From making videos to having actual conversations with government officials. Remember y’all these politicians watch our pages.
Throwback to when I got denied from a housing lottery but still checked the complex out anyway 🤷🏽♂️
This summer I went around NYC visiting Privately Owned Public Spaces (POPS) where staff allegedly had a problem with the PUBLIC using them. 😭 Mind you, these spaces are legally required to be open to the public. So naturally, I had to see for myself. 😏
They rezoned the area around Barclays Center, promised affordable housing, failed to deliver it on schedule, and faced no penalties for the delays.
Meanwhile, Brooklyn got more luxury apartments, rising rents, and displacement.
THROWBACK 🗽: Did you know NYC has privately owned public spaces (POPS) that are legally required to be open to the public?
I went to 780 Third Avenue in Manhattan after learning that people were allegedly being prevented from sitting in a space meant for public use.
NYC is planning to demolish Chelsea Houses, a public housing development in one of Manhattan’s wealthiest neighborhoods.
Revitalization or gentrification? You decide.
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
NYC/NYCHA plans to demolish buildings at Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses (incl. Chelsea Houses) but replace all 2,056 existing public housing units one-for-one with new permanently affordable apartments for current residents, plus thousands of additional units.
nyc.gov/site/nycha/abo…
fultonelliottchelsea.com
citylimits.org/nycha-can-move…
Imagine your family owning a brownstone in Harlem for generations, only to find out that someone allegedly stole your property through fraudulent paperwork.
This is the dark side of NYC real estate that nobody talks about.
NYC banned traditional “poor doors” in 2015. But the stories of the ones that exist today and how they were developed are insane.
😏dis me btw
Brooklyn's Troy Kingston built a 50,000-follower platform exposing deed theft and housing struggles, and it's already sparked real change. #BlackNewYorkers amsterdamnews.com/news/2026/…
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