"Last year, projects that relied on 421-A made up half of all newly built #AffordableHousing. And we need the Legislature to help us convert empty offices into affordable homes. Without state lawmakers’ assistance, the progress we made last year will stall." Full story ⬇️

The Disproportionate Burden of Eviction on Black Women The United States continues to face an eviction crisis that has been exacerbated by the COVID19 pandemic and that disproportionately affects communities of color particularly Blk women Governor Kathy Hochul americanprogress.org/article/the-di…

Many of the co-ops have expanded membership criteria in past decades, going beyond student housing to housing for older residents and families. bit.ly/47fmML7

What factor has the highest correlation with a city’s homelessness rate? Take our quiz to test your knowledge: urbn.is/3EZGga6

Frankensteining apartments is a freebie to landlords who don't even have to document the changes they make to increase the rent. Let's end this practice that turns affordable apartments into monsters (extremely high rents)! Reach out to see how you can get involved!

Officials at HUD say older adults are the fastest-growing segment of the homeless population, making up a larger and larger share of homeless people overall. So when we fight for affordable housing, we fight for everyone to have a place to call home. tinyurl.com/2u6jx7jb

Come share your experience as a South Asian or South Asian American living in Jersey City in an informational interview contributing towards PhD research. You have the option to stay anonymous. Dm me for more details.

We absolutely stand with our brothers and sisters of the UAW on Strike 🪧 thanks for the Dripped Out Trade Unionists Amazon Labor Union IBT #USM Maine Center for Economic Policy #Hotlaborsummer ✊🏽

Call Jersey City Code compliance and ask them to make sure your buildings gas infrastructure is up to code because last week 3 fire trucks came in response to a week and they'll will tell u their job isn't to enforce any codes.

“We have innocent people in here” Inferring those who speak up are guilty of a crime. Comparing #Justice4Drew protestors to Jan 6th rioters is insane but then again we are talking about Joyce Watterman

Boy math is never raising the minimum wage but still expecting Americans to keep up with the cost of living.

Study found Native & Asian young adults were 56% & 70% less likely to exit homelessness into a permanent housing situation than their white counterparts. urbn.is/3vk4Fmy

This will be fun! We need to do economic development for the people, not for high-end gentrification. Small biz, artists, food vendors & community orgs need affordable space.

🚨🚨UPDATE Hanny has gotten more time and Right to Counsel Attorney!!! Catholic Migration Services

More on the impacts of a government shutdown on homeless services here: buff.ly/3ZysN27 x.com/KingCoRHA/stat…

A completely preventable tragedy. Evictions kill. Families are dying. We need basic eviction protections like #HAVP and #GoodCause. syracuse.com/crime/2023/09/…

Powerful new research provides robust new evidence on the damaging effects of evictions. Evictions increase homelessness and hospital visits and reduces earnings, durable goods consumption, and access to credit. And they increase indebtedness economics.yale.edu/news/230926/ne…