News & Events
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The Awl: The Ungentrifiers
The Awl — The NYC Community Land Initiative is an alliance of organizations, led primarily by New Economy Project and Picture the Homeless, that is working to establish community land trusts and mutual housing associations throughout the city, beginning in East Harlem.
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Payroll Cards: A Barrier to Fair Pay in New York
The New York Times published an excellent editorial yesterday — “Another Fight for Fair Pay in New York” — in support of NYS Department of Labor’s recent proposal to regulate payroll cards.
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@CFPB: Here’s A No-Brainer
Several times each month, lawyers from New Economy Project serve as volunteer attorneys at courthouses around the city, where we help New Yorkers defend themselves against debt collection lawsuits. Recently, while at Staten Island civil court, I met Mr. B, an older New Yorker, whose case struck me as a vivid example of why strong…
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Credit Checks Campaign Media Roundup
With just 44 days to go until the Stop Credit Discrimination in Employment Act goes into effect, we put together this media summary of the three-year campaign to win passage of the law. This is just a sampling of the widespread coverage received by New Economy Project and allies in the Coalition to Stop Credit…
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(Archive) Support Strong NYS Payroll Card Rules
New York State’s Department of Labor has proposed new payroll card rules that would advance workers’ rights and prohibit fees that unfairly deplete workers’ wages.
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A Bank for the Public Good – June 18
New Economy Project, with co-sponsors Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Working Families and Demos, organized a public banking convening, on June 18, 2015.
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A Fair Chance For All New Yorkers
Yesterday, the NYC Council passed the Fair Chance Act, which addresses unjust employment discrimination against New Yorkers who have been arrested or convicted of a crime. Criminal background checks currently block thousands of New Yorkers from sorely-needed jobs, and deny applicants the opportunity to demonstrate their qualifications or explain their criminal record.
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Tenant Advocacy Day Tomorrow
Early tomorrow morning, June 9th, thousands of New Yorkers will be traveling to Albany for Tenant Advocacy Day. Why? New York’s rent regulation laws are set to expire on June 15th. If these laws are not renewed, 1 million households currently protected by these laws could be threatened with eviction. If they are not substantially…
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Bloomberg Business: Banks’ Billions in Overdraft Fees Seen Dodging Tough U.S. Rules
Bloomberg Business — “The unfair, deceptive and abusive nature of bank overdrafts calls for deliberate, strong action by the CFPB,” said Sarah Ludwig, co-director of the New Economy Project, a New York advocacy group.
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New Republic: The Future of Wall Street Regulation Is in Andrew Cuomo’s Hands
New Republic — The fight for financial reform has shifted to an unlikely setting: Albany. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo must soon appoint a replacement superintendent for the state Department of Financial Services (DFS), an obscure regulatory position that the current head, Benjamin Lawsky, elevated into a major national player over the past four years.