We are writing to tell you about a new research study survey called PROTECT NY, which documents the experiences of New York protesters and their interactions with police. The goal of the survey is to promote police accountability and help New Yorkers protest safely. Latino Commission on AIDS  and others in the COVID-19 Working Group of New York

AS CONTACT TRACING IS ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE STATE, ADVOCATES RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE WEAPONIZATION OF  INTIMATE HEALTH INFORMATION BY POLICE AND ICE AT PRESS CONFERENCE, CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS, HEALTH ADVOCATES & PUBLIC DEFENDERS URGE PASSAGE OF BILL PROTECTING CONFIDENTIALITY OF CONTACT TRACING DATA NEW YORK—Today, local and national civil rights

Statement in Response to the Trump Administration’sDecision to Remove Transgender Protections in Accessing Health Care New York, NY, June 13, 2020 — The Trump administration finalized a rule going into effect by mid-August that would remove non-discrimination protections for LGBTQIA+ people when it comes to health care and health insurance.The rule focuses

PRESS CONFERENCE Tuesday, June 16th at 10:00AM ***MEDIA ADVISORY***  Contact: Sam McCann, Neighborhood Defender Service, smccann@ndsny.org, Lupe Todd-Medina, New York County Defender Service, ltoddmedina@nycds.org Jared Chausow, Brooklyn Defender Services, jchausow@bds.org, Katie Schaffer, Center for Community Alternatives, kschaffer@communityalternatives.org. AS CONTACT TRACING IS ROLLED OUT ACROSS THE STATE, ADVOCATES RAISE THE ALARM ABOUT THE WEAPONIZATION OF  INTIMATE HEALTH INFORMATION BY