City Allocates Funds to Support 2020 Census Work of Brooklyn Nonprofits
Leave your thoughtsThe New York City Council is allocating $4 million of this year’s budget to support nonprofits in their efforts to…
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Proteger Los Hogares de los Inmigrantes: La importancia de fortalecer y ampliar la protección del inquilino para los inmigrantes neoyorquinos
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In ‘Most Historic and Productive’ Session, Albany Democrats Move Extensive Agenda to Transform New York
Leave your thoughtsJust after it ended, Governor Andrew Cuomo deemed 2019’s “the most productive legislative session in modern history” at a news…
Driver’s Licenses for the Undocumented Are Approved in Win for Progressives
Leave your thoughtsThe vote in the New York Legislature came after the issue had splintered Democrats, with suburban moderates objecting. ALBANY —…
Albany votes to legalize e-bikes days after green-lighting driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Leave your thoughtsState lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that would legalize e-bikes and e-scooters in New York City after a deal was reached…
New York Could Become The First State To Fully Decriminalize Sex Work
Leave your thoughtsNew York legislators introduced a bill Monday aimed at placing the state in the vanguard of a growing sex workers’…
Beyond Amazon: An Inclusive Economic Vision for New York
Leave your thoughtsEarlier this year, grassroots organizations like the one I co-lead helped block the planned Amazon HQ2 deal in New York. The…
Activists hope to put pressure on banks that finance Homestead migrant detention center
Leave your thoughtsCritics of the Homestead detention center for unaccompanied migrant children have hung signs in the trees expressing their contempt for…
Amazon opponents call for transparency as they embrace a slate of bills that could overhaul how New York does business
Leave your thoughtsALBANY — The scuttled Amazon deal is a prime example of the need to overhaul New York’s approach to economic…
Opinion: The Rent Regs Debate is About Giving Tenants the Tool to Fight
Leave your thoughtsMy family and I are fighting to be able to stay in our apartment building, while our ruthless landlord is…