From Trenton to city hall, workers are demanding more
by Isaac Jiménez, New Jersey MonitorApril 14, 2023 As cities nationwide see staggering housing prices and tenants priced out of metro regions, workers are fighting back. This week in Jersey City, residents spent five hours at a council meeting to demand that city officials give tenants a universal right to counsel to protect them from eviction, displacement, […]
RTC Campaign Packs Theater for Town Hall Event
by Rory P Six months into the campaign for tenants’ right to counsel in Jersey City, nearly one hundred people convened at the Jersey City Theatre Center for a town hall organized by the the North Jersey Democratic Socialists of America (NNJDSA) to share tenant stories and examine the issue at hand – whether tenants […]
What’s wrong with Airbnb?
by Colin M. and Allie H. Airbnb is gentrification on steroids. It has impacted cities around the world by taking long term rentals off the market, further increasing the housing crisis in already unaffordable cities. In places like Jersey City, it’s even worse as tourists occupy units in one of America’s most expensive rental markets […]
The Right to Counsel for Tenants
by Rory P. Landlords are removing New Jersey ans from their homes at the highest rate since the pandemic began. In re sponse, the North New Jersey Chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America (NNJDSA) is organizing a campaign to pass a “Right to Counsel” (RTC) ordinance in Jersey City. RTC refers to government policy that […]