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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During Mayor Bill de Blasio’s first term in office, the shortfall estimate of NYCHA’s capital improvements fund rose from $18 billion to $25 billion. The housing authority refuses to account for its shortfall estimate.
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In a complaint filed with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, a pattern and practises investigation was requested about excessive delays by the City of New York in processing FOIL Requests.
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Second Circuit ruling in appeal case essentially permits the U.S. Department of Justice to comply with FOIA at its own discretion.
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Progress New York makes available a free preview of the C’est Vrai : Week in Review newsletter, a weekly bulletin that draws on information from a transparency reporting app to give political news important context.
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