Immigrant essential workers rally in Manhattan for pathway to citizenship
Leave your thoughtsSupporters say that essential workers are critical to the infrastructure that kept America open and running through a pandemic. Last…
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NY Groups Fear Fallout From Federal Judge In Texas Suspending “Dreamers” Policy
Leave your thoughtsIn a statement, Jose Lopez, Co-Executive Director of the Make the Road New York immigrant advocacy group said it’s time…
Calls For Justice Continue On Seventh Anniversary Of Eric Garner’s Killing
Leave your thoughts“I would like to see all the police that were committed in this crime arrested and fired from their jobs…
Marking 7 years since the death of Eric Garner, youth gather in Tompkinsville Park
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York, an activist organization, organized the event. Adilka Pimentel, a lead organizer with the group, said…
IDNYC Centers Reopen in Effort to Help Undocumented New Yorkers Access Excluded Workers Fund
Leave your thoughtsArlenis Morel, co-executive director of the Queens-based nonprofit Make the Road NY, reiterated the importance of the moment. Applications for…
Activists call on New York State DOL to make Excluded Workers Fund more accessible
Leave your thoughtsAccording to Make the Road New York, the Excluded Workers Fund will provide help for approximately 290,000 workers in New…
Tenant Advocates Say New Emergency Rental Assistance Program Might Not Be Reaching The Most Vulnerable New Yorkers
Leave your thoughtsWhile noting that’s an important goal, advocates said they’re also worried about the lack of more granular data about where…
New protections for NYC fast food workers to take effect July 4
Leave your thoughts“For years, countless workers across the city have faced the constant threat of being fired for arbitrary reasons or no…
A Covid Epicenter Hustles Back to Life: ‘What You See, It’s Survival’
Leave your thoughtsAt Make the Road New York, a community organization, about 600 people still collect food each week at their Jackson…