Rochester, NY – Citizen Action of New York’s Rochester chapter announced its endorsement of Robin Wilt in New York’s 25th Congressional District. Robin is a Brighton Town Board member and long-time Rochester resident. Citizen Action cites her commitment to education,...
Utica, NY – In response to Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri’s announcement on incentives for local businesses impacted by the coronavirus, Shana Dahlin, Citizen Action of New York State Board member, released the following statement: “While it's great to see small...
In response to Senator Bernie Sanders suspending his campaign in the Democratic presidential primary, Stanley Fritz, Political Director, Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: "Bernie's campaigns recognized something that most election campaigns...
Advocates urge city to use stimulus money to prevent wave of evictions after moratorium expires Utica, NY– Tenants, property owners and advocates, including Citizen Action of New York and Utica Common Council members Celeste Friend and Delvin Moody, are urging the...
Albany, NY–With the inclusion of a strong permanent paid sick days policy in the New York State budget passed this week, New York will now be the 12th state to protect, in law, a worker's right to earn and use job-protected paid sick leave to care for themselves or...
Albany, NY – In response to Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie reaching an agreement on a 2020 state budget, Rosemary Rivera, Co-Executive Director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following...
“Continued discussion of changing the bail laws to increase pretrial jailing and racial oppression flies in the face of both civil rights and public health. To have members of Albany’s leadership pushing for these policy changes as part of this year’s budget process -...
Families and Individuals Struggling with Housing Insecurity, Substance Use Disorder, and Justice-Related Issues Must Not Be An Afterthought Rochester, NY--On Tuesday afternoon, Rochester-area grassroots and civil rights groups held a virtual “State of the City”...
Rochester, NY--In response to the proposed cuts to the Rochester City School District, Citizen Action of New York and the Alliance for Quality Education have issued the following statement: “We are in the midst of a global pandemic of unimaginable proportions. While...