CDP Research and Policy Update 2009
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Stuck in the System
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Food Fight: Expanding Access to Affordable and Healthy Food
Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE), with support from the Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project developed this research project to document this grocery store crisis and advocate for a new grocery store on Myrtle Avenue that sells
Lawyers As Resource Allies In Workers’ Struggles For Social Change
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
NYC Preliminary Findings for Condo Canvass Research
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
About the NYC Research and Organizing Initiative
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
A People’s Plan for the East River Waterfront
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
Off Point: The destruction of immigrant-owned small businesses and low-wage jobs in the Willets Point section of Queens
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
An Overview of New York Public Housing
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,
We Count! Documenting the 9/11 Health Crisis 8 Years Later
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