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PRESS RELEASE: Advocates Applaud Mayor’s $112M Mental Health Crisis Response Allocation, Yet Call for Complete Removal of Police and Urge Involvement of Peers and Affected Communities
For Immediate Release Contact: Lynsey Billet, [email protected], 347-361-8449 Advocates Applaud Mayor’s $112M Mental Health Crisis Response Allocation, Yet Call for Complete Removal of Police and Urge Involvement of Peers and Affected...
Manhattan Times News: Many Outdoor Dining Spaces Lack Full Accessibility
As New York continues to expand its outdoor dining capacity, people with disabilities are facing increased barriers to dining and navigating the streets. In a recent Manhattan Times News article, Senior Staff Attorney Christopher Schuyler and Access-A-Ride Campaign...
ABC 7: Know Your Surroundings, Buddy System: How to Stay Safe While Protesting
NYLPI has a long-standing history of supporting organizers and activists who use raise their voices to advocate for justice. As protests against systemic racism and police violence and in support of racial justice continue across the nation, ensuring that protesters...
NYLPI Co-Hosts Zero-Waste Press Conference
Transform Don’t Trash NYC, Climate Works for All, and Save Our Compost NYC hosted a Zero-Waste Press Conference with Council Member Antonio Reynoso on April 21 discussing environmental justice, climate and environmental inequities, incineration, composting, recycling,...
NYLPI AND PARTNERS LAUNCH COMMUNITY SURVEYING INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS THE ONGOING POLICE BRUTALITY TOWARDS INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
Over the last five years, 15 New Yorkers experiencing a mental health crisis were killed by the police, one person died by a self-inflicted gunshot during a police engagement, and another three were shot by police and left critically wounded. The scores of people...
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