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July 7, 2008
Asthmatics to Flood Mold Taskforce Hearing
Contact: Contact: Irene Tung, 347-432-6032
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 7th, 2008
Large Numbers of Asthmatics to Attend Mold Hearing Urging Taskforce to Recommend Strengthening City and State Mold Regulations
Wearing
protective masks, waving inhalers, and carrying signs that say, "Mold
is Killing Our Community" asthmatic Latino and African-American will
speak out about how mold and asthma disproportionately effect
communities of color
What: Press conference to urge New York State Mold Taskforce
to recommend that State and City agencies adopt enforceable guidelines
around mold. Asthmatic tenants call on the taskforce to recommend that
the State and City adopt enforceable guidelines for safe remediation of
mold problems, better training for city and state employees in agencies
responsible for inspection and remediation, and greater education and
outreach about indoor asthma risks.
Who: Asthmatic members of Make the Road New York, We Act, and the Fifth Avenue
Committee
When: Tuesday, July 8th at 11 AM
Where: NYSDOH Office, 217 Broadway, near corner with Park Row.
(JMZ to Chambers, 4,5,6 to City Hall)
*** PHOTO OPPORTUNITY ***
Asthmatic tenants wearing protective masks holding their asthma pumps
testimony and report available on request
More on: Promoting Urban Health 
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 Victory for Immigrant Families: Preventing Unjust Deportations in NYCOn March 18, 2013, Mayor Bloomberg signed new legislation to stop federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from using NYC’s criminal justice system to deport thousands of New Yorkers.
Building on legislation we helped to win just over a year ago, Local Laws 21 and 22 prohibit not only the Department of Correction but now also the NYPD from spending millions of city taxpayer dollars to hold individuals on behalf of ICE agents for detention and deportation. Each year, thousands of New York families will stay together who would otherwise have been torn apart by overly aggressive, indiscriminate immigration enforcement.
At a moment when the country is debating immigration reform, with these laws, New York City sends a clear message to Washington that tearing apart thousands of immigrant families is bad policy.
With your support, we look forward to winning national reform that keeps families together. We thank our partners at the Center for Popular Democracy, the Cardozo Immigration Justice Clinic and the bills’ sponsors, NYC Council Speaker Quinn and Council Member Mark-Viverito, for their courageous leadership. 
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