Nydia Velázquez: “I am grateful for the opportunity to thank Chairwoman Velazquez in person for her co-sponsorship of this legislation.”

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

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

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.

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.