NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs Invests Over 630k in Know Your Rights Effort for Immigrant New Yorkers

MOIA’S Know Your Rights Effort Includes Educational Workshops, Printed Materials in Top 10 Languages, and an Advertisement Campaign on LinkNYC

April 7, 2025

New York, NY — NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA) Commissioner Manuel Castro today announced an investment of $630,000 in efforts to ensure immigrant New Yorkers know their rights with federal immigration enforcement. This includes a Know Your Rights for Immigrant New Yorkers campaign across LinkNYC’s citywide network of more than 4,000 digital screens, among other investments in Know Your Rights materials and workshops.

"This is one of the largest informational campaigns for immigrant New Yorkers in the country. With over 4,000 digital LinkNYC screens, we want to ensure all New Yorkers have accurate and timely information” said Manual Castro, Commissioner of MOIA. “Our immigrant communities can continue to access our hospital system, school system, and public safety services without fear.”

“Our immigrant neighbors deserve equitable access to the same digital connectivity and online resources as everyone else in our city,” said Margaux Knee, Chief Administrative Officer of LinkNYC. “LinkNYC is proud to partner with the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs to amplify multilingual information and programs that support the well-being of New York City’s immigrant communities.”

The Know Your Rights advertisement will be displayed across over 4,000 LinkNYC digital screens and is expected to earn 25 million impressions per month. Immigrant New Yorkers will be able to scan the QR on the screen to easily access immigration legal resources and services in their own language. Immigrant New Yorkers may also call the MOIA Immigration Legal Support Hotline at 800-354-0365, to get legal immigration help.

Immigrant New Yorkers can also access Immigrant Rights Workshops and printed materials at local community-based organizations and libraries. For more information, New Yorkers can visit:www.nyc.gov/knowyourrights

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About LinkNYC

LinkNYC is the world’s largest and fastest free public Wi-Fi network. Each Link kiosk provides free superfast Wi-Fi, phone calls, device charging, access to social services, and displays content such as real-time weather, transit info, public art, and local information. The city-wide network has more than 17 million Wi-Fi users and has connected more than 30 million free phone calls. All of LinkNYC’s services are completely free to users and taxpayers, provided by CityBridge, a joint venture led by Intersection Media and Boldyn Networks. The second generation offering will deploy thousands of new kiosks, called Link5G, enabled with 5G wireless technology across the city. For more information about LinkNYC or to find a Link near you, visit www.link.nyc.