Wary of Gentrification, East Harlem Braces for Rapid Change Posted on April 1, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Gotham Gazette Pearl Barkley moved to East Harlem in the 1950s, when she was six years old. Her family lived in the Jefferson Houses on 115th Street, where she lives today and works as an organizer with Community Voices Heard, an economic justice advocacy non-profit. “Many ..Read More
Congresswoman Proposes Spending $13 Billion to End Homelessness Posted on March 29, 2016 by Jacquelyn Simone in Think Progress With homelessness surging and rent prices skyrocketing nationwide, one congresswoman is urging her colleagues to rapidly increase federal funding for affordable housing in hopes of stemming the tide. Congress would add about $13 billion to the fight against ho ..Read More
