by Communications Team | Nov 10, 2021 | Education, Press Releases, Rochester, Uncategorized
Rochester, NY — In response to the Rochester City School Board voting in favor of a resolution that will allow 11 police officers to be hired to patrol school grounds, Barbara Rivera, lead organizer at Citizen Action of New York and Stevie Vargas, upstate campaign...
by Communications Team | Nov 3, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the November 2 Election Day results, Ivette Alfonso, president at Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “After years of grassroots organizing to hold police accountable, Albany voters helped carry Proposal 7...
by Communications Team | Oct 29, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – The New York Parole Board has granted release to David Gilbert, an incarcerated elder who has spent decades in prison transforming his life and the lives of countless others. In response, Rosemary Rivera, co-executive director at Citizen Action of...
by Communications Team | Oct 27, 2021 | Capital District, Press Releases
Albany, NY – With early voting underway, Citizen Action of New York’s Capital District chapter announced their endorsement of Nina Nichols for Rensselaer County Legislature (District 1), Alex Flood for Rensselaer County Legislature (District 4), Justan Foster for...
by Communications Team | Oct 26, 2021 | Housing, Hudson Valley, Press Releases
Kingston, NY – Citizen Action of New York is celebrating the passage of Good Cause eviction in the City of Newburgh. Good Cause eviction is a progressive housing justice measure that guarantees all tenants the right to a lease renewal and protection from...
by Communications Team | Oct 21, 2021 | Housing, New York City, Press Releases
As NY’s eviction moratorium is set to expire in January, tenants and Council members demand Albany enact permanent protections from unjust and predatory evictions The resolution’s introduction in the NYC Council follows a wave of upstate cities passing strong...
by Communications Team | Oct 19, 2021 | Press Releases, Rochester
Rochester, NY – In response to reports that Rochester City School District (RCSD) is considering reinstating School Resource Officers (SROs) in school buildings, members of the RCSD community released the following statement: “As students in RCSD return to school...
by Communications Team | Oct 6, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the New York State Joint Commission on Public Ethics conducting an internal investigation into its decision to approve former Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “American Crisis” book deal, Ivette Alfonso, president of Citizen Action of New...
by Communications Team | Sep 28, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the announcement of a proposed three-year rate agreement for National Grid’s upstate territories (Case Nos. 20-E-0380 & 20-G-0381), Bob Cohen, Esq., director of research and policy for Citizen Action of New York, released...
