City Council Passes Historic Waste Zone Bill
On Wednesday afternoon, the City Council passed Intro 1574-A, establishing a new system of waste collection zones, by a vote of 34 to 14.…
New Yorkers Rally for Passage of Commercial Waste Zones Bill Ahead of City Council Vote
October 30, 2019
A diverse coalition of New Yorkers rallied alongside City Council members this morning to support passage of a bill to create a citywide commercial waste zone system.…
Six Queens-based community leaders honored at 10th Annual Hispanic & Latinx Leadership Awards
On the last day of this year’s National Hispanic Heritage Month, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer hosted the 10th Annual Hispanic and Latinx Leadership Awards at the Thalia Spanish Theatre in Sunnyside.…
NYPD Secretly Alters Victim-Blaming Narrative of Death of E-Bike Rider and Charges Trucker
Police have been caught in yet another rush to blame the cyclist victim of a fatal traffic crash, this time quietly amending a report that had initially blamed an electric bike rider for his own death so that the official record now points out that the rider was doing nothing wrong before he was hit and killed by the driver of a massive truck.…
City Council reaches compromise on commercial waste zones bill
A bill to reform commercial waste collection got an important boost Thursday with the announcement that City Council members have reached a compromise with a key coalition of supporters.…