MRNY works to ensure that
all tenants can live in healthy
and affordable housing. We have:
Reduced NYC childhood
lead poisoning rates by 56%
through the toughest anti-lead
law in the U.S.
Won Safe Housing legislation to fix hazardous conditions
for thousands of tenants,
including mold, rodents,
and conditions that trigger
asthma—the #1 cause of
school absences in NYC.
Provided legal services to
400 tenants each year to
prevent evictions, repair
unsafe housing units, and win
hundreds of thousands of
dollars in damages.
2012 SPOTLIGHT: MRNY and our allies won a state Tenant Protection
Unit to enforce tenants' rights and
crack down on lawless landlords.
"Today, with 12,600 dues-paying members, MRNY is a unique amalgam of worker center, legal clinic, citizenship school, mutual aid society, policy shop, protest factory and church. Its four offices in Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Long Island are an egalitarian oasis for members, who gather there for conversation and classes..."
