CVH Joins RTTC - NY to Demand Condo Access for the Poor

Submitted by Community Voices Heard on Sat, 11/14/2009 - 00:01

CVH members joined the New York City Right to the City in calling on elected officials to open vacant luxury condominium developments to the poor. The construction of many of the buildings began before the economic recession, leaving many of the homes unoccupied.

The effort has been gaining widespread media coverage throughout New York. See below for some of the press:

Groups Urge Opening of Vacant Condos to the Poor, New York Times’ City Room
Right to the City-New York Survey: 601 Condo Buildings in Distress in NYC, More Than Formerly Noted, Daily News
A Close Look at the City’s Condo Crisis, Metro
Survey Finds 601 Troubled Condo Projects, Crain’s New York Business
Condos, Condos Everywhere, Gotham Gazette
Arrested Development: Dueling Stalled Construction Lists , Curbed
150 Rally for Conversion of Vacant Condos to Affordable Housing, Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Condos for the Poor, Courier Life/Your Nabe
Just How Many Condo Projects Are Unfilled And Unfinished In New York City?, Luxurist
Improvements at the SLA, Albany Ethics, Stalled Condo Projects, The Lo-Down