FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2025

CONTACT: Allison Manuel | 917-213-6028 | allison@northwestbronx.org

Legislators, labor unions, community groups, and healthcare advocates call for special legislative session to pass the New York Health Act at Bronx Healthcare Town Hall

THE BRONX (September 15, 2025)

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Founded in 1974, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition is a 5,000+ member-led, grassroots organization that unites diverse peoples and institutions to fight racial justice and economic democracy through intergenerational community organizing to transform the Bronx and beyond. Our vision prioritizes the dignity of labor and diversity of traditions to create a community in which the well-being of all its diverse members is the most important factor in decision-making. We build power for the Bronx through community organizing, economic development, policy advocacy, leadership development, and support services that foster community ownership of assets, collective governance of institutions, and transforming the systems that impact our lives. To learn more, please visit northwestbronx.org.


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