Press

In the News
July 6, 2023

City & State: Poll: New Yorkers support Wrongful Convictions Act

Criminal justice advocates lauded the new poll as evidence Hochul should sign the bill. “This polling shows definitively what we've been saying for years: passing the Challenging Wrongful Convictions Act...

In the News
July 5, 2023

HELL GATE: When Will the City Council Stand Up to Eric Adams?: 

"Councilmembers know that their districts will really suffer as a result of another austerity budget, and the fact they feel powerless to vote no, and don't have a voice to...

Press Statements
June 29, 2023

Mayor Adams’ Budget Fails New Yorkers: VOCAL-NY Warns of Devastating Consequences to Come

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 MAYOR ADAMS’ BUDGET FAILS NEW YORKERS: VOCAL-NY WARNS OF DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCES TO COME VOCAL-NY Joins Allies in Calling on Councilmembers to Vote NO on...

In the News
June 29, 2023

AMSTERDAM NEWS: Mayor Adams vetoes ‘veto-proof’ housing voucher bill package:

“New Yorkers who are experiencing homelessness are not fooled by the mayor’s lackluster endorsement of the 90-day rule reform,” said VOCAL-NY Homelessness Union’s Milton Perez. “Time and time again folks...

Press Statements
June 23, 2023

Costly Mistake: VOCAL-NY Condemns Mayor Adams Veto of CityFHEPS Bills

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 COSTLY MISTAKE: VOCAL-NY CONDEMNS MAYOR ADAMS VETO OF CITYFHEPS BILLS VOCAL-NY Supports NYC Council Campaign to Override Adams Absurd Veto NEW YORK — Today, in...

Press Statements
June 23, 2023

Care Not Criminalization: VOCAL-NY Reaffirms Budget Demands Heading Into Final Week of NYC Budget Session

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  CARE NOT CRIMINALIZATION: VOCAL-NY REAFFIRMS BUDGET DEMANDS HEADING INTO FINAL WEEK OF NYC BUDGET SESSION NEW YORK — As the New York City Council heads into the final...

Press Statements
June 16, 2023

Adams Falls Short: VOCAL-NY Urges the Mayor to Adopt a Full Reform Package on CityFHEPS, Not Cherry-Pick Piecemeal Solutions

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org, 203 470 9979 ADAMS FALLS SHORT: VOCAL-NY URGES THE MAYOR TO ADOPT A FULL REFORM PACKAGE ON CITYFHEPS, NOT CHERRY-PICK PIECEMEAL SOLUTIONS The Mayor Adopted Just One of...

Press Statements
June 14, 2023

VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS DISMISSAL OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS TIED TO CONVICTED NYPD OFFICERS; CALLS ON ASSEMBLY TO PASS CHALLENGING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, Mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS DISMISSAL OF WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS TIED TO CONVICTED NYPD OFFICERS; CALLS ON ASSEMBLY TO PASS CHALLENGING WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS ACT Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg Dismissed Over...

Press Statements
June 12, 2023

Following Damning Federal Monitor Report, NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell Resigns

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...

Scroll to Top
Skip to content