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New Yorkers Support Waste Zones Plan
December 12, 2018
New Yorkers showed up in force for a hearing, in support of a new plan to create exclusive commercial waste zones in New York.
Fair Play Lobby Day Brings New York City Public School Students to City Hall to Demand Equity in Access to Sports Teams
December 10, 2018
Students will demand an end to racially discriminatory sports team allocations by the Public School Athletic League.
NYLPI Opposes the Department of Homeland Security’s Proposed Changes to the Public Charge Test
December 10, 2018
NYLPI urges DHS to withdraw the proposed policy because it would have a devastating impact on immigrant communities.
New York Times Publishes NYLPI Letter on Health In Immigration Detention
December 10, 2018
The New York Times published a letter on health in immigration detention this morning, written by NYLPI’s Director of Health Justice, Laura F. Redman.
NY1 Covers Council Testimony on Sports Equity
December 7, 2018
The network covered NYLPI’s testimony at a city council hearing on sports equity issues.
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Care about accessible, affordable transportation for all New Yorkers? Sign @XianForBeauty83's petition and pass it on! #AccessARights #EquitableTransportation4All #WeDemandOnDemand
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Thank you to @FelixWOrtiz for co-sponsoring the Access-A-Ride on-demand bill A09780 with @JeffreyDinowitz! @BrooklynBCID @AbilityFierce @Straphangers @CID_NY @MFJLegal
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NYLPI's Maureen Belluscio in @THECITYNY on the dire state of accessibility in our courthouses. People with disabilities "do not have meaningful access to justice in a most fundamental way." https://t.co/FM0anwzZ1Q
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@NYDailyNews editorial board is calling for an expanded - not restricted - #AccessARide on-demand pilot. If the @MTA won't change its plan to severely restrict service, this is exactly what @LeroyComrie and @JeffreyDinowitz' bill would accomplish.
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RT @BrooklynBCID: "The pilot worked. Don’t cap it. Expand it," writes the Daily News about the MTA's on-demand program in this editorial ab…