Kingston, NY – With early voting set to begin on October 23, Citizen Action of New York’s Hudson Valley chapter announced their endorsements of Ulster County Legislator Peter Criswell for re-election in District 7 and Kayleigh Zaloga and Kevin Freeman for Saugerties...
Albany, NY - In response to the city of Hudson passing its Good Cause Eviction legislation, Rebecca Garrard, Citizen Action Legislative Director, released the following statement: “The city of Hudson is now the second municipality in New York to pass Good Cause...
Albany, NY - In response to the unjust arrests and targeting of several social justice and Black Lives Matter supporters, Citizen Action President Ivette Alfonso released the following statement: “The targeting and arrests of at least 15 community activists by...
Albany, NY - In response to the Less is More Act being signed into law, Rosemary Rivera, co-executive director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “We applaud Governor Kathy Hochul and Lt. Governor Benjamin for signing the Less is More Act...
Albany, NY - Today, the Empire State Campaign for Child Care (ESCCC) invited a virtual panel of leading child care champions from federal, state and local governments to share their sense of “The 2022 Climate for Universal Child Care” on a virtual panel open to the...
Albany, NY - In response to new legislation passed this week by the state legislature to fix and extend New York’s eviction moratorium, Rosemary Rivera, Citizen Action Co-Executive Director, released the following statement: “Today marks yet another month that rent...
Rochester, NY - Every year, communities around the world celebrate Black August, a month dedicated to Black political prisoners, past and present, and the revolutionary agenda of resistance to systemic racial oppression. As Black August comes to a close, Citizen...
Albany, NY - In response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul announcing Senator Brian Benjamin as her pick for Lieutenant Governor, Citizen Action President Ivette Alfonso released the following statement: “We are hopeful that this new administration will address the...
Albany, NY - As Congress finalizes the big infrastructure and recovery plan, frontline communities and climate activists participated in today’s Seal the Deal National Day of Action. The 68 actions across the country include 8 in New York State, and were planned to...