by Communications Team | Mar 2, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY—Citizen Action of New York joined the Working Families Party, New York City Public Advocate Jumanne Williams and Assemblymember Yuh-Line Niou to announce their endorsement of Tahanie Aboushi in the competitive race for Manhattan District Attorney. As a...
by Communications Team | Feb 24, 2021 | Press Releases
Rochester, NY– In response to the grand jury decision not to charge the Rochester Police officers responsible for Daniel Prude’s murder, Jalil Muntaqim, community organizer with Citizen Action of New York, issued the following statement: “There was enough...
by Communications Team | Feb 24, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY—As part of New York City’s ranked choice voting system, Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of Johanna Garcia as the top candidate for city council district 10. Assemblymember Carmen De La Rosa has been ranked second, and Angela Fernandez...
by Communications Team | Feb 18, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY— In a nine-person race for New York City Council District 38, Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of Alexa Avilés as its first choice for the seat, and Cesar Zuñiga as its second choice. With ranked choice voting, Citizen Action believes...
by Communications Team | Feb 18, 2021 | Press Releases
New York, NY— Citizen Action of New York announced its endorsement of Felicia Singh for New York City Council District 32 in Queens, and Wilfredo Florentino for New York City Council District 42 in Brooklyn’s East New York community. Felicia is a teacher, a daughter...
by Communications Team | Feb 11, 2021 | Press Releases
Citizen Action announces first slate of ranked choice City Council candidate endorsements New York, NY— Citizen Action of New York announced its first slate of ranked choice endorsements for New York City Council in District 14 in the Bronx and District 39 in...
by Communications Team | Feb 1, 2021 | Press Releases
Rochester, NY— Today, the city of Rochester released disturbing video footage from a police encounter on January 29, 2021, where a minor was handcuffed and pepper-sprayed in the back of a police car. In response, Mercedes Phelan, Citizen Action Lead Organizer,...
by Communications Team | Jan 20, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY— In response to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan to legalize marijuana in New York, Stanley Fritz, Political Director of Citizen Action of New York, released the following statement: “Any plan to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York must be...
by Communications Team | Jan 20, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY – In response to the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, Ivette Alfonso, President of Citizen Action of New York issued the following statement: “The devastation and suffering inflicted by the Trump administration can never be forgotten. But...
