Grace Lee is a mother of three and community activist running for State Assembly to bring new leadership to Lower Manhattan. Click here to learn more. Please VOTE by June 23rd.
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Local arts organizations and venues are offering support for the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests happening throughout the city. Here's a roundup of some of the organizations taking action, offering resources, and even opening up their lobbies (@openyourlobby) for use as rest stops for people participating in the marches:
Grace Lee is a mother of three and community activist running for State Assembly to bring new leadership to Lower Manhattan. Click here to learn more. Please VOTE by June 23rd.
*Paid for by Grace Lee for NYC.
A federal appeals court this week overturned part of Sheldon Silver's conviction on public corruption charges, but he is still likely to go to prison.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi came to the Lower East Side yesterday to publicize a new proposal to protect "Dreamers" and offer them a path to citizenship. At the Tenement Museum, she was joined by Mayor de Blasio and U.S....
It's Election Day in New York City! New Yorkers will be choosing a new public advocate today in a special election to replace Letitia James, who's now state attorney general. Polls are open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, who represents parts of the Lower East Side, rallied with union officials and public advocates yesterday against the federal government shutdown. The media event was held at Gouverneur Health, the city-run medical facility on Madison...
A local elected official, State Sen. Brian Kavanagh, has been appointed chair of the Senate's Committee on Housing, Construction and Community Development.
