We just got arrested for demanding a real housing package that protects immigrant and working class New Yorkers. We are nine days into the new fiscal year and there is no new budget in sight. Working class New Yorkers are hurting under the staggering burden of rents that keep going up and cuts to the services that we rely on.
Alongside two hundred tenants from across New York, we shut down The Real Estate Board of New York’s (REBNY) headquarters to demand they stop blocking much-needed tenant protections in the final state budget negotiations.
The New York State budget season is here and our members have been heading up to Albany to make sure elected officials include healthcare, a financial safety net, housing, and more for our communities in the final budget.
We’ve been leading the way on three critical fights this month.