News & Events
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Summer Briefing for Supporters
Thanks to all who joined us for our 2022 Summer Briefing for Supporters. Check out video from the event here.
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Brownstoner: Community Land Trust Wants to Turn NYPD Parking Lots Into Affordable Housing. Can They?
Brownstoner — “We demand — we ain’t asking no more — we demand that HPD turn this big, gigantic lot over to the community. Give it to the East New York Community Land Trust, let us build on it what the community needs, not free parking for the NYPD.”
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Center for New York City Affairs: Community Land Trusts Protect Housing Affordability – and Democracy
In her State of the City address last week, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called for $4 billion in next year’s City budget for affordable housing, nearly tripling Mayor Eric Adams’s proposed investment.
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To Keep Housing Affordable, Support Community Land Trusts
In her State of the City address last week, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called for an additional $4 billion in next year’s City budget for affordable housing, nearly tripling Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed investment.
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Report: Public Banking Key to Building Community Wealth in New York City
A new report from Demos and New Economy Project calls on New York City to establish a public bank to divest city dollars from Wall Street and channel capital to Black and brown communities to promote racial equity and a just recovery.
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‘Public Bank’ Bill Blocked From State Senate Vote After Industry Pushback
The City — For the last four years, Queens State Senator James Sanders Jr. has pushed his colleagues in the New York legislature to greenlight public banks: local government-run financial institutions intended to extend credit and generate economic activity in low-income neighborhoods.
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Community and Labor Groups, Legislators Rally at Capitol for Passage of “New York Public Banking Act” to Advance Racial Equity and a Just Recovery
Today, community and labor groups from across the state rallied with legislators on the “Million Dollar Staircase” at the New York State Capitol Building, urging swift passage of the “New York Public Banking Act” (S1762B/A8290) this legislative session.
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EastNewYork.com: Goodbye Wells Fargo. Hello Public Banking.
EastNewYork.com — This month, Mayor Eric Adams and Comptroller Brad Lander vowed not to deposit city funds with Wells Fargo, following alarming reports that the bank rejected more mortgage refinancing applications from Black homeowners than it approved in 2020—denying hundreds of New Yorkers the opportunity to lock in lower interest rates and build generational wealth.
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City Limits: Community Land Trusts Would Get First Dibs at Buying Properties Under Revised Council Bill
City Limits — The New York City Council is once again considering a bill to curb speculation by giving nonprofits and community land trusts first dibs on residential properties that come up for sale.