“Redirecting our public funds to a public bank would enable the city to divest from banks that harm New Yorkers, and invest in tenant-owned housing, community land trusts, worker cooperative…
The Association for Neighborhood Housing & Development, or ANHD—founded in the 1970s to reclaim the growing number of burned and abandoned apartment buildings across the city— turns 50 this year.…
At a a recent hearing, members of the NYC Banking Commission heard from advocates who described redlining, predatory and discriminatory lending practices, and substantial investments in the fossil fuel industry…
"As tenants who have suffered under aggressive landlords funded by predatory lenders, we urge our lawmakers to support the creation of public banks, mission-driven to provide affordable financing to responsible…
Most cities do not sell their tax liens to a private trust. Many have programs which help homeowners pay off their debt and repair their neglected rental properties. Other cities…
