An Urban Archive
This site contains material from an Urban Studies course at Queens College, CUNY
By Anthony DeFelice The issue i’m choosing to cover in this assignment is Housing affordability in New York City. The price of housing in New York City is ridiculously expensive which makes it very difficult for some people to afford. Fortunately there are various organizations that exist to help people. One organization that is...
I chose the topic of gentrification. The non-profit organization that I chose to look into is called “Right to the City”. This non-profit organization formed in 2007 in response to gentrification. This organization fights for the displaced low-income people, people of color, marginalized LGBTQ communities, and youths of color. This organization states “We are...
The issue I chose to find a local non-profit organization that we discussed throughout the course of this semester is “Understanding Poverty.” The organization I chose to represent this topic is a local non-profit organization in New York City, the name of this organization is The Association of Community Employment Programs for the Homeless....