Emily Goldstein

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Emily Goldstein is the Senior Campaign Organizer at the Association for Neighborhood and Housing Development (ANHD) in New York City. She works with ANHD’s member organizations and allies to develop and lead campaigns to improve affordable housing and land use policies and strengthen tenants’ rights, while building power across the community development movement. Emily is a lifelong New Yorker who has worked in organizing and advocacy for over twelve years.
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Equity

New York City Needs to Stop Negotiating Rezonings From an Uneven Playing Field

May 1, 2018 | Emily Goldstein

What is the underlying dynamic that leads so many council members in low-income communities of color to approve neighborhood rezonings, despite community opposition and the likelihood of increased displacement pressure on existing residents?