Nydia Velázquez: “To be clear, we will not have a full recovery without closing this gap.”

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.

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

You know how we win? Not by chanting, but by knocking on doors.