CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 GOV. HOCHUL’S STATE OF THE STATE: MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS ARE NOT HER FAMILY OR HER FIGHT See VOCAL-NY’s 2026 Legislative Platform Here VOCAL-NY Leaders Watched the Address From Brooklyn and Rochester NEW YORK — Today, in response to Governor Hochul 2026 State of the State Address, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable […]
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR MAMDANI’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND PUBLIC RESTROOMS ACROSS NYC Expansion Marks Win for the #FreeToPee Campaign Started by Picture the Homeless Restricting Access to Public Restrooms is a Quality-Of-Life Issue Often Used to Criminalize Individuals Experiencing Homelessness NEW YORK — Today, in response to Mayor Mamdani’s announcement to commit
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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR MAMDANI’S COMMITMENT TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN CITY JAILS VOCAL-NY Supports the Full Implementation of Local Law 42 NEW YORK – In response to news that Mayor Mamdani has committed to enacting Local Law 42 and ending solitary confinement in NYC jails. VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributed
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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-us.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI’S COMMITMENT TO END HARMFUL, INEFFECTIVE HOMELESS SWEEPS The Adams Administration Spent $3.5 Million in Taxpayer Dollars on Encampment Sweeps, Resulting in Zero People Being Moved Into Permanent Housing VOCAL-NY Urges Mayor-Elect Mamdani to End Police Response to Additional So-Called Quality of Life Issues NEW YORK — In response to Mayor-elect Mamdani announcing his
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY COMMENDS CITY COUNCIL FOR OVERRIDING ADAMS’ VETO OF CRITICAL LEGISLATION TO HELP KEEP HOMELESS NEW YORKERS HOUSED Int. 1372: Crucially Caps CityFHEPS Required Renter Contribution at Thirty Percent NEW YORK —- Today, City Council again demonstrated true leadership over a Mayor that continues to wage war on homeless New Yorkers by overriding
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-us.org VOCAL-NY Calls on Mayor-Elect Mamdani To Recommit to Campaign Promises in the Wake of Retaining Jessica Tisch as Police Commissioner Tisch’s Record at the NYPD On Police Discipline and Criminalization is Not Good NEW YORK – In response to news that Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani has retained Jessica Tisch as police commissioner,
CONTACT: Jeremy Saunders, jeremy@vocal-ny.org, 917-676-8041 Governor Hochul Can – And Should – Fully Fund New York’s SNAP Program NEW YORK — In response to statements given by Governor Hochul at 10 AM this morning, Hunger Free America, Citizen Action of NY, and VOCAL-NY released the following statement: “Whiile we agree that the federal government is illegally, immorally
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CONTACTS: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org Nearly 260 Organizations, Service Providers, Churches, and Unions Representing Millions of New Yorkers Urge Immediate State Action to Prevent SNAP Benefit Pause 3 Million New Yorkers Could Lose Food Assistance in Just Days Individuals Impacted by Cuts to SNAP Available for Interviews NEW YORK – Today, 250+ organizations, service providers and
CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO GOV. HOCHUL BUDGET LETTER DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO DO MORE WITH LESS FUNDING NEW YORK — Yesterday, Governor Hochul’s Division of Budget sent a letter to New York State agency commissioners calling for “new revenues to backfill unanticipated losses.” In response, VOCAL-NY released the follow statement, attributable to Nick Encalada-Malinowski, Civil Rights Campaign
CONTACT: Hassen Bashir, hassen@vocal-ny.org GOV. KATHY HOCHUL REFUSES TO ADDRESS NYS PRISONS CRISIS, VOCAL-NY DEMANDS RELIEF THROUGH EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY NEW YORK — This year, Governor Hochul has granted pardons to only 13 individuals while largely ignoring her executive power to commute lengthy sentences and provide greater relief through clemency to those suffering inside prisons. Prisons across the state remain
