Speaker Corey Johnson (photo: John McCarten/City Council)
New York, NY – Today, criminal and social justice reform advocates, activists, social service providers and educators …
Council Member Rivera (photo: John McCarten/City Council)
By Emma Whitford, Gotham Gazette
Manhattan City Council Member Carlina Rivera is part of a growing coalition …
Candidates will have to run twice this year, once on May 14th, as the Mayor has recently announced, and again sometime in November, in a special election to retain their seat in the Council.
Last week’s special election was a seminal moment for Brooklyn City Councilmember Jumaane Williams. Previously elected District 45’s representative three times in a …
Community-Based Opportunities to Consult with Defense Lawyers and File Motions to Erase Convictions for Cases that are No Longer Being Prosecuted in Brooklyn
Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez today announced two community-based sessions next week where individuals who have been previously convicted in Brooklyn for a misdemeanor …
Press Release
City Hall, NY – On Wednesday, November 14, the Black, Latino/a, and Asian Caucus voted to support Intro. 1092, introduced by BLAC member and …