Author Archive

Catalina Cruz

is an assemblywoman from Queens.

Immigration
Opinion

Opinion: Shelter limits are not the answer to the migrant crisis

We need to find sustainable solutions to the crisis, instead of forcing people out of shelters.

  • By Catalina Cruz, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Christine Quinn

Opinion
Opinion

OPINION: How New York state can support migrants now

Pass the Access to Representation Act to establish the statewide right to a lawyer in immigration court

  • By Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Catalina Cruz

Opinion
Opinion

Opinion: Yellow taxi drivers are being left behind

Rideshare drivers now have access to an array of benefits, but drivers of yellow taxi cabs still do not.

  • By Catalina Cruz

New York City
Opinion

Assembly should pass ‘rent justice’ platform

The state Legislature can finally reverse decades of policymaking driven by the influence of the real estate industry and set standards in law for when evictions are appropriate, write Assembly members Catalina Cruz and Harvey Epstein.

  • By Catalina Cruz and Harvey Epstein