Advocacy and Policy
Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development
50 Broad Street, Suite 1125
New York, NY 10004-2376
Phone: (212) 747-1117
Fax: (212) 747-1114
Internet: www.anhd.org
The Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) is a membership organization of New York City non-profit neighborhood housing groups, with a mission of ensuring flourishing neighborhoods and decent, affordable housing for all New Yorkers. ANHD helps support and advance the programs sponsored by its members. ANHD members have developed and rehabilitated over 30,000 units of low- and moderate-income housing.
Citizens Housing and Planning Council
50 East 42nd Street, Suite 407
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (212) 286-9211
Fax: (212) 286-9214
Internet: www.chpcny.org
The Citizens Housing and Planning Council (CHPC) is a non-profit policy research organization dedicated to improving housing and neighborhood conditions through cooperative efforts of the public and private sectors. The organization’s activities include formulating policy recommendations for financing affordable housing and community revitalization, developing zoning and land use proposals to facilitate economic growth and neighborhood cohesiveness, and exploring methods of improving the environmental context of urban communities. CHPC sponsors forums and seminars and publishes a quarterly policy newsletter, The Urban Prospect, as well as periodic working papers and studies.
City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court
Phone: (212) 962-4266
Fax: (212) 962-4799
Email: info@cwtfhc.org
Internet: www.cwtfhc.org
The City-Wide Task Force on Housing Court is a non-profit, citywide coalition that provides advocacy and assistance to litigants in housing court. The Task Force works with community groups, legal service providers, and elected officials to abate homelessness in New York City. Its programs include information tables at Housing Courts in the five boroughs which offer information and legal assistance referrals to tenants, a tenant-issues telephone hotline and workshops for preparing for Housing Court proceedings.
Housing First!
111 East 14th Street, Suite 119
New York, NY 10003
Phone: (718) 388-1478
Fax: (646) 349-5108
E-mail: info@housingfirst.net
Internet: www.housingfirst.net
Housing First! is an alliance of nonprofit organizations, banks, businesses, landlords, religious leaders and other New Yorkers committed to a major new investment in New York City's housing infrastructure. Housing First! focuses on elevating the issue of affordable housing to the top of the civic agenda and has advanced a detailed plan for a 10-year program of public and private investment to develop and preserve all types of affordable housing for New Yorkers.
Mothers on the Move
928 Intervale Avenue
Bronx, NY 10459
Phone: (718) 842-2224
Fax: (718) 842-2665
Internet: www.mothersonthemove.org
Bronx Mothers on the Move (MOM) is a social justice community organization, dedicated to environmental justice, educational equity, quality housing and safe streets. One of its major goals is to achieve well-maintained, affordable housing for neighborhood residents, through organizing and advocacy.
Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project
73 Spring Street, Suite 506
New York, NY 10012
Phone: (212) 680-5100
Fax: (212) 680-5104
Internet: www.nedap.org
The Neighborhood Economic Development Advocacy Project provides community groups with legal, technical, and information resources needed to organize and advocate for economic justice in low income communities and communities of color in New York City. Programs include the Fair Lending Outreach Project, the Community Equity Protection Project, and the Community Reinvestment Workshop Series.
New York City AIDS Housing Network
80a Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: (718) 802-9540
Fax: (718) 802-9741
E-mail: Flynn@nycahn.org
Internet: www.nycahn.org
The New York City AIDS Housing Network is a membership organization comprised of and led by low-income people living with HIV/AIDS. Its programs to advocate for more and better housing for New Yorkers living with HIV/AIDS include tenant organizing and the House Every One! campaign.
New York Housing Conference
1780 Broadway, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212.265.6530
Internet: www.thenyhc.org
The New York Housing Conference (NYHC) is a broad-based coalition of the major citywide not-for-profit and private developers, owners and managers of affordable housing in New York City. NYHC was established in 1973. In 1975, NYHC became affiliated with the National Housing Conference in Washington, D.C. NYHC was established to develop and advocate for affordable housing policies and programs in the city and state of New York. Since its inception, NYHC has been as an important source of information, education, collaboration, and advocacy for the affordable housing community.
New York State Association for Affordable Housing
5925 Broadway
Bronx, NY 10463
Phone: (718) 432-2100
Fax: (718) 432-2400
Internet: www.nysafah.org
The New York State Association for Affordable Housing is a trade association for private sector organizations throughout New York State that are involved in affordable housing. Its goal is to increase affordable housing programs and subsidies, to become a voice for professionals in the field, and to inform members of new opportunities and developments. Its membership includes developers, general contractors, attorneys, lenders and others in the field of affordable housing development.
Pace Law School Land Use Law Center
Pace University School of Law
78 North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10603
Phone:
(914) 422-4262
E-mail: landuse@law.pace.edu
Internet: http://www.law.pace.edu/landuse
The Land Use Law Center is dedicated to fostering the development of sustainable communities in New York State. Through its many programs, the Center offers lawyers, land use professionals, citizens and developers assistance that enables them to achieve sustainable development at the local and regional level.
Tenants & Neighbors
236 West, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10006-1815
Phone: (212) 608-4320
Fax: (212) 619-7476
Internet: www.tandn.org
Tenants & Neighbors is a membership organization of tenants, tenant associations, and other organizations advocating for tenants' rights and affordable housing. Its campaigns involve rent-regulation, Section 8, the Tenant Empowerment Act, and preservation of the affordability of subsidized housing.
United Neighborhood Houses of New York
70 West 36th Street , 5th Floor
New York, NY 10018-8007
Phone: (212) 967-0322
Fax: (212) 967-0792
E-mail: unh322@unhny.org
Internet: www.unhny.org
United Neighborhood Houses of New York (UNH) is the umbrella organization for settlement houses throughout New York City. UNH works for progressive change in social and public policies and to strengthen community resources. UNH and its member settlements address critical issues facing New Yorkers, such as unemployment, hunger, racism, and domestic and community violence and help provide access to child care, youth development services, care for seniors, and English as a Second Language (ESL) and literacy programs.