Nydia Velázquez: “It is critical that agencies are considering the economic impact of their regulations and paperwork requirements on…”

If their operations are legitimate and above-board, why is there a need for anonymity, and why don't they need warrants to come onto private property?

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.

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.