Last week a bankruptcy court ordered that Interfaith Medical Center remain open beyond the next court date on October 15. Sharonnie Perry, chair of Interfaith Medical Center (IMC) Community Advisory Board, said the court acknowledged improvements at the hospital. “Progress is being made,” said Perry. “We are working closely with labor and staff to strengthen […]

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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 […]

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. 

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 […]

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Brooklyn, NY – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after a federal court ruled that the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) stop and frisk program is unconstitutional: “Black and Latino communities throughout New York City have long understood that the NYPD stop and frisk program is out-of-control.  We are gratified that a federal […]