Liz Leighton, Author at Politics NY

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Housing & Homelessness

PropertyShark Data Confirms Eastern Half Of Brooklyn Highest in Forclosures

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Election

Samuel, Butler Weigh In On Bed-Stuy, Brownsville Student Homelessness

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Legislation & Policy

Flatbush Electeds Inform & Ease Consitituent Immigrant Concerns Following Trump Order

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Davina Hamilton and Kenneth Chang

Economy & Development

Bipartisan State Lawmakers Rally For Direct Support Professionals Pay Hikes

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Legislation & Policy

St. Francis College Hosts U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor

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More from Around New York

As night fell, the shadows of detainees could be seen past the barbed wire fences and inside the building through the windows as they flicked the lights and appeared to jump up and down as they attempted to communicate with those outside on the outside, much to the delight of protesters who yelled to them through megaphones.

Rep. Ritchie Torres and George Latimer introduce bill requiring ICE to notify families of deaths and medical emergencies

“The Wrong Girls," directed by Dylan Meyerr, opened citywide August 14.

‘The Wrong Girls’: The high adventures of two very devoted friends

U.S. Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park was killed in action on July 17 during an Iranian missile attack in Jordan.

Rep. Meeks calls for Sgt. Angel Rampersad to be restored to Pentagon’s official list of casualties in Iran

NY: Rally to ban biometric surveillance

Brooklyn lawmakers join privacy advocates in push to ‘Ban the Scan’ at MSG