Show of Solidarity as Upstate Occupiers Descend on Albany for Day of Action

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:16:04 -0000

Hundreds of Occupiers will join representatives of Community and Labor groups from across Upstate New York for an action in Albany on Thursday. Buses and carloads will come from as far as Buffalo and Rochester (and as close as Saratoga), arriving ...

New Yorkers Caravan Across the State Demanding Congress Preserve Social Safety Net Programs

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 12:55:55 -0000

With the August 2nd deadline to raise the national debt ceiling fast approaching, and the adoption of a radical, federal budget in the House of Representatives last April, a large coalition of community, labor, senior, and consumer groups, along w...

Statewide Events Call for QUALITYstarsNY, a Five-Star Rating System for Early Care and Learning Programs

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:48:13 -0000

With the click of a mouse or a tap on a smart phone, it takes seconds to find a five-star restaurant or movie. But New York State has no system for rating the quality of a child's early care and learning program - until now.

Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions, Says New Report

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:33:33 -0000

Citizen Action of New York released a new report today finding that the Republican State Senate majority received more than three times the health insurance industry campaign donations as the Democratic Assembly majority in the 2003-2007 period, ...

Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions, Says New Report

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:30:22 -0000

Report: Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:51:50 -0000

On Wednesday, September 10th, Citizen Action of New York City joined by Make The Road, will hold a press conference to release a new report by Citizen Action of New York finding that the Republican majority in the State Senate received more than t...

$40 Million Health Care Campaign to Launch in New York and Nationwide

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:32:40 -0000

Today, here in Albany and in 52 other cities across the country, including 37 state capitals, a new national campaign is bringing together millions of Americans to demand quality, affordable health care for all. Health Care for America Now (HCAN)...

Victims of Health Care System Tell Their Stories at People's Public Hearing

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:02:14 -0000

Health insurance consumers testified in Albany today before a panel of state officials and legislators about their personal experiences with a broken health care system, and made recommendations as to how to fix the system in order to deliver qual...

Poll Finds New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Support Public Financing of Elections

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:00:24 -0000

In a new poll, New Yorkers of all political stripes show overwhelming support for public financing of elections for statewide and legislative offices, even in tough times for the State budget. The poll by Zogby International found that three-out-o...

Poll to Be Released Monday Finds New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Support Public Financing of Elections

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:50:58 -0000

On Monday, Citizen Action of New York will hold a press conference with Clean Elections supporters; New York City Assembly Members, State Senators and others to make public the results of a Zogby poll which shows the overwhelming support among New...

Parents, Advocates, Kids Say: Keep the Promise to After-School

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:12:54 -0000

Hundreds of after-school parents, kids, providers and other after-school supporters mobilized today at a rally at City Hall to urge the City and State governments to keep the promise for after-school. The advocates said that after-school is a vit...

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:31:23 -0000

A new report released today found strong racial and ethnic disparities in the people who show up to serve on juries in Manhattan, calling into question the fairness of thousands of jury verdicts reached annually in the borough. The Citizen Action ...

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:31:04 -0000

Citizen Action of New York and New York civil rights and community organizations will be holding a press conference to release a new report authored by Citizen Action finding that jury pools in Manhattan – people summoned for civil and crimi...

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:01:24 -0000

Recent News from Citizen Action of NY

Show of Solidarity as Upstate Occupiers Descend on Albany for Day of Action

New Yorkers Caravan Across the State Demanding Congress Preserve Social Safety Net Programs

Statewide Events Call for QUALITYstarsNY, a Five-Star Rating System for Early Care and Learning Programs

Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions, Says New Report

Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions, Says New Report

Report: Consumers Pay High Price for Health Insurance Industry Campaign Contributions

$40 Million Health Care Campaign to Launch in New York and Nationwide

Victims of Health Care System Tell Their Stories at People's Public Hearing

Poll Finds New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Support Public Financing of Elections

Poll to Be Released Monday Finds New Yorkers Overwhelmingly Support Public Financing of Elections

Parents, Advocates, Kids Say: Keep the Promise to After-School

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools

New Report Finds Enormous Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Manhattan Jury Pools