Nydia Velázquez: “We should honor our commitment to these small businesses and look to pass my colleague, Congressman Blumenauer's…”

Today’s groundbreaking is the culmination of years of organizing by residents and community leaders for solutions to North Brooklyn's housing crisis.

Republicans want to cut vital food and healthcare support programs to pay for a tax cut for billionaires and large corporations. The GOP wants working families to pay for their billionaire handouts.

We would never accept it if the NYPD operated in masks without names or badges—and we shouldn't accept it from ICE either.

Dozens of homes and businesses across Queens and the surrounding boroughs suffered major damage, and many are still working to get back on their feet.