South Bronx Churches
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We are a network of religious and non-religious institutions that work to develop leadership and build power in the Bronx.
Joined July 2016
Please see this history of our critical (and ongoing) campaign to help public housing residents in the Bronx and throughout NYC improve their own lives.
Please see this short book on public housing tenant and community leaders from MT, @SBC_MetroIAF, the rest of @Metroiaf NY's campaign to improve NYCHA housing. There is a long way to go, but with our allies we have proven progress is possible https://t.co/JLvScxgS1J
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NYC needs better #MentalHealthCare! Join us 9/10 @ 7PM at @TandVSynagogue to hear about: -Manhattan Together + @MetroIAF’s agenda for change -Steve Miccio (@peopleusanow) on crisis stabilization in Poughkeepsie Don’t miss it! Register here: https://t.co/K29Cb2W5pL
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Thanks to @RitchieTorres for continued partnership in helping public housing tenants improve their lives. If you live in @NYCHA and you have mold/leaks they haven’t fixed, contact the OCC at 888-341-71522 / https://t.co/29wEFfGo7F. They’ve helped 30k+ families and can help you
ombnyc.com
Wanda, a NYCHA tenant, found asbestos, lead & mold in her apartment, endangering her baby. She couldn’t get NYCHA to make repairs. Then she found the OCC through @MetroIAF. The OCC ordered repairs. “The OCC is my slingshot. It gave David a chance against Goliath.” If you
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Congratulations to @LSAFamily, @TakerootNYC and most importantly, the tenants of 245 e 110th street on this critical win. MT is glad to have helped achieve this critical victory. Together we showed progress is possible. https://t.co/h792lcj2Fo
littlesistersfamily.org
After over 750 days of protests, legal battles, and organizing, tenants at 245 East 110th Street in East Harlem won a breakthrough victory against their landlord Ivan Sun and his management company,...
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Gracias a @RitchieTorres por colaborar con @MetroIAF NY para apoyar a la OCC. Si vive en @NYCHA y tiene un problema de moho o fugas llame al 888-341-7152 o visite https://t.co/e5tC2CTzzW. La OCC ha ayudado a más de 30,000 familias a obtener reparaciones y puede ayudarle.
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Thanks to @RitchieTorres for working with @MetroIAF NY to support the OCC. If you live in @NYCHA and have a mold or leak problem that they haven't fixed, call 888-341-7152 or go to https://t.co/e5tC2CU7pu. The OCC has helped 30,000+ families get real repairs, and can help you.
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Please read this important piece by @mayaaking highlighting the work of @MetroIAF NY, our sister organization @EBCBKNY, and especially @SPCBCBKNY and its leaders, to ensure that they, and their neighbors, can stay in New York City. https://t.co/u58t4piDDo
nytimes.com
Housing affordability and quality-of-life concerns are pushing longtime Black New Yorkers out of the city, underscoring Democrats’ challenges with their base ahead of the mayoral election.
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Thanks to @RitchieTorres for your continued partnership with MT, @SBC_MetroIAF, @MetroIAF NY in supporting the OCC. If you live in @NYCHA and you have a mold and leak problem NYCHA hasn't solved, call 888-341-7152 or go to https://t.co/e5tC2CTzzW
https://t.co/mlzbTfgCKS
pix11.com
NEW YORK (PIX11) — A collection of more than a hundred congregations and community organizations has teamed up with a local legislator to promote an independent oversight agency to help NYCHA…
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The New York Community Trust on @MetroIAF NY's 2,000+ person Mayoral Candidates action. https://t.co/xxZSdSDsGz
thenytrust.org
Organized by Metro IAF, a Trust grantee, in partnership with Manhattan Together, South Bronx Churches, Queens Power, and East Brooklyn Congregations, the event featured Democratic mayoral candidates...
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1000s of @MetroIAF ny leaders gathered @SPCBCBKNY in East New York, joined by 100s at @ShaarayTefilaNY in Manhattan to make the candidates commit to our agenda to Fix NYCHA, build more affordable housing, improve mental health care and more.
NYC mayor’s race: Five Democrats offer big promises on homelessness and housing at interborough forum | amNewYork https://t.co/PIOFUWK3S0
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Please join @MetroIAF NY June 1st. We will be presenting our agenda on affordable housing, NYCHA, mental health and more to top Mayoral candidates, and ask them to commit to working with us on it. See details on the flyer below. Register at https://t.co/Plr1dFZftA to come.
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Únase a @MetroIAF NY el 1 de junio. Presentaremos nuestra agenda a candidatos a la alcaldía, y les pediremos que se comprometan a colaborar con nosotros. Consulte los detalles en el folleto a continuación. Inscríbase en https://t.co/Plr1dFZftA para asistir.
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At the Industrial Areas Foundation we know from experience that the combination of organized citizen power and responsive local leadership can actually get affordable housing built. https://t.co/9m5cBjY8n1
thenation.com
Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.
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When It Comes to Building New Housing, “Abundance” Is More Like Avoidance
thenation.com
Neither Klein and Thompson nor many of their critics on the left offer a robust strategy for actually building affordable homes. Here’s one that has been proven to work.
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.@MetroIAF leaders Rabbi Joel Mosbacher of @ShaarayTefilaNY and Rev. David Brawley of @SPCBCBKNY on how the next Mayor or NYC can tackle gun safety.
OPINION | Guns, the NYPD, and NYC’s next mayor
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On 3/30, 123 @metroiaf NYCHA tenants+allies celebrated our progress fixing mold+leaks w/ https://t.co/e5tC2CTzzW, pushed for more. @NYCHA's Dan Greene agreed to fix missed appointments with us. @RepRitchie promised more help on that+pests/waste and making PACT work for tenants.
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Thanks to MT/ @MetroIAF leaders, 10,000s of families in public housing have gotten real repairs, but far too many are still suffering. Please join us Sunday 3/30 at 3:15 PM to celebrate our success and push for more progress in NYCHA Please register at https://t.co/UYb479RfUT.
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Gracias a los líderes de MT/@MetroIAF, miles de familias en NYCHA han recibido reparaciones importantes, pero muchas siguen sufriendo. Únase a nosotros el 30/3 a las 15:15 para celebrar nuestro éxito e impulsar un mayor progreso en NYCHA. Regístrese en https://t.co/krmTEq5Pwn.
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OPINION | Organizing to meet the new challenges of Trump
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In 2024 MT helped force more improvements in NYCHA, as shown in https://t.co/GxBKgvirvh We also made strides on mental health crisis response and more. Please go to https://t.co/j4BsNWL0Hk to help us build on this in 2025. New recurring donations will be matched by @MetroIAF.
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In 2024 MT helped force more improvements in NYCHA, as shown in https://t.co/GxBKgvirvh We also made strides on mental health crisis response and more. Please go to https://t.co/lfMTN7keJw to help us build on this in 2025. New recurring donations will be matched by @MetroIAF.
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