by Dana Willbanks | Dec 20, 2021 | Housing, Media, New York City, Press Releases, Statement
New York City, NY – New York City Councilmembers and Citizen Action of New York united at City Hall to mark the passage of their resolution calling on the New York State legislature to pass Good Cause Eviction legislation on Wednesday, December 15. The...
by Dana Willbanks | Nov 30, 2021 | Health, Media, Press Releases, Statement, Uncategorized
Albany, NY – As members of the New York State Senate heard testimony about childhood lead poisoning, Citizen Action of New York released a video, “New York Children Are Being Poisoned by Lead,” exposing the severity of New York’s childhood lead poisoning crisis....
by Dana Willbanks | Nov 19, 2021 | Federal Budget, Media, Statement, Uncategorized
Albany, NY – In response to today’s passage of the Build Back Better Act, Jessica Wisneski, co-executive director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “The Build Back Better Act makes long-overdue investments in our communities at a time...
by Dana Willbanks | Nov 16, 2021 | Campaigns, Media, Press Releases
New York, NY – Today, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Survivors of Trafficking Attaining Relief Together (START) Act (S.674/A.459), providing greater protections for survivors of human trafficking by allowing them to clear their records of past convictions...
by Dana Willbanks | Nov 15, 2021 | Capital District, Media, Press Releases, Statement, Uncategorized
Albany, NY — In response to Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan’s claim that there might be data available linking New York’s bail reform law to waves of violence across the state, Saye Joseph, statewide civil rights campaign manager at Citizen Action, released the following...
