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02-01-2012 Groundbreaking Ceremony for New School in Queens - Council Member Julissa Ferreras to Be Joined by the School Construction Authority and Make the Road New York to Start Construction for PS 287 Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
11-05-2011 TODAY: Latino and African-American Voters Gather for Final Push to Get Out The Vote in Suffolk County Make the Road New York Community and Electoral Organizing Press Advisory
11-04-2011 Community Members and Family of a Police Shooting Victim to Rally in Washington Heights to Demand Justice Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
11-03-2011 City Council Passes Historic Legislation Limiting Involvement with Federal Immigration Authorities at NYC Department of Corrections Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
10-13-2011 African-American and Latino Long Islanders Rally to Mobilize Low-Income Suffolk County Voters Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
10-12-2011 More than 1200 Latino and African-American Students and Workers March over the Brooklyn Bridge Calling for an End to Discriminatory Policing in NYC Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
10-10-2011 More than 1200 Latino and African-American Students and Workers to March over the Brooklyn Bridge Calling for an End to Discriminatory Policing in NYC Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
06-02-2009 Queens Cafe Owner to House Small Business Committee: "We're Ready to Serve" Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
06-01-2009 Urban Youth Collaborative members Defend their Right to Equity in College Access Make the Road New York Strategic Policy Advocacy Press Advisory
06-01-2009 NYS DEPARTMENT OF LABOR TO ANNOUNCE CRACKDOWN ON SUPERMARKETS' UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF HAVING BAGGERS WORK FOR NO BASE WAGE, ONLY TIPS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
05-27-2009 Immigrant Activists Canvass Subway Stations along the 7 Line to Build Communications and Advocacy Network for Upcoming Immigration Reform Fight Make the Road New York Strategic Policy Advocacy Press Advisory
05-23-2009 New "Wage And Hour Watch" Program To Target Roosevelt Avenue In Queens Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
05-20-2009 Report: Poor Housing Conditions Harming Asthmatic New Yorkers Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
05-20-2009 Fifty Latino Workers and Supporters to Confront Construction Company Which Owes Tens of Thousands of Dollars in Illegally Withheld Wages Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
05-01-2009 Building on Attorney General Cuomo's Landmark Settlement Agreements with Seven of the State's Largest Pharmacy Chains to Ensure Pharmacy Translation and Interpretation Services and Patient Safety Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
04-17-2009 City agrees to pay over $250,000 in settlement fees to unlawfully arrested Bushwick youth Make the Road New York Legal and Support Services Press Advisory
04-17-2009 Immigrant Tenants in Queens Join Their Allies in State and Local Government to Call for the Repeal of Vacancy Decontrol Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
04-13-2009 The mother and younger sisters of a mentally ill, Latino man brutally beaten by six NYPD officers will announce plans to file a lawsuit against the City Make the Road New York Legal and Support Services Press Advisory
04-13-2009 NY Small Business Owners Join Senator Gillibrand and Health Care for America Now! Campaign in National Push for Health Care Reform in 2009 Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
04-02-2009 IMMIGRANT WORKERS LAUNCH INNOVATIVE EFFORT TO ENFORCE LABOR LAWS, AND END IMPUNITY FOR LAWLESS WORKING CONDITIONS IN NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THE 5 BOROUGHS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
04-02-2009 LGBT, Immigrant and African-American Groups to Hold Forum on Hate Crimes on Anniversary of MLK Jr.'s Assassination Make the Road New York GLOBE Press Advisory
03-24-2009 Bushwick, Brooklyn Group to Receive Environmental Justice Grant from EPA Make the Road New York Enivironmental Justice Press Advisory
03-10-2009 Close to one thousand low-income New Yorkers, mostly immigrants from Latin America, to hold march and massive community assembly in Brooklyn Make the Road New York Strategic Policy Advocacy Press Advisory
03-04-2009 THOUSANDS OF NEW YORKERS EXPECTED AT NYC 'RALLY FOR NEW YORK' THURSDAY Make the Road New York Strategic Policy Advocacy Press Advisory
02-27-2009 MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK NAMED AS SEMIFINALIST FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY'S 2009 NONPROFIT EXCELLENCE AWARDS Make the Road New York Profiles of MTR Press Advisory
02-17-2009 Immigrant New Yorkers Join Efforts to Protect Community Services for Adult Learners, Urge Governor Paterson to Restore Funding for Adult English Classes Make the Road New York Adult Education Press Advisory
02-04-2009 Community Group to Release Report Revealing Widespread Labor Violations At Well-Known New York Restaurants Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
02-01-2009 New York City's largest membership-based immigrant organization, Make the Road New York, to celebrate the opening of a new 5,000 square foot community center in Elmhurst, Queens. Make the Road New York Community and Electoral Organizing Press Advisory
01-22-2009 REPORT: SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS READY TO PITCH IN TO FIX HEALTH CARE Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
01-13-2009 "WE WILL PAY!" SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS WILLING TO ANTE UP FOR HEALTH CARE; 80% SURVEYED FAVOR PUBLIC INSURANCE OPTION. Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
12-18-2008 More than 100 Latino immigrant workers will brave the snow and demand an end to sexual harassment and exploitation along Bushwick, Brooklyn's bustling retail strip. Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
12-14-2008 Community to Hold March and Vigilto Condemn Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Gay, Anti-Latino Hate Crime Make the Road New York GLOBE Press Advisory
12-10-2008 Recruiting over 200 small business members from across New York City in just three months, new coalition is building momentum for comprehensive health care reform that works for small businesses Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
12-08-2008 Landmark City Council bill to guarantee equal access to pharmacies for limited English proficient New Yorkers Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
12-07-2008 Joint Statement on Bushwick Hate Assault: Ana Maria Archila, Executive Director, Make the Road New York , & Manny Rodriguez, Make the Road New York/GLOBE Make the Road New York GLOBE Press Advisory
12-05-2008 Julissa Bisono, a 25-year old Workplace Justice Organizer for Make the Road New York Wins "Mario Savio Young Activist Award" Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
12-03-2008 AT 100TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF NYC'S HISTORIC CHILD HEALTH CLINICS SATURDAY, TWO CRITICAL NEW DOCUMENTS WILL BE RELEASED Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
11-21-2008 Low-income residents celebrate homeownership with the recent completion of new cooperatives, even after scams hiked the building prices well out of reach Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
11-21-2008 Rally & press conference to demand that City Council holding hearings to pass the Student Safety Act Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
11-13-2008 Complaint to New York State Attorney General Results in Landmark Settlement Agreements with National Pharmacy Chains to Provide Medication Information in Patients' Primary Languages Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
10-13-2008 1,000 low-income New Yorkers, mostly immigrants from Latin America, to hold massive community assembly in lower Manhattan and march to City Hall for a rally with scores of elected officials Make the Road New York Community and Electoral Organizing Press Advisory
10-12-2008 Workers to hold press conference to celebrate the arrest of two exploitative supermarket executives for cheating their workers and falsifying business records Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
10-08-2008 Student Safety Coalition's Action Week to Educate Students about their Rights with Police in Schools Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
10-01-2008 MAKE THE ROAD NEW YORK CELEBRATES REMARKABLE YEAR AT ANNUAL GALA HONORING TERENCE M. O'SULLIVAN, JANET MURGUÍA, VINCENT MCGEE, AND LAWRENCE PARK Make the Road New York Profiles of MTR Press Advisory
09-22-2008 Asthmatic Residents from Across New York Rally to Strengthen the State Mold Regulations Prior to State Mold Taskforce Hearing Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
08-29-2008 Over 300 Community Activists Commemorate 3rd Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
08-26-2008 Health Care for All New York Campaign Responds to New Federal Census Estimates of Number of Uninsured in New York Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
08-14-2008 Hundreds Rally Against Overly Aggressive Police Tactics in Schools, Demand Passage of Student Safety Act Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
08-05-2008 Massive Civil Rights Complaint Against Illegal Discrimination at NYC Pharmacies Gains 10 New Complainants Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
08-02-2008 Eleven More Dancers and Employees to Join Lawsuit Against Popular Men's Club Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
07-28-2008 DOL To Announce Back Wage Settlement for Restaurant Workers After Crackdown Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
07-08-2008 Latino Asthmatics Denied Entry to Public Mold Meeting Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
07-07-2008 Asthmatics to Flood Mold Taskforce Hearing Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
06-18-2008 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People to Take to the Streets of Bushwick to Demand Safety from Hate Crimes Make the Road New York GLOBE Press Advisory
06-12-2008 Lawsuit Against Local Employers Alleges Widespread Labor Law Violations: No Overtime, Paid as Little as $1.25 an Hour Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
06-12-2008 Immigrants to Flood City Council Oversight Hearing About Dangerous Lack of Translation Services at Pharmacies Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
06-04-2008 Mexican Consul on Wheels Program and Make the Road New York bring full Consulate services to Mexican community in Bushwick, Brooklyn Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
06-03-2008 Student Rally to Protest Mayor's Cuts to Education Led by Youth Leaders of the Urban Youth Collaborative Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
05-25-2008 High School Students Win Second Student Success Center Make the Road New York Public Education Press Advisory
04-30-2008 Immigrant New Yorkers to March Across Brooklyn Bridge Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
04-21-2008 Landmark Civil Rights Complaint Against Discriminatory Pharmacies to Expand in Scope Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
04-16-2008 Hospital Communication Improves: Study Shows that Hospital Care is Becoming More Accessible to Many New Yorkers Who are Limited-English-Proficient Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
04-09-2008 Dancers, Workers, Elected Officials and Community Members Fight Back Against Sexually Exploitative Conditions, Psychological Abuse and Labor Law Violations at Popular Dollar Dance Club in Queens Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
04-04-2008 Community Residents to Protest Exploitative Supermarket that Owes its Workers Close to $2 million in Illegally Withheld Wages and Damages Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
03-25-2008 At the 9th Annual Havana Film Festival, Part of NYC's Immigrant Heritage Week, Interactive Workshop at Make the Road New York, Brooklyn Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
02-19-2008 Close to One Thousand Low-Income New Yorkers, Mostly Immigrants from Latin America, to Hold Massive Community Assembly in Queens Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
02-06-2008 Immigrant Community Leaders and Major Hospital Announce Landmark Initiative to Improve Access to Health Care for Non-English Speakers Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
02-01-2008 Brooklyn Students Express Outrage Against Ray Kelly and Charles Hynes for their Public Statements Against 32 Youth Picked up in Mass Arrest Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
02-01-2008 With New York's Presidential Primaries few Days Away, Latino Immigrants Lead the Effort to Mobilize Low-Income Communities to the Polls on Super Tuesday Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
01-25-2008 Asthmatic Residents to Rally in Front of Dilapidated Moldy Building, to Present Rat with Asthma Pump on a Silver Platter to Landlord Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
12-18-2007 Latino Restaurant Workers to Confront Employer Who Owes $45,000 in Back Wages Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
12-13-2007 Hundreds of Latino Workers, Churches and Community Organizations March for Decent, Living Wages Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
11-11-2007 Study Finds Widespread Language Barriers at NY City's Benefits Offices Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
11-10-2007 Labor Commissioner and Advocacy Groups Announce Thousands of Wage Violations Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
11-09-2007 Local Law 29 - The Safe Housing Act To Take Effect Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
11-05-2007 Asthmatic Youth and Parents to Rally at Department of Health, Calling for Stronger Response to Mold and Pests Make the Road New York Enivironmental Justice Press Advisory
10-30-2007 Hundreds of Immigrants to Protest Illegal Discrimination at NYC Pharmacies Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
10-30-2007 New York City to Open First Student Success Center Make the Road New York Youth Development Press Advisory
09-02-2007 Dozens of Spanish-speaking community members to protest discrimination at Duane Reade Pharmacy Make the Road New York Language Access Press Advisory
08-15-2007 HUNDREDS OF BUSHWICK RESIDENTS RALLY TO "SAY NO!" TO GENTRIFICATION Make the Road New York Community and Electoral Organizing Press Advisory
07-26-2007 CATHOLIC PRIESTS AND CONGREGANTS TO JOIN HUNDREDS TO MARCH FOR JUSTICS FOR ABUSED IMMIGRANT SUPERMARKET WORKERS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
07-09-2007 Students, Community Members and Elected Officials Rally TODAY Unlawful Arrest of Local Teens Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
06-19-2007 City Councilmember Charles Barron Joins Wrongfully Arrested Students to Meet with District Attorney Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
06-18-2007 Religious Leaders and Latino Workers Condemn Exploitation of Immigrant Workers at Associated Supermarkets! Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
04-17-2007 Safe Homes to Become Law in New York City Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
12-15-2006 OVER 100 LATINO IMMIGRANTS TO PROTEST CNN’S OFFENSIVE AND MISLEADING COVERAGE OF IMMIGRATION ISSUES Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
12-14-2006 COMMUNITY RESIDENTS DEMAND JUSTICE FROM MAJOR RETAILER Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
11-03-2006 LATINO COMMUNITY RESIDENTS TO PROTEST A LARGE BROOKLYN RETAILER WHO VIOLATES LABOR LAWS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
10-31-2006 OVER 100 LATINO IMMIGRANTS TO CONDEMN SENATOR CLINTON FOR HER SUPPORT OF EXPENSIVE AND INEFFECTIVE BORDER WALL Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
10-28-2006 LANDLORD DIRTY TRICKS CREATE REAL LIFE “HAUNTED HOUSE” Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
10-18-2006 TENANTS TO RALLY AGAINST HARASSMENT BY LANDLORDS Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
10-10-2006 IMMIGRANT LABOR RIGHTS CAMPAIGN LEADS TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OF LAWLESS BUSHWICK EMPLOYER Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
10-05-2006 LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND CONSUMERS TO PROTEST A BUSHWICK STORE Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
09-13-2006 POLITICIANS AND PATIENTS CELEBRATE NEW HEALTH PROTECTIONS FOR MILLIONS OF IMMIGRANT NY’ERS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory
09-11-2006 NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPERS AND CHURCHGOERS WILL PROTEST IN FRONT OF A BUSHWICK SUPERMARKET Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
07-15-2006 RETAIL WORKERS, NEIGHBORHOOD SHOPPERS AND CHURCHGOERS WILL HOLD PROTESTS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
06-17-2006 FIRST-EVER BUSHWICK GAY PRIDE MARCH! Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
06-16-2006 BOYCOTT AGAINST ASSOCIATED SUPERMARKET ANNOUNCED Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
06-07-2006 COALITION FOR ASTHMA-FREE HOMES (CAFH) CREATED Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
06-05-2006 LATINO, IMMIGRANT AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN TENANTS TO GATHER AT CITY HALL TO DECRY RAMPANT HOUSING CODE VIOLATIONS IN NYC Make the Road New York Improving Housing Press Advisory
05-10-2006 IMMIGRANTS AND THEIR ALLIES TO UNITE IN FRONT OF THE STATUE OF LIBERTY Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
04-30-2006 IN PRELUDE TO MAY 1ST DAY OF ACTION, HUNDREDS TO MARCH FOR IMMIGRANT WORKER RIGHTS! Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
04-10-2006 THOUSANDS TO MARCH OVER THE BROOKLYN BRIDGE TO JOIN MASSIVE IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS RALLY AT CITY HALL TODAY! Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
03-16-2006 LATINO RESTAURANT WORKERS AND THEIR SUPPORTERS CONFRONT THE EMPLOYER WHO PAID THEM AS LITTLE $3 PER HOUR FOR OVER A DECADE! Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
02-28-2006 70-YEAR OLD TRANSGENDER WOMAN ILLEGALLY ARRESTED FOR USING WOMEN'S BATHROOM AT GRAND CENTRAL Make the Road New York Expanding Civil Rights Press Advisory
02-08-2006 UNIQUE COMMUNITY-LABOR CAMPAIGN WINS UNION CONTRACT FOR FOOTCO/NY WORKERS Make the Road New York Workplace Justice Press Advisory
01-31-2006 LATINO COMMUNITY MEMBERS DECLARE, "WE DESERVE TO BREATHE!" Make the Road New York Promoting Urban Health Press Advisory