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Activism
Permanent Resident
The new Queens headquarters of Make the Road New York is designed as a beacon for its working-class, immigrant community. The story of the building closely tracks larger struggles to make a stable, secure home in the city.
The World is About to Turn
In the weekly Jericho Walk, New Sanctuary Coalition and allies confront a site of darkness and fear for many immigrants, and make sure that friends are not alone in their journey.
Home Valuation
New stories from Mitchell-Lama co-ops and the LA Tenants Union narrate the housing crisis as a struggle for control, and over the true meaning of a home.
Full House
Stories of making home and community care from co-ops and lofts to adjoined brick houses and wood paneled basements
Two High School Activists
With school buildings ill-equipped to face the climate crisis, students advocate for retrofits and greener, healthier buildings.
News from Home
Reported from the imaginations of those on the front lines of New York City's housing struggles, a newspaper from the future brings tidings of homes for all.
Long Island is Bugging Me
A disquisition into the urban/suburban and human/insect divides, and how people might come together when their surroundings are planned to keep them apart.
Everybody Should Be Honored
A rare combination of collective art project, community celebration, and environmental protest, the Hunts Point Fish Parade honors residents of the Bronx neighborhood and mobilizes them in the fight for its future.
Road Warrior
In the Bronx, a parks steward and activist takes on the campaign of a lifetime.
A New Harvest
Herbs and berries are free for the picking along the Bronx River Foodway. But the public place for foraging is also a pathway to stronger connections with local ecologies and community self-determination.