Food has to look good, it has to taste good and it has to be good for you.Collection: Food
When we feed people, we should only feed them healthy food. They go to the government because they don't have any other choices. So it's almost a betrayal when you know someone has no other choice but to eat what you give them, and you're giving them food that feeds their chronic diseases.Collection: Food
I am thankful that Brooklyn, a community of more than 2.6 million people of which nearly half speak a language other than English at home, stands as a shining example of how immigration and diversity have made us a safer and stronger place to live, work, and experience the American dream.Collection: Thankful
Since we don't know with any certainty what specific aptitudes today's students will need tomorrow, we need to ensure they have the critical thinking and problem-solving abilities that extend beyond any one technology or program.Collection: Technology
If we work to find common ground rather than fighting from entrenched, simplistic, ideological corners, we can have the safety we need and the justice we deserve.
There were a number of reasons I decided to join the New York City Police Department back in 1984. I felt a calling to protect and serve my neighbors, and I wanted to reform negative departmental practices from within. On top of those factors, becoming a police officer gave me a pathway to the middle class.
The pursuit of market-rate pay equity is about far more than respect. It's a matter of fairness, considering the increased workload that New York's Finest has assumed to not only make us the safest big city in America but to also take a more proactive role in strengthening community-police relations.
As an early advocate for neighborhood policing, I've been heartened to see the tangible impact of police officers spending less time in their station houses and more time on our street corners, developing collaborative relationships with residents and businesses that help us fight and deter crime.
If my son wanted to join the NYPD, I'd want him to have the same pathway to the middle class as I did.
We must create a digital platform that connects New Yorkers with training, basic skills and a universal job application.
We can attract new businesses and jobs in fast-growing industries through tax incentives, incubators, zoning tools and CUNY partnerships.
New Yorkers want to work and thrive.
I have dedicated my career to advocating for a more equitable, humane criminal justice system.
When it comes to revamping our bail laws, we can't rely on judicial discretion alone.
When I served in the state Senate, I led the charge with then-Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries to end the stop-and-frisk database, which kept the personal information of everyone stopped and frisked by the NYPD, even if they weren't arrested or issued a summons.
The best progressive policies are constructed by learning from past experiences while striving toward a more equitable future.
This is not a socialist country; let's be clear on that. This is a country that believes: give people the opportunities and they will be able to exceed and excel in this country. And I believe in that is because that's what I saw in my personal journey and the journey of so many people who come to this country.
If the city is safe, the mayor shouldn't have a security detail with him, he should be walking the street by himself.
I decry all domestic violence behavior; to condone violence against women would violate all standards of decency, run counter to my commitment to end domestic violence, and violate my core values!
New York City belongs to the people that was here and made New York City what it is.
Computer science education is important.
We must leave our comfort zones and speak plainly about the challenges facing urban America with the residents of urban America.
As an 18-year-old, I learned a valuable lesson when I attempted to cut costs and pumped leaded gas into my first car - a car that required unleaded gas only. It did not take long before I realized the gravity of my error.
Left unchecked, diabetes can have a devastating impact on your body and can lead to blindness, heart disorder, kidney failure, limb amputation, as well as the possibility of lifelong dialysis.
Just as gas is to a car, the food we eat is our fuel. The quality and type of that food will determine how well our bodies run.
As a former police officer, I have long advocated that it is not only the job of the NYPD to make our communities safe. I have also stated that it is not solely the role of ACS to fight child abuse. The community at large must do their share in with these important initiatives.
High school and college students can show shelter residents how to fill out the forms to get their Social Security cards, driver's licenses, and other documents needed for education and employment.
For our way-too-large population of homeless children, we can provide tutoring services so they can be ready for college.
As a frequent rider of the subway myself, I cannot count the number of times I have had to personally intercede in a physical or verbal altercation, whether on the platform or in a subway car.
An increased police presence is not a panacea for our subway safety issues, but it's a step in the right direction.
Transparency in government also includes transparency in health care and hospitals.
New York can be a national leader on LGBTQ+ rights and protections.
Young people have always established themselves in an anti-establishment way - I don't care if it's wearing long hair, wearing bell bottoms, wearing miniskirts. But there was always an adult that said, 'Cut your hair, make that skirt longer.' There was always a way to correct it, and that's the role of our schools.
In school, we learn that we don't yell out, we wait. You raise your hand and wait for your chance.
School is more than ABCs and 123s. It's the beginning of developing how to interact in a social setting.
The refusal to snitch out of a pathological hatred for police is nothing new.
I served in the NYPD for 22 years, and I can vividly recall trying to extract information from people who refused to cooperate.
Someone who decides to turn in a violent criminal isn't a snitch; they're a hero.
The real repercussions of a permanent criminal record - some lose their jobs, their housing, even their families - can go far beyond the primary policing objective.
My law enforcement experience has showed me first-hand the violent and psychologically scarring impact that can result from the series of dominoes that fall after an otherwise law-abiding citizen fails to pay a summons for a quality-of-life offense on time.
If we truly are the greatest city in the greatest country on Earth, we cannot fail those facing the greatest need.
As we change our systems of voting, there will always be an adjustment period and any adjustments require robust educational campaigns.
We police in America in communities of color and economically challenging community, we police based on the behavior of the numerical minority that is committing crime. That small percentage of people who commit crimes in a community becomes the methods that's used for the entire community.
Soul food is find the most healthy food you can get and make it as toxic as possible. Collard greens are good for you. Kale is good for you. Yams are good for you. But they no longer are good for you when you start pouring the sugar, the oil, the butter, all of those items that make it unhealthy.
If we want to get diabetes under control, we have to get our diets under control.
The question should not be whether or not police are allowed to confront suspects; it should be about how we train them. The question should not be whether we have police; it should be how we use them. The question should not be whether judges should have the ability to protect New Yorkers from violent offenders; it should be how we let them.
The first classroom is in a mother's womb.
Well, many Blacks who are vegan are vegan for health reasons. They believe in putting the right food in their bodies. And they are reluctant to be attached to some who have been extremely aggressive in the animal rights movement.
As a founder of 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, I would often police the streets in a bulletproof vest one day during the high-crime 1980s and 1990s and protest bad behavior by cops the next.
The food we call soul food is slave food. We were forced to eat it.