[[{“fid”:”523″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”543″,”width”:”553″,”style”:”width: 350px; height: 344px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left;”,”title”:”9-11 So. BK Ceremony”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]*Please note: this article was originally published in Russian and has been briefly translated into English* And that’s it.. And what else can you add? … But you should  talk , throw out the pain  again and again, because grief […]

[[{“fid”:”516″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”327″,”width”:”629″,”style”:”width: 520px; height: 270px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”NY1 – Plumb Beach Exclusive”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]] Click on the image above to watch the full exclusive.  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 […]

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 – […]

[[{“fid”:”502″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”317″,”width”:”552″,”style”:”width: 545px; height: 313px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”NY1 – Syrian Conflict”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]] 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The congressman from the 8th District of New York Hakeem Jeffries in the delegation of Congress recently visited Israel. The task of the delegation was to determine the current problems in the Middle East ally, the United States and, above all, support the next peace talks with the Palestinians. I have been in Israel for […]

Ray Baker talked with Brooklyn, NY Rep. Hakeem Jeffries during the August recess.  This August recess was particularly busy for Jeffries.  The freshman Congressman traveled, dealt with the issue of stop-and-frisk and held several events in his district.  On the video below Baker talks to Rep. Jeffries on several issues.  Click on the image below […]

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York Assembly Member Annette Robinson and community leaders called for the preservation of health care services at the Interfaith Medical Center on Wednesday morning. Feelings are running high as a coalition of community members and elected officials, including the Rev. Herbert Daughtry; activists Sharonnie Perry and Wilmon Cousar; City Comptroller John […]

[[{“fid”:”489″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”363″,”width”:”520″,”title”:”HJ – Binghamton U “,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]] It’s a spring day in Washington, D.C., and torrential downpours are taking their toll on the fragile cherry blossoms. While the gloomy skies might be a perfect metaphor for Washington these days — the sequester has rolled into its third month, budget impasses remain and energy for any substantive […]