EL BARRIO UNITE GENTRIFICATION & DISPLACEMENT OF AMERICA

GENTRIFICATION JUST DOESN'T HAPPEN - IT'S MANUFACTURED

HUD's CDBG/CSBG FUNDS INTENDED TO SERVE THE NEEDS OF UNDERDEVELOPED COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN MIS-DIRECTED.

"IT'S TIME FOR COMMUNITIES TO TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW NEW YORK STATE DEFINES COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION"

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Community-based organizations (CBOs) are organizations incorporated for the purpose of providing services or other assistance to economically or socially disadvantaged persons within their designated community. CBOs must have a board of directors of which more than half of the members reside in such designated community. CBOs are located throughout New York State and provide many innovative and effective programs and services combating the causes and effects of poverty.

About Us

El Barrio Unite is a collaboration of community groups and individuals that support affordable housing housing programs and iniatives that prevent displacement. It is a grassroots organization founded in East Harlem/ El Barrio, New York City. We are against any development that potentially will displace community residents. Originally, the group was organized to oppose the East River Plaza Residential Development, proposed by the developers Blumenfeld Development Group (BDG) and Forest City Ratner (FCR). Our mission is to protect the residents of the East Harlem from predatory developers that threaten the decay of the community and living environment through gentrification, displacement, tax increases, exploitation and greed.

Mission

El Barrio Unite mission is to educate and advocate for affordable housing and community empowerment.

Federal

To provide public awareness to the United States and Global crisis of Affordable Housing
To provide public awareness to the Rules and Regulations, Board Governance Eligibility and HUD and FHA Funding Sources

New York State:

To provide public awareness to New York State residents to the crisis of Affordable Housing
To provide public awareness to the Rules and Regulations, Board Governance Eligibility and New York State Housing Finance Agency (HFA), New York State Affordable Housing Corporation (AHC) and New York State Department of Homes and Community Renewal (NYSHCR) Funding Sources

New York City:

To provide public awareness to the residents of the City of New York of Affordable Housing
To provide public awareness to the Rules and Regulations, Board Governance Eligibility and HPD Funding Sources

DO NOT ALLOW SERVICE-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TAKE YOUR FUNDS, JOBS AND YOUR VOICE.

SUBMIT A PETITION AGAINST INADEQUATE REPRESENTATION

IT'S TIME TO TAKE ACTION

Steps you must take; determine whether the CBO receives CSBG funds; request a meeting with the CBOs board of directors; express the lack of board governance compliance; and if you are denied, submit a petition to the Division of Community Services to demand board governance compliance.

Full Story

Clinton Announces Creation of New Market Tax Credit for Business

February 19, 2018

Another tax credit program for low and moderate income communities that will benefit businesses with no vested community interest. A program that will enrich outsiders.

Gentrification and the Law: Combatting Urban Displacement

January 8, 2017

David C. Bryant Jr.

Majority of Developments With 421-a Don't Include Affordable Housing: Data

December 23, 2016

Danielle Tcholakian

According to the data, 4,492 properties in the city receive the 421-a tax abatement. They contain 146,134 market-rate and affordable apartments.

Of the nearly 5,000 properties benefiting from the program, more than 3,500 offer no affordable housing units.

Credit scores yet another obstacle in the quest for affordable housing

February 19, 2016

Sarina Trangle

Carmen Vega-Rivera jokes that she’s spent so much time in Bronx Housing Court that she sometimes checks to see if her portrait has been put up on the walls.

Unions, housing activists begin push to sway New York City Council on zoning proposals

February 17, 2016

Sarina Trangle

Now that New York City Council members have had a chance to recover from the more than 20 hours of public testimony given on zoning proposals last week, unions and activists are beginning to push their preferences in private.

We Know What We Want: Bronx residents push for community vision as Mayor’s housing plan

January 25, 2016

Sheila Garcia

Bronx residents are fired up! Hundreds of Bronx residents, faith leaders, union members, local artists and community members from CASA and 10 other community organizations came out in force to push for a housing plan that is affordable to the people that live here. At the Bronx Borough President's hearing on