Nydia Velazquez Archives – Politics NY

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Brooklyn

PHOTOS: ‘No Kings’ march against Trump draws thousands to Park Slope

By Kirstyn Brendlen & Lloyd Mitchell

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Politics

Jeffries, New York lawmakers push for extension of healthcare tax credits amid shutdown concerns

By Barbara Russo-Lennon

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Brooklyn

Medicaid cuts could force Brooklyn’s safety-net hospitals to close, leave thousands uninsured

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Velázquez, immigrant advocates seek ‘No Masks for ICE’ at Lower Manhattan rally

By Claude Solnik

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Brooklyn

‘Setting ourselves backwards’: EPA terminates $3M grant for El Puente, jeopardizing environmental justice project

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Queens

Velázquez leads Congressional push for New York for All immigration protections amid raids

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens

New York Democrats demand meeting with RFK Jr. over Trump health funding cuts

By Shane O’Brien

Congestion pricing will introduce tolls for motorists traveling south of 60th Street in Manhattan.

Queens

‘This is another attack on New York’ — Queens democrats rally against Trump’s effort to kill congestion pricing

By Shane O’Brien

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Queens

Queens Democrats call for Mayor Adams’ removal after federal corruption charges dismissed

By Shane O’Brien

U.S. Reps Nydia Velázquez and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez have penned a letter to the FBI and CIA over the murders of two Puerto Rican independence leaders in the 1970s.

Queens

Reps Velázquez and Ocasio-Cortez demand FBI, CIA release documents on Puerto Rican leaders’ assassinations

By Shane O’Brien

Assembly Member Claire Valdez is "sworn in" by UAW representative Brandon Mancilla. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Democratic Socialist Claire Valdez celebrates inauguration with local leaders in Sunnyside

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U.S. Rep. Nydia Velázquez during a speech at Sunnyside Community Services on Saturday. Photo: Shane O'Brien

Velázquez blasts Trump, Musk, and ‘unfit agency heads’ in powerful speech at Sunnyside

By sobrien

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Queens

Queens officials slam Trump’s federal funding freeze, call it ‘illegal and reckless’

By Shane O’Brien

Politics

Why several NYC House members voted against funding to help defend Israel or Ukraine

By Robert Pozarycki

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Brooklyn

Pol looks to limit imports of dangerous lithium-ion batteries after wave of fires

By Isabel Song Beer

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Politics

BQE’s crumbling cantilever: Brooklyn pols cry foul over Adams’ re-envisioning plan

By Ben Brachfeld

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Brooklyn

‘Kill elected officials’: Pols raise alarm after Bushwick building tagged with threatening message

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

Goldman and Gonzalez win contentious races in congressional and state Senate primaries, Brisport and Parker fend off challengers

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Brooklyn

Brooklyn legislators vow to fight ‘runaway, radical, right wing’ Roe v. Wade ruling

By Meaghan McGoldrick

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Election

Samy Nemir Olivares’ Assembly challenge to incumbent Erik Dilan

By Paul Schindler

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Politics

‘Stop the chop’: Manhattan elected officials push for helicopter noise reduction legislation

By Dean Moses

Health

‘It’s a blow to democracy:’ Brooklyn reacts to leaked Supreme Court opinion on abortion

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Brooklyn electeds, community leaders ask state gov officials to reconsider redistricting maps

By Kirstyn Brendlen

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Politics

Schumer, Velazquez look to Hispanic Federation for Build Back Better support ahead of Congress vote

By Dean Moses

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First Central Savings Bank helps raise $60K for organization supporting cancer patients and survivors

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