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...
by Communications Team | Sep 23, 2021 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Sep 22, 2021 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Sep 22, 2021 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Sep 17, 2021 | Press Releases
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...
