We are writing with urgency as session comes to a close and the State legislature is negotiating tenants’ rights in New York.

As leaders of faith communities from across the state, we are called to stand with the most vulnerable among us – New Yorkers who can barely afford to live here anymore.

We’ll get right to the point: the landlord lobby and real-estate industry have wielded too much power in state government for way too long.

We are begging, pleading, and crying out for decisive action to address our housing and homeless crisis in our community and in our State.