FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, August 25, 2021 CONTACT Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org, 720-480-5262 Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203-470-9979 THERE IS NO TIME LEFT: GOVERNOR HOCHUL MUST LEAD ON ENDING THE OVERDOSE CRISIS IN NEW YORK IN FIRST 45 DAYS VOCAL-NY is Releasing a Drug Policy Roadmap for Governor Hochul’s 45 Days in Office Over 31,000 New Yorkers […]
Following Governor Cuomo’s resignation, Lt. Governor Hochul has an urgent, historic opportunity to save lives from the worsening overdose crisis and reverse the devastation caused by her predecessor. After years of grassroots organizing, Hochul will have a package of legislation available for her to sign that would all go towards preventing overdoses: S1795/A533 – Medication-Assisted
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 22, 2021 CONTACT Luke Grandis, Luke@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY Applauds Albany Common Council’s Passage of “Good Cause’ Eviction Bill Under Good Cause Measure Landlords are Prohibited From Evicting Tenants Based on Discriminatory Reasons ALBANY, N.Y. — The Albany chapter of VOCAL-NY applauds the Albany Common Council for passing legislation to require landlords have
VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS ALBANY COMMON COUNCIL’S PASSAGE OF ‘GOOD CAUSE’ EVICTION BILL Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 14 2021 CONTACT Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org GOVERNOR CUOMO’S LEGACY OF FAILURE ON THE OVERDOSE CRISIS IS PUNCTUATED BY DEADLIEST YEAR ON RECORD Preliminary Data Released By CDC Today Shows Over 5,100 New Yorkers Died From Preventable Overdoses In 2020 Over 30,000 New Yorkers Have Died From Overdose
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, July 13, 2021 CONTACT Joseph Loonam, Joseph@vocal-ny.org, 347-409-4650 OVER A DOZEN HOMELESS NEW YORKERS AND ACTIVISTS TAKE LOBBY OF DEPARTMENT OF HOMELESS SERVICES TO DEMAND ‘HOTELS TO HOUSING’ As New Delta Variant Spreads, Activists Demand Permanent Housing, Oppose Mayors Attempts to Force Homeless New Yorkers Back into Dangerous Shelters See Pictures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 16, 2021 CONTACT Joseph Loonam, Joseph@vocal-ny.org WILLIAMS HOTEL RESIDENTS RECEIVE TRANSFER NOTICES DAY AFTER RALLY AT GRACIE MANSION Homeless New Yorkers Demand Hotels to Housing; Instead They Face Forced Transfers and Total Lack of Transparency in Process NEW YORK — A day after rallying at Gracie Mansion to demand transfers
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 11, 2021 CONTACT Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org LANDMARK YEAR FOR VOCAL-NY: MORE LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES THIS SESSION THAN IN ANY OTHER SESSION IN 20+ YEAR HISTORY Leaders Now Call on Governor Cuomo Demanding He Signs Life-Saving Bills Into Law NEW YORK — Following the close of the 2021 legislative session in New York
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, June 10 2021 CONTACT Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org AFTER A FIGHT SPANNING OVER A DECADE, ASSEMBLY PASSES LIFE-SAVING BILL TO DECRIMINALIZE AND EXPAND ACCESS TO SYRINGES IN NEW YORK See Statement on Monday’s Senate Vote From VOCAL-NY Leader, Ivette Chavez-Gonzalez, Who Has Been Incarcerated Multiple Times for Syringe Possession
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, June 9, 2021 CONTACT Paulette Soltani, Paulette@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS THE SENATE PASSAGE OF BILL TO CONVERT DISTRESSED HOTELS INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING The Assembly Announced Earlier Today it Would Also Vote for the Passage of HONDA ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, the New York State Senate passed the House Our
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, June 7, 2021 CONTACT Jasmine Budnella, jasmine@vocal-ny.org Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.org 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 ALBANY, N.Y. — Today, the New York State Senate passed S2523/A868, legislation to decriminalize syringes and
