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BK Live: East New York Security and Crime

Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY 8th District), Reverend David Brawley (St. Paul’s Community Baptist Church), and Andre T. Mitchell (Community Board 5, Man Up, Inc.) joined BK Live to discuss crime and security in East New York. To watch the full interview, please click on the image below:  [[{“fid”:”862″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”BK Live – ENY RT”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”BK Live – ENY […]

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Our Time Press: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Calls for FBI Assistance in East New York Manhunt

After a weekend of deadly stabbings in East New York, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries requested assistance from the FBI to assist the NYPD with apprehending a vicious killer that brutally attacked two children at 845 Schenck Avenue, a 6-story building in the Boulevard Houses development. Six-year-old Prince Joshua Avitto died as a result of the attack […]

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CBS2 (NY): Suspect Apprehended In Stabbings That Left 1 Child Dead, 1 Hurt In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) –  Police arrested a suspect Wednesday evening in the stabbing of two children, one fatally, inside an elevator in Brooklyn. Shortly after 8 p.m., police arrested Daniel St. Hubert, 27, near 145th Street and 133rd Avenue, just north of John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. He was accused in an attack […]

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BK Reader: Exclusive: Congressman Hakeem Jeffries On The Failure Of The House Of Representatives To Pass An Unemployment Extension Bill

In this exclusive interview, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) talks to The Brooklyn Reader about his efforts to address unemployment in Central Brooklyn, Republican obstructionism and why the bill to extend unemployment insurance benefits to nearly 3 million Americans died in the House of Representatives on June 1. Brooklyn Reader: UPI reported on Monday that the bill to extend long-term […]

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DNAinfo: Pratt Post Office Finds New Home in Bed-Stuy, Local Pols Say

BROOKLYN — The Pratt Post Office has secured a new location after being forced to leave its former building, which was sold to developers in 2012, local politicians announced. The new outpost, five blocks east of its prior location, will have full retail services, enabling customers to buy stamps and packaging material and mail letters […]

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NY Observer: Hakeem Jeffries Calls For FBI Manpower to Solve Brooklyn Stabbings

[[{“fid”:”852″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”NY Observer”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”NY Observer”,”style”:”height: 292px; width: 450px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and community leaders came together today to call for the deployment of federal law enforcement to nab whoever is responsible for the recent stabbings of two East New York children. “These are unspeakable crimes that have shaken the […]

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Rep. Jeffries Applauds Interfaith Medical Center Bankruptcy Clearance

Brooklyn, NY – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) released the following statement after a federal judge approved Interfaith Medical Center’s restructuring plan and cleared the hospital of bankruptcy: “Time and time again, the Interfaith Medical Center found itself on life support over the last year.  The community never gave up, and together we fought for our […]

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Rep. Jeffries Calls Upon FBI To Assist NYPD In East New York Manhunt

[[{“fid”:”851″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”ENY PC 6.3.14″},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”ENY PC 6.3.14″,”style”:”height: 188px; width: 251px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]Brooklyn, NY – Today in East New York, U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and several community leaders held a press conference calling for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to assist the New York Police Department (NYPD) with apprehending […]

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Statement On The Stabbing Of Two Children In East New York

Brooklyn, NY – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) released the following statement in the wake of the violent stabbing of two children, Prince Joshua Avitto, 6, and Mikayla Capers, 7, in East New York, Brooklyn: “The violent attack that has left one child dead and another seriously injured has shocked the conscience of an East New […]

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NY1: Advocates Upset About High Arrest Numbers in Black, Latino Areas for Marijuana Possession

  [[{“fid”:”841″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”NY1 – MJ PC”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”NY1 – MJ PC”,”style”:”height: 238px; width: 420px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 3px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]A Brooklyn congressman says the mayor and police commissioner are coming up short, as there are complaints that people in black and Latino neighborhoods are continuing to be arrested in high numbers for low-level marijuana possession. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries […]