Jumaane Williams Archives – Page 2 of 33 – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

City Hall to meet with Brooklyn childcare centers fighting closure as providers, pols slam Mayor Adams

By Paul Frangipane & Kirstyn Brendlen Conversation…

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Queens

Rajkumar gains strong endorsements from Queens officials in Public Advocate race

By Colum Motherway Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn pols call for Mayor Adams’ resignation, fair trial amid historic indictment

By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil Conversation…

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Brooklyn

City Council passes landmark legislation to acknowledge and address legacy of slavery, paving path for reparations in NYC

By Gabriele Holtermann Conversation…

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Crime

Over and out? NYPD says that some police radio channels will not be encrypted, and remain open to public

By Dean Moses Conversation…

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Mayor Adams ‘state of emergency’ in NYC jails blocks parts of City Council-approved solitary confinement law

By Robert Pozarycki and Dean Moses Conversation…

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Housing & Homelessness

NYC’s ‘worst landlord’ sought for arrest over dangerous conditions in Washington Heights buildings

By Ben Brachfeld Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn council members play key role in overriding mayor’s veto of ‘How Many Stops’ Act

By Isabel Song Beer Conversation…

Mayor Eric Adams speaks about purported solitary confinement ban

‘Sleight of hand’? Mayor Adams says ‘solitary confinement’ ban proponents engaged in misinformation to push bill through City Council

By Robert Pozarycki Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Good works for MLK Day Weekend: Brooklyn migrants, volunteers give back at greenspace

By Dean Moses Conversation…

Far right and left activists confront each other at Lower Manhattan migrant rally

Housing & Homelessness

Lower Manhattan rally to stop migrant shelter limits crashed by far-right activists

By Dean Moses and Ethan Stark-Miller Conversation…

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Opinion

Op-ed | Punitive segregation ban will only endanger more correction officers on Rikers Island

By Antoinette Anderson Conversation…

Public Advocate Jumaane Williams on Wednesday released his annual list of the “worst landlords” in New York City.

Housing & Homelessness

‘Worst Landlords’ in NYC: Inside a Hell’s Kitchen apartment house on list for squalor and neglect

By Aidan Graham Conversation…

Housing & Homelessness

Housing advocates rally in Lower Manhattan to defend city’s right-to-shelter law

By Dean Moses Conversation…

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Brooklyn

The sound of silence: Four more Brooklyn NYPD precincts pull plug on radio frequencies in encryption effort

By Todd Maisel Conversation…

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Politics

Trump must be held accountable: Caribbean pols

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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NYC Council passes Public Advocate’s bill to incentivize green building projects citywide

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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Politics

Williams calls for ‘federal agenda’ to support Caribbean asylum seekers

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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Politics

Brooklyn coalition honors Jeffries, Clarke on rise to senior congressional leadership

By Nelson A. King Conversation…

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Activists call to disband the NYPD’s SRG ahead of City Council oversight hearing

By Gabriele Holtermann Conversation…

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Advocates, pols rally at City Hall for the passage of bills requiring more police transparency during stops

By Emily Davenport and Paul Frangipane Conversation…

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Brooklyn

‘Guns down, life up’: Brooklyn vigil attendees honor gun violence victims, demand end to bloodshed

By Gabriele Holtermann Conversation…

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Brooklyn

Assemblywoman Monique Chandler-Waterman’s opens her 58th District office

By Tangerine Clarke Conversation…

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Politics

Inequality in NYC’s public space results in alarming health, environmental disparities, report finds

By Ben Brachfeld Conversation…

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