Democracy, Save it Before it's Gone!
Not so Funny Money
Housing Policies
You Call That Affordable?!
We Won't Move! Tenant Strategies
Call to Action!
100
What are the 3 branches of government (must get all 3)
100
Stephen Ross owns Hudson Yards, Bronx Terminal Market and most of the "affordable housing" across the USA...Stephen Ross would be an example of using HOUSING for what goal?
PROFIT
100
This public housing system is owned by the government and it ensures that anyone living in the buildings only pays 30% of their income on rent. Name the system.
NYCHA
100
The process of displacing (pushing out and replacing) lower-income residents with higher-income residents.
Gentrification
100
Calling 311 to alert the city of any issues, can boost violations in the building and do this _____ to push the landlord to make repairs.
Fine the landlord.
100
This organization gathers young people to work on housing justice!
Youth Alliance 4 Housing
200
This system of government lets people choose leaders to make laws and decisions on their behalf, rather than voting on every issue themselves.
Representative Democracy
200
Housing is not "a right" under this economic system because the system's main goal is profits, not meeting the needs of the people.
200
The Bravo Family in Slumlord Millionaire worked with City Council to pass this law that uses Doctors Notes to force landlords to get rid of mold, mice and roaches when tenants get sick from living in their unmaintained apartments.
Asthma Free Housing Act.
200
The median rent for the Bronx is $1,200 - $1,500. But rents for these are much higher at $3,000 to $5,000 per month.
Luxury Developments
200
When people gather signatures to fight for an issue and deliver the signatures to the government to make a change.
Petition
200
This organization fights for tenants to take over their buildings from bad landlords and for the Kingsbridge Armory to be community-owned.
Northwest Bronx CCC
300
(Get 100 for each that you get correct; you must get their first or last name)
Name the executive of each level of government:
1. The President
2. The Governor of NY
3. The Mayor of NYC
1. Donald Trump
2. Kathy Hochul
3. Zohran Mamdani
300
This economic system is sometimes called "capitalism with a hug" because capitalists still own most things, but the government takes taxes and redistributes some resources to lower-income groups.
Socialism
300
When a household spends more than 30% of its income on rent and utilities.
Rent Burden
300
This percentage of Bronx residents are rent burdened, meaning they spend over 30% of their income on rent.
52-55% of BX residents
300
To shame their landlord and draw attention to the problems, tenants can hold one of these outside their building and invite the news to record...
Banner Drop / Press Conference
300
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.
400
In NYC government, this is the % of City Council votes needed for a bill to pass normally, and the higher percentage required to override a mayor's veto.
51% normally and 67% to override a mayor's veto
400
Under this economic and political system, the government limits freedom, demands obedience, and uses extreme nationalism and violence to control people.
Fascism
400
A type of rent control that limits rent increases and gives tenants protections.
Rent Stabilized
400
This is the problem with NYC Housing Connect's Affordable Housing lottery... (must get 1 of the problems)
1. not everyone qualifies - it sets specific income brackets, age brackets, etc
2. it takes a long time to get in (there isn't enough housing available for everyone who needs it)
400
You can start one of these by meeting with neighbors in your building to collectively push your landlord to make repairs.
Tenant Association
400
This is the first thing Mayor Mamdani did after he was inaugurated as the 112th mayor of NYC...
...went to tenant's apartments in Brooklyn
... signed an executive order to open an office of tenant protections
500
In the correct order, which branch of government:
1. writes & passes laws
2. signs or vetoes laws
3. judges to see if laws are legitimate
1. legislative
2. executive
3. judicial
500
In this economic system, people unite and pool their $ / resources to co-own and make decisions as a collective.
Cooperativism
500
Under this program, developers can get 100% of their property taxes ERASED ... if 20% of their projects are set aside as "affordable housing".
421a Program
500
This is the Area Median Income for a family of 1 in all of NYC...
But this is the Median Income for the Bronx...
(you must get 1)
NYC: $113,000 per year
Bronx: $32,000 per year
500
When you organize tenants from different buildings that have the same owner. (Jose's landlord owns OVER 200 buildings!!)
Portfolio Campaign
500
To take our own action, our civics class is hosting this on March 5th from 4:30 to 7:30pm!
Housing Resource Fair and Student Showcase
