Mariah McGough

Following Damning Federal Monitor Report, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org FOLLOWING DAMNING FEDERAL MONITOR REPORT, NYPD COMMISSIONER KEECHANT SEWELL RESIGNS Report Showed Stop and Frisk is on the Rise in NYC; City Council Must Pass “How Many Stops Act” to Increase Police Transparency NEW YORK — In response to NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell’s resignation, which came just days after she disputed a damning federal monitor report on illegal […]

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Dereliction of Duty: VOCAL-NY Slams Legislature for Failing to Deliver on Housing During 2023 Legislative Session

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.org DERELICTION OF DUTY: VOCAL-NY SLAMS LEGISLATURE FOR FAILING TO DELIVER ON HOUSING DURING 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION State Leadership’s Lack of Political Courage Will Result in More New Yorkers Evicted, in Shelters, and on the Streets ALBANY, N.Y. — As the session comes to a close, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins

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After Legislature’s Failure, Governor Hochul Must Act to Address New York’s Overdose Crisis

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979 AFTER LEGISLATURE’S FAILURE, GOVERNOR HOCHUL MUST ACT TO ADDRESS NEW YORK’S OVERDOSE CRISIS  Despite Overdose Deaths at an All-Time High Across New York, State Leaders Refuse to Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers Across New York State NYC’s Overdose Prevention Centers, the First Two Sanctioned in the Nation, Have Already Saved 900+

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VOCAL-NY Decries Mayor Adams’ Threats to Repeal Right to Shelter

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY DECRIES MAYOR ADAMS’ PLANS TO REPEAL RIGHT TO SHELTER NEW YORK — In response to news that Mayor Adams asked a judge to repeal NYC’s right to shelter, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Adolfo Abreu, VOCAL-NY Housing Campaigns Director: “Mayor Adams has been on a systematic war path

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VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org /Steven Gray, steven@vocal-ny.org, 917-774-5907 VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS PASSAGE OF THE SAFER CONSUMPTION SERVICES ACT THROUGH THE SENATE HEALTH COMMITTEE  The Safer Consumption Services Act Would Authorize Overdose Prevention Centers Across New York State More Than 17 New Yorkers Die a Day From a Preventable Overdose Statewide NEW YORK — Today, in response to

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Unacceptable: VOCAL-NY Condemns Adams’ Plan to Funnel Asylum-Seekers Into Rikers

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  UNACCEPTABLE: VOCAL-NY CONDEMNS ADAMS’ PLAN TO FUNNEL ASYLUM- SEEKERS INTO RIKERS NEW YORK — In response to the Adams’ Administration considering housing asylum-seekers on Rikers Island, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Eileen Maher, a leader with VOCAL-NY’s Civil Rights Union who was formerly detained on Rikers: “Rikers Island is

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VOCAL-NY Calls For How Many Stops Act Following Increase in NYPD’s Stop and Frisk Tactics

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY CALLS FOR HOW MANY STOPS ACT FOLLOWING INCREASE IN NYPD’S STOP AND FRISK TACTICS NEW YORK — Following reports that NYPD “pedestrian stops increased about 70%” under the Adams’ administration, VOCAL-NY released the following quote, attributable to Susan Hadley and Jon McFarlane, VOCAL-NY Leaders: “It comes as no surprise that police stops have

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VOCAL-NY Responds to the Murder of Jordan Neely

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO THE MURDER OF JORDAN NEELY Media Narratives Dehumanizing People Who Are Homeless and in Crisis — Spurred by Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul — are Equally Responsible for the Vigilantism that Ended Neely’s Life NEW YORK — In response to Jordan Neely’s murder, VOCAL-NY released the following statement, attributable to Jawanza Williams,

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Shame on Gov. Hochul: Final State Budget Fails Marginalized New Yorkers Across the Board; All Eyes on Legislature to Take Lead

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  SHAME ON GOV. HOCHUL: FINAL STATE BUDGET FAILS MARGINALIZED NEW YORKERS ACROSS THE BOARD; ALL EYES ON LEGISLATURE TO TAKE LEAD Governor Hochul Stripped the Rights And Safety of Marginalized Communities — No Different Than GOP-Held States Across the Country NEW YORK — Last night, lawmakers voted to pass a final New York State

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Gov. Hochul’s Political Maneuvering Will Cost New Yorkers Their Livelihoods, Homes, and Well-Being

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CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org GOV. HOCHUL’S POLITICAL MANEUVERING WILL COST NEW YORKERS THEIR LIVELIHOODS, HOMES, AND WELL-BEING  Heading Into Negotiations, New York Faced Housing and Preventable Overdose Crises — All Which Remain Unchanged Thanks to Governor Hochul’s Negligence NEW YORK — In response to Governor Hochul’s Thursday night press conference announcing a “conceptual agreement” on

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