Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez, New York State Senator Julia Salazar, and District Council 37 Executive Director Henry Garrido call on Albany to pass the “Good Cause” eviction bill on the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the legislation (S2892/A5030).

Today Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie responded to what homeless New Yorkers and tenants have been saying for years: our state is in crisis and it’s time to end homelessness once and for all.

Public housing across the state is in severe disrepair, yet our state keeps funneling billions in subsidies and tax breaks to corporate landlords and developers. 

We are writing with urgency as session comes to a close and the State legislature is negotiating tenants’ rights in New York.

As leaders of faith communities from across the state, we are called to stand with the most vulnerable among us – New Yorkers who can barely afford to live here anymore.