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Transit Advocates Ask Subway Riders From Harlem To Hollis To Call The Mayor In Push For Fair Fares

Metro reports that as you wait on subway platforms this week, you may see transit advocates asking you to call Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office to ask him to adopt “fair fares.” (more…)

AABANY is proud to co-sponsor this event. AABANY co-founder Rocky Chin will be moderating the panel discussion which includes Karen Korematsu, daughter of Fred Korematsu, and Council Member Danny Dromm who initiated the resolution to make January 30 Korematsu Day in New York City.

There will be 300 seats in the auditorium available on a first-come first-served basis. Doors open at 6:45 pm. We suggest you arrive early to secure your seats.

New York City Councilmember Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) on Tuesday called for the closure of Rikers Island, the city’s troubled jail complex.

After Councilmember Dromm complained about the conditions at Rikers Island, he said, “Ultimately, what we should really be talking about is abolishing Rikers Island completely.”

Councilmember Dromm’s remarks were made during a rally at City Hall as municipal prison officials began debate on expected reforms at Rikers Island, according to a report published in The New York Observer.

However, not long after calling for the closure of Rikers Island, Councilmember Dromm appeared to walk-back his demand, noted the journalist Will Bredderman.

“The abolition comment drew applause from the activists gathered behind him, but the councilman said he had no intention of immediately proposing legislation to disband the 83-year-old facility. He did say he had several bills pending which would institute numerous reforms, though he said he was not at liberty to discuss them yet.”

As reported by Progress Queens, U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, the nation’s top federal prosecutor for New York’s southern district, recently announced a framework of a settlement, mandating court-ordered reforms to and the appoint of a monitor over Rikers Island.  The settlement followed demands made by U.S. Attorney Bharara of the de Blasio administration to shore up the Constitutional and civil rights protections of inmates, particularly under-aged inmates at Rikers Island.  When the de Blasio administration stalled its response to U.S. Attorney Bharara’s demands, the U.S. Attorney’s Office joined a lawsuit to gain legal leverage over Rikers Island.  

Amidst the legal wrangling, Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York City) appointed Stanley Brezenoff to serve as chair of the Board of Correction, the government authority with oversight over the deliver of healthcare, including mental healthcare, at Rikers Island.  

As reported by Progress Queens, Mayor de Blasio has been slow to address the need to improve the delivery of mental healthcare at Rikers Island.  In January 2015, a Rikers Island inmate, Fabian Cruz, took his own life after municipal prison officials failed to place Mr. Cruz under suicide watch.

RT @CUNYCitizenship  Live in or near Jackson Heights and want free help applying for #Citizenship or Deferred Action? Why not visit New York City Council Member Daniel Dromm's office? 

NYC Councilmember Daniel Dromm at the Vigil for Ugandan gay activist David Kato.

David was beaten to death in a brutal hate crime on January 26, 2011. Here in New York City, the LGBT community and our allies are outraged at the continuation of human rights violations against David, even after his death, and against LGBT people everywhere.  New Yorkers turned out for a vigil and march on Thursday, February 3.