🚨 RIDERS FORCE AN END TO MTA'S EAGLE TEAMS Here's what happened: 1) Last week, an MTA EAGLE team assaulted a rider in Brownsville over $3.00: gothamist.com/news/brooklyn-… 2) We released an op-ed with @thenyic calling for their immediate disbandment: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e… 3) Today, MTA announced the suspension of all EAGLE team activity on buses: gothamist.com/news/mta-suspe… THIS is what organized riders make possible!

"As organizers, we hear every day that the very presence and hostile actions of these teams are harming every rider and slowing service for all. This is not the way to stop fare evasion. Simply put, these teams must end now." @HeyItsMurad of @thenyic and @betsyplum in @NYDailyNews describe the rising human and fiscal costs of fare enforcement following a violent incident involving MTA's EAGLE team in Brownsville this past week. Gift link: nydailynews.com/2026/10/17/e…

“They could have gotten a judicial warrant. They didn’t...They could have done several different things instead of opening fire on Oscar and his five-year-old when schools were being let out in the Bronx.” @HeyItsMurad nymag.com/intelligencer/arti…

“Neither New York City nor New York State will be bullied by the federal government to give up our rights and protections.” @HeyItsMurad courthousenews.com/trump-los…

🚨 STATEMENT: ICE Agent Shoots New Yorker, Advocates Demand Accountability "This incident is another reminder of the unchecked, rampant violence ICE has been spreading throughout our communities," @HeyItsMurad

On Sunday, I was honored to visit Our Lady Salam, the first Arabic-speaking Lutheran parish on Staten Island. Its congregants hail from as close as Hylan Boulevard to as far as Palestine, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Jordan, and Egypt — yet have planted roots in our city. Many carry the weight of war and genocide daily. Our Lady Salam is a parish defined by resilience, and New York City is better for it.

Every person who calls New York home deserves to be counted! Trump’s proposed Census changes could exclude millions of people and cost New York congressional representation and federal funding. 🗣️ Leave a comment for Trump's Census Bureau, visit: bit.ly/census-comment

"This is not just an immigrant fight. This is a New York fight.” @HeyItsMurad amny.com/news/trumps-2030-ce…

On this week's episode of @NYNOW_PBS : 🟣@HeyItsMurad of @thenyic discusses ICE harassment & policies signed into law earlier this year. 🟣We examine discrimination for Hispanic small businesses, including challenges in NY's MWBE program. Tune in later tonight!

Innovation and accountability must go hand in hand. New Yorkers deserve transparency about the technologies increasingly shaping our lives, workplaces, and communities. Looking forward to this important Council hearing on October 5.

"These portraits affirm that immigrant New Yorkers belong here, that their contributions matter, and that their stories deserve to be seen in the neighborhoods they call home.” @HeyItsMurad amny.com/news/art-installati…

Last night I planted an olive tree at Gracie Mansion with Palestinian families from Gaza.  May peace be our future.

“Immigrants built NY & made our state stronger.” Glad you FINALLY got the memo. Shame you spent yrs trying to turn Nassau cops into ICE agents & immigrant fam’s into political props. Immigrants dont need election-season appreciation. We need leaders to respect NYers year-round.

ICE shot Wilber in the back in Austin, TX. He is now in ICE custody, facing deportation. His wife and attorney were denied the ability to see him in the hospital. He deserves to be free, with his loved ones, and getting the medical attn he deserves! Free Wilber, Free Them All!

"Telling immigrant families that using a food program can cost you your potential green card is not immigration policy: It’s using starvation as leverage. No one should have to choose between a child’s doctor and their own future.” @HeyItsMurad thebulwark.com/p/its-zohran-…

“New York banned [287(g) agreements] because we saw exactly where it leads: racial profiling, families torn apart over a traffic stop, and entire communities afraid to call 911.” @HeyItsMurad prospect.org/2026/09/14/rogu…

While we’re on the subj of #Ticketmaster… they’ve made it harder & harder for working-class NYers & immigrant families to afford the concerts + games they ❤️. $1,000 for a Knicks ticket? Fighting fans over refunds? Enough. NYs biggest events shouldnt be reserved for the wealthy.

Local law enforcement agencies are not above the law. “This new lawsuit is an attempt to drag New York backwards, and we won’t let that happen.” @HeyItsMurad prospect.org/2026/09/14/rogu…

Twenty-five years later, the machine that was built to watch a few of us is watching most of us, writes @HeyItsMurad of @TheNYIC. commondreams.org/opinion/dep…

After 9/11, Muslim and Sikh New Yorkers were targeted because of who they were, how they worshipped, and how they looked. But our communities organized. 25 years later, we’re still here, building power and fighting back. @HeyItsMurad nytimes.com/2026/09/11/nyreg…