Ocasio-Cortez emphasized the need to protect the community, stating, 'On behalf of my constituents and nearly 64,000 local residents impacted by this project, I am requesting that your administration reject any plans to expand the Cross Bronx Expressway beyond its current footprint.'
John Kaehny has written and successfully lobbied for the passage of state and New York City laws related to government transparency and accountability, including the first open data law in the world in 2012.
The coalition urged State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie to shoot down the TWU Local 100-backed effort to prevent the MTA from expanding one-person train operation to more subway lines.
Maimonides is committed to finalizing our partnership with NYC Health and Hospitals as quickly as possible to benefit our patients, communities and staff. We remain confident that the transaction will ultimately be approved.
Bronx politics has changed dramatically over the past 20 years. Since 2006, only Carl Heastie, Jeff Dinowitz, and maybe Jose M. Serrano remain elected. The demographic shift is evident, with areas like Throggs Neck and Morris Park now represented by Latino women, reflecting a growing Latino population, particularly Dominicans.
Raman described the city as rudderless and criticized the rebuilding effort as indefensibly slow, citing a lack of leadership on critical issues like insurance and health concerns.
The right to vote is often described as the cornerstone of American democracy. Yet the ability to exercise that right depends on something more basic: whether citizens possess the practical means to participate in the systems that govern their lives.
New Yorkers filed 1,269 suits under the Federal Labor Standards Act against employers for violations such as underpayment and unpaid overtime, significantly outpacing other states.
