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Our ResourcesAcross New York State, renters are getting hit with 50%, 75% or even 100% rent increases as the real estate industry surges back from
Take Action!Over the last decade homelessness has skyrocketed while the real estate industry gets richer and richer. 50% of our state’s renters can’t afford
Take Action!Democrats in Congress hold the power to take bold leadership and deliver a long-awaited path to citizenship for millions. We need them to
Take Action!From immigrant and working-class communities across New York City, Long Island and Westchester
Yesterday, along with more than a thousand tenants from across New York State, we descended on Albany to demand the passage of Good Cause Eviction legislation. Together, we marched to the Senate and Assembly chambers, where both of us joined allied housing justice leaders in blocking the doors of both chambers demanding New York elected…
We are reeling at the horrific news of the senseless murder of ten people at the hands of a white supremacist. He targeted a predominantly Black neighborhood supermarket in Buffalo, here in our home state of New York. Our hearts ache with the families and loved ones of those murdered. We are enraged at the…
For the last 14 years, a rented, one-story former Blockbuster video store on Roosevelt Avenue (top right) has been the site of our community center in Jackson Heights, Queens. While we’ve served thousands of members and clients each year, it’s required creativity, renting additional spaces, and limiting our growth. By the end of the year,…
Tenants and advocates from New York City headed out to Albany to rally for tenants’ rights. The group will rally for greater protections for tenants who are facing rent hikes and evictions. Many of those who left New York City is with the group Make the Road New York. “Right now, a landlord could evict…
Bianey Garcia – Trans Immigrant Project Lead, Make the Road New York Bianey Garcia’s past experiences as an undocumented immigrant and sex worker have fueled her activism at Make the Road New York, where she leads the organization’s Trans Immigrant Project. She has become a go-to activist in Queens fighting for transgender people, Latinas and…