As early voting in New York’s upcoming Primary Elections begin, Faith In New York along with other local faith leaders are looking to mobilize the local voters through their “Souls to the Polls” voting campaign this weekend.
of Adams preliminary fiscal budget proposal for 2024 which included significant cuts to city agencies like the Department of Education, public libraries, and social services.
As a member of the NYC Budget Justice Coalition, formed by Communities United for Police Reform, the organization supports the outline laid out in the“We are one of many organizations that endorse CPR’s FY24 budget justice platform and we are calling on the mayor to reallocate an overinflated NYPD budget to true public safety solutions.
“Faith in New York is doing citywide outreach, both virtual and in person, to the communities that would be the most negatively impacted by Mayor Adams’ budget proposal: especially Bed-Stuy, South Jamaica, South Bronx and Harlem,” said Walthall.” “Our goal is to make sure that the information our communities need is going directly to the people, and to ensure that our communities know how to harness the power of their voice and their vote.
“We hover around 20% which means around 1 in 5 New Yorkers is actually voting. Our vote is our power when it comes to our budgets, our legislations…A lot of people still don’t know how ranked choice voting works. We want to make sure that all of our community members are equipped to make the right choices for their communities at the polls.” Walthall said.
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