How the Lower East Side City Councilwoman ignored her constituents, laid waste to a treasured neighborhood park and now poses as an environmental champion as she runs for Congress.
The former Uber driver has mobilized a grassroots campaign to counter an entrenched incumbent.
Homeless Union Launched by NYC Shelter Residents
Its first campaign is to improve the quality of the food they are served
RGB Rent Hikes ‘Just the Beginning’
Eric Adams’ impact on the Rent Guidelines Board is beginning to be felt.
In Crown Heights, Tenant Union Members Learn from Each Other’s Experiences with Abusive Landlords
The cases of Joyce Webster and Janina Davis point to a pattern of the police and prosecutors aiding and abetting landlord abuse of their tenants, particularly those who are Black women.
This is the year New York’s real-estate empires are striking back — with tacit support from Mayor Eric Adams.…
Housing Activists March on Wall St. to Demand Tenants Rights
Tenant power in the city mounts; calls grow for the passage of the Good Cause Eviction bill.
Housing Activists Raise a Ruckus in Albany as State Budget Talks Race to a Finish
Three busloads of activists and organizers from the Housing Justice for All coalition traveled to the state capitol to demand housing policies that benefit the many not the few.
The Robinson-Torain family was on the verge of being thrown out of its home of 70 years when eviction defenders showed up to help.
Homeless New Yorkers Respond to Mayor’s Plan to Boot Them from Subway System
“There’s got to be a better way to handle the situation,” says one homeless man who ended up on the streets following an eviction. “It’s inhumane to not let people sleep in the subway system.”
