Press Releases
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Community Groups & Electeds Rally At City Hall Demanding Council Override Of Mayor Adams’ Veto Of COPA
On Wednesday, tenants, community and affordable housing organizations joined Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams, Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, and Council Members Harvey Epstein and Kayla Santosuosso at City Hall for a press conference and speak-out calling on incoming Speaker Julie Menin and the New York City Council to override former Mayor Adams’ eleventh-hour veto…
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City Council Passes COPA, Following Multi-Year Push by Council Member Sandy Nurse and 200+ Housing & Community Groups
Amid a deepening housing crisis, the New York City Council today passed the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (Intro 902-B), or COPA—landmark legislation that will preserve and expand deeply affordable housing across the city and protect tenants from displacement. The bill, championed by Council Member Sandy Nurse and a coalition of over 200+ community groups,…
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Groups, Electeds Rally for Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) at City Hall Thursday, to Address Housing and Affordability Crises
Action comes as Council Member Nurse releases revised COPA bill following broad stakeholder engagement process, and as Mayor-elect Mamdani calls for bill’s passage
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New Economy Project’s Executive Director, Deyanira Del Río, Appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee
New Economy Project is pleased to share that our Executive Director, Deyanira Del Río, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Development.
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Community Groups and Electeds Rally at City Hall for Passage of Community Opportunity to Purchase Act
Event Comes as COPA Reaches Veto-Proof Supermajority in Council, and as Legislation to End the Predatory Tax Lien Sale Gets Pivotal Hearing
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Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) Reaches Supermajority in City Council, as New Yorkers Deliver 1,000+ Postcards to Speaker Adams Demanding Passage of the Bill
As housing crisis deepens, New Yorkers’ Halloween-themed action calls for permanently affordable community- and tenant-controlled housing
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NY Coalition Blasts Wall Street’s Latest Scheme – Underwriting Payday Loans to Low-Wage Workers
NY Coalition Blasts Wall Street’s Latest Scheme: Underwriting Payday Loans to Low-Wage Workers
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Council Holds Historic Hearing on Social Housing Package as NYC’s Housing Crisis Hits Breaking Point
On Tuesday, the NYC Council held a historic hearing to consider multiple broadly supported social housing bills that would remove land and housing from the speculative market and bring them into permanently affordable, democratic community control.
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Amid Federal Disinvestment and Regulatory Rollbacks, New York Coalition Calls for Public Banks to Spur Local Investment
Community groups, labor unions, credit unions and elected officials from across the state rallied at the New York State Capitol to demand legislative action on public banking.
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Statement of Labor and Community Groups on Attorney General Letitia James’ Lawsuits Cracking Down on Predatory Payday Loan Apps
“We applaud New York State Attorney General Letitia James for taking strong action against MoneyLion and DailyPay, financial technology (“fintech”) lenders that target working New Yorkers with triple-digit interest, debt-trap payday loans. Operating through smartphone apps, these and other so-called Earned Wage Access (EWA) companies market high-cost, short-term loans as “free,” while hitting users with…