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NYPD Faces Scrutiny Over How It Determines Who Is a Gang Member

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James Backs Marijuana Legalization

By Madina Toure

Cynthia Nixon: Legalize Marijuana to Help End ‘the Racist War on Drugs’

By Madina Toure

NY Attorney General to Probe Police-Involved Shooting Death in Brooklyn

By Madina Toure
Queens State Senator James Sanders, left, and Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, two elected officials involved in the effort to get more contracts for minority- and women-owned businesses and enterprises.

For the First Time Ever, NYC Taps Woman-Owned Firm to Manage $100M Retirement Plan

By Madina Toure
A man rolls a joint during a demonstration demanding the approval of the use of marijuana for medicinal and recreational purposes in front of the Mexican Senate building in Mexico City on September 28, 2016. / AFP / PEDRO PARDO (Photo credit should read PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images)

Despite NYC’s Lenient Pot Policy, This Shocking Marijuana Arrest Statistic Persists

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams says he will remain in the speaker's race despite the presumptive victory of Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson.

NY Lieutenant Governor Hopeful Seeks ‘New Identity’ for Position

By Madina Toure
The first day of the legalization of recreational marijuana sales in California was on Jan. 1, 2018.

Kirsten Gillibrand Signs Onto Cory Booker’s Marijuana Legalization Bill

By Madina Toure
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressing crowd of demonstrators outside the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. (Photo by Francis Miller/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

On MLK Day, New York’s Political Heavyweights Vow to Fight Trump

By Madina Toure
Newly elected City Council Speaker Corey Johnson and former City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito attend a lighting ceremony at The Empire State Building in honor of World AIDS Day on Nov. 30, 2015 in New York City.

Women See Less Clout as NYC Council Speaker Unveils Committee Assignments

By Madina Toure
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