Nydia Velázquez: “So part of the mission, for example, of the Women Business Centers is to expand into underserved communities.”

We need to bring a national standard to ICE agents, and we need to bring transparency and accountability.

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

When agents hide their faces and identities they create chaos, fear, and open the door to abuse.

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