In 2005, the Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York (ROC-NY) and the Restaurant Industry Coalition published Behind the Kitchen Door: Pervasive Inequality in New York City’s Thriving Restaurant Industry. This report showed that the restaurant industry is one of the
The development Hudson River Park is not in line with the objectives and principles set out by the New York State legislature in the Hudson River Park Act. Instead, the development projects and proposals that are being considered by the
It is important that you know that there are laws that prevent creditors and debt collectors from using abusive and aggressive tactics to collect personal, family or household debt. The Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act protects your rights from
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
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,
