Twenty Years Later: How the New World Trade Center Became a Monument to Greed and Power
Twenty years after September 11, the World Trade Center redevelopment story encapsulates the political, economic, and cultural forces that…
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Cancel Rent Demonstrators Arrested After Supreme Court Strikes Down NY Eviction Moratorium
Two newly elected New York City Councilmembers and a pair of socialist state legislators were among 17 people arrested…
Michael Hollingsworth Wants Housing for Everyone
This Crown Heights tenant organizer vows to bring movement politics into City Council — and hopes to show apathetic voters that government can be made to work for the people.
City’s Backing of Four Luxury Super-Towers Cast Long Shadow Over Two Bridges Community
Mayor de Blasio’s opposition to a luxury development at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden stands in stark contrast to his support for four super-towers that would loom over one of Lower Manhattan’s last working class neighborhoods.
How the MTA Uses the Pandemic to Freeze Out the Homeless
Reduced overnight service, benches removed, loitering laws limiting time spent in subway stations, and the shelters are overflowing. Where to go?
Video: Tenant Organizers Protest the Re-opening of Housing Court
Eviction proceedings resumed Monday at the NYC Housing Courts. Tens of thousands of New Yorkers have been unable to…
Berning to Serve: Maria Ordoñez Brings the Political Revolution to Uptown City Council Race
Youthful upstart sees surge of support, would be youngest-ever member of NYC City Council.
All-Women Tech Group Launches New Tool to End Rental Voucher Discrimination
Landlords routinely break the law by refusing to rent to rental voucher holders. The Unlock NYC tech collaborative has partnered with tenant groups to create an innovative tool that could help end that practice.
What Is Governors Island For? Redevelopment Plan Ignites Controversy
Critics vow to fight on after Community Board One votes in favor of a massive rezoning of the popular recreational site in the middle of New York Harbor.
Hurricane Warning: Tenants Nationwide Face a Looming Wave of Evictions
Tenant organizers in Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Missouri, Illinois & California speak out.