Letitia James

Dec
23
Art And A Call To Action At Vigil For Victoria Nicodemus on Fulton Street

Art And A Call To Action At Vigil For Victoria Nicodemus on Fulton Street

Photo by Heather Chin/Fort Greene Focus.“Change the law so that people who are sober and take lives are
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Dec
01
‘If You Don’t Like The Conditions, Then Leave’: Life In Sheepshead Bay’s Worst Slum

‘If You Don’t Like The Conditions, Then Leave’: Life In Sheepshead Bay’s Worst Slum

The building at 2630 Ocean Avenue. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)A busted elevator, garbage piling in the halls, leaking
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Sep
14

Union Members, Elected Officials Protest Verizon For Firing Union Leader At 86th Street Store

Public Advocate Letitia James (Courtesy of CWA Local 1109)How did a Verizon Wireless employee who advocated for a bullied
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May
27
Proposed Law Requires Landlords To Accommodate Tenants Impacted By Elevator Repairs

Proposed Law Requires Landlords To Accommodate Tenants Impacted By Elevator Repairs

Photo via albinoflea [https://www.flickr.com/photos/albinoflea/244335987/] via FlickrCity Council will consider a new law that would
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Mar
12
Fort Greene-Clinton Hill School Community Rallies Against Cuomo Education Plan

Fort Greene-Clinton Hill School Community Rallies Against Cuomo Education Plan

At first glance, it looked like a real-life representation of those “We Are The World”-like cartoon pictures: colorfully-dressed children
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Jan
19
Pols Slam City’s Concrete Boardwalk Plan At Rally

Pols Slam City’s Concrete Boardwalk Plan At Rally

Courtesy of Councilman Treyger’s OfficePublic Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and Comptroller Scott Stringer joined local
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Jul
21
Photo Finish: Intersecting In The Dark

Photo Finish: Intersecting In The Dark

On the corner of Fulton, snapped by alexkane [https://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkane/14466211929]. Share photos with us at
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Jan
06

Police Arrest Suspect In Local “Knockout” Attacks

Avenue L and East 5th Street, where the woman was attacked. (Source: Google Maps)Back in November we reported [/midwood-woman-78-victim-of-knockout-attack-local-pols-offering-reward/
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Sep
30
Public Advocate Runoff Election Set For Tuesday

Public Advocate Runoff Election Set For Tuesday

Just when you thought it was safe [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK9ahstmbWs&feature=youtu.be&t=
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Sep
28

Board Of Elections Votes To Increase Font Size On November Ballots Following Insistence From Local Pols

Council Members Jumaane Williams, Vincent Gentile Jumaane Williams and Letitia James. Source: The offices of Vincent GentileThe latest initiative from
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