by Communications Team | Apr 8, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Apr 3, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Apr 2, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Mar 31, 2020 | Press Releases
“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...
by Communications Team | Mar 31, 2020 | Press Releases
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”...
by Communications Team | Mar 28, 2020 | Press Releases
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....
by Communications Team | Mar 26, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Mar 24, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
by Communications Team | Mar 18, 2020 | Press Releases
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...
