Eric Adams Bids For Mayor: Will The City Elect a Moderate or Go Progressive?
Eric Adams seeks election as Mayor of New York City as moderate voice. Photo: ericadams2021.com Eric Adams says he’s dedicated…
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Affordable Housing: How HPD Policies Hurt Low-income Families
The Joe Biden administration has made increasing affordable housing one of its main policy objectives. The best place to start…
GAO Report: Taxpayers Subsidize Poverty Wages at Big Corporations like Walmart, McDonald’s
[Poverty Wages\Corporate America] Sanders: “At a time when huge corporations like Walmart and McDonald’s are making billions in profits and…
Court Rejects Trump Administration’s Attempt to Restrict Food Assistance Access
[Trump Administration\Food Assistance] James: “At a time of national crisis, this decision is a win for common sense and basic…
FPWA: Poverty in NYC Exacerbated by Economic Recession, COVID-19
[Poverty in New York City] FPWA: “In FPWA’s recently published analysis, 1.25 million New Yorkers abruptly lost their jobs by…
COVID-19: NY Assembly Passes Legislation to Help Vulnerable New Yorkers
[COVID-19\NY Assembly] New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie: “These bills will help families and some of our most vulnerable populations…
NYC PUBLIC ADVOCATE WILLIAMS DEMANDS MORE AID FOR HOMELESS
[NYC Homelessness] Williams: “The executive budget also includes $60 million in cuts to the Department of Homeless Services…I find this…
SANDERS AND SENATE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE BILL TO PROVIDE $2,000 PAYMENTS DURING COVID-19 CRISIS
[Economic Crisis Support Act] Senator Sanders. “The one-time $1,200 check that many Americans recently received is not nearly enough to…
NY ATTORNEY GENERAL TO TRUMP: NOW ISN’T THE TIME TO LET 3.1 MILLION STARVE
[COVID-19 SNAP Benefits] James: “With tens of millions of individuals out of work and with the nation in the middle…
FLORIDIANS NEED DISASTER FOOD BENEFITS FROM USDA SAY LAWMAKERS
[D-SNAP\Florida] On March 22, Gov. Ron DeSantis sent a letter to the administration requesting an emergency declaration for the state…