A New York judge just let a child rapist off with no jail time and—unbelievably—justified it by saying he "only" raped one girl. "Only" one—these are the words of Judge James McClusky. Last week, Judge McClusky sentenced Shane Piche, a school bus driver, to probation and $365 in fines for raping a 14-year-old child he met on his bus route. Judge McClusky cannot be trusted to protect survivors of sexual assault, and he needs to be removed from the bench. This case is getting a ton of attention on social media and in the news, and calls are coming from across the country for the commission on judicial conduct to remove McClusky from his position permanently. According to court records, Piche lured her and other minors to his house, gave them alcohol — and then raped her. It's horrifying that this even needs to be said, but one child raped is too many. Piche was the bus driver responsible for getting his victim to school. He was entrusted with children and instead used his position to rape a young girl. But Judge McClusky didn't even put Piche on the level 2 sex offender registry, because there were not multiple victims. The victim's mother has stated, "I wish Shane Piche would have received time in jail for the harm he caused to my child. He took something from my daughter she will never get back and has caused her to struggle with depression and anxiety." One victim is one too many, and Judge McClusky had a responsibility to hold Piche accountable. Judge McClusky is failing as a justice, and he should be removed from his position immediately.

Undocumented parents, who are attempting to cross the border or have crossed the border, does not justify inflicting cruelty to children by separating them from their parent or guardian.

Ignorance of the workings of government and the Constitution puts our future and our democracy in question. If we are to educate our students to become good citizens they must have a knowledge of Civics. Without it we proceed at our own peril.

Shane needs to go to jail. Don't let rapists walk free.

I’ve been targeted and fined by Association Managers and lawyers for costs that are not justified in excess of $15,000. This Abuse has to stop.

I urge you to reduce funding for the administration’s wasteful and abusive immigration enforcement activities and to provide oversight over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose unchecked practices have led to abuse and mistreatment of families and children in holding cells and and death due to inadequate medical care.

I'm a tennant of 113 Salem st, North End Nails has been venting toxic air into the buildings common area putting all tenants & customers in danger. After being shut down by the board of health multiple times they are now attempting to by-pass all city laws and vent right out there front door onto Salem st. This will directly effect pedestrians simply walking by as well as patrons waiting in line trying to visit local businesses. This place has made many people sick already, it should be stopped now.

We as citizens of conscience are appalled and sickened by the deplorable and despicable actions of this administration towards the refugee children and their families. It is well documented that the human brain keeping development until we reach the age of 21 and traumatic events impair the brain’s functioning and can lead to permanent brain damage with high incidences of life ling depression and anxiety. There is nothing more traumatic than a child being separated from its parents. Children are being kept in cages, there are multiple reports of sexual abuse (178 confirmed cases perpetrated by staff, 1,303 of peer on peer) and physical abuse compounding the trauma of being separated from their parents. Children are missing out on critical developmental opportunities for education and socialization. Over 1,500 of the separated children are lost, this administration that separated the children from their families has no idea where these children are. This administration was warned by experts in the field of childhood development that this policy of separating children from their families would cause great and irreparable harm to the children and yet this administration chose to promulgate this policy as a deterrent because of the harm it would cause. This is the very definition of evil. We the undersigned, citizens in the United States of America, implore our government to do everything in its power to: halt the separation of refugee children from any family member when they ask for asylum at our borders; immediately reunite children currently being held in what amount to concentration camps with their families; investigate all allegations of abuse on behalf of the children being held in said camps and detention centers and hold those accountable to the letter of the law and; make preparations to ensure citizen oversight of the camps and detention centers immediately.

Violence continues against us in our Synagogues, workplaces and on the streets. Rhetoric continues to incite violence against us while our Congress remains silent.

We are destroying the earth with all our waste! We need to start using recyclable products and wrappings.

To stop the proposed 60 turbines to be located on Bear River and Monument Ridges and also the operating facilities and concrete plants to be sited in Pepperwood, California. Here is a link to the documentary WindFall https://www.wind-watch.org/video-windfall.php

Chrystie Street was named after John Chrystie, who was a lieutenant in the Battle of Queenston Heights. After crossing enemy lines that were secured by other American troops, he and his crew panicked, and fled back over the US border, stranding the leftover American troops to surrender. Although he left his own troops to be captured, he was promoted to Colonel, and had a street named after him. Margot Gayle was an activist and preservationist that besides living there, was very active in the SoHo area. In the years 1970 to 1971, Gayle created the The Friends of Cast-Iron Architecture, in order to stop Robert Moses’s plan to create an expressway that would connect to I-78, and in the process, utterly destroy most of SoHo, including Chrystie St. If you live or visit NYC, you can see that she succeeded, leaving a beautiful part of the city still intact. John Chrystie did nothing for America, let alone NYC, so let’s commemorate someone who actually mattered to this city.