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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
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,…
My name is Grisel Pacheco, I am a proud mother and member of Make the Road NY and a tenant in New York City, where I live with my 3 children. When the kitchen sink pipe broke in my apartment in Ridgewood my landlord refused to make repairs and we were forced to leave our…