CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  AS RENT GUIDELINES BOARD CONSIDERS A RENT FREEZE, CITY HALL & COUNCIL SHOULD UNITE TO DELIVER ANOTHER CAMPAIGN PROMISE FOR LOW-INCOME NEW YORKERS IN THE C...

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org   VOCAL-NY CALLS ON COUNCIL MEMBERS TO REJECT A BUDGET THAT DOESN’T INCLUDE CITYFHEPS EXPANSION Mayor Mamdani and Speaker Menin Have an Opportunity to Decr...

A call to fellow organizers: Don’t replicate the exclusions we’re all fighting against.   The progressive left has correctly diagnosed the housing crisis. We understand that Wall Street landlords and ...

Cities across the country are considering permanently affordable housing. That’s good — but we’ll keep more people off the streets if we also invest in supportive services.

The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.

<h3>Our Mission</h3><p><strong>Voices Of Community Activists &amp; Leaders (VOCAL-NY)</strong> is a statewide grassroots membership organization that builds power among low-income people affected by H

Gov. Kathy Hochul must maintain her promise to protect some of New York's most vulnerable residents — SNAP recipients

In the past month, the Trump administration has intensified its multi-agency assault on our homeless neighbors and has issued several policies and funding changes that will make homelessness worse.…

Faced with steep fiscal challenges, Mamdani said the city is now pursuing a settlement over the CityFHEPS expansion laws that will balances housing needs and budget sustainability.

Everybody needs a safe place to live. Instead of focusing on proven solutions to homelessness, like housing and support, Utah is proposing taking money away from programs that solve homelessness to bu...

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR MAMDANI’S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND PUBLIC RESTROOMS ACROSS NYC Expansion Marks Win for the #FreeToPee Campaign Started by Picture the...

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR MAMDANI’S COMMITMENT TO END SOLITARY CONFINEMENT IN CITY JAILS VOCAL-NY Supports the Full Implementation of Local Law 42  NEW YORK...

The clash erupted in an apartment building on Nameoke St. near Central Ave. in Far Rockaway about 12:25 a.m. Sunday.

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-us.org  VOCAL-NY APPLAUDS MAYOR-ELECT MAMDANI’S COMMITMENT TO END HARMFUL, INEFFECTIVE HOMELESS SWEEPS The Adams Administration Spent $3.5 Million in Taxpayer Dol...

City numbers show that sweeps started under Mayor Eric Adams have not delivered on referrals for housing in more than a year.

The county’s 2026 budget is an opportunity to redirect family policy away from racial discrimination, implicit bias, and suspicion of neglect.

CONTACT: Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org  VOCAL-NY RESPONDS TO GOV. HOCHUL BUDGET LETTER DIRECTING STATE AGENCIES TO DO MORE WITH LESS FUNDING NEW YORK — Yesterday, Governor Hochul’s Division of B...

We live in the Bronx, the borough most ravaged by the overdose crisis. And every year, on Aug. 31, International Overdose Awareness Day reminds us of the lives lost and the policies that failed the…

CONTACT: : Mariah McGough, mariah@vocal-ny.org VOCAL-NY PRAISES NEW IBO REPORT OUTLINING NYC PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS, UNMET MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND SUBSTANCE USE VOC...

Mayor Eric Adams said the initiative is meant to help New Yorkers feel safe.

During last year’s third quarter 498 people died from overdoses in New York City — according to new preliminary data from the DOHMH.

Two years ago, Department of Correction officials abruptly stopped notifying the media when someone died in city custody. That sparked a wide backlash that culminates in legislation being voted on Mon...

The family of Allan Feliz thought they would get some justice, until Tisch came along.