Our Recent Impact

Exploring New York City Through Science and Math!

We are excited to share our new guide in partnership with the Simons Foundation to increase the awareness and engagement of immigrant communities with math and science.

Our guide aims to help immigrant families access institutions such as museums, parks, gardens, and zoos, community based educational programs, after school programs, tutoring, internships and online resources in order to deepen both parents’ and children’s comfort and engagement with math and science.

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New video series: Meet Our Newest New Yorkers!

On Tuesday, August 6th,  we premiered a new video series looking at the first-hand experience of asylum seekers who have recently come to New York and are building new lives in the city.

The videos, which feature the stories of Juan, Raiza, and Jose Ramon, newly-arrived asylum seekers from Venezuela, show the human side of a story that all too often is told through the lens of politics or policy.

No matter when we got here, we all deserve the freedom to thrive.

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Immigration relief for half a million undocumented people!

This victory was the direct result of our communities’ years of unrelenting pressure on the Biden Administration, holding them accountable to passing critical immigration reform.

Ultimately, the power of our movement made this possible – thank you to our members, organizers, supporters, and allies for fighting for and alongside immigrant communities.

We will keep fighting to achieve a permanent pathway to citizenship for all immigrants!

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Temporary Protected Status (TPS): Venezuela

The Biden Administration announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Venezuelan TPS holders and the re-designation of TPS for new Venezuelan applicants who arrived in the United States before July 31, 2023. The Federal Register notice has been published.

TPS is a temporary, renewable program for people in the United States who are unable to safely return to their country.

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A New Home of Strength & Dignity

Make the Road New York is building a permanent home in Queens, NY. This 3-story, 24,000 sq foot landmark community center will more than double our space for frontline services.

It will be a place of safety and strength that says: We are Here to Stay. Our new home will stand as a statewide beacon of hope and power for current and future generations.

Construction is currently underway and we will open our doors in 2024!

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At Make the Road NY (MRNY), community members volunteer daily to support our organizing, education, health and legal services programs as well as our admin and operations teams.

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Know Your Rights

Find up-to-date resources and guides on legislation, court decisions, and more!

Our Resources

“Casita,” a manual for our newly arrived neighbors!

The manual aims to welcome, provide information and essential resources for their daily life, and guide them to access services, regardless of immigration status, and more.

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Achieving Dignity and Justice

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El Diario

¿Qué viene?: Huracán político en la Gran Manzana ante acusación criminal contra alcalde Adams

Caucus progresista del Concejo Municipal, conformado por siete hispanos, presiona para que mandatario deje el cargo.

Make the Road New York

Dignity, Community, and Power: 2024 New York City Budget and Policy Platform

DOWNLOAD OUR 2024 PLATFORM HERE As the largest community-based membership organization representing immigrants and working-class people of color in New York State, Make the Road New York (MRNY) is uniquely…

Spectrum News

Advocates rally days after Kawaski Trawick case announcement

Demonstrators protested Tuesday evening, days after the NYPD announced they would not discipline the police officers involved in the death of Kawaski Trawick. “Mayor [Eric] Adams should be ashamed of himself as a father and as a Black man for not firing the police who murdered my son,” said organizer Keith Fuller as he read a statement from the Trawick family.