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IG Live with NYLPI & The Vera Institute of Justice: Help vs. Harm, Mental Health and Public Safety Policy in NY
NYLPI and The Vera Institute of Justice will present a live discussion "Help vs. Harm: Mental Health and Public Safety Policy in New York" on Instagram on Tuesday, January 31 at 5 p.m. ET. Ruth Lowenkron, director of Disability Justice at NYLPI, will be joined by...
Streetsblog NYC: Justin Wood Responds to A Brooklyn Pedestrian Fatality and Local Law 199 Implementation
STREETSBLOG NYC | JANUARY 2023 Despite plans to create a new, centralized Commercial Waste Zone program that would improve the oversight of notoriously competitive and reckless waste carters, the Department of Sanitation has not implemented them yet. Many advocates...
NYLPI’s Ruth Lowenkron Spoke at Advocacy Day Rally In Support of Daniel’s Law
Ruth Lowenkron, NYLPI's Director of Disability Justice, spoke with legislators to rally support for Daniel’s Law, a proposed law that aims to change police response during mental health crises. “The time for Daniel’s Law is way overdue. We cannot allow one more death...
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright Testimony at NY State Senate Climate Action Council Final Scoping Plan Committee
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, NYLPI Director of Environmental Justice, testified before the New York State Senate Committees on Finance, Energy and Telecommunications, and Environmental Conservation regarding the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act and the...
NYLPI and Co-Counsel File Federal Class Action to Remove Police as First Responders to Mental Health Crises
For Immediate Release: December 29, 2021 Contacts: David Kang 347-515-3311 [email protected] Coalition Sues Mayor de Blasio for Failing to Provide a Safe, Non-Police Response to New Yorkers Experiencing Mental Health Crises NYPD has routinely violated...
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