Friend –

Earlier this week during the State of the State address, Governor Hochul laid out her vision for New York – a vision that aligns more with her billionaire funders than with working people.

Gov. Hochul may say that New York is getting more affordable, but New Yorkers know it’s getting harder to thrive. Skyrocketing rents and cost of living are making it more difficult to make ends meet for working people. The homelessness crisis keeps growing, and more people are either entering the shelter system or cruelly being kicked out of it.

While New York has made some progress on climate and the minimum wage, we’re stuck at the status quo. Gov. Hochul fully ignored the 2019 climate law’s deadline of Jan. 1, 2024 to set policies that slash pollution and create good jobs. And a $1 raise on the minimum wage is nowhere near enough to keep up with today’s cost of living.

Black, Brown, and working-class communities are taking the brunt of this neglect – all while billionaire CEOs make record profits from destroying the planet and refusing to pay people the true value of their work.

Artificial intelligence and more policing aren’t going to save us. Gov. Hochul’s vision doesn’t come close to providing solutions that actually bring prosperity and safety.

The good news is that we already have solutions that help our communities thrive, like phasing out fossil fuels, creating good union jobs, and building homes that run on renewable energy for every New Yorker.

We even have a way to pay for it: By making billionaires and corporations pay what they owe our communities so we can invest in solutions that work.

Our vision creates a livable New York with safe and healthy communities everywhere in the state. If you’re with us, sign the petition to demand a livable New York for all.

While some corporate politicians are trying to put housing, clean air and water, and good jobs out of reach, we won’t stop fighting for what our communities deserve.

Thank you for being in this movement with us,

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