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Members of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Bar Association joined Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant (center) and U.S. Rep. Joe Crowley (backrow center), the Queens Democratic Party leader for an event at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club in Long Island on Wednesday. // Photo Courtesy of Ali Najmi

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SAICBA-Q Reflects Growing Influence in Queens

August 23, 2018August 24, 2018 David Brand 450 Views 0 Comments joe crowley, SAICBA-Q, ushir pandit durant

By David Brand Members of the South Asian and Indo-Caribbean Bar Association joined Judge Ushir Pandit-Durant and U.S. Rep. Joe

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 14th Congressional District, high-fives a voter on primary election day in June. Photo Courtesy of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Ocasio-Cortez Stumps, Fundraises Across the U.S.

August 9, 2018August 27, 2018 Jonathan Sperling 12573 Views 0 Comments Abdul El-Sayed, alexandria ocasio-cortez, Bernie Sanders, Cori Bush, Gretchen Whitmer, James Thompson, joe crowley, Kaniela Ing, midterms, politics, queens, Rashida Tlaib, Ron Estes, the bronx, William Lacy Clay

Is it possible to leverage 17,000 votes into a national political movement? Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is trying.

The 28-year-old liberal activist, who was nearly unknown outside of Queens and the Bronx until a surprise June victory over a 10-term incumbent in New York’s Democratic congressional primary, has been crisscrossing the country in recent weeks to stump for fellow progressives.