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NYLPI Advocacy Defeats Efforts to Reverse Important Waste Equity Law
NYLPI joined with coalition partners the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council, as well as community partners in the Jamaica neighborhood of Southeast Queens, in opposing a City Council bill that seeks to amend the...
City & State: How New York Can Prepare for Flooding
With recent flooding in the New York City subway system demonstrating how unprepared the city is to handle extreme weather conditions, New York’s climate resilience has jumped to the forefront of residents’ minds. City & State discussed the issue with multiple...
The City: Police Handling 911 Mental Health Calls, Despite Efforts to Keep Them Away
Despite the ThriveNYC pilot program’s mission to reduce police interactions with people experiencing mental health crises, police are still responding to 80% of incoming calls. The failure to achieve change since the program started on June 9 springs from multiple...
Waste Transfer Facilities in Jamaica are Violating the Clean Water Act, According to Notices of Intent to Sue from NY/NJ Baykeeper and Riverkeeper
Media Contacts: NYLPI: Hillary Wasserman, [email protected], 732-778-1896 Waste Transfer Facilities in Jamaica are Violating the Clean Water Act, According to Notices of Intent to Sue from NY/NJ Baykeeper and Riverkeeper New York – July 19, 2021 – Civil...
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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Our work activates the power of New York communities as they lead the fight to make equal justice a reality. Together we attack systemic bias based on race, poverty, disability, and immigration status. Guided by their priorities, we use every tool available to create lasting change. We file lawsuits, organize, seek policy reform, educate, create pro bono partnerships, and build the capacity of local nonprofits to serve our communities.
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