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- MARCELA MITAYNES WINS! - LOCAL NEWS The New York Immigration Coalition believes that Council Member Carlos Menchaca (District 38, Sunset Park) intervened to remove almost $1M of funding for its programs [...]
- Police Violence Escalates + Bernie Endorses Jabari - LOCAL NEWS Protests erupted at the Barclays Center and throughout New York in response to the police killings of George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in [...]
- Calls to Cut NYPD Budget + Presidential Primary Survives Court Appeal - LOCAL NEWS While virtually every citywide agency faces major budget cuts in the Mayor’s latest proposal, the NYPD’s budget remains relatively unchanged. Meanwhile, criminal justice reform advocates [...]
- Subway Closures Overwhelm Shelters + Marcela Mitaynes - LOCAL NEWS A City Council bill that would provide single hotel rooms to homeless New Yorkers was called “reckless” by the Department of Social Services. The comments [...]
- Eviction Moratorium Extended with Limitations + Jabari Brisport Interview - LOCAL NEWS: Governor Cuomo announced an extension to the eviction moratorium in place across the state, making it effective through August. The extension only applies to tenants [...]
- May Day Rent Strike + Phara Souffrant Forrest Interview - Local News May 1st marked the start of a rent strike in New York, part of a nationwide movement by renters to resist eviction during [...]
- Cuomo Announces Stay-at-home Order, Backs Plan to Cut Medicaid - Help NYC-DSA provide mutual aid to marginalized communities, workers who have lost income, families, immunosuppressed folx, and anyone else in need of food, resources, and [...]
- NYC Schools Closed + Petition Requirements Reduced - LOCAL NEWS After days of mounting pressure, including from the United Federation of Teachers, Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio announced that NYC city schools will shut down [...]
- Cuomo Declares State of Emergency + WFP NY State Endorsements - LOCAL NEWS As the number of coronavirus cases in New York continues to climb, including among New Yorkers who have not been abroad, Governor Cuomo [...]
- Evictions Down in NYC + Bronx Democratic Chair Not Running for Re-election - LOCAL NEWS Evictions in NYC decreased by 15% in 2019. Mayor Bill De Blasio is crediting this to the passage of the right to counsel law, which [...]
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