Tag: Op-ed

City agencies continue to enable ICE arrests across the five boroughs. Here is what needs to happen next to turn policy into protection. Right now, somewhere in this city, ICE agents are deciding which immigrant community to target next. It may be our Haitian neighbors in East Flatbush. It may…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  I remember how much our life changed when my mother — a Dominican immigrant who didn’t have a college degree or speak the best English — got a job in a Brooklyn factory. We felt like we had made it big. For the first…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  El mes pasado, pronuncié mi discurso sobre el estado del condado de Brooklyn. Es una tradición anual que une a los residentes de Brooklyn para reflexionar sobre el pasado año y crear una visión mutual para un futuro mejor.   La realidad es que estos son tiempos…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso  Dear neighbors,  As we celebrate the arrival of Spring and the sense of joy and optimism it brings to our city, I am sorry to write with a dire warning.  On June 3rd, in just a few days, the City of New York will…

By Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso & New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli   Here’s what we know about our maternal health crisis: The United States has a maternal death rate greater than almost every other high-income country. The death rate here is more than 2.5 times the rates of France…