Coney Island, Brooklyn – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) visited the Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, where he announced he secured $1,000,000 through the government funding law for renovating, furnishing and equipping JCCGCI’s multi-service center on Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island with private offices, an intake area, classroom space and meeting space.  […]

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:  The arrest warrant request by the International Criminal Court against democratically elected members of the Israeli government is shameful and unserious. America’s commitment to Israel’s security is ironclad. I join President Joe Biden in strongly condemning any equivalence between Israel and Hamas, a […]

Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:  Samuel Alito should apologize immediately for disrespecting the American flag and sympathizing with right-wing violent insurrectionists. He must recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 election and former President Donald Trump. Congress should immediately consider legislation to impose an ethical code of conduct […]

Washington, DC — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down the shameful “separate but equal” doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson.  Following the ruling, children simply attempting to attend school were met by […]

Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) announced he secured $1.85 million for fire alarm upgrades at NYCHA’s Marcy Houses and Tompkins Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, through the government funding law. The federal funds will be used to upgrade fire detection system components at both developments.  “For decades, the federal government has gotten […]