NEW: Statement from the BLAC Executive Board on Edward A. Caban's decision not to discipline officers in the killing of Kawaski Trawick.

'It's a shameful outcome from a broken system employed by multiple mayors and commissioners to shield law enforcement from accountability.'

The Color Purple has been one of my favorite books since I was a teenager! Thank you NYC Libraries for ensuring that everyone has access to amazing literature 📚📚📚

There are few things more vital to a stable economy and to equal rights than access to affordable and quality childcare.

Thank you to Hillary Clinton for joining many of the women of New York City Council (+Shaun Abreu!) to talk about child care today at Columbia | SIPA.

Huge Thanks to New York City Council for highlighting Adult Literacy funding as a priority in its response to the Mayor’s FY25 Preliminary City Budget Proposal! Thank you Adrienne Adams Justin Brannan Althea Stevens Alexa Avilés 🌹 愛麗莎 Julie Won ✨🙌NYCCAL #LiteracyLiftsNYC

We had our first NYC Black, Latino and Asian Caucus executive board retreat yesterday at MOMA PS1 to discuss our legislative and budget priorities for the next year. Thank you for hosting us MoMA PS1.

Thank you to Council Member Althea Stevens for stopping by to learn more about the work we do at our non-secure detention programs.

On April 2nd, New York City Council Bronx Delegation will host a virtual briefing on the NYC Planning proposal to address NYC’s housing crisis through the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity citywide text amendment- Zoning for Housing Opportunity (ZHO).

RSVP Here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

👶 Council Member and BLAC Secretary Althea Stevens attends the Committee on Children and Youth.

Friday, 3/22

Remember always that the BLAC works for New Yorkers at the @nyccouncil. 🖤🧡

LAC joined NYCCAL partners at Friday’s Preliminary Budget Hearing on Children & Youth, where ED Ira Yankwitt testified in front of City Council to urge the City to baseline $21.7M for DYCD Adult Literacy programs in FY25. Thanks Chair Stevens! Althea Stevens #LiteracyLiftsNYC

Invest more into the resources that help youth to decrease youth incarceration. By not cutting programs that offer mentorship, education, and mental health support, we can break this cycle and empower our youth to thrive. Let’s prioritize their well-being over punitive measures.

Manny Pastreich Great to see Councilmember Athea Stevens out here standing up for Bronx essential workers! Althea Stevens 5/

BIG NEWS: Mayor Eric Adams just announced that City-contracted human services workers will receive an over 9% wage increase over the next 3 years.

This investment is a major win for #JustPay , and the result of thousands of calls, emails and actions from human services workers!

We called. We emailed. We rallied. We stayed out all night. Our collective action resulted in the investment of an additional $741M for a 3 year, 3% COLA on City contracts. #JustPay Mayor Eric Adams Thank you! Adrienne Adams Althea Stevens Thank you! #JustPay | Human Services Council of New York Thank you! NMIC #JustPay

After years of #JustPay advocacy, City-contracted human services workers will receive over 9% wage increases over the next 3 years. Thank you Mayor Eric Adams Sheena Wright Ana J. Almanzar Anne Williams-Isom Adrienne Adams Justin Brannan Althea Stevens for listening to our voices!

Be-leaf it or not, we caught another one.

This dumper left plastic bags of YARD WASTE - which we would have PICKED UP FOR FREE - on the ground in Althea Stevens’s district in Highbridge. We issued two $4,000 summonses and impounded the SUV.

Don't dump on our City.💥

Grateful to join Black leaders from across the state to take stock of the progress we have made and forge a shared agenda that addresses the challenges and inequities facing Black communities.

Looking forward to our continued partnership to build a more equitable New York!

Join Valerie White, Sr. Executive Director at LISC NY, and NYS Assembly Member Chantel Jackson, LMSW on Sat. 2/17 from 3:45 - 5 pm for the City and State Black Agenda Workshop at 2014 NYSABPRL, Inc.'s 53rd Annual Legislative Conference in Albany.

Learn more at nysabprlinc.org/conference/

The cross walks at my polling site were clogged with wet heavy snow. I cleared them out so seniors in my district like Ms. Johnson wouldn’t have any issues getting to her polling site. She was excited to meet me in person!

On Feb 12 at 4:35pm, the 2 males below were on the northbound #4 Train platform at the Mt. Eden Station where 6 people were shot—with 1 killed. NYPD Chief of Detectives are seeking to identify these 2 individuals pictured. DM NYPD Crime Stoppers or call 800-577-TIPS. All calls are confidential.

Thank you to Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado for coming to the Bronx and meeting with the amazing team at New Settlement Community Center. Our youth spaces are essential to our borough and give our youngest residents the opportunity to safely recreate.