PRESS RELEASES
Citizen Action Announces Endorsements for Rensselaer County Races Ahead of Election Day
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...
Newburgh Becomes Third Locality to Pass Good Cause Eviction
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...
Tenants and housing rights advocacy groups join NYC Council, Public Advocate to launch Good Cause Eviction Resolution
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...
Members of the Rochester Community Respond to Threats to Bring Police Back into RCSD Schools
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...
Citizen Action Responds to JCOPE Decision to Investigate Cuomo Book Deal
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...
Citizen Action Responds to Proposed Joint Proposal in National Grid Upstate Case
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...
Citizen Action Announces Endorsements for Saugerties Town Board, Ulster County Legislature
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...
City of Hudson Becomes Second Locality to End Unjust Evictions with Good Cause Legislation
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,...
Saratoga Police are Upholding White Supremacy by Targeting Black Activists
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...
Citizen Action Responds to Less is More Act Becoming Law Amid Crisis at Rikers Island
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,...
Empire State Campaign for Child Care Hosts ‘The 2022 Climate for Universal Child Care’ Presentation
Sep 9, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY - Today, the Empire State Campaign for Child Care (ESCCC) invited a virtual panel of leading child care champions from federal, state and...
New Eviction Moratorium Protects Tenants Awaiting Rent Relief, Keeps Families Housed Amid the Delta Surge
Sep 2, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY - In response to new legislation passed this week by the state legislature to fix and extend New York’s eviction moratorium, Rosemary...
Citizen Action Closes Out Black August with Statement from Community Organizer, Former Black Panther Jalil Muntaqim
Sep 1, 2021 | Press Releases
Rochester, NY - Every year, communities around the world celebrate Black August, a month dedicated to Black political prisoners, past and present,...
Citizen Action Responds to Brian Benjamin Being Picked for Lieutenant Governor
Aug 26, 2021 | Press Releases
Albany, NY - In response to New York Governor Kathy Hochul announcing Senator Brian Benjamin as her pick for Lieutenant Governor, Citizen Action...
Congress Must Seal the Deal on Climate Solutions, Care Economy, Jobs and Justice
Aug 19, 2021 | Climate, Press Releases
Albany, NY - As Congress finalizes the big infrastructure and recovery plan, frontline communities and climate activists participated in today’s...