Yesterday, Melissa and 11 of her colleagues announced the formation of the New York City Council’s new Progressive Caucus. Melissa will serve as Co-Chair of the Caucus, along with Council Member Brad Lander of Brooklyn.

The Progressive Caucus was created to be an entity that will push for a more just and equal city that offers genuine opportunity to all New Yorkers. The Caucus plans to tackle a number of issues including pushing for the passage of paid sick leave legislation, addressing the Section 8 voucher crisis and the creation of quality, living wage jobs.

Click here to see an article on the Caucus from yesterday’s New York Times.

Melissa and Brad Lander also published an op-ed piece on The Nation’s website yesterday explaining the rationale behind the formation of the Caucus. The article was cross-posted on Huffington Post.