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I’ve been working with @NYCMayor since he was campaigning to create the Office of Deed Theft Prevention, and now, it’s a reality. @NYCMayor and I will continue to use every lever of power within City Hall to keep New Yorkers in their homes, and finally bring an end to Black displacement.

Ms. Sabio is hopeful that if the campaign is successful, it could serve as an example of how other groups could use community land trusts to keep buildings from getting scooped up by developers. @ShannaSabio @GrowHouseNYC nytimes.com/2026/05/02/rea…

Statement on the arrest of Council Member Chi Ossé

The @CooperSqCLT is hiring a CLT Manager! The role will support the CLT’s mission of stabilizing housing and preventing speculation in the East Village, while coordinating efforts to expand land protection and engage the community. Learn more at nyccli.org/wp-content/upl…

“This legislation is meant to create a small window of opportunity for our trusted, mission-driven affordable housing providers to take these properties, purchase them...and provide safe, affordable housing that New Yorkers can live in.” @CMSandyNurse amny.com/real-estate/ma…

Historical memory in NYC is too short. This isn't a new approach. It's exactly how the de Blasio admin did sweeps. Nothing to do with helping people into housing - it didn't then and it won't now. nydailynews.com/2022/03/31/cri…

SHAME! “Homeless encampment sweeps are ineffective, they are costly and they don’t actually solve the problem of homeless.”- @VOCALNewYork nytimes.com/2026/02/18/nyr…

NYC Council, now is the time to override the veto and enact COPA!

Our statement with @NYCCLI on Mayor Adams’ veto of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA):

“These are things we’re still talking about now, but they were pioneers,” Sabio said. “How do we keep our community safe, continue our legacy, continue our lineages?” @GrowHouseNYC brownstoner.com/real-estate-ma…

The @NYCCouncil is set to vote on COPA. COPA will allow orgs first dibs in purchasing buildings with 4-plus units and with major violations. @Chrislejohnyc @NewEconomyNYC @CMMercedesCD46 @RitaJosephNYC @SandyforCouncil @leahfrombklyn @DarleneMealy55 thecity.nyc/2025/12/02/com…

Five years after it was introduced, the City Council passed a revised version of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, or COPA, which supporters say will give mission-driven groups a leg up when affordable and distressed buildings come up for sale. citylimits.org/nyc-passes-bil…

@CMSandyNurse @NYCSpeakerAdams @NYCCouncil @NewEconomyNYC Thank you for your incredible leadership!! We are so grateful to be in this struggle for housing justice alongside you!

Thank you to @NYCSpeakerAdams, my @NYCCouncil colleagues, @NYCCLI, and @NewEconomyNYC for working on this.

Today the @NYCCouncil passed COPA to add another preservation tool to our toolbox! By giving qualified purchasers a first chance to bid on distressed properties in city enforcement programs, COPA will help level the playing field & stop the cycle of speculation & rising rents.

Lets Goooooo bit.ly/CALL4COPA

@nextcity @NYCCouncil Older New Yorkers built this city and should not be priced out of their neighborhoods. My latest op-ed w/@AARPNY in @CityAndStateNY explains why COPA is the tool we need to preserve affordability and allow for New Yorkers to age with dignity. cityandstateny.com/nyn-media/2025…

"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 that breaks down why it can work in New York City. nextcity.org/urbanist-news/…

Grateful to the 28 NYS elected officials who stood up for New Yorkers by supporting the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act in a letter sent to the City Council this morning. We can all agree that now is the time to bring COPA to a vote and pass it!

"In our view, the version of COPA now before the Council is a practical, well-crafted framework that will meaningfully strengthen New York City’s ability to preserve stable, affordable housing." citylimits.org/opinion-the-le…

📢NEW: Major @NYDailyNews op-ed backs COPA—and the fight for an affordable NYC. The piece from Michelle de la Uz of @FACbrooklyn lays out why the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act is essential to keeping New Yorkers in their homes. PASS COPA NOW!! nydailynews.com/2025/12/09/non…