[[{“fid”:”530″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“style”:”width: 250px; height: 183px; float: left;”,”title”:”Canarsie Courier – Fresh Creek”,”class”:”media-element file-full”},”link_text”:null}]]Many dream of owning a waterfront home. The peacefulness, the serene environment and the tranquility of being away from overcrowded residential blocks sounds perfect. However, for those living in Canarsie on waterfront properties, the luxury of waking up by water has become a potential nightmare […]

On MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Korancki,” Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, Rep. Alan Grayson, the New Yorker’s Amy Davidson and Buzzfeed’s political reporter Kate Nocera discussed the evolving narrative of criticism about President Obama and the developments of the Syria situation from the time Obama set the red line to now that the deal has been made.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the restoration project for Brooklyn’s Plumb Beach is a now model for what can be done to better protect the city’s shoreline. NY1’s Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report. Traveling over sand and climbing on rocks, an excavator is being used to help protect the city’s shoreline against future […]

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries expounded on his reasons for being undecided in the pontential vote to launch military strikes against the Syrian regime for use of chemical weapons on its own people.  Watch the full segment by click on the image below:  [[{“fid”:”504″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“style”:”width: 545px; height: 294px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”MSNBC – Craig Melvin – […]

Lawmakers met behind closed doors Thursday for top secret briefings on the situation in Syria, though many emerged no closer to a decision. NY1’s Washington bureau reporter Michael Scotto filed the following report. WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the administration tried Thursday to win support for a strike on Syria, it found itself losing an important […]

Rep. Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Cycle to discuss his views on military intervention in Syria and to weigh in on the current debate both in the Democratic Caucus and in his Congressional District.  Click on the image below to watch the full segment:  [[{“fid”:”501″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”408″,”width”:”745″,”style”:”width: 545px; height: 298px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”The Cycle […]

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement with respect to the ongoing conflict in Syria: “President Obama did the right thing by seeking congressional authorization, and we must now carefully evaluate whether the use of force is appropriate.  The situation in Syria is a serious one and the use of […]

WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats, torn over involving the United States in another unpredictable Middle East war, are emerging as a major barrier to President Obama’s plan to strike Syria. Many of the president’s core supporters, especially African-Americans and members of the Democratic Party’s liberal wing who voted repeatedly against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are […]