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New Yorkers March to Denounce LGBTQ Hate Crimes
Yesterday, a rally was held in the West Village to honor Mark Carson who was murdered Friday evening as a result of a hate crime. While walking through the West Village with a friend, Carson was...
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Friday News Round-up!
Happy Friday, almost-Memorial Day and 3-Day Weekend! The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the immigration bill on Tuesday evening. After many days of revision and negotiation, the bill passed 13 to...
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Tenants Form Coalition in Crown Heights
Last night, tenants at 1507 St. Johns Place and 1059 Bergen Street formed a coalition to collectively address common problems in their buildings. Tenants in the Crown Heights properties, which are both...
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30 Percent Rent Cap: Improving Health and Reducing Evictions for HASA Clients
This month, VOCAL-NY and the Urban Justice Center’s Community Development Project collaboratively published “ More Than a Home: How Affordable Housing for New Yorkers Living with HIV/AIDS will Prevent...
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Friday News Round-up!
Federal sequestration has taken an excruciating toll on the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). According to Crains’ New York Business, the cuts will impact 650,000 New Yorkers that utilize the...
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Friday News Round-up!
Your weekly news round-up from UHAB Organizers! On Thursday, the Rent Guidelines Board held a hearing to debate rent increases for rent stabilized units. Mayoral candidates Christine Quinn, Bill de...
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Friday News Round-up!
Another week gone! And just two more days until we get to go back to work fighting for affordable housing! UHAB in the news! Kerri White was interviewed on BronxNet’s OPEN TV, Cea Weaver and Elise...
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Friday News Round-up!
Happy Friday folks! The supply of homes for sale in and around New York City has fallen drastically short of demand. According to the NY Times, there are currently 4,795 listing on the market in...
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Experiences of Displacement after Hurricane Sandy
Creative Time Reports, a journalistic publication that works to “speak truth to power and upend traditional takes on current issues,” recently published a series of multimedia stories depicting the...
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Amending the Fair Housing Act to Support LGBT and Single Folks
Map by National Fair Housing Alliance Last month marked the 45th anniversary of the Fair Housing Act (FHA). To celebrate, the National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) published a report entitled,...
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