Nydia Velázquez: “Uncertainty is the enemy of business.”

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.

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.

I am committed to working in a bipartisan manner to enact legislation that assists small businesses.