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Here you can read the latest press from all of our Projects, and find out about the tremendous work we’re doing every day.
Each of these stories represents lives changed for the better, and we are so proud of our staff for their dedication to the people they serve.
Advocates Worry Mamdani May Be Weakening Anti-Domestic Violence Office
NY Times
“The new structure suggests that City Hall does not appreciate the difference between “safety in public” and “safety behind closed doors,” said Madeline Garcia Bigelow, the founder and managing director of the Domestic Violence Project at the Urban Justice Center.”
Advocates Say ‘Chaos’ Is Mounting as Counties Implement New Snap Rules
NY Focus
“Diana Ramos, an activist with Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project and a SNAP recipient from the Bronx, called the ongoing rollout of the new rules in New York City a “chaos bin.”
Federal Proposal Would Make It Nearly Impossible for Immigrants Seeking Asylum to Work Legally, Advocates Say
City Limits
“They’re now saying, ostensibly, we want you to wait a year and a half. You’re more than doubling the time that the person has to wait,” said Amy Leipziger, project director at the Urban Justice Center’s Free to Be Youth Project.”NYC Housing Advocates Protest Mamdani’s Pivot Away from CityFHEPS as Budget Crisis Threatens Rental Assistance Program
AM NY
“Calvin Michael, an activist with the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project, a collective of people who are currently and formerly unhoused, told amNewYork that if it weren’t for the CityFHEPS program that he would still be living in crowded, often unsafe city shelters.”
Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue
Filter
“Darren Mack, co-director at Freedom Agenda, is personally familiar. He was sent to Rikers in the early 1990s when he was 17. He spent 19 months there. "At the time Rikers was out of sight, out of mind. It was as dysfunctional, as horrible, as it is today,” Mack told Filter.Hopes of Shutting Rikers Grow Under Mamdani, as Deaths Continue
Filter
“Darren Mack, co-director at Freedom Agenda, is personally familiar. He was sent to Rikers in the early 1990s when he was 17. He spent 19 months there. “At the time Rikers was out of sight, out of mind. It was as dysfunctional, as horrible, as it is today,” Mack told Filter.