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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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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 …
  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…
  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 …
  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 …
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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…
  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 …
  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…
  Alice Hu, NYCC · [email protected]
September 10, 2023 at 7:30 PM

We can’t be stopped

Will you join us the day after the March to End Fossil Fuels for a historic mass civil disobedience? Hi Friend, In just a week, thousands of people will march on the streets of NYC to demand an end to the fossil fuel era – but the action doesn’t stop there. The morning aft…
  Cynthia Norris, NYCC · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 8:48 PM

Roaches & leaky roofs

Can you help us keep organizing NYCHA residents by chipping in $10 today? Friend, Leaky roofs, roach infestations, no heat or hot water. Over the years, I’ve heard countless stories from our members who live in NYCHA about how poor their living conditions are. Our members and…
  Climate & Inequality Campaigns Team, NYCC · [email protected]
August 2, 2023 at 8:36 PM

Wildfire smoke, polluted water, sweeping hurricanes

Join us on September 17th at the biggest US climate mobilization since before the pandemic. Dear Friend, Throughout this summer, we have seen and felt the effects of fossil fuels: wheezing from the wildfire smoke, houses destroyed in sweeping hurricanes, carbon monoxide pois…
  Alice Hu, NYCC · [email protected]
July 18, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Ban private jets & tax the rich

We just spent the last 4 days in the Hamptons to fight for our future and demand a tax on the ultra-wealthy who are destroying the planet. Friend – We just spent the last 4 days in the Hamptons to fight for our future and demand a tax on the ultra-wealthy who are destroying …
  Alice Hu, NYCC · [email protected]
July 14, 2023 at 7:35 PM

A billionaire produces a MILLION times the emissions as the average person

The 1% are killing the planet – so we’re taking our fight to their Hampton hideaways for 4 days of direct action. Friend, the beginning of July was the hottest week on record for the planet as a whole. The climate crisis is here – and while our communities have to face record-…
  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 12:40 AM

About Tuesday night

We’re organizing on all fronts, Friend. Friend – Tuesday night was a huge one for working-class families across the city – 9 of NYCC’s endorsed City Council candidates won their primary elections! Each candidate is a fierce champion for our communities, and we’re so proud to…
  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 6:04 PM

The pressure is on

Eric Adams’ extreme budget cuts are going to hit New Yorkers hard, Friend. That’s why last week the People’s Plan coalition launched a major digital ad campaign to spread awareness about Mayor Adams’ extreme budget cuts to social services and agencies that New Yorkers rely on…
  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Biggest flop of the summer

Friend, Mayor Adams’ extreme budget cuts are the biggest flop of the summer. His proposed cuts would slash over 2 billion dollars in crucial public services and institutions – like public schools, housing agencies, libraries, elder care services, workforce development and mor…
  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 10:06 PM

NYC’s air crisis

Friend — Yesterday afternoon, New York City had the worst air quality of any major city in the world as smoke from over 400 Canadian wildfires drifted south. Record-breaking temperatures caused by climate change made these fires worse – and as climate change worsens so will …
  NY Communities for Change · [email protected]
June 5, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Get Good Cause over the finish line TODAY

We're so close to protecting tenants from eviction by law — call your legislator today! Friend, this is it: The New York State legislature is debating THIS WEEK on a housing package — one that could include Good Cause. This is the furthest our movement has ever gotten. If we …
  Olivia & Lucas · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 5:16 PM

14 incredible years

Friend, Last week we celebrated 14 incredible years as an organization at our annual gala with our movement family. We want to send our sincere thanks to the individual and organizational sponsors who made our gala a success. Because of your generosity, we were able to hold …
  James Inniss · [email protected]
March 21, 2023 at 5:52 PM

#CareNotCuts

All New Yorkers should have access to housing, livelihood, and resources to thrive. There are no “deserving” and “undeserving” New Yorkers. New Yorkers in every city council district use our city’s vital public resources, from libraries to parks to schools to arts programs to …
  James Innis, NYCC · [email protected]
February 15, 2023 at 4:04 PM

Kisses Not Cuts

Yesterday we dropped by the Mayor’s favorite restaurant for Valentine’s Day, to tell him don't defund our city. Friend, Mayor Eric Adams wants to defund our city. The city’s surplus is billions bigger than expected but Mayor Adams STILL wants to cut more than a billion dollar…
  Lucas Sanchez and Olivia Leirer · [email protected]
December 31, 2022 at 9:21 PM

7 years left.

Tomorrow there will only be 7 years until the damage to our climate is catastrophic and irreversible. if we’re going to stop the worst of the climate crisis New York must lead the way. Friend, Tomorrow there will only be 7 years until 2030– the year scientists agree we need to…
  Olivia Leirer and Lucas Sanchez · [email protected]
December 29, 2022 at 8:50 PM

Home for the Holidays

Evictions damage communities and families. Over 104,000 students in the NYC public school system do not have a home. Friend, New York City hasn’t seen homelessness this high since the Great Depression. Earlier this year we learned that over 104,000 students in the NYC public …
  Lucas Sanchez and Olivia Leirer · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 4:00 PM

A holiday season where no one is left behind

With the price of everything going up, the holidays have been a struggle for many families this year – especially workers excluded from unemployment. Two years into the pandemic, many New Yorkers still haven’t recovered from months without income. Friend, With the price of eve…
  Lucas Sanchez & Olivia Leirer · [email protected]
December 23, 2022 at 3:20 PM

Can you help us meet the moment?

We’re living through a time of overlapping crises: an ongoing pandemic, the worst inequality and highest levels of homelessness since the Great Depression, a worsening climate crisis and the fabric of our democracy under threat. Friend, This year has been full of change at NY…
  Olivia Leirer & Lucas Sanchez · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 3:01 PM

Support Safe and Healthy Communities this #GivingTuesday

TODAY you can join the fight for safe and healthy communities. Donate to NYCC this #GivingTuesday, November 29th. Friend, Welcome to Giving Tuesday! TODAY you can join the fight for safe and healthy communities. Donate to NYCC this #GivingTuesday. Earlier this year we la…
  Lucas Sanchez · [email protected]
November 19, 2022 at 2:14 PM

Support our Community Garden

In one of the lowest income communities on Long Island, our garden feeds 200 families a year Dear Friend, In the heart of Hempstead, New York, one of the lowest income communities on Long Island, we manage a 2,400 square foot community food garden that provides fresh produce …
  Alicé Nascimento · [email protected]
October 25, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Occupy Park Avenue

This morning 15 people were arrested blocking Park Ave in front of Black Rock’s Headquarters to demand that Governor Kathy Hochul tax the rich to fund green housing for all. Friend, Ten years ago when Hurricane Sandy hit New York, homes were destroyed and people were displac…
  Lucas Sanchez and Olivia Leirer · [email protected]
October 22, 2022 at 12:20 PM

#VoteWFP

We're seeing concerning political trends in New York. Republicans are surging ahead nationally; it is not unforseeable that Lee Zeldin becomes the next governor of New York State Friend, For over two decades, the Working Families Party has been winning big for working people. …
  Lucas Sanchez & Olivia Leirer · [email protected]
October 20, 2022 at 5:51 PM

Unveiling our safe and healthy communities platform

Safety is inherently political. Explore our safe and healthy communities platform. Dear Friend, Every conversation we have lately is about safety. Our members are scared and for good reason. Across the country, violent crime is increasing. In a recent leadership meeting, almo…
  Olivia Leirer, NYCC · [email protected]
October 6, 2022 at 11:00 AM

Whose Dirty Deal is it?

A company that would hugely profit from Manchin’s dirty pipeline deal has been showering Senator Schumer with campaign donations this year. Dear Friend, Last week we forced Manchin and Schumer to drop their dirty pipeline deal — for now! But the fight isn’t over.   Help us …
  Gina Dejesus, NYCC · [email protected]
September 20, 2022 at 7:52 PM

Tell Senator Schumer: Fight for Puerto Rico not Pipelines

We have no power. We have no water. Massive parts of the island are still underwater. When Hurricane Fiona struck, we had no idea how much devastation it would cause in Puerto Rico. Dear Friend, We have no power. We have no water. Massive parts of the island are still underwa…
  Alicé Nascimento · [email protected]
September 10, 2022 at 2:23 PM

Big Oil to Joe Manchin: Make it work

It’s fashion week here in New York City. And we're making a fashion statement and a political one: Oil is Death. Friend, It’s fashion week here in New York City. And we’re taking the catwalk to the doorsteps of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer because Chuck wants to sell …