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Advocates have been raising rent alarm bells for 4 weeks.  It's April 1st. The rent is due.  So now what? We talk to Leah Goodridge Supervising Attorney for Mobilization for Justice about what #rentfreeze or #cancelrent really means. 

Between March 12 and 20 invitations were sent to respond the 2020 Census, however some people didn't receive theirs for different reasons.  If that is your case, there are steps you can follow to make sure you and your household are still counted.

Find out how you can help New Yorkers affected by COVID-19.     

Congress Approves Economic Relief Plan for Individuals and Businesses. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance is here! This is who qualifies and how much they get.

The  COVID-19 updates from NY State Governor Andrew Coumo: 

• Additional Coronavirus Cases in New York State
• Increases temporary hospital beds in NY
• School closings are extended to April 15th
• Consumers Experiencing Financial Hardship Due to COVID-19 May Defer Paying Life Insurance Premiums...

UPDATE:  Mayor de Blasio today called for a rent freeze on Friday,  for 2.3 million tenants in nearly 1 million rent-stabilized units across the City amid the COVID-19 epidemic.  The City will work with the State to suspend the Rent Guidelines Board process for the upcoming year, which will maintain...

Households across America can respond to the 2020 Census online, over the phone, or by mail using a paper questionnaire. Please fill out your Census online, via phone, or request a paper form from www.my2020census.gov.  And encourage your friends, neighbors, family and loved ones to do the same.  "R...

Earlier today, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo urged Americans to be 'socially distanced, but spiritually connected' during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic.