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July 13, 2021

Over a Dozen Homeless New Yorkers and Activists Take Lobby of Department of Homeless Services to Demand ‘Hotels to Housing’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, July 13, 2021CONTACTJoseph Loonam, Joseph@vocal-ny.org, 347-409-4650OVER A DOZEN HOMELESS NEW YORKERS AND ACTIVISTS TAKE LOBBY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO DEMAND ‘HOTELS TO HOUSING’As New Delta...

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June 16, 2021

New York Times: 8,000 Homeless People to Be Moved From Hotels to Shelters, New York Says

At a small protest outside Gracie Mansion, the mayor’s residence, on Monday, homeless people and organizers from the advocacy group Vocal-NY demanded that the homeless remain in the hotels until...

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June 16, 2021

Williams Hotel Residents Receive Transfer Notices Day After Rally at Gracie Mansion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 16, 2021CONTACTJoseph Loonam, Joseph@vocal-ny.orgWILLIAMS HOTEL RESIDENTS RECEIVE TRANSFER NOTICES DAY AFTER RALLY AT GRACIE MANSIONHomeless New Yorkers Demand Hotels to Housing; Instead They Face Forced Transfers...

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June 11, 2021

Landmark Year for VOCAL-NY: More Legislative Victories This Session Than in Any Other Session in 20+ Year History

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 11, 2021CONTACTMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.orgLANDMARK YEAR FOR VOCAL-NY: MORE LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES THIS SESSION THAN IN ANY OTHER SESSION IN 20+ YEAR HISTORYLeaders Now Call on Governor Cuomo Demanding...

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June 11, 2021

After a Fight Spanning Over a Decade, Assembly Passes Life-Saving Bill to Decriminalize and Expand Access to Syringes in New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, June 10 2021CONTACTJasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.orgAFTER A FIGHT SPANNING OVER A DECADE, ASSEMBLY PASSES LIFE-SAVING BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO SYRINGES IN NEW YORKSee...

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June 9, 2021

VOCAL-NY Applauds the Senate Passage of Bill to Convert Distressed Hotels Into Affordable Housing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, June 9, 2021CONTACTPaulette Soltani, Paulette@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY APPLAUDS THE SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO CONVERT DISTRESSED HOTELS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSINGThe Assembly Announced Earlier Today it Would Also...

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June 7, 2021

After a Fight Spanning Over a Decade, VOCAL-NY Celebrates the Senate’s Passage of Lifesaving Bill to Decriminalize and Expand Access to Syringes in New York

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, June 7, 2021CONTACTJasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.orgAFTER A FIGHT SPANNING OVER A DECADE, VOCAL-NY CELEBRATES THE SENATE’S PASSAGE OF LIFESAVING BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO...

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June 5, 2021

NBC News: Forty years after first documented AIDS cases, survivors reckon with ‘dichotomy of feelings’

“AIDS in the United States is not over, and especially it's not over in the Global South or around the world,” said Jawanza James Williams, the director of organizing at...

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May 28, 2021

City Limits: City Council Votes to Raise Value of Housing Vouchers for Homeless New Yorkers

VOCAL-NY Housing Campaign Coordinator Joseph Loonam said the “victory is a testament to the power of homeless New Yorkers who fought for this bill.”“But unfortunately, we did not get all...

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