CJP and CTU In the News, Opposes Unfair Development

The Chinatown Justice Project (CJP) and The Chinatown Tenant Union continued their efforts to combat gentrification and displacement of the Chinatown community this summer, and were featured in two local papers. Navigate over to our media page to learn more about how CJP created a game to educate the community about gentrification,and about CAAAV's role in a City-wide network fighting gentrification.

Also, on July 2, 2007, the Chinatown Tenant Union gave public comments on the City of New York's Economic Development Corporation's plan to develop the waterfront of Manhattan near Chinatown. While development and improvement of the area is certainly needed and desirable, the CTU demands more investigation into whether the proposed development will lead to primary and secondary displacement of residents and small businesses in the area. Click here to read the comments.