Earlier this month, we received reports that an NYPD officer discharged their gun inside the Kingston-Throop subway station. Bullet fragments struck a bystander and a second officer. To date, my office still lacks a clear account of what occurred. Police first notified reporters that no one was struck, then reversed course, saying fragments “came into contact” with two people, without explaining how the gun was initially discharged or why all three people involved were hospitalized.
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Our office is devastated about the fire that broke out on Friday evening at Albany Houses, and mourns the young man’s life that was lost in the tragedy. Our hearts go out to his family.
We also want to express our gratitude to the FDNY, emergency medical technicians, and other EMS personnel who responded, as well as the FDNY Fire Safety Education team, who are still in the community.
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On Saturday, a tree fell in Herbert Von King Park, and four of our neighbors were injured. When Parks was informed of the tree’s condition, they moved quickly — it was inspected immediately and removed safely the same day it fell, leaving behind a stump.
For months, Bed-Stuy residents have raised concerns about aging, overgrown trees leaning over their stoops and their sidewalks.
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Within a week, vehicles tore into the future home of Noir Yoga at Fulton Street and Marcus Garvey Boulevard, and days later, a vehicle crashed into Ginjan Café at Nostrand Avenue and Quincy Street. Thankfully, no one was killed, but fate easily could have gone the other way. Our hardworking small business owners should not be cleaning up broken glass and damaged storefronts.
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Today, the Supreme Court gave cover to a fascist administration that has called Haiti a “shithole country,” accused Haitian immigrants of eating pets, and now cleared the path to deport 350,000 Haitians to a country the State Department says is too dangerous to visit.
My grandmother came to this city from Haiti, so I take this personally: every family this court just greenlit for deportation is someone’s grandmother, someone’s father, someone’s child who chose New York to build a future because going back meant death.
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New York, NY: Reports that Mount Sinai may share transgender children’s medical records with the Trump administration are deeply alarming and clearly represent another escalation in a coordinated federal campaign to intimidate transgender youth, their families, and the healthcare providers who care for them.
Let us be clear: transgender children are not political targets. Their private medical information should be exactly that — private.
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Bed-Stuy and Crown Heights were hit hard by yesterday’s violent flash flooding. Videos showed neighbors swept down our streets by floodwater. People stood on benches at bus stops because the water was too high to step into.
The climate crisis does not pause for an election. It does not disappear because the federal government and the robber barons of the world pretend it doesn’t exist.
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New York, NY: The Trump administration’s grand jury subpoena to NYU Langone Health is nothing but state-sanctioned harassment, using the machinery of federal law enforcement as a weapon against transgender youth, their families, and the doctors who care for them.
This action is meant to scare you, but transgender youth in New York City should know this: our city and state will not waver in defending your dignity, your safety, or your right to access healthcare.
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New legislation would allow freelancers to receive upfront payment through a City-run fund, addressing late payments affecting over one million workers across New York City.
New York, NY: Council Member Chi Ossé today introduced legislation to create a City-run Freelancers Payment Fund, a new system designed to ensure freelancers get paid on time by allowing them to receive payment through the City rather than waiting on hiring parties.
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Council Member Chi Ossé was arrested while defending his constituent, Carmella Charrington, from eviction after six decades in her home.
Black displacement is happening right now in Bed-Stuy, and Carmella is one of many Black homeowners battling deed theft in Brooklyn.
For months, our office has pushed for an eviction moratorium for homeowners facing deed theft.
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