Albany, NY - In response to the White House and Senate reaching a deal on the $2 trillion stimulus package for the coronavirus pandemic, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “Together we called for a...
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo and New York State Budget Director Robert Mujica today calling for unilateral authority to make cuts to New York State’s budget, Stanley Fritz, Political Director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following...
Albany, NY – In response to New York’s sudden decision to delay implementing a statewide Paid Sick Leave policy during the COVID-19 global health crisis, Blue Carreker, campaigns manager at Citizen Action released the following statement: “While we applaud the...
Albany, NY—In response to the court ruling released today relating to the Public Financing of Elections Commission, Jessica Wisneski, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, said: “This ruling checks Governor Cuomo’s power to abuse his office by taking...
Albany, NY – The New York Statewide Paid Leave Coalition (NYSPLC), including Citizen Action of New York, held a press conference today in Albany calling on legislators and the Governor to waste no time in passing strong paid sick leave legislation amid the coronavirus...
Buffalo, NY – Citizen Action of Western New York announced its endorsement of Democratic candidate Adam Bojak for Assembly District 149, which includes the city of Buffalo. Adam is a tenants' rights attorney and activist who has been outspoken on a variety of issues...
New York, NY – Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou for re-election in the 65th Assembly District, which includes the Lower East Side, Chinatown, South Street Seaport, the Financial District and Battery Park City. ...
Candidates receive endorsement from Citizen Action’s community-led board New York, NY – After a successful 2019 legislative session that saw the passage of historic housing reforms, Citizen Action of New York’s New York City chapter announced its endorsement of Diana...
Candidates receive endorsements from Citizen Action’s community-led board New York, NY – Citizen Action of New York’s New York City chapter announced its endorsement of its first set of candidates for this year's state Assembly and congressional races. The list...