Nydia Velázquez: “I urge everyone to support my amendment and help get the Shuttered Venue Operator Grant Program up and running.”

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

Short-sighted attacks on the Council, by some of my colleagues across the aisle will only compromise our ability to appropriately protect the air and water quality and public health that our communities rely on.

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

A competitive business environment is the lifeblood of a thriving free enterprise economy, spurring innovation, driving productivity, and fostering consumer choice at fair prices.