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06/04/2026

This Pride Month, join Unlock NYC and our partners for a conversation about the intersection of fair housing and LGBTQ+ rights.

LGBTQ+ communities continue to face barriers to safe and stable housing, making fair housing protections and access to resources more important than ever.

Together, we'll explore the challenges LGBTQ+ New Yorkers face in housing, discuss available protections and resources, and highlight how collective action can help create an equitable housing system for all new yorkers.

🏳️‍🌈 Because everyone deserves a safe place to call home.

📅 June 8th
⏰ 6:30 pm
🔗 https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/WRSiCb3LTfi56P1wP-55jg

06/04/2026

🔑 Leadership Collective alum Nailah Abdul-Mubdi is speaking up for voucher holders across New York.

Recently featured in City Limits, Nailah shared her concerns about proposed cuts to the NYC Commission on Human Rights and the impact they could have on New Yorkers facing housing discrimination.

💬 "I was very disappointed, because I know the impact that CCHR has."

After experiencing source of income discrimination during her own housing search, Nailah received support from CCHR that helped her secure housing.

🔗 Read more: citylimits.org/mamdanis-budget-plan-could-further-shrink-citys-housing-discrimination-enforcement/

NYC’s Commission on Human Rights investigates landlords and real estate brokers who discriminate against rental voucher holders. The agency is already understaffed, sources

06/04/2026

We're proud to celebrate Leadership Collective member Elizabeth Byrd, who recently spoke at the United Nations during the World Urban Forum (WUF13) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Centered on the theme, "Housing the World: Safe and Resilient Cities and Communities," Elizabeth shared her experience navigating New York City's housing system as a voucher holder and highlighted the barriers too many New Yorkers continue to face in their search for safe and stable housing.

We believe those most impacted by housing discrimination should be leading the conversation—and Elizabeth is doing exactly that.

Congratulations, Elizabeth, on bringing your voice and advocacy to the global stage. 🌎🏠✨

05/25/2026

More than 32,000 veterans have experienced homelessness in the U.S., according to most recent data. Many veterans using HUD-VASH vouchers still face housing discrimination while searching for housing. If you experience discrimination in NY, report it with Rights Recorder

Report discrimination: https://weunlock.nyc/start

05/25/2026

Memorial Day is also a reminder that far too many veterans are still struggling to access stable housing. Even with HUD-VASH vouchers, veterans can face landlords unwilling to accept their vouchers.

05/25/2026

More than 32,000 veterans have experienced homelessness in the U.S., according to most recent data. Many veterans using HUD-VASH vouchers still face housing discrimination while searching for housing. If you experience discrimination in NY, report it with Rights Recorder

Report discrimination: https://weunlock.nyc/start

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we’re reminding veterans and HUD-VASH voucher holders that housing discrimination is illegal. Too many veterans still face voucher refusals, ghosting from landlords, and other barriers while trying to secure housing.
If it happens to you in NY, report it with Rights Recorder 📲
Report discrimination: https://weunlock.nyc/start

05/12/2026

By voucher holders, for voucher holders 🔐🙌
Take it from Walter–brokers will try to blame red tape when denying you housing. But guess what? That's illegal 🚫✋
Report with Unlock & fight for

05/01/2026

🚨 May 1 is the deadline.

🏙️ Thousands of NYC tenants are now facing the end of emergency housing vouchers — putting many at risk of losing their homes.

Jessica Valencia, Head of Comms & Co-Founder at Unlock NYC, said:

💬 “People are really scared and I’m surprised there’s no funding for this situation.”

🔗 Read more: https://gothamist.com/news/thousands-of-nyc-tenants-face-may-deadline-as-emergency-housing-vouchers-wind-down

04/30/2026

🚨Latest from Unlock NYC 🚨
Fair Housing Month may be ending, but the barriers facing voucher holders continue every day. 🏠
Our latest blog, Revisiting Fair Housing: Why Voucher Holders Are Still Being Locked Out, explores how discrimination, administrative delays, and weak enforcement keep too many families from accessing housing opportunities.

Housing support must be more than words. It must mean accountability, enforcement, and systems that actually work. ✊🏽

📣 🔗 Read, share, and stand with voucher holders: https://weunlock.nyc/articles/fair-housing-month-2026/