community land trusts
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Testimony Before the NYC Council Committee on Finance, on Reauthorization of the NYC Tax Lien Sale
We urge the Council not to introduce legislation reauthorizing the tax lien sale, and work with community partners, including community land trusts (CLTs), to develop an alternative and equitable system to address property tax arrears and, when appropriate, property disposition. The City’s practice of selling municipal debt to a private, investor-backed trust fuels speculation and…
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Commodifying Our Communities: The Case for Abolishing NYC’s Tax Lien Sale and Prioritizing CLTs in a New Tax Collection and Property Disposition System
This memo provides a brief introduction to CLTs and proposes alternatives to the lien sale that prioritize CLTs, in partnership with mission-driven, nonprofit developers, as both resources for vulnerable homeowners and recipients of foreclosed properties.
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Sankofa and Self-Determination: Learning from Seattle’s Africatown CLT
This is the third in a series of reports on exchanges with community land trusts across the U.S. Read more about our visits with CLTs in Boston and California. New Economy Project was thrilled to connect recently with Africatown Community Land Trust in Seattle, WA, to learn about its work on community land ownership as a…
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The City: Council Considers Killing the Tax-Collection Machine Rudy Giuliani Built
The City — New York’s pandemic pause on a program that sells unpaid city property debts to investors has community advocates calling to scrap the Giuliani-era approach altogether.
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From NYC to California, Communities Take Control of Land
From coast to coast, a growing number of community land trusts (CLTs) are creating deeply-affordable housing, preventing displacement, and advancing self-determination in Black and brown communities. As the COVID-19 crisis exacerbates racial and economic inequality, and leaves millions at risk of eviction and homelessness, this work is more urgent than ever.
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City Limits: Advocates: NYC Needs More Money, New Model to Meet Housing Crisis
City Limits — Housing advocates and elected officials released a new plan Thursday which calls on the de Blasio administration and City Council to support more development of community land trusts, maintain tenant protections, restore the city’s affordable housing budget and create new a path to homeownership.
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Gotham Gazette, Op-Ed: With Mass Evictions and Real Estate Speculation Looming, City and State Leaders Must Give Communities Opportunity to Own Their Own Land
Gotham Gazette — In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, New York faces two new fronts in its housing crisis — a wave of heightened speculation likely to destabilize communities and an onslaught of expected evictions as housing courts reopen.
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(Archive) Tell the NYC Council to Fund Community Land Trusts!
As the Mayor and City Council finalize next year’s City budget, we are fighting to make sure Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are included! Join us in calling for renewed funding of the citywide CLT initiative, to support community control over land and housing. In the wake of COVID-19, community control of land is more critical than…
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Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Finance, on Funding for the Citywide Community Land Trust (CLT) Initiative
New Economy Project and 14 partner organizations are part of a citywide Community Land Trust (CLT) Initiative that seeks $1.5 million in FY2021 City Council discretionary funding. More than ever, NYC needs CLTs to provide stable and permanently-affordable housing, combat displacement, and ensure a just recovery for all New Yorkers. We urge the Council to…
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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…