials are outraged. Continue Reading →
Harlem’s Central Park Five Prosecutor Resigns From Columbia Law School
A prosecutor in the Central Park Five case has resigned her position as an adjunct professor at Columbia Law School in Harlem following calls for her firing in the wake of a Netflix series about the case, school officials confirmed. Continue Reading →