Housing for the People
Major squatter victory in Philadelphia stirs hopes in NYC.
The Indypendent
Steven Wishnia
NYC-Based Groups Try To Help Tip 2020 Election in 4 Swing States
Beat Trump while building power for the long haul.
Tenant groups in New York and around the country urge lawmakers to cancel rent.
Rekindling the ‘Romance of American Communism’
The reissue of Vivian Gornick’s classic work of oral history offers activists lessons for today.
No Justice, No Rent: Tenants Go On Strike in Brooklyn
With their incomes decimated by coronavirus-forced layoffs, tenants from about 15 buildings in Brooklyn and the Bronx have gone…
New York Tenants Plan a ‘Massive Wave of Rent Strikes’ Starting May 1
To read this article in Spanish, click here. Para leer este artículo en español, haga clic aquí. With hundreds…
Inquilinos de Nueva York Planean una “ola Masiva de Huelgas de Renta” a Partir del 1 de Mayo
Con cientos de miles de nuevayorquinos incapaces de pagar la renta después de que la epidemia del coronavirus los…
With Tenants Planning Strikes, Calls for a Rent Break Grow Louder
Today, April 1, rent comes due for most of New York State’s more than 3.3 million tenant households —…
Michael Bloomberg: How to Break a Union
One of the most telling episodes of Michael Bloomberg’s 12 years as mayor is one of the least known:…
NY Pot Reform Gains New Support in Albany, But Will It Go Up in Smoke Again This Year?
Last year, New York State legalizing marijuana was considered an almost-sure thing. In December 2018, Assemblymember Richard Gottfried, the…