Organizing tenants for a cleaner, greener New York.

Make the Road New York organizes and builds the leadership of community members who are eager to fight for housing equality and environmental justice. Members meet weekly to discuss troubles with landlords and their rights as tenants, and to organize for safe, affordable housing for our families. Our work spurred the creation of the Alternative Enforcement Program, which ensures repairs in 250 of New York City’s worst buildings every year.

Each year, our attorneys represent hundreds of families in housing court cases involving evictions,  hazardous conditions, and housing discrimination. We routinely support evicted tenants in obtaining waivers of back rent and time to find new apartments to avoid homelessness. Make the Road’s trained Community Health Workers conduct home visits and counseling to support children with asthma. In addition, we work to expand rent regulation and stabilization across the city, which is critical to preserving affordable housing for over a million working class New Yorkers.