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4/15/2026

Shelterforce, How Public Banks Can Meet Public Needs

3/3/2026

The Village View, Activists Decry Wall Street, Call for NYC Public Bank

2/12/2026

Media Release, Community Groups, Elected Officials Name NYC’s “Worst Banks” at Public Awards Ceremony

1/6/2026

Next City, Wholesale Banks: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Again?

12/3/2025

Jacobin, New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan

5/29/25

City Limits Opinion, A Public Bank for the Public Good

5/21/25

Center for NYC Affairs, A Public Bank Would Strengthen Housing and Financial Security – And Also Protect NYC Taxpayers

3/21/25

The Wave, State Senate Banks Committee Holds Hearing on Discrimination in NY’s Mortgage Industry

3/14/25

Media Release, Survey: New Yorkers Support Public Banking By 8:1 Margin

2/27/25

Amsterdam News, URBAN AGENDA: A Public Bank Could Boost Access for those Left Behind by Wall Street

2/26/25

Daily News, A NYC Public Bank to Guard Our Funds

2/13/25

News Release, Coalition Sounds Alarm on Citibank's NYC Contract After Bank Approves Federal Seizure of $80M, Calls for Public Bank to Safeguard City Funds

2/3/25

Newsday, Affordability Solution: a Long Island Public Bank

1/31/25

City Limits, Opinion: Wall Street Fuels Predatory Real Estate. It’s Time for a Public Bank Alternative

1/15/25

Demos, Public Banks for Public Good: Transformative Investments to Help Close the Racial Wealth Gap

1/8/25

Nonprofit Quarterly, What Does Finance for the People Look Like?

10/22/24

The City, Black Home Mortgage Borrowers Pay More in NYC, New Study Finds

9/4/24

The American Prospect, The Push for Public Banking in New York

5/29/24

NYN Media, New York Can Make History with a Rochester Public Bank (Opinion)

5/22/24

Coalitions' Statement on Assembly Banks Committee’s Approval of Bank of Rochester Act

5/21/24

Next City, A Major New Step Toward Public Banking in Rochester

5/15/24

Spectrum News, Public Banking in New York

5/15/24

New York State of Politics, Bill Would Establish Public Banking in New York, Starting in Rochester

2/9/24

News 12 New York, New Economy Project Report Uncovering Disparities in Banking Prompts Calls for Public Banks in NYC

8/23/23

NPR Planet Money, How Fed Up Farmers Started the Only Government-Run Bank in the US

7/24/23

Credit Union Times, Public Banks: An Important Idea Whose Time Is Overdue

7/14/23

The Brian Lehrer Show, The Campaign for Public Banking in New York City

7/10/23

Gothamist, What if NYC Had its Own Public Bank? There are Billions of Reasons to Consider it, Report Says

7/2/23

Norwood News, Bronx Town Hall Touts Public Banking Benefits to Locals

6/1/23

City Limits, In a First, the Public Got to Weigh in on NYC’s Banking Decisions

5/25/23

News Release, New Yorkers Demand a Public Bank at First-Ever Hearing on Banks Eligible to Hold Billions in NYC Deposits

5/8/23

News Release, 160+ Community and Labor Groups Call on Albany to Pass NY Public Banking Act

5/4/23

Ms. Magazine, Why Banking for the Public Good Is No Pipe Dream

5/2/23

News Release, Groups, Electeds Hold Press Conference at NYS Capitol Calling for Enactment of New York Public Banking Act

4/19/23

City Limits, Opinion: Public Banking is a Win for New York’s Tenants

4/19/23

Hell Gate, Which Banks Should Get to Hold NYC’s Billions in Cash?

3/28/23

The Nation, What if the People Owned the Banks?

3/28/23

Public News Service, NYS Legislation Considers Bill to Create Public Banks

3/26/23

WBAI’s Living for the City, Public Banking

3/23/23

Marketplace, Why Don’t We Have a Public Banking Option in the U.S.?

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

3/14/23

Vice, Collapsed Signature Bank Made Risky Loans to Predatory Landlords

3/14/23

City Limits, NYC has $60M in Signature Bank Accounts, Fueling Calls for More Scrutiny

3/3/23

News Release, Comptroller, Public Advocate, Borough Presidents, Council Members, Groups Call on Albany to Clear Way for NYC Public Bank

3/2/23

Noema, Banks For The People

3/1/23

Gotham Gazette Opinion, To Achieve Real Financial Accountability, New York City Needs a Public Bank

2/10/23

American Banker, New York City Tightens Eligibility for Banks Holding its Deposits

2/8/23

NY State of Politics, Supporters Press for Public Banking Measure in New York

2/7/23

News Release, New Yorkers Rally at Capitol for Public Banking in This Year’s Budget

1/11/23

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

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