In the News
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New York Focus: 5 Key Takeaways From Our Investigation Into ‘Sewer Service’
New York Focus — For decades, people being sued in New York City civil courts over unpaid debt never learned about the lawsuits against them.
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New York Focus: Have You Been Sued for Credit Card Debt? Your Fake Relative Might Know.
New York Focus — Last April, Sam Gordon, a Harlem resident who works with people experiencing drug addiction, got a notice in the mail: Thousands of dollars were about to be garnished from his wages.
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City Limits Opinion: NYC Needs Land and Housing for People, Not Profit
City Limits Opinion — From the South Bronx to East New York and beyond, communities are working to reclaim land for public good, take housing off the speculative market, and ensure permanent affordability—through community land trusts (CLTs) and neighborhood-led development.
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City Limits: Social Housing Supporters Revive Push to Boost Nonprofit & Community Ownership
City Limits — Social housing advocates rallied in Foley Square on Tuesday ahead of a City Council hearing on a package of bills aiming to de-privatize residential properties across the five boroughs.
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BK Reader: Tenants Rally in Brooklyn for First Rights to Buy Building
BK Reader — Tenants, housing advocates and elected officials rallied outside a South Slope apartment building on April 26 to call for the passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, which would give renters the first chance to purchase their buildings when landlords put them up for sale.
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The Village View: Affordable Housing? Bill Designed to Give New Leverage to Tenants and Nonprofit Housing Groups Moves Forward
The Village View — “Whose land? Our land!” shouted a boisterous crowd of tenant leaders and organizers, as they rallied on the steps of City Hall on April 11, urging the city council to move ahead with the Community Land Act (CLA).
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Bronx Talk: Credit Unions
Bronx Talk — This week’s BronxTalk takes a look at the recent opening of ‘The Bronx People’s Federal Credit Union’ in Longwood and why this is significant for a community that has been red-lined and underserved in the past.
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Capitol Pressroom: AG Tish James Goes After De Facto Payday Lenders
Capitol Pressroom — New York State Attorney General Letitia James is going after de facto payday lending operations that she claims are engaging in abusive and deceptive practices. Andy Morrison, associate director of the New Economy Project, discusses the attorney general’s lawsuit and makes the case for stricter regulations of online financial services.
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Shelterforce: There’s a Community Oversight Fight Brewing in the Bronx
Shelterforce — Since the 1990s the vacant Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx has become a landmark, not just of hulking bygone military architecture, but it’s also a symbol that represents city and developer attempts to impose proposals—from homeless shelters to shopping malls or ice rinks—on community residents.
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W42ST: Hell’s Kitchen Tenants Fight to Turn Neglected Buildings into Community-Owned Housing
W42ST — Tired of broken boilers, illegal hotels and a landlord dubbed NYC’s worst, a group of Hell’s Kitchen tenants are fighting back — not just to fix their buildings, but to buy them and change housing laws citywide.