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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
November 19, 2024 at 6:50 PM

This is an emergency – take action now to defend political dissent

This is urgent, Friend. The House just re-introduced H.R. 9495, a “nonprofit killer” bill that would give the Trump administration unprecedented power to effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization that dissents against it – including NYCC. Last week thousands of peopl…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
November 18, 2024 at 11:20 PM

This is an emergency – take action now to defend political dissent

This is urgent, Friend. The House is re-introducing H.R. 9495, a “nonprofit killer” bill that would give the Trump administration unprecedented power to effectively shut down any tax-exempt organization that dissents against it – including NYCC. Last week thousands of people…
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  Olivia & the NYCC team · [email protected]
November 7, 2024 at 7:50 PM

We are not powerless, Friend

Friend, If you’re grieving this week, we are with you. Tuesday’s election results left us heartbroken, and we’re cycling through the anger and sadness of what another Trump administration means for our communities. There’s no way around it: This is a hard moment for our mov…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
October 24, 2024 at 9:31 PM

We’re endorsing Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor – will you join us?

We have a big announcement, Friend. We’re proud to endorse Zohran Mamdani as the next mayor of New York City with our movement partners DRUM Beats and CAAAV Voice. Will you join us in endorsing Zohran for mayor? Sign on here. Our organizations brought together more than 100 wo…
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  Michael Johnson, NYCC · [email protected]
October 22, 2024 at 6:18 PM

BREAKING: NYC ends new pension fund investments in private equity funds

Friend, I just stood with Comptroller Brad Lander to make an historic announcement: New York City will end new pension fund investments into climate-wrecking oil and gas projects in private equity funds – the nation’s first policy of its kind. This historic win means a lot to…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
October 4, 2024 at 6:35 PM

Community garden 🤝 community building

Building community is at the heart of our work, Friend. We believe that when our neighbors’ needs are met, we create stronger and more interdependent communities. Our community garden in Hempstead, Long Island does just that. We’re proud of how our garden has–quite literal…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
September 27, 2024 at 1:45 PM

ADD YOUR NAME: Eric Adams must resign as mayor

Friend, Eric Adams has been formally charged with bribery, fraud, and soliciting illegal foreign campaign donations. His indictment confirms what many New Yorkers have already known: Eric Adams is not fit to serve the people of New York City. Eric Adams must resign as mayor…
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  James, NYCC · [email protected]
September 13, 2024 at 6:47 PM

An update on our trip to New Orleans

Hey Friend, this is James from NYCC. Last week, I traveled to New Orleans with NYCC member leaders and organizers to support our friends at Step Up Louisiana with a critical workers’ rights campaign. They’re organizing hard to pass a ballot measure for a Workers’ Bill of Rig…
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  Olivia Leirer, NYCC · [email protected]
August 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM

Our op-ed on how NY leaders must reject corporate Democrats’ “politics as usual”

Friend, Earlier this week, The NY Daily News published an op-ed I wrote with Michael Kink, executive director of the Strong Economy for All Coalition, where we laid out how New York’s leaders should take a page from the Harris-Walz campaign and stop pushing the failed politics…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
August 1, 2024 at 8:58 PM

Citi bank is boiling over because of our direct actions

We’re 52 days into the Summer of Heat and Citibank is boiling over, Friend. Each week, activists have put their bodies on the line to demand that Citibank stop funding fossil fuel investments. Young people, climate activists, Gulf South leaders, faith leaders, grandparents, a…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
July 19, 2024 at 5:42 PM

It’s Anti-Prime Day!

Friend, It’s Anti-Prime Day! This week, Amazon raked in $14.2 billion in record profits from their Prime Day event – this is the same Amazon with nearly half its warehouse workers getting injured in the lead up to Prime Day. It’s the same Amazon who refuses to disclose its …
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
July 2, 2024 at 9:49 PM

Join the Anti Eric Adams Social Club this summer😎

New York Communities for Change brings neighbors together to build community power and fight corporate power head on. Want to learn more about us? Click here to check out our website. This email was sent to [email protected]. If you received this email as a forward, we…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
June 20, 2024 at 1:26 PM

The heat dome is here [resources inside] 🌡️☀️

Hi Friend, You’ve probably noticed it’s getting hot this week. Most of the eastern United States will be hit by extreme heat through the weekend. More than 250 million Americans will experience temps above 90 degrees, with heat records predicted to hit all-time highs in 200-…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 11:25 PM

Before you log off, here's an update on Summer of Heat week 1

The heat is on, Friend. 🔥 The Summer of Heat on Wall Street kicked off on Monday with 150+ activists blocking the entrances to Citibank – one of the world’s largest funders of oil, gas, and coal companies heating up the planet. Since then, we’ve been joined by “orcas,” clima…
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  Olivia Leirer & Lucas Sanchez, NYCC · [email protected]
June 10, 2024 at 8:01 PM

It doesn't matter where we come from, what we look like, or how much we make

Friend, Our message is clear: Every New Yorker deserves a livable future – no matter how long we’ve been here, what we look like, or how much money we make. We want to share this vision with you as a message from the future, one where we won a livable New York to create gree…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
June 5, 2024 at 8:40 PM

We’re turning the heat up on Wall St. this summer

Hi Friend, Every summer brings record temperatures and blistering heat waves across the country – and it’s becoming our new normal. Coal, oil, and gas companies are heating up the planet for profit while our communities suffer, and Wall Street is bankrolling them. We’re not …
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
May 28, 2024 at 2:01 PM

An agenda that protects our right to live

Everybody has a right to live, Friend – but New Yorkers are facing multiple crises that threaten our ability to survive here. Half of New Yorkers in every county pay more rent than they can afford. Apartments aren’t just expensive, but they’re also the single largest pollutio…
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  Olivia Leirer, NYCC · [email protected]
May 15, 2024 at 10:11 PM

A message from a livable future

Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw our last email with a message from a livable future. We know this is a future we can create together but we need your help to make it a reality Our annual gala is tomorrow night, and we’re only 24 friend-level tickets away from reaching …
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  Olivia & Lucas · [email protected]
May 14, 2024 at 9:54 PM

We predict a livable future 🔮

Dear Friend, We’re writing to you from the future – one where we achieved a livable New York. Since we passed our Livable New York bill over a decade ago, our state has been building new housing for all that runs on clean energy. More and more families are moving into beaut…
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  Olivia & Lucas · [email protected]
May 14, 2024 at 9:09 PM

A message from a livable future

Dear Friend, We’re writing to you from the future – one where we achieved a livable New York. Since we passed our Livable New York bill over a decade ago, our state has been building new housing for all that runs on clean energy. More and more families are moving into bea…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
May 1, 2024 at 1:47 PM

Announcing... 👀

Friend, We're excited to announce this year's gala honorees! Join us in celebrating Abigail Disney, Bill de Blasio, and Getz Obstfeld for their contributions to creating a more livable New York. From getting arrested in the Hamptons protesting climate chaos, to helping pa…
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  The NYCC Team · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 6:21 PM

Are you coming, Friend?

Will we see you at our 15th annual gala, Friend? Activist ticket prices will only last until Thursday, May 9th – grab your ticket today before this price ends! This year at our gala, we’re celebrating the fight for a Livable New York and honoring leaders who have paved the…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM

Tickets for NYCC Gala May 16th

Dear Friend, It’s our honor to invite you to celebrate the incredible work that NYCC members and movement champions have done to fight for a livable New York. Please join us on Thursday, May 16th for NYCOFI’s 15th annual celebration of the work of New York …
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  Winsome Pendergrass, NYCC · [email protected]
April 17, 2024 at 5:25 PM

⚠️ EMERGENCY ACTION TO PROTECT TENANTS ⚠️

Friend, this is an emergency. Can you take 3 minutes right now to call Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to demand they protect tenants across New York from sky-high rents, bad cause evictions, and homelessness? CALL NOW Asse…
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  Cynthia Norris, NYCC · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 12:51 PM

[URGENT ACTION NEEDED] Call your state legislator to protect tenants now

Friend, we are in an urgent moment for housing. Right now, the real estate industry wants to roll back the biggest tenant protections New York has seen in decades while gutting Good Cause eviction. Our movement won historic housing reforms in 2019 to keep tenants in their ho…
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  Sixta Leon, NYCC · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 7:49 PM

Will you join me, Friend?

Hi Friend, My name is Sixta, and I’m an NYCC member in Flatbush. I’ve lived in New York most of my life, raising my five children here while working as a housekeeper. Like many New Yorkers, I work hard to take care of my loved ones — but when the pandemic hit I lost my house…
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  The NYCC Team · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 7:25 PM

Will you join our People’s Briefing on Livable New York?

Hi Friend, We’re facing two major crises in New York: a housing crisis that’s driving out-of-control rents and homelessness, and a climate crisis that’s poisoning our air, flooding our streets, and destroying New Yorkers’ homes with increasing storms. Real estate power playe…
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  Alice Hu, NYCC · [email protected]
January 31, 2024 at 9:45 PM

A win for the climate movement

Huge news, Friend – Last Friday, President Biden paused approvals for new gas export projects – including a massive project called CP2 LNG, which would be the largest gas export terminal in the country. In his official statement, Biden stated that this pause “sees the climat…
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  Olivia Leirer & Lucas Sanchez, NYCC · [email protected]
January 12, 2024 at 5:15 PM

A.I. and more policing won't save us

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…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
January 1, 2024 at 1:58 AM

RE: Happy (almost) new year!

Hi Friend, This will be our last update of 2023 (we promise!) – because of incredible supporters like you, we’re now only $975 away from reaching our $10,000 end-of-year fundraising goal! Before the year ends, will you pitch in $10, $15, or any amount you can to get us across …
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  Olivia Leirer & Lucas Sanchez · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 10:25 PM

An unstoppable movement

Friend, 2023 was a year of record-setting crises. New York saw an all-time high of over 100,000 people in homeless shelters, the hottest year recorded, and record-breaking rent increases across New York. We have to draw the line, Friend. We can continue to reach new crisis p…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 31, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Happy (almost) new year!

Sorry to email again but we need your help raising our last $2,530 of the year! Happy almost new year, Friend! We know your inbox is most likely overflowing with fundraising requests and promotional deals on the last day of the year, so we appreciate you taking the time to rea…
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  The NYCC team · [email protected]
December 30, 2023 at 9:55 PM

⏰ The countdown is on...

Exciting update, Friend: We're just $2,730 away from our $10,000 end-of-year fundraising goal! With just one day left in the year, we need your help to build up the resources to win safe & healthy communities in 2024. Will you make a year-end contribution of $15 or an…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 10:48 PM

Hottest year on record

2023 is the hottest year in recorded history, Friend. Throughout the year, record-breaking temperatures previewed what will become our new normal if gas & oil extraction and climate-heating pollution continues. It doesn’t have to be this way, Friend. The new normal for o…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 29, 2023 at 1:33 AM

2024

We’re just 3 days away from the end of the year – Friend, will you help us start off 2024 in the best position possible by rushing a donation of $10 or any amount by December 31st? Our organizing work depends on grassroots donations from p…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 23, 2023 at 10:48 PM

7 years left

Hi Friend – we appreciate you opening this email because we know these last few days of the year are most likely busy for you. Here’s the uncomfortable truth: We have 7 years left to prevent irreversible climate effects. Black, brown, and low-income communities will be most …
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 19, 2023 at 9:04 PM

Transforming New York

Small actions lead to big outcomes, Friend. Creating our vision of safe and healthy communities for every New Yorker is not a sprint – it’s a marathon, and marathons are measured mile by mile. The small, everyday actions we take – whether that’s attending a chapter meeting …
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 15, 2023 at 6:58 PM

re: Livable New York campaign

Hey Friend, Last night, New Yorkers came together to kick off our Livable New York campaign. We rallied at the Roosevelt Hotel – the main intake center for asylum seekers arriving in New York – to demand that our state’s elected leaders fund solutions that create affordable h…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 14, 2023 at 3:29 PM

We can't wait for a livable future [action needed]

Friend, All New Yorkers deserve a livable future with clean air and water, protection from disaster, resilient and high-quality affordable housing – no matter where we come from or how much money we make. But we’re facing two massive, overlapping crises that are blocking us …
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
December 13, 2023 at 12:31 AM

Friend, can you help us raise $2,000 in 2 days for our community garden?

We’re being honored as the Nonprofit of the Night this Saturday, December 2 at the Brooklyn Nets game against the Orlando Magic – and we’d love for you to join us! Hi Friend, We believe community organizing means building powerful and resilient communities where we take …
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
November 30, 2023 at 9:57 PM

THIS SATURDAY: Join us for Nonprofit Night at the Brooklyn Nets game!

We’re being honored as the Nonprofit of the Night this Saturday, December 2 at the Brooklyn Nets game against the Orlando Magic – and we’d love for you to join us! Do you have plans this weekend, Friend? We’re being honored as the Nonprofit of the Night this Saturday, Decembe…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
November 29, 2023 at 1:21 AM

RE: We don’t have corporate money – we have community power

Hi Friend, We wanted to make sure you saw our email from earlier today. While you can read more below, we'll keep this short: Giving Tuesday is a critical fundraising day for organizations across the world, especially for local organizations like NYCC. Your grassroots dollars…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
November 28, 2023 at 8:00 PM

We don’t take your support for granted

Friend, We’re grateful for you taking a few moments from your day to read this email. We know this time of year brings a flood of deals, discounts, and offers to your inbox. It can be hard for local grassroots organizations like us to cut through the noise so we can reac…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
November 21, 2023 at 11:43 PM

1 DAY left to get your NYCC holiday merch

This is the last chance to grab our limited edition merch before the holidays! Hi Friend, If you haven’t grabbed your NYCC holiday merch, this is the time to do it! Tomorrow is the last day to grab one of our limited edition holiday designs as a t-shirt, sweatshirt, or hoodie…
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  The NYCC Team · [email protected]
November 15, 2023 at 9:28 PM

Nothing but Net(s) 🏀

Hey Friend, We have big news — we’re being honored as the Nonprofit of the Night at the Brooklyn Nets game on Saturday, December 2! We’d love for you to join us that night — purchase your ticket here. If you can’t make it to the game, can you sponsor tickets for our memb…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
November 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM

Our 2023 activist gift guide is here

Our 2023 activist gift guide is here, Friend! We’re excited to launch 3 limited edition designs that directly support the fight for safe and healthy communities in New York. Need a gift for the activists in your life? Take a look at our holiday guide: For your friend wh…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
October 21, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Gaza

Friend, Over the last two weeks, we’ve shared in the world’s grief as we witness the events unfolding in Israel and Gaza. Thousands have lost their lives in this wave of violence. More than 1,300 Israelis were killed by Hamas’ attacks on October 7th and hundreds have been he…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 8:06 PM

Tell Eric Adams: Stop scapegoating asylum seekers

Friend, Last week, Eric Adams scapegoated asylum seekers again to defend ending the right to shelter, stating that he doesn’t believe “the right to shelter applies to a migrant crisis.”1 The day after making this statement, New York streets and subway stations flooded f…
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  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
September 15, 2023 at 4:13 PM

Tell Eric Adams: Stop the attacks on families seeking safety

Call on Mayor Adams to stop scapegoating asylum seekers and push for real solutions. Friend — This past Sunday, a man drove his car into two men outside of a Brooklyn migrant shelter. The attack comes on the heels of Mayor Eric Adams’ comments last week saying people seeking …
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  Mariana Davenport, NYCC · [email protected]
September 12, 2023 at 7:31 PM

Here's how we’re kicking off back-to-school season 🍂

Fall means our Community Education classes are back in session – can you help us kick off the season? It’s back to school season, Friend. As kids head back to the classroom, that means autumn is just around the corner and so are NYCC’s Community Education classes. We know tha…
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