@neweconomyproject.bsky.social
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You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
Zohran Mamdani Can Reduce New York’s Dependence on the Rich
Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis. As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that bett...
jacobin.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:12 PM
You can’t build an affordable city atop a regressive economy.
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
That's the argument of my new @jacobin piece, which shows how Zohran can pair wealth taxes with a bold economic strategy on behalf of Gotham's working-class.
Check it out here!
jacobin.com/2025/12/mamd...
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Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis.
As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that better serves the needs of the city’s working class.
As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that better serves the needs of the city’s working class.
Zohran Mamdani Can Reduce New York’s Dependence on the Rich
Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis. As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that better serves the needs of the city’s working class.
jacobin.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Time and again, New York City’s dependence on the rich and private corporations has led it into fiscal crisis.
As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that better serves the needs of the city’s working class.
As mayor, Zohran Mamdani has the opportunity to start building an economic base that better serves the needs of the city’s working class.
“We are tired of seeing predatory speculators swoop into the Lower East Side and displace tenants. Pass COPA now!” —Illapa of Cooper Square Committee
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
“We are tired of seeing predatory speculators swoop into the Lower East Side and displace tenants. Pass COPA now!” —Illapa of Cooper Square Committee
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In 1975, a bill to create a public bank passed in the NYS assembly but died in the senate.
In 2026, NY's Left will have its best chance in years to run and win on bold vision.
Our vision will be meeting everyone's basic needs; our best strategies lie in bringing resources under democratic control.
In 2026, NY's Left will have its best chance in years to run and win on bold vision.
Our vision will be meeting everyone's basic needs; our best strategies lie in bringing resources under democratic control.
New York's attempt to create a public bank during the fiscal crisis has been buried for 50 years. With the election of public banking supporter @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as NYC's next mayor, it can no longer be ignored.
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis. A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the co...
jacobin.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:04 PM
In 1975, a bill to create a public bank passed in the NYS assembly but died in the senate.
In 2026, NY's Left will have its best chance in years to run and win on bold vision.
Our vision will be meeting everyone's basic needs; our best strategies lie in bringing resources under democratic control.
In 2026, NY's Left will have its best chance in years to run and win on bold vision.
Our vision will be meeting everyone's basic needs; our best strategies lie in bringing resources under democratic control.
New York's attempt to create a public bank during the fiscal crisis has been buried for 50 years. With the election of public banking supporter @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as NYC's next mayor, it can no longer be ignored.
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis. A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the co...
jacobin.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
New York's attempt to create a public bank during the fiscal crisis has been buried for 50 years. With the election of public banking supporter @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as NYC's next mayor, it can no longer be ignored.
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
Check out our essay in @jacobinmag.bsky.social:
jacobin.com/2025/12/nyc-...
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@npquarterly.bsky.social today, Deyenira del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social and Debra Ack of #EastNewYorkCLT write about the growth of #communitylandtrusts in New York City "from just two 12 years ago ... to more than 20" and how it was done. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/a-community-...
A Community Land Trust Movement Rises in New York City: Leadership Lessons | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
How can housing and land justice be achieved in New York City? A community land ownership movement is gaining strength—and making a difference.
nonprofitquarterly.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
@npquarterly.bsky.social today, Deyenira del Rio @neweconomyproject.bsky.social and Debra Ack of #EastNewYorkCLT write about the growth of #communitylandtrusts in New York City "from just two 12 years ago ... to more than 20" and how it was done. Read more at: nonprofitquarterly.org/a-community-...
Will Spisak, senior policy strategist at the New Economy Project, which has been pushing for COPA, said tenant organizers can prepare residents of buildings to take action if and when their landlord wants to sell.
Pass COPA now!!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/c...
Pass COPA now!!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/c...
Council Revamps Bill Giving Housing Groups First Dibs to Buy — and Landlords Still Object
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act would allow preservation ventures 90 days to make an offer, getting out ahead of real estate speculators, sponsors say.
www.thecity.nyc
December 3, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Will Spisak, senior policy strategist at the New Economy Project, which has been pushing for COPA, said tenant organizers can prepare residents of buildings to take action if and when their landlord wants to sell.
Pass COPA now!!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/c...
Pass COPA now!!
www.thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/c...
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“Passing COPA in 2025 would send a clear message: city policies must shift power back to tenants and communities, not bolster investors trying to price them out.”
Read @cmsandynurse.bsky.social in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on the case for COPA ‼️
🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
Read @cmsandynurse.bsky.social in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on the case for COPA ‼️
🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
Opinion: New York’s Opportunity for Community Ownership - City Limits
"Passing the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) in 2025 would send a clear message: city policies must shift power back to tenants and communities, not bolster investors trying to price them...
citylimits.org
December 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“Passing COPA in 2025 would send a clear message: city policies must shift power back to tenants and communities, not bolster investors trying to price them out.”
Read @cmsandynurse.bsky.social in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on the case for COPA ‼️
🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
Read @cmsandynurse.bsky.social in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social on the case for COPA ‼️
🔗 citylimits.org/opinion-new-...
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In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis.
A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.
A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.
New York City’s Forgotten Public Bank Plan
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis. A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.
jacobin.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In 1975, Wall Street declared war on New York, sending the city into a fiscal crisis.
A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.
A forgotten public banking proposal in the state assembly could have stopped it — and put both the city and the country on the path to socialized finance.
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COPA, a bill that will let community land trusts have first dibs on bidding on distressed properties, is poised for a breakthrough with the city council, 5 yrs after it was first proposed. Now the city's housing agency is on board.
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council - City Limits
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties.
citylimits.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:20 PM
COPA, a bill that will let community land trusts have first dibs on bidding on distressed properties, is poised for a breakthrough with the city council, 5 yrs after it was first proposed. Now the city's housing agency is on board.
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws.
buff.ly/s3ebXuV
Call for COPA! New Yorkers want real affordable housing, and COPA can deliver by giving CLTs and other nonprofits the first chance to buy buildings when landlords sell. bit.ly/CALL4COPA
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Call for COPA! New Yorkers want real affordable housing, and COPA can deliver by giving CLTs and other nonprofits the first chance to buy buildings when landlords sell. bit.ly/CALL4COPA
We’re excited to share that our Executive Director, Deyanira Del Rio, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Development!
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We’re excited to share that our Executive Director, Deyanira Del Rio, has been appointed to Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s Transition Committee on Economic Development & Workforce Development!
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act has:
1. A veto proof majority in City Council
2. Support from 200 community and
youth groups, community land trusts, and mission driven developers
3. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s endorsement
No time to lose! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social pass #COPA!
1. A veto proof majority in City Council
2. Support from 200 community and
youth groups, community land trusts, and mission driven developers
3. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s endorsement
No time to lose! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social pass #COPA!
November 12, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act has:
1. A veto proof majority in City Council
2. Support from 200 community and
youth groups, community land trusts, and mission driven developers
3. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s endorsement
No time to lose! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social pass #COPA!
1. A veto proof majority in City Council
2. Support from 200 community and
youth groups, community land trusts, and mission driven developers
3. Mayor-elect Mamdani’s endorsement
No time to lose! @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social pass #COPA!
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We’re outside this morning, rallying to pass COPA alongside @cmsandynurse.bsky.social @nyccli.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We’re outside this morning, rallying to pass COPA alongside @cmsandynurse.bsky.social @nyccli.bsky.social @neweconomyproject.bsky.social
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As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities.
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
November 3, 2025 at 5:56 PM
As federal funding for states shrink, people are taking back control, building public banks owned by communities.
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Join a national conversation with movement leaders + Senator Elizabeth Warren to reclaim local funds for housing, climate & more!
Nov 19, 12 PM PT/3PM ET
bit.ly/PBC2C
Today we went “trick or treating” with @nyccli.bsky.social at @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social’s office — with candy and 1,000+ postcards from New Yorkers to make sure she knows it’s CRUNCH time for COPA!
We’re calling on Speaker Adams to bring COPA to a vote!
We’re calling on Speaker Adams to bring COPA to a vote!
October 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today we went “trick or treating” with @nyccli.bsky.social at @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social’s office — with candy and 1,000+ postcards from New Yorkers to make sure she knows it’s CRUNCH time for COPA!
We’re calling on Speaker Adams to bring COPA to a vote!
We’re calling on Speaker Adams to bring COPA to a vote!
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BIG NEWS: #COPA now has a veto-proof majority in the NYC Council! The bill would stabilize affordable housing & curb displacement by giving community land trusts and other qualified nonprofits a first right to purchase buildings when a landlord sells. Let's pass #COPA this year!
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We’re thrilled to see growing momentum for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act! Check out this op-ed from Councilmembers Brooks-Powers, Riley & Williams; it quotes our research into the impact #COPA could have in their Bronx & Queens districts.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
October 9, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We’re thrilled to see growing momentum for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act! Check out this op-ed from Councilmembers Brooks-Powers, Riley & Williams; it quotes our research into the impact #COPA could have in their Bronx & Queens districts.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
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Check out this powerful op-ed in @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
Councilmembers from the Bronx & Queens are calling for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social, let's get #COPA done this year!
Councilmembers from the Bronx & Queens are calling for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social, let's get #COPA done this year!
October 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Check out this powerful op-ed in @cityandstateny.bsky.social:
Councilmembers from the Bronx & Queens are calling for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social, let's get #COPA done this year!
Councilmembers from the Bronx & Queens are calling for passage of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act.
www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
@nycspeakeradams.bsky.social, let's get #COPA done this year!
Organizers’ dream setting: The Watershed Center. With coalition partners from across New York, we’re charting next steps to fight financial exploitation and build the solidarity economy.
September 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Organizers’ dream setting: The Watershed Center. With coalition partners from across New York, we’re charting next steps to fight financial exploitation and build the solidarity economy.
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As our Elise Goldin told @thenation.com, the community land trust movement is "about how to gain control of where we live, and fighting against displacement—making sure that land & housing is used for people, not for profit.”
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As our Elise Goldin told @thenation.com, the community land trust movement is "about how to gain control of where we live, and fighting against displacement—making sure that land & housing is used for people, not for profit.”
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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I wrote about NYC's growing Community Land Trust movement for @thenation.com. Thanks to all who spoke w/me --- the incredible residents of 248 Arlington + @eastnewyorkclt.bsky.social, @neweconomyproject.bsky.social & the Cooper Square, Bronx & ReAl Edgemere CLTs. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I wrote about NYC's growing Community Land Trust movement for @thenation.com. Thanks to all who spoke w/me --- the incredible residents of 248 Arlington + @eastnewyorkclt.bsky.social, @neweconomyproject.bsky.social & the Cooper Square, Bronx & ReAl Edgemere CLTs. www.thenation.com/article/poli...
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There is legislation at both the New York City and State level that would accelerate the vibrant movement of New Yorkers seeking to take ownership of the resources in their communities and remove the profit from housing, writes Aviva Stahl.
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There is legislation at both the New York City and State level that would accelerate the vibrant movement of New Yorkers seeking to take ownership of the resources in their communities and remove the profit from housing, writes Aviva Stahl.
As our Elise Goldin told @thenation.com, the community land trust movement is "about how to gain control of where we live, and fighting against displacement—making sure that land & housing is used for people, not for profit.”
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Community Land Trusts Are Standing Up to New York City’s Worst Landlords
New legislation could accelerate a growing movement of tenants who refuse to be at the mercy of developers and want to take ownership of their communities’ resources.
www.thenation.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
As our Elise Goldin told @thenation.com, the community land trust movement is "about how to gain control of where we live, and fighting against displacement—making sure that land & housing is used for people, not for profit.”
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
Read the powerful feature here: www.thenation.com/article/poli...
“If anything, every default judgment that server touched should be automatically reviewed, not left to chance until it’s too late.” —our Elena Rodriguez in @nysfocus.bsky.social on rampant ‘sewer service’ fraud that still haunts New Yorkers years later.
nysfocus.com/2025/08/14/z...
nysfocus.com/2025/08/14/z...
‘Zombie Debts’ Refuse to Die, Haunting New Yorkers for Decades
Fraud and falsehoods often don’t stop debt collectors from pursuing their targets for years.
nysfocus.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“If anything, every default judgment that server touched should be automatically reviewed, not left to chance until it’s too late.” —our Elena Rodriguez in @nysfocus.bsky.social on rampant ‘sewer service’ fraud that still haunts New Yorkers years later.
nysfocus.com/2025/08/14/z...
nysfocus.com/2025/08/14/z...