Proud Queens NYC resident with roots in rural communities. Housing and racial justice advocate.
New York, NY
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Even economists getting on board for rent control….. vice.com/en/article/5d9yvz/e…
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Amy Kenyon retweeted
STATEMENT: Both @CarlHeastie @AndreaSCousins have the votes to pass a comprehensive housing package that includes #GoodCause #HAVP.
The time for leadership is now. Millions of lives hang in the balance. It’s time for the state legislature to call Governor Hochul’s bluff.
Amy Kenyon retweeted
Passengers stood by while a coward choked out an unhoused young man experiencing a mental health crisis. This occurred partially because many people don’t know the difference between feeling UNCOMFORTABLE in public spaces & being UNSAFE in public spaces. Here’s what I mean 🧵
Amy Kenyon retweeted
🔥 "It's been two years already that we won a minimum pay. Either way, this is the last hearing we're having, b/c implementation needs to already be happening. We're not in Seattle, we're not in California, we're in New York City, where there's labor power.” - @AjcheGustavo #LDU
NEW: Delivery drivers in NYC were all set to get a $23.82 minimum wage. Then the app-based companies got to work lobbying City Hall. And now that minimum wage is getting slashed.
"This appears to be the administration capitulating to corporate lobbying."
hellgatenyc.com/delivery-wor…
Amy Kenyon retweeted
Today, we’re announcing $550 million in grant funding to advance environmental justice. EPA's new "EJ Thriving Communities Grantmaking" program will streamline the grant application process, ensuring funding will reach underserved and overburdened communities faster.
ALT $550 Million invested in America to advance environmental justice. epa.gov/ejgrants
My neighborhood. Powerful organizing.
Astoria, Queens has a storied history with real estate developers. In fact the neighborhood got its name after trying to woo mogul John Jacob Astor to invest in it.
This is a 🧵 about the recently approved Innovation Qns—one of the largest housing projects Queens has seen
ALT Photo of a rendering of the Innovacion queens project
This whole thread perfectly describes what’s happening in my neighborhood…. real estate interests co-opting civil rights language and telling immigrant elders that they’re the problem because they want more affordable housing.
I want to talk about the racist co-opting by developers of civil rights language to denigrate and describe local residents who challenge big real estate.
Quick THREAD on so called “NIMBYism”🧵
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Go @KCTenants !!!
VICTORY. Today 70% of Kansas City voted to approve a $50 million bond for housing with rents between $550-750, at or below 30% of area median income. What the people can actually afford!
The rent is too damn high, but @KCTenants x @KCTenantsPower are fixin to fix it ❤️🔥
Amy Kenyon retweeted
Institutional investors are consolidating the rental market, buying up whole blocks, using algorithms to artificially inflate rent, and raking in record profits. Some of the major players are using federal financing and subsidy as the foundation of this business model.
NYC has tens of thousands of unhoused neighbors while landlords keep affordable housing sitting empty. Meanwhile big developers pushing for the green light on big rezonings (ie public support) for luxury housing like #IQNS. thecity.nyc/housing/2022/10/…
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Thank you @caaav and all the other community groups fighting against IQNS and fighting for affordable housing for immigrant and working class NYers.
“I wholeheartedly believe that we will win- not even their billions of dollars will buy our unity and solidarity!”
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Amy Kenyon retweeted
I am committed to ensuring that my residents can afford to live in their own neighborhoods, and will always center my community’s needs above real estate interests.
See my full statement on Innovation QNS:
This is what real leadership on housing and development from a NYC councilmember looks like- thank you @CMJulieWon !
Lower-wage workers are often renters. This whole thread. Not to mention how rents just keep going up in most places.....
meanwhile policymakers wash their hands of this issue that disproportionately affects renters, after implementing and then abruptly abandoning a failed eviction "protection" and rent relief strategy that only served to make rentiers whole
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The Frontline Resource Institute (FRI) has just launched! FRI will support frontline
communities advancing environmental and climate justice. Learn more about grant
opportunities at frontlineresourceinstitute.o…
Appreciate this counterpoint to the “we just need to build more” argument….
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Clearly corporate landlords made out ok over the past two years. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Private equity hedge fund planning a huge luxury development in Astoria. @Cb1Queens should not accept this rezoning proposal.
#Astorianotforsale @HackmanCapital & Square Mile Capital own @KaufmanAstoria. @innovationqns will add to NYC housing crisis! @Cb1Queens why are displacement, disability discrimination acceptable? Housing is not a luxury! #cripthevote #BlackLivesMatter nytimes.com/2022/05/24/nyreg…
ALT Image 35th Avenue (Astoria) in front of Museum of Moving Image, two NYPD police cars, one parked and one pulling up in front of 5/25/2022 CB1 meeting about Innovation Queens project
ALT Image - light skinned black man holding two signs: Housing is not a luury No to Innovation Queens and Astoria Needs More Affordable Housing Not Greed. in front of 5/25/2022 CB1 meeting about Innovation Queens project.
ALT Image of third police car parked by Museum of Moving Image. This one discreetly around corner by Kauffman Astoria. NYPD was well represented at CB1 Innovation Queens meeting