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May 14, 2021

VOCAL-NY Responds to Candidate Comments on Policing and Criminalization During First Mayoral Debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, May 14, 2021CONTACTmariah@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO CANDIDATE COMMENTS ON POLICING AND CRIMINALIZATION DURING FIRST MAYORAL DEBATEVOCAL-NY Called for Candidates to Commit to the Caring & Compassionate New Deal...

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May 13, 2021

VOCAL-NY Calls on Mayoral Candidates to Commit to ‘Caring & Compassionate New Deal for NYC’ in Tonight’s Debate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 13, 2021Contact: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY CALLS ON MAYORAL CANDIDATES TO COMMIT TO ‘CARING & COMPASSIONATE NEW DEAL FOR NYC’ IN TONIGHT’S DEBATENEW YORK — In advance of...

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May 5, 2021

VOCAL-NY Statement on Gov. Cuomo Signing Bill to Codify Voting Rights For All Formerly Incarcerated People

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMay 4, 2021ContactNick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY Statement on Gov. Cuomo Signing Bill to Codify Voting Rights For All Formerly Incarcerated PeopleALBANY, N.Y. — Today, Governor Cuomo signed S830/A4448 into...

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April 26, 2021

VOCAL-NY Launches 2021 Legislative Platform, Calls on NYS Legislature to Take Care of ‘Unfinished Business’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, April 26, 2021CONTACTMariah McGough, 203 470-9979, mariah@vocal-ny.org Kim Smith, 585 978-5375, kim@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY LAUNCHES 2021 LEGISLATIVE PLATFORM, CALLS ON NYS LEGISLATURE TO TAKE CARE OF ‘UNFINISHED BUSINESS’Lawmakers Joined VOCAL-NY...

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April 23, 2021

VOCAL-NY Unveils Budget Demands, Calls for Down Payment on a Caring and Compassionate New Deal for NYC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, April 23, 2021CONTACTMariah McGough, 203 470 9979, mariah@vocal-ny.org Paulette Soltani, 775-340-2359, paulette@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY UNVEILS BUDGET DEMANDS, CALLS FOR DOWN PAYMENT ON A CARING AND COMPASSIONATE NEW DEAL FOR NYCVOCAL-NY...

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April 21, 2021

VOCAL-NY Responds to NYS Assembly Passing Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, April 20, 2021CONTACTNick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Responds to NYS Assembly Passing Legislation to Restore Voting Rights to People on Parole A.4448/S.830A Codifies the Restoration of Voting Rights...

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April 21, 2021

VOCAL-NY Statement on the Conviction of the Officer Who Murdered George Floyd

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, April 21, 2021CONTACTKeli Young, keli@vocal-ny.orgMariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979VOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE CONVICTION OF THE OFFICER WHO MURDERED GEORGE FLOYDIn the Wake of the Derek Chauvin Conviction, Local...

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April 15, 2021

VOCAL-NY Statement on the Police Shooting of Daunte Wright

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEApril 15, 2021CONTACTKeli Young, keli@vocal-ny.orgNick Encalada-Malinowski, nick@vocal-ny.orgVOCAL-NY STATEMENT ON THE POLICE SHOOTING OF DAUNTE WRIGHTNEW YORK — Following news that Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot...

In the News
April 2, 2021

City & State: Dueling proposals to convert commercial properties into housing

“The governor’s proposal is essentially a real estate subsidy,” said Paulette Soltani, political director of the housing advocacy group VOCAL-NY. Although the proposal does not contain new subsidies, real estate...

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