Letitia James | The Epoch Times

Rep. Biggs Urges DOJ to Appoint Special Counsel to Investigate New York AG

Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) is urging the Justice Department to investigate New York state Attorney General Letitia James over allegations that she has been weaponizing her office to target the ...

October 3, 2020BY Janita Kan

Controversy Over Trump’s Tax Returns Is Much Ado About Nothing

Commentary Call it the September Surprise. Somehow, without saying how—The New York Times has gotten its hands on ...

September 28, 2020BY Michael Walsh

NY Attorney General Taps Loretta Lynch to Help Probe Police Actions During Protests

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, tapped Loretta Lynch, who once served as attorney general under President ...

June 11, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

New York Sues Trump Admin Over Policy Barring Residents From Trusted Traveler Programs

New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Feb. 10 that she'd filed a lawsuit against the Trump ...

February 10, 2020BY Janita Kan

NY Threatens Lawsuit After Trump Admin Bans New Yorkers From Trusted Travelers Programs

New York Attorney General Letitia James said her office would sue the Trump administration over a new rule ...

February 7, 2020BY Zachary Stieber

Reckless Endangerment Charge Should Have Been Considered in Eric Garner Grand Jury, Says Letitia James

Grand jury proceedings in New York State are secret. Public Advocate Letitia James says the public deserves access ...

January 30, 2015BY Annie Wu

NYC Mayor, Local Officials Consider Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Philosophy for Mending Today’s Police-Community Relations

Daunted by the task of mending relations between police and New Yorkers calling for police reform, Mayor Bill ...

January 19, 2015BY Annie Wu

NYC’s Worst Landlord Has 3,352 Building Violations

The majority of New York City residents rent instead of owning their own homes, but according to a ...

October 8, 2014BY Catherine Yang

Upper West Side Community Rallies Against Move to East Harlem

NEW YORK—88-year-old Jean Kiskaddon has lived most of her life on Manhattan's West Side, but in two or ...

June 18, 2014BY Catherine Yang

NYC Tackles Housing Crisis With Largest Plan in Nation

NEW YORK—Blocks away from a 500-plus unit development in Downtown Brooklyn Monday, Public Advocate Letitia James stopped by ...

May 6, 2014BY Catherine Yang

Outrage Continues Over UPS Firing of Workers

The employees at a United Parcel Service, Inc. facility in Maspeth, Queens who walked off the job on ...

April 3, 2014BY Yi Yang

Public Advocate Letitia James Blazes New Trail (+Q&A)

NEW YORK—At first glance, New York City’s new public advocate almost seems like an extension of the new ...

March 20, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker

Public Advocate Says City Needs to Address Aging Infrastructure

NEW YORK—On the heels of a massive explosion Wednesday’s that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem and killed ...

March 13, 2014BY Genevieve Belmaker

Public Advocate Supports Universal Free School Lunch

NEW YORK—Public Advocate Letitia James is calling for universal free lunch for public school students. The proposal, if ...

March 11, 2014BY Yi Yang

NYC Officials Call for Special Elections to Fill Empty Seats in State Legislature

NEW YORK—Public Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and advocacy groups joined at the steps of ...

March 9, 2014BY Yi Yang

Public Advocate Splits With de Blasio on School Co-locations, Resumes Lawsuit

NEW YORK—New York City Public Advocate Letitia James is “best, best friends” with Mayor Bill de Blasio, said ...

March 9, 2014BY Petr Svab

Letitia James Elected Public Advocate in New York City

Letitia James was elected to the office of public advocate Tuesday night taking home 80.7 percent of the ...

November 5, 2013BY Kristen Meriwether