City council members are calling on the parks department to cancel a contract it holds with Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, a golf course in Throggs Neck. Parks and Recreation Committee Chair Shekar Krishnan and Councilperson Marjorie Velázquez were joined last Thursday by members of 9/11 Justice, an advocacy group for victims and families […]
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City Council Members Want Trump Golf Course License Cancelled
Posted on 17 September 2022.
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The lasting legacy of U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano
Posted on 14 October 2019.
Known as the moral compass of Bronx politics, Serrano is set to retire from Congress after 44 years of serving the borough.
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Where are the overdose prevention centers Cuomo promised?
Posted on 12 October 2019.
“With over 20,000 overdose deaths under Governor Cuomo’s tenure, his legacy will be marked by his choice to either stand with New Yorkers or stand in the way of their survival,” according to an advocacy group for overdose prevention sites.
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At Bronx town hall, concerns about criminal justice, housing
Posted on 21 September 2019.
A small group of Bronx residents gathered at Monroe College on Thursday, Sep. 12, to express concerns and listen to their state senators’ legislative accomplishments.
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U.S. Congressional candidate Ocasio-Cortez may have what it takes to reverse low black voter turnout in November
Posted on 17 October 2018.
“There are a lot of folks that are in other districts who are a little scared to say things like, ‘Black Lives Matter,'” 14th District Congressional Candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said at a local Bronx campaign rally.
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Why would a Black Republican run for State Assembly in the Bronx?
Posted on 17 October 2018.
Alpheaus Marcus is a rarity, particularly in the Bronx, the borough with the highest percentage of Democrats in the city. What drove him to run as a Republican, in a race he has little chance of winning?
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A different kind of corner store: A story of surviving homelessness
Posted on 17 October 2018.
Dennis Pentier, a 48 year-old Jamaican immigrant, has been homeless here in New York City for the past eight years. Ejected from a city shelter, he survives day to day from his makeshift outdoor shop on a block in the Tremont neighborhood that he currently calls home.
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Albany is listening, but legal marijuana advocates remain skeptical
Posted on 10 October 2018.
The public meeting on whether or not New York should legalize marijuana hadn’t even started yet, and things were already getting heated. “Who here loves pot?” a large, bearded man shouted as he walked into the Jamaica Performing Arts Center in Queens, the site of a Sept. 24 listening session. It was the latest on […]
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