Gothamist
“Forcing people off the trains into the freezing cold does not help the homeless. Policing does not get people safely housed. The MTA rules the Mayor plans to rely on are unlawful and discriminate against homeless New Yorkers - that’s why we sued the MTA.”Newsweek
“Darren Mack, co-director of the Freedom Agenda, a part of the Urban Justice Center, told The City that he felt the numbers show that much of the drugs inside the city's jails were allegedly being funneled in from members of the staff.”The City
“Families should be believed when they say they are homeless and show up at the city’s doorstep for help, and not have to go through an investigation to prove they need help,” said Craig Hughes, a senior social worker at the Urban Justice Center’s Safety Net Project.The City
“This data confirms what we’ve known all along — it is corrupt DOC staff who keep drugs flowing into Rikers,” said Darren Mack, co-director of Freedom Agenda, a jail reform organization. “But instead of swift action to root out this corruption, we’ve seen investigators fired, and discipline that is either absent or takes years to enact.”The City
"The Safety Net Project of the Urban Justice Center last year sued New York City Transit, charging that the pandemic-era rules are "arbitrary and capricious" and provide cover for the homeless to be booted from the subway system.”Univision
“Según el defensor de los vendedores ambulantes Mohamed Attia, director ejecutivo del Proyecto de Vendedores Ambulantes, el sistema de multas ha perdido el control y ha habido casos de multas excesivas.”SI Live
“Risk is compounded by the fear that police will interfere, or that they’ll be robbed or physically assaulted. They are not alone in worrying: a survey by the Street Vendor Project, which offers free legal advice and other assistance to food vendors, showed that 44% of women have felt unsafe. About 25% reported harassment linked to gender or race."NY City Lens
“On February 2nd, during a virtual town hall organized for small businesses, the Street Vendor Project (SVP) continued its push for lawmakers to expand access to regulated street vending.”Reason
“The reintroduced EARN IT Act is now scheduled to be discussed at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday. It's being sponsored by a bipartisan group that includes some of the Senate's worst actors, including Lindsey Graham (R–S.C.), Dianne Feinstein (D–Calif.), and Josh Hawley (R–Mo.)...The bill has earned criticism from all sorts of civil liberties, sex worker rights, LGBT, and free speech groups including the Sex Workers Project of the Urban Justice Center.”QNS
Marco Barrios, who was previously incarcerated on Rikers and now a member of Freedom Agenda, said that this land transfer brings the city one step closer to leaving the “horrific legacy of torture island behind.” “[We’re] moving towards repairing the communities that have been harmed by mass incarceration and environmental racism,” Barrios said.© 2024 Urban Justice Center | ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
