Nydia Velázquez: “It would be great to have some empathy.”

I urge my colleagues not to engage in knee-jerk reactions that set back our real progress toward creating a more equitable criminal justice system.

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

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

Do you trust Elon Musk with your most personal financial information, tax records, your Social Security numbers?