NYC Schools’ student safety plan faces backlash over expansion of NYPD presence
Leave your thoughts“You’re called school safety agents, but you’re not giving the school safety,” said Jolie S., a high school junior from…
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‘The future is here.’ Migrants step off buses from Texas into New York homeless shelters
Leave your thoughts“We know the trauma these families are going through but this is extra what’s happening here,” said Jose Lopez, co-executive…
Immigration Advocates Lament ‘More of the Same’ in New DACA Rule
Leave your thoughtsElected officials “were publicly open, stating that we support these young people, these DACA recipients,” said Carlos Vargas, supervising immigration…
How NYC immigrant advocacy groups are helping arriving migrants
Leave your thoughtsNatalia Aristizabal, deputy director of immigrant advocacy group Make the Road NY, joined PIX11 News on Tuesday to discuss efforts to…
Immigrant-Led Group Releases ‘Deportation Defense Manual’
Leave your thoughtsLuba Cortés, the immigrant defense coordinator at Make the Road New York, said in a press release that almost all…
NYC school budgets in limbo with start of classes weeks away
Leave your thoughtsMany parents and educators are hopeful that the court action will result in the restoration of funds for schools. But…
Make The Road NY re-launches guide to help immigrants with ICE
Leave your thoughtsMake The Road New York, an immigrant-focused organization, re-launched its Deportation Defense Manual to help undocumented immigrants deal with Immigration Customs Enforcement. The…
RISING BACK UP | How higher rents are impacting NYC tenants and small landlords alike
Leave your thoughts“Some of the highest rent increases we’ve seen with our membership a member in Brooklyn who’s getting a $1,200 increase,”…
Comunidad Trans en Queens exigen crear “conciencia y visibilidad”
Leave your thoughtsMiembros de la comunidad Trans marcharon por las principales calles de Queens para recordar a quienes fallecieron en la pandemia,…
Hundreds march through Corona demanding expanded protections for trans people and sex workers
Leave your thoughtsMake the Road New York (MRNY) hosted its 11th Annual Trans Latinx March Saturday, July 9, in Corona, focusing on protections for…