carlos menchaca

Menchaca dropped out of the mayoral race last month.

He said his political views took shape as a child. “I have to write a whole book about how the drag queens of El Paso saved my life in a lot of ways and gave me the opportunity to be fully expressive.”

The CEO of Industry City said it had become "clear that the current political environment and a lack of leadership precludes a path forward for our rezoning proposal."

Gentrification fears drove much of the opposition to the project, along with those who wanted to see the waterfront reimagined for green manufacturing and a blue collar workforce.

Long before Amazon backpedaled on plans to plant a second headquarters in Queens, another rising real estate player hoped to land the trillion dollar corporation on its home turf.

The rally came after the administration announced it would end Obama-era guidelines that required public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms of their choice.

Elected officials spoke out against recent alleged incidents of anti-immigrant bullying in the area.

"'They'd better start packing their bags' isn't something young children should be forced to confront in a school setting," Council Member Carlos Menchaca said.

"It has reached deafening heights. New Yorkers are fed up with the environmental and quality of life concerns."