News & Events
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The City: Creditors Are Still Calling in People’s Debts. Advocates Beg Cuomo: Stop Them
The City — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has paused the collection of medical and student debt owed to New York State, ordered evictions halted and put a 90-day stay on mortgage payments and foreclosures for owners facing financial hardship.
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Daily News: Southeast Queens, Hungry for Opportunity: The Predominantly Black Middle-Class Swath of the City Can’t Get Banking Services
Daily News — Families and businesses in southeast Queens are being shunned by the banking system, possibly in violation of federal law. And that makes Rep. Gregory Meeks furious.
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From the Boogiedown to Beantown: A CLT Road Trip
This is the second in a series of reports on exchanges with community land trusts across the U.S. Read more about our visits with CLTs in California and Seattle.New Economy Project and NYC Community Land Initiative recently wrapped up a dynamic, two-year community land trust (CLT) learning exchange for NYC groups. In November, we took our…
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The Capitol Pressroom: Ending NY’s “banking deserts”
How will the state help address “public deserts”? Deyanira Del Río, Co-Director of the New Economy Project, and Andy Morrison, Campaigns Director for the New Economy Project, discussed the push for public banks.
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Statement on Mayor de Blasio’s Commitment to Expand Community Land Trusts in NYC
New Economy Project welcomes Mayor de Blasio’s announcement in today’s “State of the City” address that the Administration will expand support for community land trusts in New York City, as part of his “Blueprint to Save Our City.” The announcement comes after years of work by New Economy Project and partners to advance CLTs in…
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Gothamist: Tenants Would Get Priority To Buy Their Landlord’s Building Under New Bill
Gothamist — A Brooklyn state senator is drafting a bill that would give tenants priority to buy their landlord’s building should the property go up for sale.
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Lets Be Real Episode 10: UPROSE
In this episode of Let’s Be Real, we speak with Elizabeth Yeampierre, executive director of UPROSE. Founded in 1966, UPROSE is Brooklyn’s oldest Latinx community-based organization and has been deeply involved in the climate justice movement for decades. In our interview, Elizabeth discusses what it means for the organization to be community-led, how all organizing…
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The Real Deal: Bill: Make Landlords Give Tenants First Shot to Buy Buildings
The Real Deal — Landlords who want out of the multifamily market after last year’s rent-law shakeup should have to offer their buildings to tenants first, a Democratic state senator says.
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Roll Call: House Panel Asks Whether Legislation Can Keep Cash as King
Roll Call — At some uncertain point in the future, printing cash may be a waste of money. As Americans increasingly rely on credit cards, online transfers, mobile apps and cryptocurrencies to complete transactions, a House panel debated Thursday the promise and potential pitfalls of a cashless society.
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Bloomberg Law: Debt Collection Rule Could Leave Non-English Speakers Vulnerable
Bloomberg Law — Debt collectors can be downright mean when going after people who owe money, but this one appeared to have reached a new low—the caller threatened to get the debtor deported.