A Superintendent Becomes a Lifeline for Senior Tenants
Co-published with The New York Times. More than half of the tenants in a prewar co-op in Chelsea are seniors. Rosalind Hernandez, the super, is especially close to one tenant who is 98.
An Intimate Look at Portland’s Housing Crisis
Co-published with The Nation. The ongoing housing crisis in Portland, Oregon, has desensitized us to the real people who have been affected.
HUD Takes on Climate Crisis with a New Retrofit Program
Co-published with Grist. The federal initiative will reach only hundreds out of the 24,000 properties that need upgrades.
How Air Pollution and the Housing Crisis Are Connected
Co-published with Grist. When you're homeless, dangerous air isn't just during wildfire season.
How the Rail Industry Has Put Profits Over People for Decades
Co-published with Prism. Four months after the Norfolk Southern East Palestine train derailment, workers and citizens fight against the toxicity of an industry that has cut corners at every turn.
Workers Blame Low Pay and Understaffing for New Yorkâs Benefits Backlog
Co-published with New York Focus. Some counties pay social services workers so little, the people who administer benefits end up applying themselves.
Ithaca Bets on Heat Pumps in Mobile Homes
Co-published with Grist. The upstate New York city would be one of the first in the country to tackle the energy woes of affordable housing.
Need Food Stamps in New York? Come Back in a Few Months.
Co-published with New York Focus. Counties across the state are blowing past legal deadlines to process SNAP applications, leaving families struggling to eat. The delays may be about to get even worse.
Eric Adams Is Trying to Push More Austerity on New Yorkers Through His Executive Budget
Co-published with Jacobin. The New York City budget features more massive cuts to desperately needed public programs like public education.
How This Small Massachusetts City Created Homegrown Solutions to Urban Problems
Co-published with Fast Company. From violence to pandemic recovery, community leaders in Chelsea, Massachusetts, have created new, locally powered social innovations to rebuild their city.
A Housing Crisis in Paradise
Co-published with The New York Review of Books. Two residential developments in Marin County have, for different reasons, met with resistance from their communities. What can they tell us about the way out of Californiaâs housing emergency?
The Revolution Against Shady Landlords Has Begun
Co-published with The Nation. In New York, the real estate industry and the politicians in its pocket both reign supreme. These tenants have a plan to change that forever.