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To: Gov. Cuomo, Kathy Hochul
New York - support working families during coronavirus
We live in a country where people have to choose between being healthy and providing for their families, and this shouldn't be the case. COVID-19 (also known as coronavirus) has been classified as a global pandemic. Schools and many businesses are closed, but workers will struggle to make rent, utility, or mortgage payments due to lost business or because of caring for family members.
Why is this important?
We cannot allow those in our community who have to work in this situation to suffer needlessly - perhaps they don't have anyone to watch their kids while school is closed, or they have to miss shifts to care for a loved one. In order to protect the health and housing security of our community, we call on Governor Cuomo and the NYS Legislature to act now so workers won't have to make that choice. Specifically, we call for a suspension of all rent, mortgage, and utility payments for at least one month to allow people to do what they need to in order to take care of themselves, their loved ones, and the community. Landlords also need to be allowed to take advantage of this, so that they can extend this to their renters.
Choose to support our communities!
Choose to support our communities!