“Congratulations to Justice Ketanji Brown-Jackson on becoming living HerStory and showing our young girls they can aspire to higher heights. Women are continuing to shatter glass ceilings and I believe this is only the beginning. Ketanji Brown Jackson is an accomplished judge and public defender, who is dedicated to the rule of law, and has…
Today, The Legal Aid Society called on the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) to slow the calendaring of housing court cases to ensure that low-income New Yorkers facing eviction have legal representation, as intended by New York City’s Right To Counsel (RTC) program. Due to overwhelming demand, Legal Aid announced today that…
“Today, we saw an incredible accomplishment with Amazon workers on Staten Island voting to unionize for the first time in Amazon`s 27 year history. Current and former workers rallied together and organized to form a union to fight for improved working conditions, standardized labor wages, and job protections. These workers have provided nonstop essential services…
Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took steps to reduce maternal and infant health inequities in New York City and provide critical resources to new families — announcing the citywide expansion of the doula program, the expansion of a Midwifery Initiative, and the expansion of a maternal health care services program. The Citywide Doula…
Yesterday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed Executive Order 12 to strengthen fire safety enforcement and outreach in the aftermath of the tragic Twin Parks apartment fire in January. The executive order will increase coordination between Fire Department of New York (FDNY) and Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) inspectors to identify safety…
“As a city, we saw an unprecedented attack on our way of life with the spread of COVID-19 in our communities. Countless lives lost as a result of this pandemic. Friends, family, neighbors, loved ones and so many others who were taken from us too soon. We unfortunately know this too well in the Bronx…
“I am deeply saddened and disturbed by the news of a Bronx mother and her six-year-old daughter being fatally stabbed over the weekend in their home. According to the NYC Domestic Violence Fatality Review Committee’s 2021 Annual report, The Bronx had the highest number of Domestic Violence homicides of any borough in the city. These…
“It has been two months since the tragic five-alarm fire at Twin Parks North West Apartments and our team alongside our elected official partners, and nonprofit organizations have been working diligently to ensure the families continue to receive support. After learning about the gap in food services to impacted families, my office partnered with The…
“Congratulations to Tania Tetlow on being a HerStory maker as the first woman and first layperson named President of Fordham University. It is 2022 and women are still shattering glass ceilings, and taking on positions historically held by men in our city. It is never easy being a first, but as a former law professor…
“I want to congratulate Trey Jenkins on his appointment today as our new Executive Director of the 161st Street Business Improvement District in the Bronx. Mr. Jenkins has years of experience from his time working at the Jamaica Center BID in Queens, the NYC Department of Small Business Services, and the Alliance for Coney Island…