Make the Road NY
@maketheroadny.bsky.social
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We are THRILLED to launch "We Protect Us"––a *NEW* website that aims to provide up-to-date information and #KnowYourRights resources, including our Deportation Defense Manual, in English and Spanish.
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org
We will #ProtectOurFutures!
Check it out at: weprotectusny.org
A years-in-the-making overhaul of NYC's street vending system could be close to approval.
Business groups that long opposed lifting the city's strict license caps are now in talks with the City Council on a potential compromise on @pisancheznyc.bsky.social's bill.
Business groups that long opposed lifting the city's strict license caps are now in talks with the City Council on a potential compromise on @pisancheznyc.bsky.social's bill.
Street vending overhaul nears as business opposition softens
A City Council bill lifting years-old caps on vending licenses may finally get a vote after key concessions.
www.crainsnewyork.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A years-in-the-making overhaul of NYC's street vending system could be close to approval.
Business groups that long opposed lifting the city's strict license caps are now in talks with the City Council on a potential compromise on @pisancheznyc.bsky.social's bill.
Business groups that long opposed lifting the city's strict license caps are now in talks with the City Council on a potential compromise on @pisancheznyc.bsky.social's bill.
🥗 Volunteer at our Food Pantry!
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
🥗 Volunteer at our Food Pantry!
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
Are you looking for ways to give back to immigrant communities in NYC? Our team is currently looking for bilingual volunteers to help staff our weekly food pantry in our Brooklyn and Queens locations!
Submit your application to bit.ly/MRNYVolunteer
❄️Let it snow… raffles!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
November 23, 2025 at 4:11 PM
❄️Let it snow… raffles!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
Our members know that Make the Road NY swag is the hottest merch in town, so why not give your loved ones the opportunity to win a whole bundle of it?
Our team will help organize a raffle to fundraise for our work in immigrant and working-class communities.
📲Email us!
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
November 22, 2025 at 4:20 PM
📱 Using your #RightToRecord!
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
In the U.S.– no matter what your immigration status is– you have the right to record immigration enforcement agents. This is a powerful tool for exposing their tactics, combatting abuse, and fighting detention.
The Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) helps people safely attend NY state & city courts without fearing an ICE arrest.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
November 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) helps people safely attend NY state & city courts without fearing an ICE arrest.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
Although this is a victory for our communities, it's not applicable to federal courts. Immigrants attending their hearings at federal courts can still be subjected to ICE kidnappings.
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Police sexual violence is an insidious problem impacting NYers across all communities. Our new report with CUNY Graduate Center’s Public Science Project exposes how police sexual violence is one of the largest threats to public safety in NYC. Learn more at bit.ly/psvinnyc
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Police sexual violence is an insidious problem impacting NYers across all communities. Our new report with CUNY Graduate Center’s Public Science Project exposes how police sexual violence is one of the largest threats to public safety in NYC. Learn more at bit.ly/psvinnyc
💊🛒No one should have to choose between medicine or groceries.
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
💊🛒No one should have to choose between medicine or groceries.
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Yesterday, our members participated in a day of action calling on @governor.ny.gov to sign bill S1804A/A128A, requiring insurers to provide maintenance & emergency inhalers at no cost.
Urge Gov. Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
✊VICTORY! We applaud the dismissal of the Trump Administration’s lawsuit challenging New York’s Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) and two executive orders that safeguard immigrant communities.
Read our statement.⬇️
Read our statement.⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 7:44 PM
✊VICTORY! We applaud the dismissal of the Trump Administration’s lawsuit challenging New York’s Protect Our Courts Act (POCA) and two executive orders that safeguard immigrant communities.
Read our statement.⬇️
Read our statement.⬇️
BREAKING: After a relentless two-week legal fight, our incredible legal team secured the release of Mr. Carlos Chalco, a blind Ecuadorean New Yorker who had been unjustly detained in isolation by ICE.
We celebrate this win and continue the fight to ensure the release of our clients.
¡Sí se puede!
We celebrate this win and continue the fight to ensure the release of our clients.
¡Sí se puede!
ICE Frees Blind Migrant Who Was Detained for Days in Isolation
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
BREAKING: After a relentless two-week legal fight, our incredible legal team secured the release of Mr. Carlos Chalco, a blind Ecuadorean New Yorker who had been unjustly detained in isolation by ICE.
We celebrate this win and continue the fight to ensure the release of our clients.
¡Sí se puede!
We celebrate this win and continue the fight to ensure the release of our clients.
¡Sí se puede!
Providing New Yorkers with access to inhalers at no cost would help those with asthma manage their symptoms, keeping people healthy and saving health plans and patients money.
Tell Governor Hochul to sign the bill that gives NYers access to inhalers at no cost: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Tell Governor Hochul to sign the bill that gives NYers access to inhalers at no cost: bit.ly/InhalerBill
November 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Providing New Yorkers with access to inhalers at no cost would help those with asthma manage their symptoms, keeping people healthy and saving health plans and patients money.
Tell Governor Hochul to sign the bill that gives NYers access to inhalers at no cost: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Tell Governor Hochul to sign the bill that gives NYers access to inhalers at no cost: bit.ly/InhalerBill
⚖️✨Applications Open! We are seeking passionate law students for our Summer 2026 Legal Internship in workplace justice, housing, and immigration.
Hybrid work, hands-on legal advocacy, and community-centered lawyering.
Full internship details on our website at: maketheroadny.org/join-our-team
Hybrid work, hands-on legal advocacy, and community-centered lawyering.
Full internship details on our website at: maketheroadny.org/join-our-team
November 18, 2025 at 10:24 PM
⚖️✨Applications Open! We are seeking passionate law students for our Summer 2026 Legal Internship in workplace justice, housing, and immigration.
Hybrid work, hands-on legal advocacy, and community-centered lawyering.
Full internship details on our website at: maketheroadny.org/join-our-team
Hybrid work, hands-on legal advocacy, and community-centered lawyering.
Full internship details on our website at: maketheroadny.org/join-our-team
New Yorkers with chronic disease need affordable access to treatments!
Bill 1804A/A128A would require insurers to provide NYers with access to both a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost is sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting her signature.
Urge Governor Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Bill 1804A/A128A would require insurers to provide NYers with access to both a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost is sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting her signature.
Urge Governor Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
New Yorkers with chronic disease need affordable access to treatments!
Bill 1804A/A128A would require insurers to provide NYers with access to both a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost is sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting her signature.
Urge Governor Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
Bill 1804A/A128A would require insurers to provide NYers with access to both a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost is sitting on the Governor’s desk, awaiting her signature.
Urge Governor Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
In NY, asthma affects 1.6 million adults & 334K children, disproportionately
affecting people of color + low-income communities.
Bill S1804A/A128A on the Gov’s desk would require insurers to provide a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost to patients.
Urge Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
affecting people of color + low-income communities.
Bill S1804A/A128A on the Gov’s desk would require insurers to provide a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost to patients.
Urge Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
End Medical Debt
The fear of expensive, unfair medical bills should not stop New Yorkers from getting the health care they deserve. Take action with CSS to end medical debt in New York.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 2:06 PM
In NY, asthma affects 1.6 million adults & 334K children, disproportionately
affecting people of color + low-income communities.
Bill S1804A/A128A on the Gov’s desk would require insurers to provide a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost to patients.
Urge Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
affecting people of color + low-income communities.
Bill S1804A/A128A on the Gov’s desk would require insurers to provide a rescue & maintenance inhaler at no cost to patients.
Urge Hochul to sign: bit.ly/InhalerBill
It’s a new day in NYC! New Yorkers have given Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @council.nyc.gov a clear mandate to fight and win against ICE’s abuses of power – they can begin by protecting NYC’s sanctuary laws and passing the NYC Trust Act to get #ICEOutNYC
Maintain sanctuary in New York City
New Yorkers sent a resounding message on Election Day: they want a city that fights back against President Trump and protects all New Yorkers, including our immigrant neighbors.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
It’s a new day in NYC! New Yorkers have given Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and @council.nyc.gov a clear mandate to fight and win against ICE’s abuses of power – they can begin by protecting NYC’s sanctuary laws and passing the NYC Trust Act to get #ICEOutNYC
🧊Have you seen ICE in your neighborhood? Save this post so you’re prepared for the next sighting.
As immigrant New Yorkers continue being targeted, it’s up to us to defend our communities.
As immigrant New Yorkers continue being targeted, it’s up to us to defend our communities.
November 14, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🧊Have you seen ICE in your neighborhood? Save this post so you’re prepared for the next sighting.
As immigrant New Yorkers continue being targeted, it’s up to us to defend our communities.
As immigrant New Yorkers continue being targeted, it’s up to us to defend our communities.
‼️ TOMORROW- Join Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass Training from 1 to 3 PM!
As the federal government escalates their tactics, New Yorkers will continue to organize. We will keep each other safe & #ProtectOurFutures!
Location after RSVP: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
As the federal government escalates their tactics, New Yorkers will continue to organize. We will keep each other safe & #ProtectOurFutures!
Location after RSVP: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
November 14, 2025 at 2:07 PM
‼️ TOMORROW- Join Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass Training from 1 to 3 PM!
As the federal government escalates their tactics, New Yorkers will continue to organize. We will keep each other safe & #ProtectOurFutures!
Location after RSVP: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
As the federal government escalates their tactics, New Yorkers will continue to organize. We will keep each other safe & #ProtectOurFutures!
Location after RSVP: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
❤️🩹 Healthcare is a human right!
Yesterday, we joined @nynurses.bsky.social to kick off their second week of action across the city, demanding that NYC private hospitals invest in safe patient care rather than executive pay and AI tech investments.
#FairContractNow #SafeStaffingSavesLives
Yesterday, we joined @nynurses.bsky.social to kick off their second week of action across the city, demanding that NYC private hospitals invest in safe patient care rather than executive pay and AI tech investments.
#FairContractNow #SafeStaffingSavesLives
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
❤️🩹 Healthcare is a human right!
Yesterday, we joined @nynurses.bsky.social to kick off their second week of action across the city, demanding that NYC private hospitals invest in safe patient care rather than executive pay and AI tech investments.
#FairContractNow #SafeStaffingSavesLives
Yesterday, we joined @nynurses.bsky.social to kick off their second week of action across the city, demanding that NYC private hospitals invest in safe patient care rather than executive pay and AI tech investments.
#FairContractNow #SafeStaffingSavesLives
🏳️⚧️The 7th Annual Long Island TGNCNB Community Conference is happening this Sunday, Nov 16 at Hofstra University, featuring our Trans Justice Manager, Mateo!
Join us for a community led panel discussing TGNCIQ+ health & the social issues affecting our trans siblings.
RSVP: tgncnb25.eventbrite.com
Join us for a community led panel discussing TGNCIQ+ health & the social issues affecting our trans siblings.
RSVP: tgncnb25.eventbrite.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🏳️⚧️The 7th Annual Long Island TGNCNB Community Conference is happening this Sunday, Nov 16 at Hofstra University, featuring our Trans Justice Manager, Mateo!
Join us for a community led panel discussing TGNCIQ+ health & the social issues affecting our trans siblings.
RSVP: tgncnb25.eventbrite.com
Join us for a community led panel discussing TGNCIQ+ health & the social issues affecting our trans siblings.
RSVP: tgncnb25.eventbrite.com
“Creating courts staffed by judges w/ expertise in labor & employment law would advance the solution of employment & labor conflicts, especially now, when the Supreme Court is expanding presidential power at the expense of independent agencies.”
Read our Workplace Justice Lead Attorney's op-ed. ⬇️
Read our Workplace Justice Lead Attorney's op-ed. ⬇️
Why Not a Real Employment and Labor Court? ✦ OnLabor
Conflict lies at the heart of the employment relationship. Indeed, Employment and Labor Law emerged in the early twentieth century as a political response to social unrest, seeking to channel these te...
onlabor.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:12 PM
“Creating courts staffed by judges w/ expertise in labor & employment law would advance the solution of employment & labor conflicts, especially now, when the Supreme Court is expanding presidential power at the expense of independent agencies.”
Read our Workplace Justice Lead Attorney's op-ed. ⬇️
Read our Workplace Justice Lead Attorney's op-ed. ⬇️
✊Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass training!
This Saturday, November 15th, come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
This Saturday, November 15th, come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
November 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
✊Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass training!
This Saturday, November 15th, come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
This Saturday, November 15th, come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
"She resorted to sex work because she wouldn’t be able to afford rent or childcare otherwise," reported Mateo, our Trans Justice Manager.
The affordability crisis we're all facing as NYers has taken a deeper toll on immigrant communities who rely mostly on the informal sector to make ends meet.
The affordability crisis we're all facing as NYers has taken a deeper toll on immigrant communities who rely mostly on the informal sector to make ends meet.
Once Shifting Red, Immigrant Voters Delivered for Mamdani on Election Day - Documented
Some immigrant communities leaned toward Trump in 2024, but voters in the New York mayoral election swung back and voted for Mamdani. They cited concerns over affordability as one of their top concern...
documentedny.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"She resorted to sex work because she wouldn’t be able to afford rent or childcare otherwise," reported Mateo, our Trans Justice Manager.
The affordability crisis we're all facing as NYers has taken a deeper toll on immigrant communities who rely mostly on the informal sector to make ends meet.
The affordability crisis we're all facing as NYers has taken a deeper toll on immigrant communities who rely mostly on the informal sector to make ends meet.
We're in the middle of a cost of living crisis but @hellodcwp.bsky.social has NYers' backs when it comes to improving our financial futures.
Get free, confidential & personalized advice from trusted financial counselors by visiting nyc.gov/TalkMoney, & get one step closer to living debt-free!
Get free, confidential & personalized advice from trusted financial counselors by visiting nyc.gov/TalkMoney, & get one step closer to living debt-free!
November 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
We're in the middle of a cost of living crisis but @hellodcwp.bsky.social has NYers' backs when it comes to improving our financial futures.
Get free, confidential & personalized advice from trusted financial counselors by visiting nyc.gov/TalkMoney, & get one step closer to living debt-free!
Get free, confidential & personalized advice from trusted financial counselors by visiting nyc.gov/TalkMoney, & get one step closer to living debt-free!
This Saturday, November 15th, joins us at Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass training!
Come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
Come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Saturday, November 15th, joins us at Bushwick’s #KnowYourRights & Community Defense Mass training!
Come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
Come learn how to protect yourself, support your neighbors, and stay prepared in the face of federal overreach.
RSVP here to secure your spot: tinyurl.com/bushwickyr
#WeKeepUsSafe
📣Hey, Albany: Listen to New Yorkers!
Our healthcare is skyrocketing, we can barely put food on the table, and childcare is out of reach... all because D.C. cut taxes for the wealthy again.
78% of us say #TaxTheRich. Are you with us, or with the super-rich?
Our healthcare is skyrocketing, we can barely put food on the table, and childcare is out of reach... all because D.C. cut taxes for the wealthy again.
78% of us say #TaxTheRich. Are you with us, or with the super-rich?
November 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📣Hey, Albany: Listen to New Yorkers!
Our healthcare is skyrocketing, we can barely put food on the table, and childcare is out of reach... all because D.C. cut taxes for the wealthy again.
78% of us say #TaxTheRich. Are you with us, or with the super-rich?
Our healthcare is skyrocketing, we can barely put food on the table, and childcare is out of reach... all because D.C. cut taxes for the wealthy again.
78% of us say #TaxTheRich. Are you with us, or with the super-rich?
"Smaller raids in those pockets by [ICE] have served as dry runs for what many undocumented immigrants anticipate could grow into bigger roundups."
The threat of troops in NYC has united New Yorkers against these cruel encroachments on our immigrant communities.
Join us: HandsOffNYC.com
The threat of troops in NYC has united New Yorkers against these cruel encroachments on our immigrant communities.
Join us: HandsOffNYC.com
New York Prepares for a Potential Trump Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
"Smaller raids in those pockets by [ICE] have served as dry runs for what many undocumented immigrants anticipate could grow into bigger roundups."
The threat of troops in NYC has united New Yorkers against these cruel encroachments on our immigrant communities.
Join us: HandsOffNYC.com
The threat of troops in NYC has united New Yorkers against these cruel encroachments on our immigrant communities.
Join us: HandsOffNYC.com