Community Opportunity to Purchase Act Archives

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“The version of COPA now before the Council is a practical, well-crafted framework that will meaningfully strengthen New York City’s ability to preserve stable, affordable housing.”

ByMatthew Hall

ByDavid Dubrow 2Comments

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Dec 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: NYC’s COPA Bill Isn’t Ready for Primetime Yet

“To create real opportunities, we need two parties entering negotiations with the same goal in mind—the sale of the building to a non-profit or a direct sale to tenants.”

ByErica F. Buckley 2Comments

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Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Land Use and Development Politics

5 Bills NYC Youth Want the City Council to Pass Before the Year Ends

A bevy of youth organizations are pressing lawmakers to pass the “Livable Futures” package—five bills focused on immigration, climate change, housing and transgender rights, crafted in part to push back…

ByAriana Khaliram 1Comment

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Dec 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: New York’s Opportunity for Community Ownership

“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…

BySandy Nurse

ByDavid Jones 0Comments

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Dec 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Social Housing Bill Poised for Breakthrough in City Council

The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) will give community land trusts and other community groups first dibs at buying distressed properties. Supporters expect it to pass with support from…

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

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Jun 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Social Housing Supporters Revive Push to Boost Nonprofit & Community Ownership

The social housing proposals, known together as the Community Land Act, are the latest attempt to create affordable housing by removing real estate from the speculative market.

ByTareq Saghie 6Comments

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Jun 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, June 2-9

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Brooklyn Tenants Brace for ‘Doomsday’ As Their Affordable Housing Deal Nears Its End

The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC), a federal subsidy, has created and preserved affordable rents for decades. Now, its expiration could force residents out.

ByEmma Grimes 6Comments

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Feb 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Time for a Shift in NYC’s Affordable Housing Plans?

“A parade of mayors, Democrat and Republican, have also predominantly relied on the private sector over the past 40 years to address the city’s lack of affordable housing. Yet here…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

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Oct 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

ANALYSIS: ‘Social Housing’ Bills Expose Ideological Rift Among Housing Providers

The saga of The Windermere, though unique in many respects, is emblematic of why the city’s need for deeply affordable housing and the interests of many for-profit owners and developers…

ByDoug Turetsky 0Comments

Opinion: The Legal Case for Passing COPA Now

Opinion: NYC’s COPA Bill Isn’t Ready for Primetime Yet

5 Bills NYC Youth Want the City Council to Pass Before the Year Ends

Opinion: New York’s Opportunity for Community Ownership

Brooklyn Tenants Brace for ‘Doomsday’ As Their Affordable Housing Deal Nears Its End

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