Friend,

I’m not going to lie to you. Even though we’ve had more victories this year than I could have imagined, it hasn’t been an easy year. Taking on the most powerful industries and elected officials in New York has also made us some powerful enemies.

What they didn’t count on was you. Because of the unwavering support of our members and small donors, we’re still standing. In spite of the best efforts of our enemies, we also have some incredible victories under our belts.

Universal Rent Control: Our coalition ran a successful campaign resulting in the strongest package of tenant protection laws in a generation.
Green New Deal for NYC: We drove the campaign to pass NYC’s historic “Green New Deal,” which is a world-first law requiring large buildings, - the source of 70% of the city’s climate pollution, - to clean up. It will also create tens of thousands of good jobs.
No Amazon HQ2: We stopped the biggest corporation in the country from receiving billions of dollars in public subsidies to establish its second headquarters, complete with a helipad, in one of the most rapidly gentrifying neighborhoods of New York City.
Fighting Segregation on LI: We won a $5.4 million settlement from Nassau County and the Village of Garden City, in a landmark anti-segregation lawsuit. The settlement marks a major step forward to building quality affordable housing and chipping away at the entrenched segregation on Long Island
Stopping the Williams fracked gas pipeline: Along with our allies, we built the grassroots campaign that successfully pushed Governor Cuomo to stop this $1 billion climate-destroying pipeline in NYC akin to Dakota Access or KeyStone XL
Ended Cash Bail: our coalition advocated for critical criminal justice reforms including the end of cash bail for non- violent offenders and a speedy trial and discovery legislation.

Click here to make a contribution and support more victories like these.

But we’ve also faced some loses. Budget shortfalls have left us with a skeleton staff. We had to cut corners and let go of some incredibly talented organizers.

There’s so much more to win, and I know that we can do it together, but we need you to chip in. Your recurring support, in whatever amount you can afford, lets us know that we can count on you, even when the going gets tough. Click here to donate.

Thank you for supporting us in 2020 and beyond.

Best,

Jonathan Westin, NYCC