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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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PIX 11: City Council Passes Groundbreaking COPA Housing Law
At a rally prior to passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act on Thursday, our Deyanira Del Río spoke with Pix 11 about the bill’s potential.
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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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Jacobin: New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
A story about austerity, political discipline, and a vision of public finance that New York abandoned just when it needed it most.
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Nonprofit Quarterly: A Community Land Trust Movement Rises in New York City: Leadership Lessons
The New York City Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI), a coalition cofounded by New Economy Project, Picture the Homeless, and other groups in 2013, has spearheaded the growth of the local CLT movement.
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The City: Council Revamps Bill Giving Housing Groups First Dibs to Buy — and Landlords Still Object
Housing preservation groups could be first in line to buy troubled apartment buildings when they go up for sale under a City Council bill updated Monday to address pushback.
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City Limits: Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council
Over five years after it was first proposed, the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is expected to pass the City Council before the end of the year.
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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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Tell NYC Council to Pass COPA Now!
It’s crunch time for COPA! The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act—critical legislation to expand permanently affordable, community-controlled housing—is now on the brink of passage in the New York City Council.
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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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Dec 10, 2025: 2025 Holiday Celebration
Join us for our annual celebration of community and solidarity at our 2025 Holiday Gathering!
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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