Press
Post-Budget Victory!
New York Times: $2.1 Billion for Undocumented Workers Signals New York’s Progressive Shift
New York Daily News Editorial Board: Excluded no more: In praise of Albany’s new fund for undocumented workers
Associated Press: Hunger strikers praise NY budget and break fast
Albany-Times Union: How $2.1 billion for undocumented immigrants landed in the state budget
The Guardian: New York to give up to $15,600 to undocumented migrants hit by Covid
WNYC Brian Lehrer Show: A Lifeline for Undocumented Workers in New York
The Intercept: Hunger Strikers Win Historic Relief Fund For Undocumented New York Workers — With Strings Attached
El Diario NY: Terminan huelga de hambre tras aprobación de fondos en presupuesto de NY para trabajadores excluido
AmNY: Hunger strikers in Manhattan break 23-day fast after $2.1B in excluded worker aid secured
NY1 Noticias: Trabajadores inmigrantes y aliados celebran ‘victoria’ por Fondo de Ayuda
Newsday: Excluded Workers Fund’ could provide $251M boost to local economy
Axios: New York to offer COVID relief payments up to $15,600 for undocumented workers
New York Times: New York, Finally, Taxes the Rich
The City: How New Yorkers Cut Out of Unemployment and Stimulus Checks Can Tap $2.1B Fund
HuffPost: New York To Give Thousands To Undocumented Workers Hard Hit By Coronavirus
Democracy Now: Interview with Marcela Mitaynes
PIX 11: ‘Excluded workers’ end hunger strike after budget includes $2.1 billion fund
WBUR: How New York Passed A $2.1 Billion Pandemic Fund For Undocumented Workers
WNYT: Evening Broadcast
News12: Evening Broadcast
Hunger Strike Coverage
April 5, 2021: Albany Action
Capital Tonight: Advocate for Excluded Workers Speaks Out
CBS 4: Governor says ‘conceptual agreement on all issues’ regarding budget, but budget remains overdue
Univision: Evening Broadcast
CBS 6: Evening Broadcast
Spectrum News: Evening Broadcast
PIX 11: Evening Broadcast
ABC 10: Evening Broadcast
NBC 13: Evening Broadcast
News 12 Long Island: Evening Broadcast
April 4, 2021: Easter Sunday Service
PIX 11: Protesters demand Gov. Cuomo establish $3.5 billion ‘excluded workers’ fund
New York Post: Easter protesters demand Cuomo OK aid to ‘excluded workers’
News 12: Evening Broadcast
CBS 4: Evening Broadcast
April 3, 2021: Yonkers Action
News 12: Hundreds block traffic in Yonkers; rally for gov’t funding for excluded workers
April 2, 2021: Passover
State of Politics: Excluded Workers Fund Activists Blast Late Budget
News 12: Evening Broadcast
April 1, 2021: Holy Thursday
ABC 7: Evening Broadcast
Univision: Evening Broadcast with Jorge Ramos
March 31, 2021: 250 Broadway Action & Syracuse Press
Univision: Evening Broadcast
ABC 7: Evening Broadcast
CNN en Español: Huelga de Hambre de Inmigrantes
Channel 10 (Rochester): Assemblywoman Clark pushing for excluded workers fund
Channel 13 (Albany): Excluded workers, advocates call for $3.5 billion in aid from NY
March 30, 2021
Spectrum News: Activists: State Lawmakers Must Deliver More to Excluded Workers
WNYC: Afternoon Broadcast
March 29, 2021: Executive Budget Press Conference
City & State: Advocates worry about barriers to excluded workers fund
Telemundo: Evening Broadcast
Telemundo: Nightly Broadcast
March 26, 2021: Sleep Out
News 12: Demonstrators call for progressive state budget, rally outside Speaker Carl Heastie’s office
March 25, 2021: Long Island Actions
Riverhead Local: Advocates rally for aid to excluded workers
WSHU: N.Y. Faith Leaders, Advocates Rally For COVID Relief For Undocumented, Formerly Incarcerated
City & State: Hunger strike draws attention to workers excluded from COVID-19 relief
March 24, 2021: Statewide Press Conferences & Actions
NY Daily News: NYC mayoral candidates join hunger strike to support workers seeking COVID economic relief
Mid-Hudson News: Supporters lobby for increase to Excluded Workers Fund
Hudson Valley 360: Activists on hunger strike pushes $3.5B for excluded workers
Hudson Mohawk Magazine: Fund Excluded Workers, Hunger Strike Action
WNYT: Evening Broadcast
March 23, 2021: Cynthia Nixon Visit
EFE News: Cynthia Nixon se solidariza con migrantes en huelga de hambre en Nueva York
El Diario NY: Inmigrantes de NY en huelga de hambre reciben muestras de solidaridad
March 22, 2021: Hudson Yards Action
Curbed: Hudson Yards Has Landscaped Out the Food Vendors
NY1 News: At Hudson Yards Rally, Street Vendors Say They’re Being Squeezed Out
Patch: Hudson Yards Food Vendors Protest Being Booted From Longtime Spot
NY1 Noticias: Vendedores ambulantes en Hudson Yards protestan contra compañía dueña del proyecto
Eater NY: Undocumented Workers Go on Hunger Strike to Demand Access to Pandemic Aid
March 19, 2021: Press Conferences
Ithaca Voice: Workers’ Center and Ithaca Mayor join Anna Kelles in urging state lawmakers to expand “excluded workers” funding
NY1 Noticias: Legisladores estatales expresan apoyo a inmigrantes en huelga de hambre
Gothamist: One Year Into Pandemic, Thousands Of Excluded Workers Are Still Begging For Relief
Telemundo: Evening Broadcast
March 18, 2021: Westchester Hunger Strike Launch
Yonkers Times: Peekskill Councilperson Agudelo Goes On “Fast For The Forgotten” For Immigrants Excluded From Covid Relief
Examiner News: Supporters of Excluded Workers Go on Hunger Strike to Back State Relief Bill
News 12: Evening Broadcast
El Diario NY: Limpiadoras domésticas claman a la Legislatura Estatal $20 millones para dar seguro de salud a inmigrantes
March 17, 2021: Rally at Bezo’s
El Diario NY: Inmigrantes pidieron “impuesto a ricos” al protestar frente a casa de Jeff Bezos en 5ta Avenida de Nueva York
March 16, 2021: NYC Hunger Strike Launch
NY Daily News: Denied COVID economic relief, N.Y.-based immigrant and excluded workers plan hunger strike
Queens Times Ledger: Jackson Heights ‘excluded worker’ participates in hunger strike demanding COVID-19 economic relief
AmNY: ‘Fast for the forgotten:’ Workers in Manhattan go on hunger strike for more state aid
News 12: Undocumented immigrants launch hunger strike over lack of ‘excluded worker’ funds
The Counter: Food delivery couriers, street vendors launch hunger strike in NYC, demanding more relief for undocumented workers
El Diario NY: Trabajadores excluidos de ayudas financieras inician una huelga de hambre en Nueva York
March 5, 2021: NYC Bridges Shutdown
The New York Times: Watch Protesters Close 2 N.Y.C. Bridges in Support of Essential Workers
Bklyner: March to #FundExcludedWorkers Shut Down Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges
New York Patch: SEE: Protest For Excluded Workers Takes Over BK, Manhattan Bridge
NY1 News: Workers Protest on Brooklyn, Manhattan Bridges Over Lack of Economic Relief
NY1 Noticias: Marchan en demanda de beneficios para trabajadores inmigrantes que no han recibido ninguna ayuda estatal
CBS-6 Albany: Coalition to Rally for COVID-19 Aid for Excluded Workers
2020 Press Coverage
PIX11: Over 150 New Yorkers to form ‘bread line’ outside Gov. Cuomo’s mansion
Diario Libre USA: Activistas presionan a Nueva York para que imponga impuestos a los más ricos
QNS: Working-class immigrant communities still out of work, concerned about rent: Report
Univision: “No tenemos trabajo desde que esto comenzó” (Video)
EFE: ONG piden a Nueva York ayudas para indocumentados ante pandemia
NY Daily News: Minorities and immigrants in N.Y. financially devastated due to pandemic: report
Queens Daily Eagle: In NYC, working class communities of color still bear COVID’s economic impact: report
CityLimits: Video Shows NYC Pantry’s Work: Should Billionaires Get the Bill? (Video)
QNS: Queens community urges governor to tax billionaires and create a worker bailout fund
Long Island City Post: Hundreds March Through Corona Sunday, Demand Billionaires Pay More Taxes
Impacto Latino: Autoridades políticas y trabajadores esenciales exigen al gobernador Andrew Cuomo que los billonarios paguen impuestos
El Diario: “Marcha por los barrios” exige al gobernador Cuomo dé luz verde a impuesto a la riqueza
AMNY: Queens rallygoers urge Cuomo to tax billionaires to save low-income communities
PIX 11: Demonstrators call for Cuomo to tax New York’s wealthiest at ‘Barrios not Billionaires’ march
Astoria Post: Rally Demanding Billionaires Pay More Taxes To Be Held in Corona Sunday
SpectrumNews1: Why Calls Are Growing for Governor Cuomo to Pass a Billionaire’s Tax
The New York Times: Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Cuomo to Back Billionaires’ Tax (Video)
El Diario: Nuevo estudio revela el devastador impacto de la crisis del coronavirus en inmigrantes de NY
Gothamist: Survey Of Struggling NY Immigrants Points To “Devastation” Resulting From Coronavirus
Buzzfeed: Social Distancing Made May Day Protests Look A Lot Different This Year
NY Daily News: Rent strike protests target Cuomo in NYC and Albany
Democracy Now: May Day Protests Call for Housing Protections, Workers’ Rights and Immigrant Rights Amid Pandemic
El Diario: Exigen fondo de $ 3.5 mil millones para trabajadores inmigrantes en Nueva York
City & State New York: How does state Sen. Jessica Ramos want to help essential workers?
Noticia El Correo: Demandan fondo millonario para trabajadores indocumentados excluidos de la ayuda federal
NY1: Queens Senator Jessica Ramos Wants to Tax NY Billionaires to Ease Crisis + Video
ABC7: Video
NY1: Video
Univision (Edicion Digital): Con caravanas de autos, miles conmemoran en Nueva York el día internacional de los trabajadores
Univision (Primer Impacto): Video
Telemundo: Video
Telemundo (Un Nuevo Dia): Video
NY1 Noticias: Caravana de protesta en Primero de Mayo -no pago de rentas y otras demandas + Video
AJ+: Video