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EVENT RECAP: NYLPI Joins Dignity Not Detention Coalition Partners for National Day of Action
September 26, 2023
The National Day of Action, led by Defund Hate and Detention Watch Network, was held at Foley Square in New York City on September 12 and coincided with rallies across the country. …
NYLPI Joins Electrify NY Coalition and Elected Officials in the Bronx to Promote the Green Transit, Green Jobs Bill
September 21, 2023
Electrify NY Coalition members were in the Bronx this morning to promote the Green Transit, Green Jobs bill, which would mandate a transition to all-electric transit and paratrans …
Amsterdam News: Ruth Lowenkron Discusses Improving New York’s Mental Health Services, Daniel’s Law
September 20, 2023
AMSTERDAM NEWS | SEPTEMBER 2023 Ruth Lowenkron, director of Disability Justice at NYLPI, was interviewed by Amsterdam News regarding transforming mental health crisis response serv …
NYLPI Urges Mayor Adams and Chair Do To Amend the Green Rides Initiative Proposal
September 20, 2023
NYLPI joins transportation, disability, and other civil rights advocates in signing in a letter to Mayor Eric Adams and David Do, commissioner and chair of the New York City Taxi …
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright Quoted in Gov. Hochul and Hydro Quebec’s Champlain Hudson Power Announcement
September 19, 2023
Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, director of Environmental Justice at NYLPI, was quoted in Gov. Kathy Hochul and Hydro Quebec’s press release about the Champlain Hudson Power Express …