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According to Mayor Bloomberg, Hurricane Sandy flooded 70,000 – 80,000 New York City homes. About 180,000 to 210,000 New Yorkers could be currently exposed to Sandy-related mold.

On February 28, 2013, ALIGN presented testimony for New York City Council Resolution No. 1598, calling on Congress and President Obama to pass and sign into law the Protect Our Workers from Exploitation and Retaliation (POWER) Act.

On February 12, 2013, Matt Ryan, ALIGN's Executive Director, delivered this testimony at the Joint Legislative Public Hearing on 2013-2014 Executive Budget Proposal on Economic Development

The Alliance for a Just Rebuilding, an alliance of community, labor, faith and environmental justice organizations, released a statement outlining recommendations for rebuilding the city and state post-Sandy in a way that serves all of its residents.

Newly released Census Bureau statistics, including poverty data, show that the economic recovery has not yet reached a majority of New Yorkers. The severe impact the recession has had on our neighborhoods and boroughs drove poverty, unemployment and income inequality to unacceptably high levels. Those levels did not decrease in 2011.

Nathalie Alegre joined advocates at a New York City Industrial Development Agency (NYCIDA) hearing to testify against granting huge public subsidies to the Related Companies to develop Hudson Yards.  The testimony questions the track record of the Related Companies in honoring its agreements, as well as the NYCIDA’s track record in crafting successful agreements and holding companies accountable to their jobs and other community benefits promises.

Low-wage work is undermining our city, our communities, and our economy. Employers who hire workers at minimum or near-minimum wages—and sometimes fail to pay their workers even that—too often are profiting handsomely while their workers suffer. When CEOs of these companies are rewarded with millions in compensation and live in luxury at the expense of their workers, the society and our economy pay the price. More money in the pockets of working people would mean more opportunity for them to spend locally, thereby supporting small businesses, stimulating hiring, and helping to create a stronger economy overall. This report will review the status of low-wage work in the City and profile some of the worst low-wage employers in the City.

Each year, IDAs are required to report on the projects they subsidize. We analyze that data and produce key facts about IDA performance.…

What does caring mean to you? I’m Nancy Salazar, and I'd like to tell you what caring means to me.  Being a home health aide is hard work – I wake up early, so I can get to work at 8am, and my workday doesn’t end until 8pm.  But I don’t mind the hours.

In urban communities across the United States, Walmart is facing serious opposition to opening stores. This video shows how we are raising awareness about what Walmart would really mean for New York's neighborhoods...