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The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice On September 5, 1882, the first recorded Labor Day parade was held in New York City’s Union Square, during the height of America’s Gilded Age.…

For Immediate Release: June 30, 2026 Contact: Lisa Thomas, 347-415-6431, lisa@alignny.org Mayor Mamdani Breaks Promise to Fund Green, Healthy Schools; Disadvantaged Children Will Suffer Most New York, NY – In response to the release of New York City’s final FY2027 budget, the Climate Works for All coalition issued the following statement: “We’re disappointed to see no new money and no steps taken toward Mayor Mamdani’s green schools promise in today’s final budget.…

The Newsletter for the Movement for  Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice If “Knicks in 5” is the mantra of the moment, “Go New York go” represents a historical truth about New Yorkers.…

The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice New Yorkers who are concerned by rising cost-of-living prices, an authoritarian federal government, and rapidly accelerating climate emergency will find little to no relief by a long delayed budget delivered by Governor Hochul and the state legislature.…

Seven weeks past the budget deadline, Governor Hochul and the State Legislature announced a final New York State budget. In response, ALIGN Executive Director Theodore A. Moore released the following statement:

For Immediate Release: May 13, 2026 Contact: Lisa Thomas, 347-415-6431, lisa@alignny.org; Patrick Nevada, 646-866-9065, patrick@alignny.org  Following the Release of the Mayor’s Executive Budget, 19 Council Members Join 75 Climate & Labor Groups Championing Budget Investments in Green, Healthy Schools With climate cuts at the state and federal level, support grows for Green, Healthy Schools as a solution to the triple crisis of public health, student learning, and workplace safety New York, NY – Today, in a letter released by the Climate Works for All coalition, 19 council members — including the Co-Chairs and Vice Co-Chairs of the Progressive Caucus and the Chairs of the Committees on Children & Youth, Labor, and Environmental Protection — announced their support of Green, Healthy Schools as a FY2027 budget priority.…

Today, Governor Hochul prematurely announced an agreement on the New York State budget. In response, ALIGN Executive Director Theodore Moore released the following statement.

The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice Earth Day is a call to action. Working class New Yorkers are staring down an affordability and environmental crisis, both constructed and maintained by the corporations that raise costs and pollute our air to fill the pockets of the wealthiest few.…

Today, ALIGN: The Alliance for a Greater New York launched ads in defense of the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) as New York State budget negotiations continue and the law’s fate remains unclear. Governor Hochul has signaled her interest in further delaying the law’s mandates for greenhouse gas emissions regulations from 2030 to 2040 as well as shifting the way the state calculates emissions. 

The Newsletter for the Movement for Economic, Climate, and Racial Justice There are no winners in a war. On the first day of US-Israel’s illegal assault on Iran, a Tomahawk missile hit an Iranian girls’ elementary school, killing more than 170 people, mostly children.…