In what appears to be a Game Of Thrones like maneuver by a Brooklyn Democratic power broker, Assembly member and Kings County Democratic Chief Rodneyse Bichotte is placing one of her top people in Bay Ridge political race. Bichotte ally and staffer Sabrina Rezzy – not a resident of[…]

This article acknowledges that while colleges and universities take sexual harassment very seriously they are not taking the necessary precautions on the preventive side and focusing more on following the rules and laws after the fact. It describe a new employment law term known as “pass the harasser”[…]

A new civil rights group – Family Justice Law Center – has formed to give legal cover to family court litigants who are involved in cases against the city over what they say is illegal family separation. According to the Family Justice Law Center the Administration for Children’s[…]

This is a list of many organizations and services geared to helping immigrants in New York. It can be very helpful to those who may have some questions or may not know just the right place to go to for help meeting their specific needs. This is also[…]

Like Rocky Balboa said, ‘Sometimes charity hurts.” The Legal Aid Society has filed a lawsuit against their landlord in Brooklyn over mold in their Kings County offices. Over 500 staffers have not been able to work in the office for over two years – 2 years! – due[…]

The VERA Institute and the New York Immigration Coalition issued a response the the recent New York State budget resolutions which included budgetary commitments to fund immigration services. Both VERA and NYIC felt the budget commitments fell short of what they expected and what they say is needed.[…]

The Brooklyn Chamber Of Commerce has released a new survey that shows Brooklyn small businesses are still struggling to keep their doors open after Covid-19 pandemic and New York shut them down. While New York City and State have tried some small measures to help some businesses and[…]

The city is committing to spend $109 million on fixing up Brooklyn parks. Across the whole city New York has 104 construction projects of over $417 million to repair, renovate and upgrade parks. Mayor Adams says that the parks are necessities for neighborhoods and community building. All these[…]

Under President Trump the New York GOP pushed back on his administration’s immigration policies. Now it seems as if they are changing their tune. When it comes to the conflict in the Ukraine, it appears New York Republicans want to take in Ukrainian refugees. One of the biggest[…]

Community organizers and immigration advocates are pushing for Governor Kathy Hochul to approve the Empire State Licensing Act. The ESL Act proposes to allow immigrants to join the workforce legally with licenses while there legal status in the country is still being settled. Advocates Push to Let Immigrants[…]