Council Member Virginia Maloney (left) was joined by her mother, former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center), and UWS council member Gale Brewer (right) at a March 10 rally calling for the federal enshrinement of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Council Member Virginia Maloney (left) was joined by her mother, former U.S. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (center), and UWS council member Gale Brewer (right) at a March 10 rally calling for the federal enshrinement of the Equal Rights Amendment. ( Photo: Jack Ahern )

The District 4 representative is calling on the National Archives to adopt the the Equal Rights Amendment, a longtime priority of the women’s rights movement that passed a key 38-state threshold in 2020, as part of the U.S. Constitution.

Virginia Maloney & Other City Council Pols Rally for ERA

11 Mar 2026 | 11:14
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A slew of City Council Members, led by Virginia Maloney of District 4 on the East Side, rallied on March 10 for the long-deferred enshrinement of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) into the United States Constitution.

They gathered in City Hall Park, not far from the fountain, holding “ERA Yes” signs. Maloney’s...

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