At-Risk Community Services, the nonprofit advising the Citywide Council of Presidents in its dealings with the mayor, Council and governor, was only founded in November. But its parent organization has trod a long and successful—if occasionally bumpy—road.
Citywide Council of Presidents chair Danny Barber has sued to get an independent monitor appointed to oversee NYCHA. But as he tells the Max & Murphy podcast, what his organization wants most of all is a voice in the authority’s decision making.
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