Slumlord Millionaire Documentary Recap
Housing Terms & Programs
Strategies!
NYC Housing Rights Organizations
Armory Housing
100
The documentary calls this neighborhood the last working class neighborhood in Manhattan ... residents are resisting 4 Luxury Mega Towers by the Chetrit Brothers.
CHINATOWN
100
When a household spends more than 30% of its income on rent and utilities.
Rent Burden
100
When you get a lawyer to force your landlord to follow the law in housing court
File a lawsuit
100
This organization started in the 1970s by teaching community members to take over and rebuild their own apartments. Hint: founded during the community restoration after the Bronx fires.
Banana Kelly
100
The Armory housing would only be considered affordable if it...
is 30% or less of neighborhood income
200
This family of four living in Brooklyn is actively working against landlord discrimination. A major win for this family was the passing of the Asthma Free Housing Act.
The Bravo Family
200
When rent is less than 30% of household income, rent is considered...
Affordable
200
When you go around your neighborhood to inform community of an important issue or upcoming event...
Outreach
Flyering
Talking to your Neighbors lol
200
This organization, also featured in Slumlord Millionaire, focuses on develop the leadership of working class Asian immigrants to make a significant intervention in the gentrification of NYC by building neighborhood power in Chinatown and Astoria.
CAAAV
200
This is the Area Household Income for a family of three in NYC...
$145,800 per year
300
This housing activist ran for City Council for her neighborhood in Queens. Her council race was the most EXPENSIVE in NYC’s history because real estate groups invested millions in advertisements.
Moumita
300
The process of displacing (pushing out and replacing) lower income residents with higher income residents.
Gentrification
300
When people gather signatures to fight for an issue and deliver the signatures to the government to make a change.
Petition
300
Starting in 1974, this organization helps residents take control of their buildings and create truly affordable communities through policy advocacy, and supporting tenant ownership. Hint: This organization is leading the Kingsbridge Armory Project
Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition
300
These are the four AMI % that the Kingsbridge Armory is going to include...
30% AMI
50% AMI
70% AMI
80% AMI
400
This community organization gathers people across race and ethnic lines to fight against landlord neglect and luxury developments in the Lower East Side / Chinatown.
CAAAV
400
Anyone who does not own where they live is called a...
Tenant
400
When everyone in an apartment building or complex gets together to learn and work together for better living conditions.
Tenant Organizing
400
This is the name of the website that has the list of the Affordable Housing Lottery in NYC...
NYC Housing Connect
400
The Armory housing income range is from what to what?
$34,020 - $116,640 per year
500
This is the NAME of the billionaire developer who owns both Hudson Yards, Bronx Terminal Market and a ton of "affordable housing" across the USA...
Stephen Rossand/orRelated Companies
500
When the people who live in an area have decision-making power over the resources: land, housing, schools, jobs, etc
Community Control
Community Ownership
Cooperative Ownership
500
When you decide to start a campaign to get elected to be the representative at the New York City legislative level
Run for City Council
500
This organization provides legal support ... the attorneys from this organization supported Samantha's family with their discrimination lawsuit.
Take Root Justice
500
These two income brackets are EXCLUDED from the armory housing
$20,000 and below
$116,000 and higher