The NYC Community Land Initiative (NYCCLI) is an alliance of social justice and affordable housing organizations working to advance Community Land Trusts (CLTs) to address root causes of homelessness and displacement. NYCCLI members include emerging and established CLTs and other grassroots and citywide groups organizing for deeply- and permanently-affordable housing, commercial and community spaces, and other neighborhood-led development.

NYCCLI members conduct community education, organizing, capacity-building training, applied research, policy advocacy, and more to expand CLTs and non-speculative housing in New York City.

Want to learn more? Email us at info.nyccli@gmail.com or click below for presentations created by NYCCLI members on the history, principles, and operation of community land trusts. Contact us to request a workshop or presentation for your group.

Bringing Land and Housing into Community Hands – New Poster	Send Your Councilmember a Postcard Supporting the Community Land Act!

East New York Residents Try Buying Back Their Neighborhood, One Lot At a Time – The City Reporter, August 24, 2026 Tenants & Housing Groups Pitch “COPA Cabana” at City Hall, Call for Passage of Community Opportunity to Purchase Act – Press Release, August 13, 2026 Community Opportunity to Purchase Act: What it is, Where it Started, and it’s Current Momentum –The Village View, July 16, 2026 As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned? – City Limits, June 25, 2026 More News

Explore the CLTs advancing deeply affordable, community-controlled land & housing in NYC! Download the above map here or use our new interactive tool.