Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Representing the 8th District of New York

In The News

USA TODAY: Congress probes NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Ray Rice case

Sep 11, 2014 In The News
USA Today

Twelve House of Representatives Judiciary Committee Democrats sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Wednesday demanding "the highest level of transparency" concerning how the league investigated the Ray Rice domestic violence incident.

Goodell made clear in interviews Tuesday night with USA TODAY Sports and CBS that he does not feel his job is in jeopardy.

NY Daily News: Minorities face disproportionate ‘Broken Windows’ enforcement everywhere — especially in white neighborhoods

Sep 9, 2014 In The News
A Daily News analysis finds blacks and Hispanics are far more likely to be ticketed in low-crime, primarily white neighborhoods, with 32 of the city's 75 police precincts showing a disparity of 20 percentage points or greater.
[NY Daily News]

For some New Yorkers, there are broken windows wherever they go.

NY1: Protecting Affordable Housing

Aug 27, 2014 In The News
Rep. Jeffries outlines the need to to protect affordable housing options in Brooklyn.
[NY1]
Issues:
Affordable Housing, Local Issues

Eric Garner protest march moved amid new calls for independent investigation

Aug 19, 2014 In The News
The Guardian
A New York City group protesting about the death of Eric Garner, who died after a New York police officer put him in a chokehold while attempting to arrest him on suspicion of selling untaxed cigarettes, dropped plans for a march across the Verrazano-Narrows bridge.
Issues:
Local Issues

CBC Message to America: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

Aug 19, 2014 In The News
By: American Urban Radio Network
This interview originally aired on August 18, 2014
Rep. Jeffries shares his CBC Message to America.
Issues:
Congressional Issues

Huffington Post: How One Member Of Congress Gets Away From It All

Aug 15, 2014 In The News
[Huffington Post Link]

NEW YORK -- A roiling immigration debate. Instability in Iraq. Ted Cruz.

Given all the pressures of the job, says Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), "It's not clear to me that I've had a good night's sleep the entire time I've been down in Washington."

New York Times: Members of Congress Ask Holder to Open Federal Inquiry in Chokehold Case

Aug 15, 2014 In The News
Six members of Congress have asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. to open a federal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Staten Island man in police custody, and to extend the inquiry into other possible civil-rights violations committed by the Police Department through its “broken windows” approach to fighting crime.
[NYT Link]

Six members of Congress have asked Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.

NY1: Brooklyn Congressman Proposes Public Housing Security Legislation

Aug 15, 2014 In The News
After the stabbing death of PJ Avitto in the elevator of Brooklyn housing development, federal legislation is introduced to make residents safer, and it's named after the six-year-old boy. NY1's Jeanine Ramirez filed the following report.
[Link]

In a locket around her neck, Aricka McClinton carries the ashes of her six-year-old son Prince Joshua "PJ" Avitto. She says the whole family does the same.

"We go nowhere without them. We wear them every day. Every day. This is our baby," McClinton says.

Issues:
Local Issues

Rep. Jeffries Addresses the Failures of "Broken Windows" Policing Strategies

Aug 15, 2014 In The News
BY: NY1
This press conference was held on August 14, 2014
In a press conference, Rep. Jeffries (NY-08) explains how overcriminalization negatively affects minority communities.
Issues:
Local Issues

Congressman Jeffries Aims to Boost Security Funding for Housing Projects in New York

Aug 12, 2014 In The News
BY: NY 1
This interview originally aired on August 11, 2014
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) speaks with NY1 to explain action he is taking to protect public housing residents in New York. He introduced a new bill in July called P.J.'s Act. This bill commits public funding to the installation of surveillance cameras in public housing buildings to promote safety for the buildings' residents.
Issues:
Local Issues

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