New York City Community Land Initiative

The NYC Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI) is a citywide alliance working to advance community land trusts (CLTs) to address root causes of homelessness and displacement. NYCCLI members include grassroots, affordable housing, and economic and environmental justice groups organizing for deeply- and permanently-affordable housing, commercial and community spaces, and other neighborhood-led development.

Launched in 2012, NYCCLI has fostered the growth of more than 20 CLTs working to bring land and housing into community ownership. NYCCLI engages thousands of New Yorkers each year in community education, organizing, planning, policy advocacy and other initiatives to build a broad movement for CLTs as vehicles to stabilize housing, promote self-determination, and build lasting community wealth.