Families
UPDATE Espaillat, Velázquez Denied Access to Visit ICE Detention Facilities in Lower Manhattan
Democratic congress members, Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, and Rep. Nydia Velázquez (NY-7), were refused entry to the 10th floor of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facilities at 26 Federal Plaza in Manhattan on Sunday, June 8, when they attempted to conduct oversight of the facility amid allegations of “overcrowding, unbearable heat, and people being forced to sleep on bathroom floors.”
UPDATE Mayor Signs Executive Order to Codify Working Definition of Antisemitism into Law
New York City Mayor Eric Adams signed an executive order on Sunday, June 8, to legally recognize the working definition of antisemitism as defined by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). According to the mayor’s office, the order was signed “to facilitate constructive discourse, further understanding, and enable a thoughtful response to antisemitic hate in New York City.”
Throggs Neck: Marine Units Search for Man Seen Jumping Off Throggs Neck Bridge
UPDATE Hart Island: One Critical, Bedford Park Man Arrested as 22 People Rescued from Burning Boat
Norwood: Police Appeal for Help Locating 18-Year-Old Male Reported Missing
Kingsbridge Heights: Second 13-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Fatal Shooting on University Avenue
Police said a second, unnamed 13-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 28-year-old man in Kingsbridge Heights in April. A 33-year-old woman was also shot during the same incident, and one 13-year-old boy was already arrested and charged in connection with the incident on May 28, as reported.
UPDATE “Who’s Armory? Our Armory!” Deal Struck on Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Ownership
The Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC), and 8th Regiment Partners, the winning bidder selected by NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC) to lead the latest redevelopment project for the long-vacant, City-owned Kingsbridge Armory, joined EDC, labor unions, and elected officials at the Armory on Tuesday, June 3, to announce details of a new community benefits agreement (CBA) negotiated in the context of that latest redevelopment plan.
UPDATE Lt. Gov. Anthony Delgado Launches Run for Governor in 2026
New York Lt. Gov. Anthony Delgado has launched a campaign to run for governor in 2026 and unseat incumbent Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul. Delgado, who announced in February that he would not seek another term as lieutenant governor, shared his gubernatorial campaign announcement on Monday, June 2, after speaking at Mt. Ollie Baptist Church in Brooklyn on Sunday, June 1, about “a better future for our kids and communities.”