News & Events
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NY1: Bad Credit
Road to City Hall — New Economy Project’s Sarah Ludwig and Deyanira Del Rio discuss a new proposal in Albany that threatens NYS’ protections against exploitative lending.
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Daily News: De Blasio, Stringer Announce City to Cut Ties with Wells Fargo
Daily News — The city will stop depositing its cash at Wells Fargo, after the bank got in hot water with the feds for discriminatory lending, Mayor de Blasio and City Controller Scott Stringer announced Wednesday.
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Will NYC Do The Right Thing?
New York City Council Members and community organizations sent a strongly-worded letter to the NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, and Commissioner of Finance Jacques Jiha, urging them to divest the City from Wells Fargo Bank, in which New York City reportedly has hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds on deposit.
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Let’s Be Real Episode 2: Neighborhood Organizing for Community Control
We speak with Nova Lucero and Renzo Moyano, member/organizers from Northern Manhattan is Not For Sale, about their work organizing Inwood and Washington Heights residents against unwanted private development in their neighborhood.
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Daily News: Wells Fargo Scandal May Force New York City to Find New Bank
Daily News — Wells Fargo — embroiled in a scandal over the creation of up to 2 million fake accounts — was knocked down to a “needs improvement” rating by federal regulators in March under the Community Reinvestment Act, citing an extensive pattern of discriminatory and illegal lending practices. New York City rules say that…
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Philadelphia Inquirer: JPMorgan Boss: ‘Trump is Our Pilot’ Even When We Disagree
Philadelphia Inquirer — Andy Morrison, campaigns director for the New Economy Project in New York, accused Dimon and his bank of making large financial contributions to U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, and other members of Congress who want to stop or restrict the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and other government agencies that have punished…
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Rally Roundup: Exxon, Trump, BP, Shell; NYC, Give ’em Hell!
Hear sounds from the teach-in we led on May 9 in the Privately-Owned Public Space at Trump Tower, along with New York Communities for Change, 350.org, and Reverend Billy and the Stop Shopping Choir.
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New York Times: Profits From Store-Branded Credit Cards Hide Depth of Retailers’ Troubles
New York Times — Department stores and big name retailers are increasingly making the hard sell to sign up customers for credit cards at the register. The store cards promise deep discounts on clothing, furniture and electronics, and are tough for shoppers to resist.
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2017 Breakfast Series
Our 2017 Breakfast Series was a resounding success. Presenters kicked off lively discussions about racial and economic justice organizing in NYC.
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Let’s Be Real Episode 1: How Frontline Communities Power the Environmental Justice Movement
We speak with Eddie Bautista, executive director of the New York City Environmental Justice Alliance, about the intersections among environmental, racial, and social justice movements in NYC.