Tagged: New York State Assembly

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On NYPD Stop & Frisk, Hakeem Jeffries says ‘Jim Crow may be dead,’ But ‘still has a few nieces, nephews that are alive’

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Hakeem Jeffries must be really dedicated to the youth vote – the state assemblyman and now congressional candidate won’t let the issue of stop and frisk and racist drug policy laws die, kinda.

February 29, 2012 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, State Politics, The People
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Vito Lopez and His Cronies Love a Good Press Op

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It should come as no surprise that Brooklyn political boss Vito Lopez organized a press opportunity featuring himself and an assortment of political pets claiming to be in solidarity with the occupy wall street movement.

October 26, 2011 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, Multi/Media, State Politics, Video
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“Lasting and Meaningful Change” in New York’s Marijuana Laws

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We received this statement from Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries on the NYPD’s new internal directive regarding illegal marijuana arrests.

September 23, 2011 City Politics, The People
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Hakeem Jeffries Takes Complaints, Chit Chats on the Corner

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Crumbling sidewalks, car thefts, and the loss of vital bus lines are just a few of the complaints that Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries heard from Prospect Heights residents Tuesday evening during his “Summer at the Subway” evening office hours.

July 15, 2010 City Politics, Classic, State Politics

Hakeem Jeffries ‘State of the District’ Takes on Condos and Cops

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In his third edition of a speech almost unheard of on a district level, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries took on the federal government, the banking and real estate industries and the criminal justice system.

February 2, 2010 Boroughing, City Politics, Classic, Multi/Media, Real Estate, State Politics, Video
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