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VICTORY: CLTs Win Major Funding in NYC Budget!
This year, the City Council awarded $1.5 million to support community land trust organizing across the five boroughs—its largest allocation since launching the Citywide CLT Initiative in 2019. New Economy Project and groups throughout the city fought hard for this momentous victory. Read more.
Big Thanks!
Big thanks to our amazing summer interns, Gabriel Reyes and Lauren Berke.
Gabriel, our 2021 Racial Justice & Neighborhood Equity Fellow, is entering his final semester at City College, and Lauren, a legal intern, is entering her third year at CUNY Law School. We wish them both all the best!
Read more about our recent work for racial and economic justice:
Capitol Pressroom: Creating an economy that works for all New Yorkers
Our op-ed in Gotham Gazette: New York City Gets Back in Bed with a Bad Bank — But There’s a Better Way
Newsday: Banks Accused of Soaking Poor With Fees Amid Pandemic
Daily News: An idea New York should invest in: A municipal bank makes great sense
Community Equity Agenda coalition statement on end of 2021 Legislative Session
The Nation: Why Shouldn’t the People Own the Banks?
Democracy Now!: House Cmte. Considers AOC’s Public Banking Proposal to Democratize Financial Services
NowThis: Video from House Cmte. testimony
MarketWatch: The looming $21.3 billion in debt that could cost Americans their homes
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