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NEWS & EVENTS

3/20/23

News Release, Majority of Senate Co-Sponsors New York Public Banking Act

3/20/23

Vice, Private Banks Are In Crisis. What If They Were Public Banks?

3/17/23

NY State of Politics, New York Public Banking Supporters Say Recent Failures Show Need for Law

3/17/23

News Release, Community and Labor Groups Raise Alarm Over Latest Financial Crisis, Urge Lawmakers to Adopt Public Banking

1/11/23

City & State NY Opinion, Public Banks Can Help New York Meet its Ambitious Climate Goals

11/9/22

Yes!, How Activists Are Trying to Change the Way Banking Gets Done

11/2/22

WBAI, Living for the City

10/18/22

News Release, Community Groups, Electeds Award NYC’s “Worst Banks of 2022”

9/22/22

News Release, New Analysis Reveals NYC’s Banking Activities Take Massive Hidden Toll on Climate

5/26/22

Demos Case Study, Banking for the Public Good: Public Bank NYC

5/26/22

News Release, Report: Public Banking Key to Building Community Wealth in New York City

5/24/22

AM New York Op-Ed, Boost Banking in the Bronx with a Public Bank

5/18/22

The City, 'Public Bank' Bill Blocked from State Senate Vote After Industry Pushback

5/10/22

News Release, Community and Labor Groups, Legislators Rally at Capitol for Passage of “New York Public Banking Act” to Advance Racial Equity and a Just Recovery

4/21/22

EastNewYork.com, Op-Ed by Sandy Nurse and Andy Morrison: Goodbye Wells Fargo. Hello Public Banking.

4/18/22

Spectrum News, Local Officials in New York Call for Public Banking Bill

4/18/22

News Release, 80+ Local Electeds from Across New York Call on Albany to Enact "NY Public Banking Act" This Session

3/29/22

The City, Will NYC Bar Wells Fargo From Municipal Deposits After Alleged Discrimination Against Black Homeowners?

3/28/22

Letter to NYC Banking Commission Calling for De-Designation of Wells Fargo

3/21/22

Albany Times-Union, Commentary: Invest Equitably in our Communities with Public Banking

1/12/22

NY State of Politics, Supporters Push for Public Banking Bill to Aid Underserved Communities

1/11/22

Common Dreams, 150+ NY Groups Back Public Banking Bill to Declare 'Independence from Wall Street'

1/11/22

News Release, 150 Community and Labor Groups Call on Albany to Pass NY Public Banking Act

12/12/21

News Release, Public Bank NYC Coalition Launches 2022 Legislative Campaign with Rally on Wall St.

11/24/21

WhoWhatWhy, $1.6 Billion Reasons Why Activists Say New York City Needs Public Banking

11/22/21

Daily News Op-Ed: The Public Bank New York City Needs

11/17/21

Center for New York City Affairs, Public Banking for a Just Recovery: A How-To Guide for NYC

7/9/21

The Nation, Why Shouldn’t the People Own the Banks?

6/17/21

Daily News, An Idea New York Should Invest in: A Municipal Bank Makes Great Sense

6/8/21

News Release, New Analysis Shows Banks Drained $1.7 Billion in Fees from New Yorkers' Accounts During Pandemic

6/3/21

Gothamist, The Big Idea: Andrew Yang Is Betting On A People’s Bank To Help Struggling Low-Income New Yorkers

5/31/21

Gotham Gazette, New York City Gets Back in Bed with a Bad Bank — But There’s a Better Way

5/26/21

News Release, Racial & Economic Justice Groups Slam Mayor de Blasio’s Vote to Have NYC Resume Banking with Wells Fargo

5/18/21

Statement from Labor, Racial & Economic Justice Groups on the NY Public Banking Act

5/6/21

Gotham Gazette, Competing Visions of Public Banking in New York City

5/3/21

Capital Tonight, Sen. James Sanders’ Public Banking Bill: How it Could Work in New York

4/29/21

City Limits, Council Weighs ‘Public Banking’ Bills as Advocates Push City to Divest from Corporate Banks

4/28/21

News Release, As NYC Council Holds Hearing on Groundbreaking Public Banking Bills, New Analysis Shows NYC’S ‘Designated Banks’ Extracted $5 Billion in Predatory Overdraft Fees During COVID-19

4/14/21

NY State of Politics, Why Lawmakers Want to Create Public Banks

4/13/21

News Release, NYS Legislators, Groups Call for Local Public Banks to Help Lead Recovery, Advance Racial and Economic Justice

3/10/21

News Release, 100+ Community And Labor Groups Back Groundbreaking Bill To Make Public Banking A Reality In New York

11/18/20

The Nation, It's Time for Public Banking in New York City

9/29/20

City Limits, Council Bills Could Pave the Way for a Public Bank in NYC

9/23/20

News Release, Local Electeds, Groups, Call for Public Bank to Strengthen NYC Neighborhoods, Advance Racial and Economic Justice in Wake of Pandemic

8/3/20

News Release, NYC and Rochester Council Members Join 55 Groups in Urging Albany to Support Public Banks

7/14/20

City Limits, Will New York Launch a Public Bank?

6/24/20

Testimony of Public Bank NYC Before the New York State Assembly

6/22/20

Public Bank NYC Coalition Members Issue Statement in Support of Movement for Black Lives

5/8/20

News Release, 1,000+ New Yorkers Gather for Urgent Town Hall Calling for Public Banking to Ensure a Just COVID-19 Recovery

2/19/20

Yes! Magazine, What a Public Bank Can Do for Real People

1/2/20

Next City, Who's Afraid of Public Banking in New York?

12/10/19

Daily News, Six ‘Worst Banks of 2019’ get awards in shaming ceremony at City Hall

News Release, Community Groups, Elected Officials Award NYC’s “Worst Banks of 2019”

El Diario, Seis “bancos malos” para abogar por uno municipal

9/12/19

News Release, Public Bank NYC Awarded $276,000 From Rosin Fund

6/26/19

Fast Company, The One Strategy That Could Finance the Whole Green New Deal

5/24/19

WNYC, Public Bank NYC Protests City's Banking Commission

5/24/19

New Yorkers Urge NYC to Follow Through on Pledge to Divest from Wells Fargo, Call for a Public Option to Manage City Funds

5/1/19

WBAI Living for the City, Land Trust & Public Bank with Andy Morrison and Jamie Tyberg

5/9/19

Housing and Community Groups Rally at Banking Commission, Call on NYC to Divest from Banks Fueling Evictions, and Establish a Public Bank

4/10/19

In These Times, Public Banking Can Fund the Zero-Carbon Economy

1/4/19

Gotham Gazette, A 'Green New Deal' for New York and More: Where the Climate Change Conversation is Headed in 2019

11/30/18

Nonprofit Quarterly, The Pressure on NY’s Designated Banks: Get Our Money Out of Climate-Hostile Businesses!

11/29/18

Gothamist, As De Blasio Touts Climate Change Divestment, NYC's 'Designated Banks' Continue To Invest In Fossil Fuels

11/28/18

Press Release, Environmental & Community Groups Call on NYC to Divest from Banks that Fuel Climate Change, and Establish a Public Bank

11/2/18

Next System Project Podcast, The Campaign for Public Banks, From Coast to Coast

9/27/18

Testimony of the Public Bank NYC Coalition Before the 2019 NYC Charter Revision Commission

8/20/18

Truthout, Creating a Public Bank in the Financial Capital of the World

8/10/18

The New Republic, Why Public Banks Are Suddenly Popular 

7/9/18

Nonprofit Quarterly, Can Public Banking Save the World? 

7/5/18

The Nation, How a Public Bank Could Help You

7/2/18

The Nation, A People’s Bank in NYC

6/23/18

Commonbound 2018 Conference: Policy, Power and the Radical Imagination (Video)

6/14/18

Mott Haven Herald, Community Groups Call for Creation of a 'Public Bank'

6/12/18

The Laura Flanders Show, A Public Bank for Public Good! (Video)

The Progressive, A Movement for Public Banking Gains Momentum

El Diario, ¿Dónde Depositar el Dinero de NYC? Crear un Banco Público Gana Apoyos

6/11/18

Next City, Movement to Get Public Money Out of Wall Street Comes to Wall Street

6/6/18

Mic, Progressive Groups are Launching a Movement to Create a Public Bank in New York City

Coalition Press Release, New York Community, Worker Rights, Economic Justice, and Environmental Groups Call on City to Establish a Public Bank and Divest from Wall Street

6/5/18

Common Dreams, Fed Up With Big Banks That Fund Climate Crisis and Oppression, Community Coalition Demands Public Bank for New York

5/23/18

City Limits, Why We Chased Chase's CEO All the Way to Texas

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