Mayor de Blasio’s executive budget leaves the NYPD budget virtually untouched while calling for huge cuts in New York’s social and human services – exactly when they are needed most, during a once-in-a-century global pandemic and humanitarian disaster. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated every measure of inequality in New York City, and cutting critical public … Read More
Learn more about the Safer NY Act which is a package of bills in the New York State Legislature that would help increase police transparency and help increase accountability to New Yorkers’ most common encounters with police. The #SaferNYAct includes: the Police Statistics and Transparency (STAT) Act, codifying and strengthening the Special Prosecutor executive order, reducing … Read More
Access a calling script for talking to city council members about defunding the police and diverting the funds into social services.
WHAT DOES THIS DOCUMENT COVER? Below you will find more information on: Why this work is important (and who decides the City’s budget) A list of key calls Who the players are Call scripts for when you reach out A list of key emails Who the players are (this includes Mayoral hopefuls!) Email instructions and … Read More
