This is community-based workers' rights lawyering as I know it. In the present paper, I draw on my work at the Community Development Project of the Urban Justice Center ("CDP") to present and endorse a model of community lawyering in
Over the last three months, over 150 members from RTTC-NYC organizations have been walking the streets of 298 census tracts located in 9 different community districts to document the true extent of the problem posed by empty condos and stalled
The NYC Research and Organizing Initiative (NYCROI) is a collaborative project that was formed by numerous local organizations in NYC. These groups identified the need for training and skill development in order to strategically generate research that will support and advance
In 2005 the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), the City’s official economic development organization, launched a plan to dramatically redevelop the waterfront in the Lower East Side and Chinatown. Overall, this plan was not responsive to the needs
The purpose of this Report is to draw attention to critical issues facing commercial tenants in New York City who are forced to relocate because of urban renewal projects, and to draw a spotlight on the fact that the majority
The New York City Housing Authority, which runs the city’s extensive public housing program, has seen a continual disinvestment from all levels of government. This disinvestment has led the city’s public housing stock to fall into a $137 million deficit,
The WE COUNT! survey is a joint project by the Beyond Ground Zero network (“BGZ”) and 9/11 Environmental Action (“9/11 EA”). This survey represents a community effort to investigate the extent and scope of the 9/11 health crisis in the
In the summer of 2008, a Platform Development committee was formed, comprised of representatives from the RTTC-NYC member groups. The committee began by surveying all of the RTTC-NYC member groups to identify their priorities and their public policy demands. Over
There is an undeniable relationship between poor housing conditions and asthma. Strong evidence suggests that cockroaches are the leading asthma trigger found in the homes of asthmatic New Yorkers.
