East Freedman & Main

“This is ‘planting time.’ Planting is work. That work must be aimed at building ideas, theories, paradigms, institutions, skills, practices, and alliances that we can seed now for a future harvest — a fulsome and lush democracy that will reflect the very best of us.” — Professor Sherrilyn Ifill Friends, I’ve been spending a lot of time lately listening and learning, trying to understand how to respond to what’s happening in this country. What does it mean that so much of what we’ve fought for...

We’ve spent years working to ensure development doesn’t mean displacement, but instead, community ownership and power. On July 30, we’ll be in conversation with Just Communities to share how East Freedman & Main is advancing a different model for real estate—one rooted in community control, anti-displacement, and long-term economic sovereignty. Because development doesn’t have to mean extraction. It can mean opportunity. It can mean power that stays with the people who built the neighborhood....

Congratulations to our partners at Northwest Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition (NWBCCC)! They have secured a groundbreaking agreement with 8th Regiment Partners and New York City Economic Development Corporation for the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory. This milestone ensures long-term community ownership, shared governance, and deep investment in the people of the Bronx—from affordable manufacturing space to union jobs and a dedicated community hub.As Elisse Douglass, CEO of East...