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Aug 22

Juanita Lewis, Executive Director of CVH, Named to Westchester Power 100

With its goal of an equitable New York state, Community Voices Heard and its executive director Juanita Lewis released “Building...

Aug 17

NYCHA residents speak out about housing conditions amid back rent dispute

BRONX, New York (WABC) -- Officials say the number of people falling behind on their rent is up, and the housing authority is losing...

Jun 23

Tenants, Advocates Call for City Budget Funds to Alleviate NYCHA’s Growing Rent Debt

Reposted from CityLimits By Tatyana Turner. Published June 23, 2023 “You think about a $106 billion budget—we’re asking for $400 million...

Jun 23

NYCHA tenants rally in Lower Manhattan, demand rent relief

Watch on CBS2. NEW YORK -- Rent relief is what New York City Housing Authority residents say they need now after being denied it during...

May 17

NYCHA Expected to Get ‘Significant Majority’ of State Budget Rent Relief Funds

Read at City Limits May 17, 2023 While the total won’t be clear until remaining applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program...

Apr 20

Mid Hudson Daily News Podcast

CVH Member Joan Killmer is featured on Mid-Hudson News with Hank Gross, Thursday, April 20, 2023. Listen here.

Apr 20

Poughkeepsie tenants, community organizations call for good cause protections in state budget

Reposted from Mid Hudson News POUGHKEEPSIE – The state budget has missed its April 1 deadline by three weeks now and Poughkeepsie...

Apr 3

Protesters outside Gov. Hochul’s Manhattan office call for fairer public housing funding

Watch on News12 Frustrated New Yorkers and housing advocates rallied outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Manhattan office after they say...

Apr 3

NYCHA Residents Rally in Last-Minute Push for Rent Relief Funds From Albany

Read at City Limits The rally comes after state lawmakers released budget proposals that include up to $389 million for public housing...

Mar 22

Exclusive | HPD starts hunt for nonprofits to run expanded $4M-a-year tenant organizing program

Juanita Lewis, CVH’s executive director, said they also worked with HPD to door-knock in rent-stabilized buildings — where tenants were...

Mar 10

Judge declares city eviction protection law unconstitutional

The sentiments offered by Menist were echoed by a grassroots organization that lobbied the council for the passage of the law. “We fought...

Mar 10

Follow-Up Friday: NYCHA rents struggles

Watch on Pix 11 NEW YORK (PIX11) – Tenant advocacy groups are pushing the New York Legislature to approve millions of dollars in the...

Feb 10

Some NY lawmakers draw line in the sand on taxing the wealthy

Juanita Lewis, executive director of Community Voices Heard, told City & State the money secured through the corporate tax two years ago...

Feb 1

How is Newburgh spending its COVID-relief funds?

"We have a housing crisis here," said CVH Newburgh Member Deborah Danzy. And yet, COVID relief funds are not being used to address the...

Dec 15, 2022

NY1: Newburgh tenants say they need protections

Reposted from NY1 Tenants, elected officials and members of grassroot organizations gathered in Newburgh on Thursday to discuss the...

Aug 14, 2022

Maya Wiley Rallies Black Women to Make Her the First to Become Mayor of New York

GOTHAM GAZATTE Painting a Black Lives Matter mural (photo: Ed Reed/Mayor's Office) (... This past week, Dr. Greer moderated a mayoral...