“We will continue our relentless pursuit of those who think that they can get away with bringing these tools of death to our community…We will dismantle the ring and we will prosecute you.”

On the corner of 27th Ave. and Astoria Blvd. is a vacant lot that is unofficially being used as a dumping ground in the neighborhood. And while the owners of the house next to the lot regularly clean up the garbage left there, the trash still continues to accumulate.

“The need for homes for the homeless, supportive housing for seniors, and healthcare for those in need are major long-standing and city-wide concerns.”

“Once the pandemic is done, all of our attention is going to go onto the climate crisis, and it needs to.”

“In Washington, he’d given me a job in 1995 . . . Day to day, he made me feel as if I were no good at my job and thus totally dependent on him to keep it.”

The health and safety of our students, staff and school communities remains our highest priority. . .”

“We have now lost nine New Yorkers to this storm. Nine people who were alive at this exact moment yesterday…”