Affordable housing is being lost through the expiration of affordability at a faster rate than affordable housing is being created in the Bronx.  Rising rents in an increasingly expensive housing market mean that tenants are being increasingly squeezed and harassed.   Ladlords are neglecting their buildings and avoiding making repairs in an effort to save money and push tenants out.  Given that the housing stock of the Northwest Bronx is more than 85% rental, and our membership mirrors this statistic, it is clear that these issues deeply affect our organizing base. 

NWBCCC is primarily concerned with preserving affordable housing and improving housing conditions in privately owned housing in the Northwest Bronx, although we also support continued non-profit affordable housing development, energy efficiency through our Weatherization Assistance Program, and issues related to public housing.

Our organizing strategies include:

• Developing new and supporting existing Tenant Associations
• Organizing institutions on housing-related issues
• Outreaching to Mitchell-Lama /Sec 8 Buildings
• Holding monthly meetings/housing committee meetings
• Conducting workshops on housing rights
• Developing the leadership abilities of active housing committee members, preparing them for participation in larger city-wide activities

For more information on our housing campaigns contact:

Erik Beach, erik@northwestbronx.org

(718) 584-0515 and (646) 379-7670