New York Civil Liberties Union

The New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) advances civil rights and civil liberties so that all New Yorkers can live with dignity, liberty, justice, and equality.

Founded in 1951 as the New York state affiliate of the national ACLU, our work is rooted in the unrealized promise of the Bill of Rights and the U.S. and New York State Constitutions.

With eight offices across the state and more than 90,000 member-donors, we connect movements across complex issues, informed by our communities and powered by our supporters. The NYCLU goes directly to the courts, the state house, and town halls to challenge power at its source. We engage our communities to build pressure for change, call out power, and bring in partners. We bridge divides and hold to principle, and demand the world we need while seizing opportunity in the world we have.