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dvocates will call on the State to adjust the bail laws without rolling back its essence

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New York, NY (Tuesday, March 28, 2023) – Civil rights, faith and civic leaders representing Black and Brown communities across New York City will gather in Harlem...

Community Offshore Wind will partner with LJUNGSTRÖM, North Shore Steel, Riggs Distler, and Smulders

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New York, NY – Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE and National Grid, has come to an agreement with four unique steel fabricators and manufacturers to...

(NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the NYPD in New York State Supreme Court for unlawfully denying the NYCLU’s request for informat

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NEW YORK CITY – Friday, the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) filed a lawsuit against the NYPD in New York State Supreme Court for unlawfully denying the NYCLU’s request...

I’ve seen firsthand what we can be doing better as a city for our shelter population.

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New York, NY (March 17, 2023) – On Thursday, the City Council passed the Housing Specialists and DHS Customer Service Training bills, introduced by Councilmember Rafael...

Family of Tyre Nichols Joins Rev. Al Sharpton at NAN House of Justice

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New York, NY (March 16, 2023) – Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), will welcome the family of Tyre Nichols and Attorney Ben Crump...

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Coldwell Banker

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NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Coldwell Banker, stopping the real estate brokerage’s alleged discrimination against...

Active Plus, the leading provider of free health and fitness education and programming in New York City

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NEW YORK (March 8, 2023) – Active Plus, the leading provider of free health and fitness education and programming in New York City with a focus on improving the health of...

housing costs are driving Black families to leave the City as high rents in Manhattan push people into the other borough

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Leaders of two legacy civil rights organizations today called on the State Legislature to support efforts by Mayor Eric Adams and Governor Kathy Hochul to address the housing...

On Thursday, March 2, NYSNA members held actions at public hospitals throughout New York City

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New York, NY— On Thursday, March 2, NYSNA members held actions at public hospitals throughout New York City on the day that their union contract expired. Public sector...

The NYPD Strategic Response Group (SRG) is a violent, overfunded, and unaccountable unit of the NYPD.

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NEW YORK CITY – Wednesday morning, the NYCLU, advocates and elected officials rallied outside of City Hall demanding transparency and accountability from the NYPD Strategic...

Mayor Eric Adams

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NEW YORK -- At an interfaith breakfast held Tuesday morning, Mayor Adams is reported to have remarked, “Don’t tell me about no separation of church and state. State is the...

New York City has adjusted its budget priorities during the COVID-19 pandemic to help address pressing needs

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The following statement was released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli regarding budget spending priorities in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic:

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lawsuit against the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision

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NEW YORK - The New York Civil Liberties Union, with pro bono counsel from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, filed a lawsuit against the New York State Department of...

New York lawmakers are also voicing statements on the Memphis Police murder of Tyre Nichols

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New York lawmakers are also voicing statements on the Memphis Police murder of Tyre Nichols, who was brutally beaten to death by five Black cops during a Jan. 7 police stop....

ACS as a system that “actively destabilizes Black and Brown families and makes them feel unsafe.”

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Systemic racism is a key driver of the so-called child welfare system, better understood as the family regulation system. This is a system in which thousands of mostly Black...

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