Occupy Homes, One Year On and Growing Daily
“We are about to take this house over, okay?” shouted Reneka Wheeler, speaking slowly and emphasizing each word as…
The Indypendent
foreclosure
A bit more than five weeks ago we wrote about our dumbbelled recovery. We are now in the midst…
On December 11, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Congress had unconstitutionally cut off all federal funds to ACORN. …
U.N. Housing Rapporteur Kicks Off U.S. Tour in New York City
Public housing residents, victims of foreclosure, and homeless people gave testimony on New York City’s housing crisis Oct. 22…
Foreclosures Could Loom for Rent-Regulated Buildings
City housing officials laid out their plan to deal with multi-family building foreclosures yesterday at the New York City…
YOUR CASA IS YOUR CASA: New York City Council Member Thomas White, Jr. (D-Jamaica) addresses the crowd of ACORN…
Blacklist Blues: Landlords Use Dodgy Database to Fend off Feisty Tenants
About ten years ago, a lawyer suggested that I withhold my rent because my landlord had consistently failed to…
RETURNING HOME: Queens resident Jocelyne Voltaire joined members of the peace action group CODEPINK in an Oct. 17 rally…