EDITORIAL : U.S. Rep. Joseph Crowley has not been held to account for his support for Apartheid Israel’s war crimes and crimes against humanity against the people of Palestine, until now : challenger Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is bringing up the subject.
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EDITORIAL : By protecting Queens District Attorney Richard Brown from having any primary challenges, Queens party boss Joseph Crowley enables law enforcement Agencies in Queens to deny any criminal justice system reform to the public, enabling a culture that propagates racism.
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In response to multiple questions about the activities of Joseph Crowley and the Queens Democratic Party county committee, including about its possible role in interfering with voting rights and elections and the way campaign money is raised, the office of U.S. Attorney Richard Donoghue is remaining mum.
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EDITORIAL : The real source of Joseph Crowley’s power is not his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he represents the 14th House district, but, rather, his direction and control of the Queens County Democratic Party ‘organization,’ a.k.a., ‘the machine.’
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A review of the history of the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector street car project and newly-released e-mails show that lobbyists and developers were receiving inside information about the BQX.
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The official 2017 calendar of Councilmember Daniel Dromm showed scheduled meetings with Taser International, several special interest groups, a controversial Democratic Party club, and problematic redactions.
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For a forum sponsored by the Queens Anti-Gentrification Project about filing open records requests, several FOIA and FOIL requests were made, seeking documents and records about the proposed Brooklyn-Queens Connector streetcar service, or BQX.
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Information being reviewed by Federal law enforcement about the activities of the Democratic Organization of Queens County includes the county political committee’s involvement in the recently-concluded speaker race for the New York City Council.
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A FOIA lawsuit seeking U.S. Department of Justice records about the prosecution of activists has ended in an adverse ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
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Elected officials, including Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer, appeared at a rally to oppose the disposition of City-owned land in Long Island City to real estate developers. Yet, rally participants overlooked the failure by legislators to regulate responsible land use.
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