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Housing
Chelsea NYCHA Residents Dig In Against City’s Demolition Plans
Tenants don’t trust city’s plans to demolish, rebuild their long-time homes in wealthy Manhattan neighborhood.
The Latest Developer Scam: City Charter Revisions That Claim to “Fast-Track Affordable Housing”
Three of the six ballot questions (numbers 2-4) that New York City voters are facing are falsely advertised as…
Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act: Could it Save New York City?
Legislation that would facilitate tenants purchasing the buildings they live in would be a game changer. Don’t miss a rally tomorrow to support it.
Two Tales of Detroit: Foreclosure and Prosperity
New book by law professor Bernadette Atuahene compares the starkly different home ownership experiences of two families, one white and one Black.
Under a Brown Ceiling, A Silver Lining: A Bronstein Tenant’s Tale of Perseverance and Collaboration
When tenants form unions, they can use collective power to force change in their buildings.
West Harlem Pushes Back Against Columbia’s Latest Manhattanville Campus Expansion
Amid an affordable-housing crisis in the neighborhood, community members are fighting to stop the university’s ongoing construction of a satellite campus.
New Documentary Looks at ‘Housing First’ Homeless Shelter Model Across American Cities
Housing First offers a systemic response to homelessness that gives people a place to stay with no strings attached.
Op-Ed: New York Tenants Need An Enforceable Statewide Right To Counsel
Two tenants explain why it’s imperative that we actually have the Right to Counsel.
Life After Landlords: Tenants in Foreclosed Crown Heights Building Seek to Take Over the Property
The residents at 567 St. John’s Place are calling on the City to fund the building’s much-needed upkeep and then allow them to run it.