Category: Strategic Policy Advocacy

A Chance to Repeal a ‘Walking While Trans’ Ban

February 5, 2020 2:45 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

In 1976, New York criminalized behavior described as “loitering for the purpose of engaging in a prostitution offense.” The statute…

January 13, 2020 2:17 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Mayor Bill de Blasio has rejected a community-driven rezoning proposal for Bushwick, dealing a significant blow to local residents who spent…

January 8, 2020 2:09 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied the government’s request to let a new rule go into effect…

January 2, 2020 1:35 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Yesterday the minimum wage in New York City rose to $15 per hour regardless of the size of the employer…

November 12, 2019 9:13 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

I will not live in fear. And neither will the 700,000 undocumented immigrants like me. Two years ago, when President…

October 22, 2019 8:46 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

They’re marching because they could lose everything. Dozens of immigrants will walk to Washington D.C. to highlight an upcoming U.S.…

October 11, 2019 9:31 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

A federal judge in New York has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from denying green cards to many low income…

September 25, 2019 9:37 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Law-enforcement officials and immigrant-rights groups want a federal judge to block ICE from making arrests in and around courthouses. NEW…

September 14, 2019 8:39 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

Residents of Jackson Heights, one of New York’s most diverse neighborhoods, are concerned the new ‘public charge’ rule will put…

June 26, 2019 7:53 pm Published by mrnyteam Leave your thoughts

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