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October 16, 2024

Carl Stubbs Way: VOCAL-NY Celebrates Tireless Leader and Advocate With Street Naming in Gowanus

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  CARL STUBBS WAY: VOCAL-NY CELEBRATES TIRELESS LEADER AND ADVOCATE WITH STREET NAMING IN GOWANUS NEW YORK — Today, lawmakers and community members gathered at the corner of Douglass...

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September 26, 2024

In Response to Chaos at the Top of Adams Administration, VOCAL-NY Calls for Mayor to Resign

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  IN RESPONSE TO CHAOS AT THE TOP OF ADAMS ADMINISTRATION, VOCAL-NY CALLS FOR MAYOR TO RESIGN  NEW YORK — Following the rapidly decreasing capacity of the City government...

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September 18, 2024

VOCAL-NY Condemns NYPD Mass Subway Shooting

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY CONDEMNS NYPD MASS SUBWAY SHOOTING  Shooting Comes on Heels of NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban's Resignation; 23 New Yorkers Have Been Killed Across the State by Police This Year...

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August 19, 2024

NEW ANNUAL REPORT: VOCAL-NY Highlights 2023 Developments and Achievements in Fight to End the AIDS Epidemic, War On Drugs, Mass Incarceration, and Homelessness

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org NEW ANNUAL REPORT: VOCAL-NY HIGHLIGHTS 2023 DEVELOPMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN FIGHT TO END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, THE WAR ON DRUGS, MASS INCARCERATION, AND HOMELESSNESS NEW YORK — VOCAL-NY...

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August 1, 2024

VOCAL-NY Slams Court Decision to Halt CityFHEPS Expansion; Supports Appeal

CONTACT : Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY SLAMS COURT DECISION TO HALT CITYFHEPS EXPANSION; SUPPORTS APPEAL Decision Comes Same Day as Report by Coalition for the Homeless Shows 350,000 People in NYC are Without...

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July 25, 2024

Governor Gavin Newsom Rejects Proven Housing & Services Approaches, Instead Ticketing and Arresting Californians Left Homeless & Without Care

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM REJECTS PROVEN HOUSING & SERVICES APPROACHES, INSTEAD TICKETING AND ARRESTING CALIFORNIANS LEFT HOMELESS & WITHOUT CARE  Newsom Adopts Conservative-Backed Supreme...

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June 28, 2024

VOCAL-NY Responds to Supreme Court Decision to Criminalize Homelessness & Poverty

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO SUPREME COURT DECISION TO CRIMINALIZE HOMELESSNESS & POVERTY The Answer to Ending Homelessness is Permanent, Affordable Housing — Not Fines, Tickets...

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June 10, 2024

WITH RECORD NUMBER OF SECTION 8 APPLICANTS, VOCAL-NY DECRIES FAILURE OF NY STATE LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING THE HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS CRISIS

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  WITH RECORD NUMBER OF SECTION 8 APPLICANTS, VOCAL-NY DECRIES FAILURE OF NY STATE LEADERSHIP IN ADDRESSING THE HOUSING & HOMELESSNESS CRISIS NEW YORK — In response to more...

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June 4, 2024

VOCAL-NY Commends Expansion of NYC Public Restrooms, a Step Towards Restoring Dignity to Those Experiencing Homelessness

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY COMMENDS EXPANSION OF NYC PUBLIC RESTROOMS, A STEP TOWARDS RESTORING DIGNITY TO THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS Restricting Access to Public Restrooms is a Quality-Of-Life Issue Often Used...

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