Amsterdam News | Rashad Merchant-Bey | November 2, 2023 Hailing from Harlem and currently residing in the Bronx, my journey to union carpentry in the city I call home has been the most fulfilling and transformative experience of my life. With reliable work, good pay, and quality benefits, union carpenters and contractors provide New Yorkers…Read More…

Gothamist | David Brand | October 17, 2023 The typical New York City tenant continues to face financial trouble. A newly released analysis of 2021 city housing data finds that one in three households are spending at least half their income on rent, while 55% are spending about a third of their earnings to stay…Read More…

Crain’s New York | Nick Garber | April 25, 2023 Half the city’s households do not make enough money to meet their basic needs, a new milestone in the city’s affordability crisis, according to a report released today. That 50% figure comes from the “true cost of living” report by the Fund for New York City and…Read More…

Empire Report | January 21, 2023 As state leaders convene for the upcoming legislative session, they are rightfully focused on trying to end the affordability crisis threatening livelihoods of across the state. To successfully solve the crisis at its core, our elected officials need to address the factors causing the suffering and find viable solutions…Read More…

Curbed | October 7, 2022 As you probably already know, New York City rents hit record highs this summer — a 13.4 percent increase over last year. And according to a new StreetEasy report, wages were down citywide by nearly 10 percent during the same period in August, meaning the gap between rent and wage growth was…Read More…

Crain’s New York Business | October 6, 2022 The chasm between what New Yorkers earn and what they pay in rent is the highest it has been in more than a decade, according to a new StreetEasy report. Rent growth outpaced wage growth in New York by 23% in August, marking the largest gap since…Read More…

New York Daily News | October 6, 2022 Rents are up, pay is down and New Yorkers are being left out in the cold. That’s the grim assessment of a new report that says the gap between wages and housing costs across the city is the widest since 2008. Rent growth outpaced wage growth by…Read More…

By: Síle Moloney, Norwood News The New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters, and the Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York delivered over 1,734 toys to children throughout The Bronx and New York City during the holiday season in December 2022. The unions partnered with local elected officials and community organizations for…Read More…

By: Brooklyn Eagle This holiday season, the New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters and the Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York delivered over 425 toys to kids throughout Brooklyn. Partnering with local elected officials and community organizations, the union carpenters and contractors of New York participated in 5 toy drives throughout…Read More…

By: Bronx Times The New York City & Vicinity District Council of Carpenters and the Carpenter Contractor Alliance of Metropolitan New York delivered more than 1,734 toys to children throughout the Bronx and New York City this holiday season. They partnered with local elected officials and community organizations for seven events throughout Bronx and many…Read More…