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Full Foundation Aid
With our allies at the Alliance for Quality Education, we won the decades-long fight for full funding for our public schools.
Passed HONDA
The Housing Our Neighbors with Dignity Act will allow the state to convert unused hotels into permanent, affordable housing.

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CITIZEN ACTION OF NEW YORK ENDORSES CONGRESSMAN JAMAAL BOWMAN FOR U.S. DISTRICT 16
May 16, 2022 (New York, NY)--Citizen Action of New York, a member-based progressive organization, has announced its endorsement of Congressman Jamaal Bowman for the 16th Congressional District. “I am honored to again be endorsed by Citizen Action of New York,” said...
Community Organizer Demonstrating for Housing Justice Violently Arrested at the Capitol
Albany, NY– In response to the violent arrest of a staff member at a demonstration at the Capitol, Jessica Wisneski, Co-Executive Director at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “One of our staff members was violently arrested by Capitol...
With 8 Days Left of Session Activists Call for Immediate Action on Climate Package
Albany, NY - Today, Citizen Action of New York and Climate Can’t Wait called on Speaker Heastie and Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins to pass the Climate Can’t Wait Package by the end of session. “The Legislature passed the CLCPA in 2019 — acknowledging the urgency of...