Nydia Velázquez: “PPP, which did provide a lifeline for her, is an eight-week solution to an 18-month problem.”

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.

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

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.

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.