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NY-17 resident explains why he won’t be voting for Mike Lawler
At a campaign rally for Cait Conley in New York’s 17th congressional district, resident Rob Lowenthal explains to Courier New York’s Bonnie Fuller why he is not supporting Mike Lawler for congress.
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Veteran explains why he supports Cait Conley for Congress in NY-17
At a campaign rally for Cait Conley in New York’s 17th congressional district, Veteran Robert Goldsmith explains to Courier New York’s Bonnie Fuller why he is supporting Conley for congress.
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She got a second chance instead of jail. Now she’s fighting to close Rikers.
Denina Roman says an alternative-to-incarceration program gave her a chance to rebuild her life. She went on to earn her GED and, at 30, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Human Services and Community Justice. Speaking at a City Hall rally, Roman pointed to her own story as evidence for expanding alternatives to incarceration and…
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Brad Lander on children detained without lawyers
Democratic nominee for Congress in NY-10 Brad Lander is speaking out against the treatment of the very young children who are being held in detention and forced to appear before a judge without a lawyer. Many of these children have relatives here in the states, but the government is refusing to allow them to reunify…
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Prison leader blasts 67% rise in women jailed
With Rikers’ closure deadline one year away, Women’s Prison Association interim CEO Luisa Taveras says women behind bars can’t be ignored. She called a 67% rise in women incarcerated at Rikers “unconscionable” and urged the city to invest in support, housing, mental health care and jobs — not more punishment.
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Queens lawmaker opens up about surviving rape as NY survivor program faces cuts
New York Assemblymember Catalina Cruz revealed during an NBC New York interview that she was raped in her mid-30s, a disclosure she had not planned to make when she sat down to discuss funding cuts threatening rape crisis centers across the state. Her remarks came as 30 of 42 rape crisis centers surveyed by the…
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A mother went to jail for her trans kids. Then NYC cut their care
“NYU is capitulating in advance to a Trump regime,” said the mother of two transgender children, Christen Clifford. Clifford said her family has been blindsided twice by NYU Langone—first when the hospital quietly cut gender-affirming care for trans minors earlier this year, and again this week, when her child was denied medication out of fear…
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GOP gubernatorial candidate targets Brad Lander with a Holocaust reference
New York GOP gubernatorial nominee Bruce Blakeman drew sharp bipartisan criticism after invoking Holocaust imagery to attack former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander.
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Mamdani responds to ICE and Tom Homan threats
“You are going to see more ICE agents than you have ever seen in New York City.” That was the recent warning from Trump’s Border Czar Tom Homan.
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‘You are the vanguard’: Hasan Piker shows up for NYC-DSA biggest primary yet
Under federal subpoena for delivering medicine to Cuba, Twitch streamer Hasan Piker flew to New York City on Thursday night anyway. His message: “You are the vanguard.” The NYC-DSA slate—10 candidates for Congress, state Senate, and Assembly—is on the June 23 ballot. Early voting starts on Saturday, June 13.
