[COVID-19\Blacks & Latino Rates]
Williams: “From both the city and the state, the data released consistently shows that New Yorkers killed by COVID-19 are disproportionately Black or Latino – in New York City, over 60%.”
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Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE: MINORITY NEW YORKERS FACE HIGH COVID-19 RISK
[COVID-19\ New Yorkers of Color]
Williams: “I have a number of questions concerning the safety and wellbeing of front-line workers and communities of more color and higher poverty rates.”
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PUBLIC ADVOCATE DEMANDS ANSWERS REGARDING RIKERS ISLAND COVID-19 RESPONSE
[RIKERS ISLAND\COVID-19]
Williams: “While your current efforts to curb the impact of COVID-19 within our jails are noted, I still believe there is much more to do to curb the preventable rise of COVID-19 cases within Rikers.”
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NYC OFFICIALS RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS TO FIGHT COVID-19 PRICE GOUGING
[COVID-19 Outbreak\Human Cost]
Williams: “With a low mortality and a low contract rate, experts estimate that under 20,000 lives could be lost in New York City through this crisis…This is a sobering but clear call to action, one we can and must meet with urgency and purpose.”
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE CALLS FOR “SHELTER-IN-PLACE” POLICY
[COVID-19\”Shelter-in-Place” Policy]
Williams: “I’m calling on Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio to create a defined “shelter-in-place” policy-not a quarantine- immediately, one that is reassessed on a weekly or biweekly basis.”
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AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC ADVOCATE ANNOUNCES NEW WORKFORCE POLICES
[COVID-19\Coronavirus]
“Our office is committed to uplifting and protecting the most vulnerable people around our city in the coming weeks and months, addressing the needs of New Yorkers while putting into practice our own strategies to mitigate the spread of this virus.”
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NEW YORK PUBLIC ADVOCATE: TAX WALL STREET AND WEALTHY TO STOP MEDICAID CUTS
[Wall Street Wealth Tax\Medicaid]
The Public Advocate identified six revenue-raising measures which together could net $20 Billion in new revenue statewide and protect healthcare funding at a crucial time when the state faces the threat of coronavirus.
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE ON MAYOR’S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS: LET’S TURN WORDS INTO ACTION
[State of the City\Public Advocate Response]
Public Advocate Williams: “Our children should not be over-policed…Law enforcement should not be responding to mental health crises- that approach has led to tragedy, and it’s neither appropriate for those in need who are making the call, nor fair to the officers answering it.”
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NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS RELEASES “WORST LANDLORDS WATCHLIST”
[Housing\”Worst Landlord’s List”]
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams: “I’ve been a tenant organizer, I’ve been a Housing Chair, and now as Public Advocate, I’m going to use my voice to amplify those of tenants suffering because of the worst landlords in our city.”
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NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS ANNOUNCES NEW “AGENTS OF CHANGE” COMMUNITY ORGANIZER ROLES
[New York News\Office of Public Advocate]
The new Community Organizers work with local constituencies on grassroots campaigns across their specific area of focus, as well as conduct research on policy and legislation. They will implement campaigns and initiatives within these issue portfolios, working with advocacy groups and community-based organizations. The positions are designed in line with Public Advocate’s activist-elected official strategy, community organizing background, and newly developed structure for the office.
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