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Key takeaways: New York City real estate has always been, well…avant-garde. It invented or popularized concepts like rent control and rent stabilization, subletting, and home clubs. These evolved into cooperative buildings, or "co-ops." When you buy a co-op, you don't actually own the physical space
The Community Solidarity Projects team and volunteers pose for a photo during a distribution at the Free 99. (Photo: Mykle Parker) The Free 99, a free store located in an abandoned 99 Cents Store building in Miracle Mile, has shut down its operations after one year of mutual aid work. On Thursday, F
"It’s covering cars. It’s clogging air conditioners," said Kimberly Comes, a tenant at NYCHA’s Redfern Houses. She and neighbors hope to close the construction debris recycling facility across the street, citing a 2023 state law meant to address the concentration of industrial sites in low-income co
Protesters gather with signs outside the Cypress Park Home Depot (Photo: Joma Geneciran) On Sunday, February 22, community members rallied at three Home Depots across Los Angeles County in a protest demanding an end to violence against immigrants and jornaleros (day laborers) on Home Depot prop
A new rental assistance program launching this week will help some low income households afford rent. But its reach is far smaller than advocates hoped, and isn’t keeping up with the need, they say. The post New State Housing Vouchers Will Serve About 1,000 NYC Households. Lawmakers Say It’s Not Eno
For decades, the 30th Street Shelter near Bellevue Hospital has been the main entry point for men and adult families entering the city's homeless shelters. Officials will close it this spring, and advocates worry the change will sow "confusion and additional hardship" for people in need. The post Ci
"So many of these issues are interrelated, but so often treated as existing in silos,” says Department of Social Services Commissioner Molly Wasow Park, who departs this week after three years at the agency’s helm. “Homelessness is, in and of itself, destabilizing and traumatizing." The post Outgoin
Surveillance footage from the print shop. The criminal complaint says that a day before the fire, their print shop filed an emergency application to avoid eviction, but it was denied by a judge. [ more › ]
"When affordability is treated as a real, immediate need, these policies can do more than just manage displacement. They can help communities stay rooted in places like Washington Heights." The post Opinion: Washington Heights is Being Gentrified. Here’s How Mayor Mamdani Can Help. appeared first on
The Exchange, the Weekly’s poetry corner, offers our thoughts in exchange for yours. The post The Exchange: Musings appeared first on South Side Weekly.
Khachkars on the edge of North-South Highway in Artsakh. (Photo: WikiCommons) Los Angeles is home to one of the largest Armenian diasporas in the world, with over 200,000 Armenian residents. Since September 2023, many Armenians in the diaspora have been deeply affected by the recent theft and ethnic
An organizer reflects on the lessons learned and the challenges ahead for LA’s community self defense networks. The post One Year of the Community Self Defense Coalition appeared first on Knock LA.
Ron Gochez from Union del Barrio speaks at a press conference for the CSDC in front of Metropolitan Detention Center on July 7, 2025. (photo: Rosalind Jones | Knock LA) One year ago, with the country reeling from Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Los Angeles community organizations sprang in
A Palestinian-American resident of Los Angeles has experienced a barrage of discrimination and harassment from fellow tenants and employees at his apartment complex. The post Landlords Fail to Protect Victim of Anti-Palestinian Harassment appeared first on Knock LA.
Many residents of Los Angeles and throughout the world display the Palestinian flag as an act of solidarity during the ongoing genocide. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons) Incidents of Anti-Palestinian harassment are frequently unaddressed by landlords and employers. In an apartment complex in Los Angeles,
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