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Public Advocate Letitia James

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New York City Public Advocate Letitia James speaks after a grand jury decided not to indict New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death, on December 3, 2014 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by Pantaleo in July. The altercation was captured in a widely viewed video. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Aug 17

Tish James Calls for DOJ Probe of White House Ties to Supremacists

New York City's public advocate wants Jeff Sessions to look into the Trump administration's connections to white supremacists.
By Madina Toure
Dennis Flores, founder of El Grito de Sunset Park, speaks during "broken windows" town hall in Sunset Park.
Jul 3

Activists and Residents Grill Pols on ‘Broken Windows’ at Sunset Park Town Hall

Nearly 100 people shared their concerns about "broken windows" policing with elected officials at a town hall in Sunset Park.
By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James participates in demonstration of a new 3D breast cancer detection technology.
Jun 23

New York’s Medicaid Program Will Now Cover High-Tech 3-D Mammograms

“We know that DBT has the power to more accurately diagnose breast cancer and ultimately save lives, yet it is widely unavailable to low-income New Yorkers and New Yorkers of color. I am pleased that the State Department of Health followed through on our recommendation to cover DBT scans under the state’s Medicaid plan and address the severe racial and economic disparities in breast cancer mortality rates.”
By Madina Toure
The family of Martin Martinez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, rallies in front of 26 Federal Plaza with elected officials and advocates.
Jun 21

Pols and Advocates Rally Outside ICE’s NYC Office Against Arrest of Mexican Immigrant

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New York City Public Advocate Letitia James speaks after a grand jury decided not to indict New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death, on December 3, 2014 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by Pantaleo in July. The altercation was captured in a widely viewed video. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Jun 14

Letitia James Calls on Albany to ‘Step Up’ and Help the City Fight Homelessness 

By Madina Toure
City Comptroller Scott Stringer visited the IBEW Local 3 Picket Line outside of the Spectrum/Time Warner Cable office at 2554 Broadway in Manhattan.
Jun 12

NYC Comptroller Accuses Spectrum of Trying to ‘Take Advantage’ of Workers on Strike

By Madina Toure
Elected officials and workers celebrate the passage of "Fair Work Week" package of bills in the City Hall Rotunda.
May 30

NYC Public Advocate Blasts ‘Forces in Albany’ for Preempting City on Work Week Regulations

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New York City Public Advocate Letitia James speaks after a grand jury decided not to indict New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death, on December 3, 2014 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by Pantaleo in July. The altercation was captured in a widely viewed video. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
May 15

NYC Public Advocate Urges JP Morgan to Divest From Private Prison Firms Tied to Trump Agenda

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James.
Apr 12

NYC Public Advocate Pressures Spectrum Cable to Cut a Deal With Striking Union Workers

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James and Communication Workers of America Local 1180 union members at an Equal Pay Day rally in front of the City Hall steps.
Apr 4

‘Pay Me What You Owe Me’—Female Pols and Activists Rally in NYC on Equal Pay Day

By Madina Toure
Attendees following Timothy Caughman's funeral at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Jamaica.
Apr 2

‘Your Life Mattered’—Pols and Family Honor Timothy Caughman and Blast Hate

By Madina Toure
Former First Daughter Chelsea Clinton and Public Advocate Letitia James at James' roundtable on salary history and the wage gap in New York City.
Mar 30

Chelsea Clinton Gets Behind Push for Equal Pay Legislation in NYC

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James calls and advocates speak out against President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the Mexican border.
Mar 7

NYC Public Advocate Wants to Cut Off Companies that Help Build Trump’s Border Wall

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: New York City Public Advocate Letitia James speaks after a grand jury decided not to indict New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death, on December 3, 2014 in the Staten Island borough of New York City. Garner died after being placed in a chokehold by Pantaleo in July. The altercation was captured in a widely viewed video. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
Feb 28

Letitia James Argues City Needs to Step Up Sidewalk Access for the Disabled

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke during her emergency meeting on President Trump's Muslim travel ban.
Feb 23

‘It Won’t Be Long’—Brooklyn Congresswoman Predicts Donald Trump’s Impeachment Is Near

By Madina Toure
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 4: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio (Center-R), along with schools Chancellor Carmen Farina (L), First Lady Chirlane McCray (Center-L), and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz (R), visits Pre-K classes at Home Sweet Home Children's School in Queens on the first day of NYC public schools, September 4, 2014 in the Queens borough of New York City. New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is touring universal pre-kindergarten programs throughout the city. (Photo by Susan Watts-Pool/Getty Images)
Jan 17

This $69M Special Ed Software Has Become NYC’s Own HealthCare.gov-like Disaster

By Brady Dale
Gov. Andrew Cuomo, his girlfriend Sandra Lee, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverita, Public Advocate Letitia James and New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman attend a 9/11 memorial event in 2014 (Photo: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)
Jan 9

Letitia James Clashes With de Blasio Administration Over Foster Care Suit

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James.
Dec 30

Letitia James Not So Confident Bill de Blasio Deserves Another Term Anymore

By Madina Toure
(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Mar 8

Afternoon Bulletin: WTC Stair Climb Cancelled, JFK Customs Officially the Worst

By Janaki Chadha
Gov. Chris Christie with Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Andrew Burt/Getty Images)
Jul 28

Afternoon Bulletin: Cuomo, Christie Urged to Meet Over Hudson River Tunnel

By Alexander Rabinowitz
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