MRNY representatives announce victory with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

We Made History!

More than a decade of direct actions, legal work, research, community organizing, and coalition work have culminated in a major civil rights victory for millions of New Yorkers!

On July 22, 2008, Mayor Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn announced an Executive Order that ensures all New Yorkers will have meaningful access to all city government programs and services, regardless of their English ability.

As a result, when New Yorkers go into any city government office, they'll be able to get important forms and information in at least six languages and get help in their language when they need it.

This Executive Order is the first in the nation to comprehensively address one of the most pervasive barriers preventing immigrants from receiving services, participating in programs, or interacting with government. It's a commitment to ensuring equal access and equal rights for the nearly two million New Yorkers who are still learning English.

This victory is testament to what we can accomplish by working together ...

In a vindication of what Make the Road New York and community allies have been asserting for months, charges have been dropped for all but ten of the thirty-two young people who were arrested last May on the way to a friend’s wake.