Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

November 14, 2020 at 1:00 PM

Can you give $1 today?

Friend, As you know, we win our campaigns by building with our members in their powerfully organized communities. And we rely on individual donations from these communities in which we organize to allow ourselves the freedom to carry out our grassroots work. But this year due…

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  Zack Lerner · [email protected]

November 5, 2020 at 8:47 PM

Protect the Results

Donald Trump continues to attempt to undermine democracy. While it appears that Joe Biden will win the election, throughout the campaign, Trump has tried to invalidate mail-in voting, and refuse to leave office if he loses the election. Friend, On Saturday November 7th at 12:…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

November 2, 2020 at 8:27 PM

Election Day is here. Vote WFP!

Election Day is here! We can vote to defeat Trump and build our progressive movement this election by voting on the Working Families Party ballot line for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. Friend, Election Day is here! Haven’t voted yet? The last day to vote is on Election Day, …

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  Climate & Inequality Team at NYCC · [email protected]

October 30, 2020 at 7:40 PM

Just in! An NYCC win for the Green New Deal

Dear Friend, The NYC Council just passed Intro 1947, which requires thousands of large, polluting buildings to slash their climate and air pollution. The bill will create thousands of jobs. It’s a big, NYC-level win for a Green New Deal! Digital lists that we are able to e…

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  Lucas Sanchez · [email protected]

October 24, 2020 at 3:32 PM

Ana vs. the Town of Islip

For decades the Town of Islip deprived the Latinx community of the opportunity to participate in the political process. But all that ended last week when college student Ana Flores took them to court and won! Friend, Last week, NYCC members Ana Flores and her father Rene, …

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

October 17, 2020 at 12:15 PM

Let's Cancel Wall Street

The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives and made us more vulnerable than ever. Our Black, Latinx, and Indigenous neighbors and community members in particular have borne the brunt of casualties from COVID-19 and past austerity policies. Shredding an a Friend, Our communit…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

October 14, 2020 at 5:13 PM

Vote for the many

We know that we need to beat Trump -- and New York also needs so much more than that. The decisions our leaders make in this moment will be remembered by future generations. And the actions we all take -- to hold those leaders accountable, to care for ou Friend, With competing…

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  Marie Pierre, NYCC · [email protected]

September 30, 2020 at 1:57 PM

Tell Senator Schumer to do his job.

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell are rushing to fill the Supreme Court vacancy before Election Day. We can stop this shameful and hypocritical power grab, but we need Senator Schumer to do his job now and bring this process to a halt. Dear Friend, Donald Trump and Mitch McCon…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

August 27, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Huge Thank You!

Thank you to all who joined us at our very first virtual gala with special honorees Varshini Prakash, Sochie Nnaemeka, and Bianca Cunningham, as well as our member honorees Sonia Medrano and Winsome Pendergrass. If you missed it, watch the video we created for our member honor…

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  Jamie Tyberg · [email protected]

August 24, 2020 at 11:01 AM

You're Invited to Our 11th Annual (Virtual!) Gala! 8/26

Dear Friend, This Wednesday evening, we will be celebrating our 11th annual gala—virtually—and you are invited! Click here to RSVP! Because all of us couldn't get together in person, some of our allies were kind enough to send us congratulatory videos. Check out incoming S…

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  Jamie Tyberg · [email protected]

August 19, 2020 at 4:42 PM

You're Invited! 8/26: Roundtable with Sunrise Movement, NYC-DSA & NY-WFP

Friend, I wanted to make sure you saw our Executive Director's message from the weekend about the impact of our work during the pandemic. Rent will be due again soon as millions are without work, and schools will be re-opening while facing huge budget cuts. We have a long way…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

August 15, 2020 at 4:18 PM

COVID-19’s Impact on Our Neighborhoods & Our Response So Far

Friend, When we launched our relief fund in April, nearly all who requested support from our relief fund had been laid off, with 86% ineligible for unemployment, 69% with children to provide for, and 11% with a family member who was hospitalized or died from the virus. Our c…

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  Jamie Tyberg · [email protected]

August 8, 2020 at 1:01 PM

Save your seat today! Roundtable Discussion with Sunrise Movement, NY WFP & NYC DSA

Join us at 6:30PM on Wednesday, August 26th... for an intimate roundtable discussion with Bianca Cunningham of NYC-DSA, Sochie Nnaemeka of NY Working Families Party, & Varshini Prakash of Sunrise Movement RSVP Here! We've heard from them about the latest climate policy…

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  Alicé Nascimento · [email protected]

August 6, 2020 at 7:01 PM

New York's billionaires gained $77 billion during the pandemic

Friend, Working class New Yorkers are facing the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. But our state’s 119 Billionaires have gained $77 Billion DURING the COVID-19 crisis. Last December, we launched our campaign to #MakeBillionairesPay at one of Governor Cuom…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

July 29, 2020 at 11:06 PM

[Save the Date] Organizers' Roundtable with Our Special Honorees! 8/26

Save the Date! Wednesday, August 26th | 6:30-8PM We didn't want the pandemic to stop us from celebrating our 11th year of organizing victories as well as the brilliance of our honorees, so please join us for our virtual gala! With our special honorees Sochie Nnaemeka of New Y…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

July 23, 2020 at 4:27 PM

We won big!

NYCC stood with movement candidates that the political insiders thought were long shots. These brave candidates ran against a flood of corporate money, running to cancel rent, make billionaires pay, fund excluded workers, defund the police, and pass a Gre Friend, NYCC stood w…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

June 15, 2020 at 2:26 PM

Help Fund the Movement for Black Lives

This Friday is Juneteenth. The celebration of 155 years since the emancipation of the last enslaved Black Americans in the confederacy. It will also mark one week since police in Atlanta killed Rayshard Brooks. Friend, The Movement for Black Lives needs you now. Click here to…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

June 9, 2020 at 1:49 PM

Cuomo and de Blasio have failed us

Cuomo and de Blasio have failed us. While millions marched to hold police accountable, they turned a blind eye to police abuses against protesters. Watch our new ad and sign our petition to demand they Defund the NYPD:​ Friend, Cuomo and de Blasio have failed us. While millio…

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  Leroy Johnson, NYCC · [email protected]

June 1, 2020 at 10:22 PM

Defund the NYPD, Cancel Rent

On Saturday I marched for justice for George Floyd. Today I march to cancel rent. These struggles are not separate, our movements are connected. Friend, Today is June 1st. The third time since the COVID-19 pandemic hit New York that renters have had to choose between rent …

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

May 22, 2020 at 6:14 PM

A Bill That's Overdue

June 1st is 10 days away. 1 in 4 people didn’t pay their rent in May and all indications show that June will be worse. Two months later, Governor Cuomo still hasn’t provided adequate protections for tenants. Friend, June 1st is 10 days away. 1 in 4 New Yorkers didn’t pay the…

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  Dorisela Hernandez, NYCC · [email protected]

May 21, 2020 at 11:41 AM

Cuomo's Cruelty

Yesterday NYCC members came together for a day of mourning and action. In 8 locations across NYC and Long Island we held vigils in memory of those we lost to COVID 19. And we raised our voices to fight for those of us who will die if we continue to be lef Friend, Yesterday NYC…

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  Patrick and Pete · [email protected]

May 4, 2020 at 12:45 PM

Victory over the Darth Vader of Climate Change!

Hi Friend, Lee Raymond is like the Darth Vader of climate change, so we are proud to let you know that we helped pressure JP Morgan Chase into dropping him as the lead independent director position on the bank’s board of directors! Lee Raymond was the CEO of Exxon, where he …

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

May 1, 2020 at 6:58 PM

May Day Solidarity

​Families are choosing between paying rent and putting food on the table. For undocumented immigrants, excluded from all government relief, the situation is especially dire. That's why today, we joined a 40+ car caravan to demand Governor Cuomo ensure a r Friend-- Families ar…

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  Jertrudis​ Herrera, NYCC · [email protected]

April 30, 2020 at 6:14 PM

No Unemployment, No Stimulus

Because I’m undocumented my family can’t access Unemployment nor receive stimulus checks. I don’t know how we can survive, how we will eat, or pay our rent. Dear Friend, Because I’m undocumented my family can’t access Unemployment Benefits nor receive a stimulus check. I don’…

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  Dawn Miller, NYCC · [email protected]

April 28, 2020 at 6:58 PM

Three months behind

On Friday I will be two months behind on my rent. At the end of this crisis, I might be homeless. If you can’t pay your rent on May 1st, or are in solidarity with tenants who can’t, click here and sign our pledge.​ Friend, On Friday I will be two months behind on my rent. At …

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  Marisol Rivera · [email protected]

April 22, 2020 at 11:00 PM

$268 billion in 4 years

Hi Friend, Fifty years ago today, 20 million people all across America flooded the streets. Why? They were fighting back against widespread toxic dumping into our water and rampant pollution of our air. Today marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Tomorrow, April 23rd, w…

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  Marisol Rivera · [email protected]

April 17, 2020 at 10:06 PM

No kid should experience the climate chaos I survived

Hi Friend, I was just 6 years old when Hurricane Sandy destroyed my home and sent me and my mom onto New York City streets late at night to seek safe shelter. I fight for climate justice because no kid should experience the climate chaos I survived. Wednesday, April 22n…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

April 15, 2020 at 6:16 PM

The statistics are heartbreaking

New Yorkers make up 33% of COVID-19 cases and 44% of COVID-19 deaths in the United States. More than 800,000 New Yorkers have filed for unemployment. Hundreds of thousands of undocumented workers have lost their jobs and are ineligible for any relief. Friend, New Yorkers make…

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  Myriam Hernandez, NYCC · [email protected]

April 6, 2020 at 4:26 PM

Struggling

Alone in the hospital in the middle of a pandemic, the last thing Amado Ángel needed to worry about was whether his family would have enough to eat Friend, Alone in the hospital in the middle of a pandemic, the last thing Amado Ángel needed to worry about was whether his fami…

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  Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez via ActionNetwork.org · [email protected]

March 28, 2020 at 8:09 PM

Stand with AOC and NYCC

On April 1st New Yorkers’ rent checks are due. That’s why we’re joining New York Communities for Change on a petition demanding Friend, on April 1st, New Yorkers’ rent checks are due. I am pushing for a rent moratorium before then, but all of us need to put the political pressur…

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  Alicé Nascimento · [email protected]

March 26, 2020 at 10:15 AM

Tell Cuomo: No cuts to Medicaid during a global health crisis

Governor Cuomo is threatening to cut funding for Medicaid during a global health crisis. Demand NO cuts to Medicaid in the New York State Budget. Friend, Governor Cuomo is threatening to cut funding for Medicaid during a global health crisis. Demand NO cuts to Medicaid in the…

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  Patrick Houston · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 1:58 PM

Stop Trump’s Big Oil Bailout, TODAY!

Hi Friend, Congress is preparing to vote on a massive stimulus package to help deal with COVID-19. Negotiations over the bill are happening right now. Trump and Senate Republicans want to funnel billions of dollars to their billionaire cronies, including oil and gas companie…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

March 19, 2020 at 9:53 PM

Tell Gov. Cuomo to bail out renters too

Today Governor Cuomo announced that he was suspending mortgage payments for 90 days but he has done nothing to help renters. Click here and join 15,000+ New Yorkers and demand New York suspends rent, mortgage and utility payments immediately. Friend, In a global pande…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

March 17, 2020 at 8:39 PM

RENT, MORTGAGE and UTILITY SUSPENSION NOW.​

We are in the midst of an unprecedented public health crisis that relies on us staying in our homes. Thousands of New Yorkers are facing lay offs or losing pay due to closures of stores, restaurants and bars. Friend, Last week we demanded a moratorium on evictions during the …

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  Patrick Houston · [email protected]

March 16, 2020 at 5:25 PM

Help Stop Trump’s Big Oil Bailout!

Hi Friend, First, we hope you are in good health and safe during this crisis. Given the COVID-19 outbreak, NYCC has suspended in-person meetings and events to avoid spreading the virus. Yet big corporate special interests are working overtime to ram their agendas through. Join…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 2:52 PM

Coronovirus and evictions

Yesterday, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus a pandemic. Slowing the spread of this pandemic requires those who are sick and those who may have been exposed to the virus to “self-quarantine” at home. Friend, Yesterday, the World Health Organization declared c…

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  Pete Sikora · [email protected]

January 14, 2020 at 3:49 PM

BREAKING: Beating BlackRock on Climate!

Dear Friend, BlackRock is the world’s biggest investor in fossil fuels, with over $7 trillion in assets. Our members, whose communities have been harmed by BlackRock’s investments, have been pressuring BlackRock to stop financing climate destruction. Last October, for example,…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

January 3, 2020 at 2:00 PM

RSVP: New Year, New Officewarming Party!

Dear Friend, Happy new year! You are cordially invited to our officewarming party next Friday, January 10th, from 4-7pm. Friday, January 10th 4-7pm @ 470 Vanderbilt Ave., 9th Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11238 RSVP Here We know just how busy 2020 will be, and we want to offer our s…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 5:41 PM

Great Advice

When Dawn Miller was looking for help with her landlord, someone told her to go to a meeting of the local NYCC chapter in her neighborhood. That was great advice. Friend, When Dawn Miller was looking for help with her landlord, someone told her to go to a meeting of the loca…

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  Marisol Rivera, NYCC · [email protected]

December 28, 2019 at 12:45 PM

What my Mother has won

I’m 14 years old and climate change has already destroyed two of the places I’ve called home. Friend, I’m 14 years old and climate change has already destroyed two of the places I’ve called home. I’m in this fight for the future of our planet and I’m writing today to ask you …

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

December 26, 2019 at 12:30 PM

The magic of organizing

For me, the magic of the holiday season started on Staten Island. Off the last exit on 278 before you cross the line into New Jersey Friend, For me, the magic of the holiday season started on Staten Island. Off the last exit on 278 before you cross the line into New Jersey, at…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

December 23, 2019 at 5:40 PM

When the going gets tough

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 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. Taki…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

December 21, 2019 at 4:34 PM

A massive investment

Imagine a New York where everyone has a home they can afford. A New York where every kid goes to a great school and our state is a shining example of green energy and great jobs. Friend--, Imagine a New York where everyone has a home they can afford. A New York where every kid…

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  Jonathan Westin, NYCC · [email protected]

December 19, 2019 at 5:57 PM

All we do is win

I want to take this moment to celebrate the victories we’ve accomplished together in 2019: Friend -- When you’ve been organizing for as long as I have, it can feel like all you do most of the time is fight to hold back the tide. We fight to stop cuts to essential programs. We …

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  Alicé Nascimento, NYCC · [email protected]

December 14, 2019 at 12:00 PM

Where's Wall Street Pete?

Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's visit to New York this week didn't quite go as planned. Friend-- Presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's visit to New York this week didn't quite go as planned. "Wall Street Pete" thought he could quietly visit our city for back to back…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

December 13, 2019 at 3:46 PM

Save the Date: New Year, New Officewarming Party!

Dear Friend, You are cordially invited to our officewarming party on Friday, January 10th, from 4-7pm! Friday, January 10th 4-7pm @ 470 Vanderbilt Ave., 9th Fl. Brooklyn, NY 11238 RSVP Here 2019 was a monumental year for us. We: stopped a $3 billion giveaway to Amazon; …

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  Alicé Nascimento, NYCC · [email protected]

December 5, 2019 at 4:19 PM

Let them eat cake

Last night we crashed Governor Cuomo’s $20,000 a plate birthday fundraiser with a crowd of activists and a cake Friend, Wow— in less than 24 hours our petition demanding a Billionaires Tax has gained more than 1000 signatures. Can you help us reach our goal of 1600 signatures…

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  Alicé Nascimento, NYCC · [email protected]

December 4, 2019 at 8:25 PM

The bad news about billionaires

Tonight, Governor Cuomo is throwing a $20,000 per plate luxury birthday fundraiser in Central Park South. Friend-- Tonight, Governor Cuomo is throwing a $20,000 per plate luxury birthday fundraiser in Central Park South. We will be there to deliver a birthday cake and a messa…

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  Myriam Hernandez · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 8:04 PM

Fight back against Amazon this Giving Tuesday

“Working at the Staten Island Amazon Fulfillment Center was like working on a modern day plantation. We were worked to the bone. By blocking Amazon HQ2 from coming to Queens, we won big over the most powerful corporation in the world and inspired each other to see the possibil…

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  Jonathan Westin · [email protected]

December 1, 2019 at 2:01 PM

Dear billionaires, you’re not part of our movement

Dear Friend, In case you missed it, billionaire and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg featured NYCC in a recent campaign ad, to which we responded: take this down. He can buy media coverage, but he can't buy us. The ad tries to claim that the planet is his priority, a…

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