While Gov. Kathy Hochul was highlighting affordability in New York City, clergy and community leaders in Buffalo were calling on the governor to take action to address the affordability crisis across the state…

…Wylde offered highlights from a new study released by the Partnership for New York City, “Excessive Litigation Is Driving New York’s Affordability Crisis,” and her insights on why insurance costs have risen, and what can be done to lower them…

Clergy and community leaders from across Western New York gathered Monday at Miracle Missions Full Gospel Church to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers to take immediate action to address New York’s affordability crisis…

…Most people think of car insurance as a commuter issue. But for small business owners, it’s an escalating expense that touches every part of their operations – from owners and employees to delivery drivers, vendors, and customers. I’ve seen it firsthand, both as a business owner and as president of a local chamber of commerce…

City & State’s New York Car Insurance Affordability Crisis event, presented in partnership with Citizens for Affordable Rates, convened policymakers, consumer advocates, industry experts and community leaders in search of solutions…

…With nearly 90% of New York City's communities relying on trucks for freight transport , the addition of the New York Trucking Association lends a voice to the truck drivers, mechanics, and operators who keep New York running…

…New York is currently facing an auto insurance premium crisis, with commercial rates jumping as much as 300% over the last five years. New York’s trucking industry employs 327,540 New Yorkers, or 1 in 25 jobs in the state...

…very small business in New York depends on vehicles. Delivery vans bring in supplies and drop off goods to hospitals, schools, and restaurants. Vendors rely on trucks to move inventory. Employees use cars to get to work...

New York’s Trucking Industry Leaders Partner with Citizens for Affordable Rates to Tackle New York’s Ongoing Affordability Crisis and Prevent Skyrocketing Insurance Rates…

The Trucking Association of New York (TANY), the voice  of New York’s trucking industry, is proud to join Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) to confront New York’s escalating auto insurance affordability crisis…

Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR), the consumer group calling attention to New York’s soaring car insurance costs, today announced a major ad campaign timed to coincide with the SOMOS conference in Puerto Rico…

Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) today responded to the results of the New York City mayoral election, noting that affordability was clearly on the ballot and voters overwhelmingly voted for action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis…

New Yorkers are facing a car insurance affordability crisis. Premiums are among the highest in the nation, and costs continue to soar— hitting low- and middle-income drivers the hardest…

For Latino small business owners in Queens, car insurance has become a crisis that threatens everything we've built…

Citizens for Affordable Rates spokesperson James Freedland talks about a new statewide insurance campaign…

One group is calling on Albany to take a look at car insurance rates this upcoming session. Citizens for Affordable Rates says car insurance is too high in New York…

“If Albany wants to do something about the cost of living, our state leaders can start by lowering the cost of driving,” said James Freedland, a spokesperson for the group…

New TV Ad Calls on Gov. Hochul and State Lawmakers to Address New York’s Soaring Car Insurance Costs in Upcoming Legislative Session…

The Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) released a new fact sheet today (attached), highlighting how soaring auto insurance rates are overwhelming working families, immigrant communities, small businesses, and delivery drivers across New York State…

The Citizens for Affordable Rates (CAR) released a new report yesterday (October 21) pointing out that rising auto insurance premiums are exacerbating New York's affordability crisis, forcing working families, small businesses, and delivery workers in New York to face increasingly heavy economic pressure…