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East Villagers warn Starrett City about Westbrook

Tenants from rent-stabilized buildings and their supporters took to the streets at the end of last month in the most vocal show of force yet against so-called predatory lending in the East Village....

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Chinatown group blasts City’s East Side plans

Steve Herrick of the Cooper Square Committee, a community-based group that develops and operates affordable housing, called the plan “preferable to the current zoning. It’s a step in the right...

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Funds keep flowing to E. Fourth Arts Block

The Villager Volume 77, Number 12 | August 22 – 28, 2007 The Cooper Square Committee has been awarded a $125,000 New York Main Street grant to help preserve cultural buildings on E. Fourth St. The...

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Press Digest

The Cooper Square Committee in the News – a list of links to articles. 9/10/08 – 9/16/08: http://www.thevillager.com 5/16/08 – 5/22/08: http://www.downtownexpress.com 8/22/07 – 8/28/07:...

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Dammit, we won! Housing activists feeling golden at 50

With defiant declarations of neighborhood empowerment, poetry, dance and some choice words, the Cooper Square Committee celebrated 50 years of community organizing and housing preservation at its...

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Best City Block: East 4th Street

The West Side has its Lincoln Center. Nice, but a little garish for our taste. The East Village, on the other hand, has East 4th Street, a block-long cultural retreat boasting no fewer than 12...

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Now You Can Get Off the Tenant Blacklist

On March 2, 2010, Mayor Bloomberg signed the Tenant Fair Chance Act, under which “landlords are required to tell prospective tenants whether they are using a tenant screening service, and to provide...

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13 arrested at affordable housing rally

The Real Deal – July 13, 2010 Advocates charge Senate Democrats with a disregard for tenants’ rights. About a dozen activists were arrested outside New York City Housing Authority’s Downtown offices...

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Finally, Days Numbered for Illegal Hotels?

From the Village Voice By Jason Parham, Tue., Nov. 2 2010 @ 2:43PM …According to Brandon Kielbasa, a housing specialist at Cooper Square Committee, the trend has only worsened. “Landlords benefit from...

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CSC in the News: Toshi checked in and turned our lives upside down

The Villager | Volume 80, Number 44 | March 31 – April 6, 2011 By Nancy Koan (a CSC client) Cosmetic surgery doesn’t necessarily change the way a person feels about themselves inside. The same can be...

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Guaranteed Inclusionary Zoning Policy would create more affordable housing!

Have you been following the great work that ANHD and City Councilmember Brad Lander have been doing around Guaranteed Inclusionary Zoning? Let’s insist that our electeds adopt this affordable housing...

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Local Elected Officials Take on Samy Mahfar Over 102 Norfolk Renovation Issues

Post by Cooper Square Committee.

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PRESS RELEASE: Lower East Side tenants of Samy Mahfar owned buildings applaud...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2014 Click here for PDF download CONTACT:   Brandon Kielbasa Lead Organizer, Cooper Square Committee (212) 228-8210, ext 4 – bkielbasa@coopersquare.org Lower East Side...

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MAHFAR TENANTS COALITION DEMANDS PROPER MITIGATION OF LEAD DURING CONSTRUCTION

PETITION: Stand with Mahfar Tenants Coalition: Demand Safe, Lead-Free Homes! YOUTUBE: Rosie Mendez calls out Mahfar agent PRESS RELEASE BELOW: For Immediate Release DECEMBER 10, 2014 PDF Link here...

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Ali Forney Center and Cooper Square Committee Break Ground on Transitional...

Monday, July 20, 2015: Welcome to the “groundbreaking ceremony” for the Bea Arthur Residence, an 18-bed residence for homeless LGBT youth at 222 East 13th Street in Manhattan.  The project is sponsored...

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Bills Aim to Protect Renters During Construction Work

original: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/30/nyregion/bills-aim-to-protect-renters-during-construction-work.html New York Times, By MIREYA NAVARRO SEPT. 29, 2015 New York City Council members will...

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For Immediate Release: December 10, 2015

PDF version here For Immediate Release: December 10, 2015 Contact: Wai Yee Poon, Chinatown Tenants Union Organizer CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities 212-473-6485 wpoon@caaav.org “All We Want for...

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Jared Kushner’s tenants at 118 E 4th St demand adequate living conditions and...

PDF of press release here. For Immediate Release March 2, 2016 Contact:          Brandon Kielbasa (212) 228-8210    bkielbasa@coopersquare.org LET THE TENANTS COOK AGAIN! East Village Tenants to Jared...

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FAITH LEADERS AND TENANTS CITYWIDE CALL FOR AN END TO ABUSE BY INFAMOUS...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: MAMADOU BAH, COOPER SQUARE COMMITTEE MAMADOUB@COOPERSQUARE.ORG, 212-228-8210 EXT 8 FAITH LEADERS AND TENANTS CITYWIDE CALL FOR AN END TO ABUSE BY INFAMOUS “WORST...

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COOPER SQUARE COMMITTEE APPLAUDS INDICTMENT OF PREDATORY LANDLORD STEVE CROMAN

For Immediate Release: May 10, 2016 Contact:  Steve Herrick – steveh@coopersquare.org, 212-228-8210, ext 1 Brandon Kielbasa, bkielbasa@coopersquare.org, 212-228-8210, ext 4 COOPER SQUARE COMMITTEE...

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