[New York News\Transit]
The Riders Alliance will share stories highlighting the role that the current limited Fair Fares program is already playing in New Yorkers lives and fan out to collect more data from low-income New Yorkers about their experiences learning about, applying for, and using their half-fare MetroCards.
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Ydanis Rodriguez
RIDERS ALLIANCE ANNOUNCES “DAYS OF ACTION” CAMPAIGN
GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS CELEBRATE CITY COUNCIL VOTE THAT PAVES WAY TO CLOSING RIKERS ISLAND
[New York News\Mass Incarceration]
Elena Weissman, Director, Bronx Freedom Fund: “In solidarity with the CLOSErikers campaign, we applaud the Council for approving this historic plan to dramatically shrink our incarcerated population, improve conditions for all who are incarcerated, and reduce our reliance on the criminal legal system so that we may redirect resources to communities harmed by mass incarceration. The Bronx Freedom Fund envisions a world that addresses injustice and harm without incarceration.”
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NEW YORK LEGISLATORS HAIL DOUBLING OF CERTIFIED MINORITY AND WOMEN’S BUSINESSES UNDER MAYOR DE BLASIO’S ADMINISTRATION
[News From Mayor’s Office]
Mayor de Blasio: “If our economy isn’t inclusive, then it’s not working as it should.”
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