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2025 Notable Articles:

• El Nuevo Diario: Dominicanos en NYC buscan reelegirse en posiciones electivas que ocupan
• El Diario de Nueva York: El Bronx va a primarias municipales con una historia de extrema apatía electoral y una latente crisis de vivienda
• CBS News: New bill grants lifetime NYPD pension to children of fallen officers, closing gap in previous law
• PIX11 News: Orphaned NYPD officer’s children to receive death benefits under new law
• NY Post: NYC council signs off on bid to grant lifetime pensions for slain NYPD cop’s kids: ‘Honoring her today’
• AMNY: NYC Council resolution brings slain NYPD Detective Familia’s family closer to pension justice
• Bronx Times: Bronx daughter of slain officer wins City Council support in pension fight
• News12 The Bronx: City Council passes home rule for family of fallen NYPD Detective Miosotis Familia
• Gothamist: At NYCHA’s first dog park, Bronx K-9 and human neighbors alike are making fast friends
• Bronx Times: First NYCHA dog park in the city opens in Castle Hill
• News12 The Bronx: New dog park opens at NYCHA’s Castle Hill campus
• City and State: The 2025 Bronx Power 100
• Bronx Times: Charter Commission hears Bronx backlash over zoning and land use policies
• NY Magazine: New York City Street Vendors Have Been Treated Poorly for 300 Years
• Bronx Times: Bronx Catholics welcome Pope Leo XIV, express hope for a papacy rooted in charity
• Eater: The fight to legalize more food carts in New York was always urgent. Under Trump, it’s essential
• Spectrum News NY1: Inside City Hall with Errol Louis
• AMNY: NYC street vendors and supporters rally at City Hall to demand long-delayed license reform: ‘I want to do it legally, not illegally’
• Crain’s New York: Decades-old street vendor limits face elimination, alarming retailers
• AMNY: Slain NYPD cop’s daughter continues fight for mother’s death benefits — and to keep her legacy alive
• PIX11 News: Kids of slain NYPD officer still fighting for death benefits 8 years later
• NY Daily News: Op-Ed: NYC must regulate non-essential copter flights
• The Broadsheet: Chop Logic: City Council Passes Bills to Limit Nonessential Helicopter Flights
• Uptown Radio by NYU: Fed Up by Choppers? New City Council Bill to Reduce Helicopter Noise
• Bronx Times: City Council passes Farías’ bill limiting non-essential helicopter flights from city heliports
• 6SqFt: NYC Council approves legislation regulating helicopter trips after deadly crash
• Hell Gate: Finally! Some Noisy Helicopters Might Be Banned in Like, Half a Decade
• PIX11 News: NYC Council takes action after Hudson River helicopter crash
• ABC7 News: New York City placing strict regulations on tourist helicopter industry to reduce noise
• Newsday: Nonessential helicopters that don’t meet federal noise standards banned by New York City Council
• Bronx Times: Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club modernizes flagship Bronx clubhouse with $7.5M upgrade
• Spectrum News NY1: City Council passes bill cracking down on helicopter noise
• CBS News: NYC Council passes bill banning certain helicopter flights weeks after fatal crash
• Hoodline: New York City Council Votes on Ban of Non-Essential Helicopter Flights Amid Safety and Noise Concerns
• Yahoo News: NYC Council regulates tourist helicopters following fatal crash and noise concerns
• Patch: NYC Council Passes Bill To Curb ‘Non-Essential’ Chopper Flights
• Crain’s New York: Council limits sightseeing, commuter helicopters after deadly Hudson River crash
• NY Post: NYC Council passes bills to crack down on helicopter tours, add new gender option to city documents
• Gothamist: NYC lawmakers approve restrictions on ‘non-essential’ helicopter flights after deadly crash
• NY Daily News: After tragic NYC helicopter crash, City Council votes to ban noisy flights
• Univision: Concejo de la ciudad de Nueva York vota proyectos de ley para limitar vuelos turísticos en helicóptero
• FOX5 News: NYC Council passes bill regulating noisy non-essential helicopter flights from city heliports
• NY State of Politics: City Council passes bill cracking down on helicopter noise
• PIX11 News: NYC Council regulates tourist helicopters following fatal crash and noise concerns
• Spectrum News NY1: Council Majority Leader Amanda Farias discusses new legislation part of climate agenda
• Black Enterprise: Preston High School Saved From Closure in $8.5M deal with Bally’s Foundation
• Legal Newsline: Preston High School’s future secured through 25-year lease agreement
• Bronx Times: Preston High School saved from closure in $8.5M deal with Bally’s Foundation
• New York Times: Preston High School to Stay Open as Nuns Sell to a Casino Firm
• Norwood News: UPDATE Bally’s, Nuns & Preston Strike Deal on JLo’s Former H.S. after AG Hearing; Other Catholic Schools Not So Lucky
• Real Estate In-Depth: NY State Brokers $8.5-Million Deal to Save Preston High School in the Bronx
• CNN: FAA grounds company whose helicopter crashed into Hudson after employee who voluntarily suspended flights is fired
• Bronx Times: Several Bronx candidates secure key endorsements from labor, religion and housing groups in 2025 races
• Bronx Times: City Council Majority Leader Farías, Speaker Adams present $139K check to FAN4Kids
• City and State: Inside the quiet race for New York City’s second-most powerful position
• News12 The Bronx: Power & Politics: Unpacking the Hudson helicopter crash, Dominican Republic roof collapse tragedies
• The Times: How did the Hudson helicopter crash happen?
• AMNY: Fatal helicopter crash in the Hudson River sparks debate on aerial sight-seeing tours and safety concerns
• Brooklyn Eagle: ‘Stop the Chop’ revives urge for laws to ban nonessential helicopter flights
• ID Tech Wire: NYC Council Seeks to Tighten Oversight of NYPD Surveillance Technologies
• Gothamist: NYC lawmakers to approve new guidelines for NYPD’s use of surveillance technology
• New York Times: In the Bronx, A Battle Over the Future of Preston High School
• Attorneys With Swag Blog: Can Letitia James Stop the Closure of Preston High School? The Law, the Hearing, and the Big Question Ahead
• Crain’s New York: Hotel industry pushes to lower city’s ‘tax on tourists’ amid Trump tariffs
• News12: Attorney General James holds public hearing on future of Preston HS
• Bronx Times: 45th Precinct to host series of community basketball games
• Chief Leader: Federal policies may threaten city’s efforts to close gender pay gap | City Council, advocates mark Equal Pay Day
• NYCCLC Blog: Unions Rally for 19th Annual Equal Pay Day
• Bronx Times: City Council approves Parkchester school site to help meet class size mandate
• Bronx Times: Attorney General to hold public hearing on Preston High School closure
• Bronx Times: Letter to the Editor: Sisters decline Bally’s $8.5M offer for Preston High
• NYU Law School CityLand Blog: Proposed Council Bill Aims to Study Increasing Use of Electric For-Hire Vehicles
• AMNY: Advocates rally at City Hall to finally close the pay gap for women in New York City
• Business Insider: The Rich vs. Rush Hour
• Bronx Times: Bronx leaders and residents gather at P.S. 106 for Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan and unity
• Bronx Times: Column – Building a green Bronx: The path to a just, sustainable economy
• Bronx Times: Preston High School community rallies at Throggs Neck St. Patrick’s Day Parade to fight closure
• Bronx Times: Bally’s foundation bid $8.5M for Preston High School property, but Sisters rejected offer
• News12 The Bronx: Preston High School Board of Trustees says decision to close school is ‘final’
• Bronx Times: Castle Hill BID hosts lighting ceremony to mark beginning of Ramadan
• Bronx Times: Preston High School closure sparks outcry as community demands transparency
• City and State: Airbnb PAC starts spending to support Riley, Farías, Salamanca and more
• City and State: A whole lot of elected officials showed up at Adrienne Adams’ campaign launch
• NY Daily News: NYC Probation Commissioner denies she wrote op-ed published under her name
• News12 The Bronx: ‘You can’t escape time.’ Sisters of Divine Compassion explain decision behind closure of Preston High School
• Bronx Times: Bronx leaders split on Trump administration’s move to halt congestion pricing
• Chief Leader: Homecare nurses demand contract, restored health care
• Our Town: DT Heliport Changes Coming, But Who Will Run It
• Harlem World: Centerlight Nurses Demand Reinstatement Of Health Coverage And Fair Contract Terms
• Bronx Times: Column: Prepare for preliminary budget hearings and community funding opportunities
• NBC New York: After I-Team investigation, NYC Council probes deal to privatize municipal health lab building
• NY Daily News: NYC Council probing Adams staffer’s involvement in ex-employer’s development deal with city
• Bronx Times: Column: Ensuring a safer, more accessible future for our neighborhoods
• Auto Marketplace: NYC TLC Board to Vote on ‘Uber TV’, New Insurance Rules & WAV Wait Times
• Bronx Times: DOT and Bronx officials celebrate Soundview street safety upgrades amid calls for greater action

2024 Notable Articles:

• NY Daily News: In wake of Trump election, NYC Council backs Latine Studies public schools curriculum
• City & State: The 2024 Power of Diversity: Women 100
• Bronx Times: Small Business Saturday: Farías honored 3 Bronx-based businesses
• Bronx Times: CM Farias distributes free turkeys in Soundview ahead of Thanksgiving
• Latin Horror: George A. Romero Recognized with Street Co-Naming in The Bronx
• Bronx Times: Photos: CM Farías hosts skate party at Caserta Playground
• City and State: The 2024 Power of Diversity: Latino 100
• Telemundo 47: NYC Ferry ofrece descuentos en viajes para estudiantes de secundaria
• AMNY: City high school students can now ride the NYC Ferry for less than $2
• CBS News: Parkchester gets $149 million investment under Bronx Metro-North Station Area Plan. Here’s how officials want to transform neighborhoods.
• BronxNet: BronxTalk | Council-member Amanda Farias
• CBS News: New York City Council approves Bronx housing plan, Metro-North stations
• Bronx Times: Castle Hill Houses breaks ground on new space featuring dog park and barbecue area
• Bronx Times: $26.3 million is on its way to Bronx Council District 18
• Refinery 29: Behind The Movement to Get More Afro-Latines in Office
• The City: Council Pushes Ballot Proposal Despite Charter Review Group
• Bronx Times: ‘A world-class space’: Bronx Museum of the Arts breaks ground on $33 million renovation
• 6sqft New York City: Bronx Metro-North station rezoning plan approved by City Planning Commission
• Spectrum News NY 1: Councilmembers discuss budget agreement
• Spectrum News NY 1: Bronx Councilmember Amanda Farias discusses being the first Latina Majority Leader
• Bronx Times: CM Farías hosts menstrual product giveaway in Soundview
• Fox 5 NY: Advocates lay out case to build Bronx skate park
• Pix 11: New York City Council reforms parking garage regulations in wake of collapse
• Bronx Times: NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi celebrates National Nurses Week
• Fox 5 NY: NYC opens first pet-friendly homeless shelter in the Bronx
• CBS News: Bronx street vendor loses home after paying high DSNY fines. Here’s the change vendors want from NYC.
• CBS News: Resolutions cracking down on helicopter noise, safety heard by New York City Council
• AMNY: Op-Ed | The link between brain injuries and domestic violence
• Bronx Times: Camber Property Group kicks off first phases of $1 billion Stevenson Square development in Soundview
• American Post: Hispanic Amanda Farias Made 2nd In Command in NY City Council
• Norwood News: Democrat Amanda Farías Appointed as City Council Majority Leader
• Streetsblog NYC: Lifting Street Vendor Permit Cap Could Raise $17 Million, Watchdog Says
• The City: Bronx Park Gets Multi-Million Dollar Injection After Three Decades
• Politico: Adams’ first neighborhood rezoning set to move forward
• El Diario: En Lugar de Retórica, Digamos La Verdad: El Concejo de NYC debería anular el veto del Alcalde a la Ley de Cuántas Paradas
• CBS News: How Many Stops Act: New York City Council overrides Mayor Eric Adams’ veto
• News 12: Families meet fur-ever friends at Castle Hill pet adoption event 
• NY Post: Bronx pol Amanda Farias eyes NYC ‘human milk bank’ to feed infants 
• Gothamist: NYC Council may force cruise ships to cut diesel engines when docking in city waters
• Bronx Times: Skateboard legend Tony Hawk’s nonprofit to bring revamped skate parks to Allerton, Soundview Park
• Bronx Times: Developers, pols break ground on $1B affordable and senior housing complex in Soundview

2023 Notable Articles:

• News 12: Asylum Seekers take part in Three Kings Day Celebration
• News 12: Bronx Council Member Calls for Investment to Shorten Public Transportation waiting times
• News 12: Bronx officials push for anti-violence program helping victims
• Bronx Times: Farías delivers $25K check to Jacobi Hospital’s Stand Up to Violence Program
• Parkchester Times: Bangladeshi Community celebrates Mother Tongue Day in Bronx
• Pix 11: Pro skateboarder from the Bronx gets recognition at home
• News 12: $1.5 million check signed for affordable senior housing project in Soundview
• The Chief: Unions, advocates mark Equal Pay Day
• AMNY: All high schoolers will soon be eligible for reduced ferry fares and greater access to IDNYC cards
• TBN: New York City Council Bangladeshi Independence Day event
• City Life: Another Thirteen Stations to be Refurbished as part of New York City Transit’s Re-New-Vation Program
• Norwood News: Student Exhibit at Montefiore Gallery of ARTFul Medicine Honors Ukraine
• Gothamist: Lawmakers push for first redesign of NYC truck routes since 1970s
• News 12: Mayor announces extension to Water Bill Amnesty Program
• The Chief: Council looks to revitalize city’s industrial business zones
• NBC: You Can Now Report Double-Parking, Blocked Bus and Bike Lanes on New NYC DOT Platform
• Smart Cities Dive: To spur green manufacturing and jobs, will NYC change its industrial zoning?
• Norwood News: Bronx Nurses Honored for their Dedication & Service during Nurses Week 2023
• News 12: Officials introduce new bills aimed to break barriers in menstrual health discussions
• Daily News: Opinion- Menstrual equity is not ‘wokeism’: Access for all should not be blocked, but expanded, like NYC is doing 
• Bronx Times: More than $5.1M is going to projects chosen by Bronxites through participatory budgeting
• Pix 11: Bronx street renamed after NYCHA advocate: ‘Roxanne Reid Way’
• Gotham Gazette: Opinion- Carrying Juneteenth Forward in New York City
• City and State: Opinion- Restoring cuts to NYCHA’s Vacant Unit Readiness Program
• CityLimits: New York Earns Stripes for Electric Vehicle Adoption, But There’s Still Work to Do
• City & State: New York City’s uphill battle to save manufacturing
• The Real Deal: Pols keep trying to save manufacturing as landlords seek more lucrative uses
• News12: Department of Sanitation installs new cameras in effort to crackdown on illegal dumping
• City Land: Parks Department Celebrates Reopening of Noble Playground in the Bronx
• Bronx Times: The Bronx’s Ghetto Film School: Where ‘story is the heart of everything’
• Bronx Times: Column | Wrapping up my first term as your council member
• News 12: Wimee The Robot makes special appearance during story time at Soundview library
• News 12: Councilmember hosts inaugural Bronx Metro-North public workshop
• CBS: New report highlights wage gap for Latina workers
• Bronx Times: City’s first ‘rat czar’ targeting slew of vermin sightings at Parkchester station
• Daily News: Op-Ed: NYC’s EV Plan Shocks Rideshare Drivers and Passengers Will Lose from Green Rides Rule
• WNYC: New York legislators are proposing a statewide “purple alert” for missing domestic violence victims
• City & State: NYC must create new industrial development plan under council bill
• Commercial Observer: NYC Council Approves Bills to Boost Housing and Industrial Development
• AMNY: Op-Ed | Vending is broken. Here’s how to fix it.
• Gothamist: Menstrual cups are coming to NYC’s temporary shelters, youth detention centers and jails
• Pix 11: New York City street vendors rally for new legislation
• News 12: Bronx elementary school welcomes brand-new community fridge

2022 Notable Articles:

• The New Yorker: The Majority for the First Time, Women Make up Most of the City Council
• Gotham Gazette: As Mayor Adams Takes On The Issue, City Council Examines Nyc Workforce Development Programs And Plans
• The City: Four Bronx Council Members Give Constituents New Power to Vote on Local Spending, Even as Five Others Pull Out 
• Bronxnet: Bronx Talks – City Council 
• Daily News: Bronx Councilwoman Begins Push For NYC Jobs Guarantee
• WNYC: The Brian Lehrer Show, 51 Council Members In 52 Weeks
• Daily News: Mayor Adams Launches Crackdown On Infant Formula Price Gougers Amid City’s Dwelling Supply
• Bronx Times: Column: First 100 Days
• Norwood News: New Law & Task Force Aims To Prevent Another Twin Parks Fire Tragedy
• OurTown: A Day Of Protest, Council Members Joined New Yorkers To Rally For Abortion Rights On Tuesday After The Leaked Supreme Court Draft Majority Opinion — Poised To Overturn Roe V. Wade
• Bronx Times: Mayor Adams Signs New Business Improvement District Into Law For Castle Hill Section
• Norwood News: Bronx City Council Members Introduce Bill Expanding Heat Sensor Program To Track Building Heat Requirements
• News 12: New Shower Hoses Installed In Bronx Homes At Risk Of Legionnaires Disease
• News 12: Multiple City Agencies Joining Forces In Hunts Point Transformation Plan
• City Land: City Planning Hears Application for Affordable Housing for Seniors and New Venue for Church in Soundview
• News 12: Power & Politics Full Show: City Council Women’s Caucus Plans To Protect Abortion Access
• Bronx Times: Highlights from Council District 18’s budget for FY 2023
• Streetsblog NYC: To-Do List: Congestion Pricing Must Mitigate Added Bronx Trucks, Pols Say
• Bronx Times: Column: Investing in affordable housing is critical to our economic recovery
• AMNY: Pol Floats Half-Price NYC Ferry Tickets for Kids
• Bronx Times: Stevenson Commons holds Family Day Event and Back to School giveaway
• CUNY Latina: September 2022 | LATiNAS
• News 12: ROLL OUT! Skate Party Brings Good Vibes to Parkchester
• News 12: Bronx doctors highlight free mobile mammograms at Stevenson Family Health Center
• City Life: City completes $8.8 million transformation of Morrison ave plaza in the Bronx
• News 12: Council Member Farias hosts Thanksgiving giveaway at Sotomayor Community Center
• NY 1: Council Member Amanda Farías discusses the Bronx’s recovery
• News 12: It represents the future’ – $87M restoration project on Orchard Beach Pavilion Begins