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"San Francisco’s results are clear: COPA works." Since 2019, COPA has preserved 436 homes for more than 1,000 residents without slowing the market.
Read the latest op-ed in @nextcity.org that breaks down why it can work in New York City.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Read the latest op-ed in @nextcity.org that breaks down why it can work in New York City.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
COPA Has Helped Prevent Displacement in San Francisco. It Can Work in New York City, Too.
Op-ed: As New York City considers its own Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, San Francisco shows how to give nonprofits a fair chance to buy homes — without freezing development or investment.
nextcity.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"San Francisco’s results are clear: COPA works." Since 2019, COPA has preserved 436 homes for more than 1,000 residents without slowing the market.
Read the latest op-ed in @nextcity.org that breaks down why it can work in New York City.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Read the latest op-ed in @nextcity.org that breaks down why it can work in New York City.
nextcity.org/urbanist-new...
Read the full interview:
prattcenter.substack.com/p/inside-nyc...
prattcenter.substack.com/p/inside-nyc...
Inside NYC's Racial Equity Planning Tools: Wins, Gaps, and What's Next
A conversation with the co-authors behind Pratt Center's newest report
prattcenter.substack.com
July 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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prattcenter.substack.com/p/inside-nyc...
prattcenter.substack.com/p/inside-nyc...
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July 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Our letter on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal urging the city to ensure publicly-owned land is used for a public purpose—delivering public benefits like permanently income-restricted housing affordable to the community’s lowest income households, among other provisions.
prattcenter.net/news/brookly...
prattcenter.net/news/brookly...
July 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our letter on the Brooklyn Marine Terminal urging the city to ensure publicly-owned land is used for a public purpose—delivering public benefits like permanently income-restricted housing affordable to the community’s lowest income households, among other provisions.
prattcenter.net/news/brookly...
prattcenter.net/news/brookly...
Our letter calling for adequate investment in public infrastructure to be integrated into the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan that will induce development of high-rent, non regulated housing in Long Island City.
Read more: prattcenter.net/news/garment...
Read more: prattcenter.net/news/garment...
July 17, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our letter calling for adequate investment in public infrastructure to be integrated into the OneLIC Neighborhood Plan that will induce development of high-rent, non regulated housing in Long Island City.
Read more: prattcenter.net/news/garment...
Read more: prattcenter.net/news/garment...