NJ’s racial wealth gap is rooted in housing policy.
In a new op-ed, NJ NAACP's Richard Smith explains how exclusionary zoning drives segregation — and why NJ's #YIGBY ("Yes In God's Back Yard") bill is a critical step to empower faith communities to build affordable homes.
A new article in @thenation.com on a small-but-influential group opposing affordable housing shows exactly why NJ’s Mount Laurel framework is so important.
“Defend historic Princeton… it’s Make America Great Again,” said Adam Gordon. “It’s this romantic vision of a past that didn’t really exist.”
NEW: 20+ states have introduced anti-homeless laws. This isn’t a coincidence. The surge of bills is part of a coordinated campaign driven by Palantir billionaires. But we're fighting back. 17 states have introduced bills to protect the rights of our unhoused neighbors. Learn more:
NEW: The Commie Corridor didn't happen overnight. Neither will its sequel.
No Congressional District in America has more renters than NY-13. Zohran won it by 20 points last June.
Adriano Espaillat has outlasted everyone.
But his district is changing:
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Mount Laurel Doctrine (& @feathersmcg.bsky.social) FTW!
Unlike New York, New Jersey *requires* every municipality to create its fair share of affordable homes—and a new law gives it real teeth.
Many other states could benefit from a framework like New Jersey's: statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...
A new @rpa.org report shows New Jersey vastly outpacing neighboring regions in both affordable housing & overall housing production — thanks to NJ's Mount Laurel Doctrine.
Neighboring areas without a fair share system have experienced faster housing cost increases and worsening overcrowding.
New Jersey's groundbreaking affordable housing law is delivering results.
The vast majority of municipalities are now creating new affordable homes — and many are using smart redevelopment strategies to integrate and revitalize communities.
Today's @washingtonpost.com takes a closer look:
Moderate Democrats with columns in newspapers are constantly saying the Democratic Party is way too liberal on "social" issues. Moderate Democratic voters in real life do not feel this way. With some polling data from @gelliottmorris.com and @dataforprogress.org. newrepublic.com/article/2074...
In a new op-ed for @nj.com, our ED Adam Gordon lays out why state leaders should build on NJ's landmark affordable housing law — by expanding housing funding, reforming zoning laws, and strengthening tenant protections.
After last week’s SCOTUS win, the moment is now. www.nj.com/opinion/2026...
Big news: The U.S. Supreme Court just REJECTED an emergency appeal attempting to block NJ’s landmark new affordable housing law — which requires every municipality to create its fair share of new affordable homes.
Learn more in our press release: www.fairsharehousing.org/press-releas...
Your weekend long read: Local cops and their union bosses have welcomed - and in some cases invited - Trump’s federal takeovers of US cities. @stschrader1.bsky.social traces this alarming synthesis of local & federal power for The New York Review archive.is/G1Bnh
There's a few likely consequences of having free buses...and they will probably surprise you! Really happy to be able to share this perspective today in the New York Times.
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New Jersey’s new affordable housing law is proving the naysayers wrong.
Today we announced that 380 municipalities now have compliant housing plans — an unprecedented level of participation in NJ's affordable housing process.
Learn more in our press release:
New @nj.com op-ed: The choices made in NJ's lame duck session could decide whether thousands stay housed — or face eviction.
Fair Share Housing Center's Al-Tariq Witcher urges lawmakers to expand housing funding, reform outdated zoning laws, and strengthen tenant protections:
how do black immigrants experience the intersections of the u.s.'s criminal and immigration legal systems? i explore the foundations and manifestations of xenophobic, anti-black racism in policing, incarceration and deportation in my latest piece. you can read it here:
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Thanks to New Jersey's new law strengthening the Mount Laurel Doctrine, many more municipalities are creating affordable homes than ever before.
"It’s not going to solve all of our housing problems, but it’s really stronger than any other state’s affordable housing requirements."
If you want a broader look at the role the lack of stable housing is playing in the child welfare system nationwide, check out @brycecovert.bsky.social's incredible overview in @thenation.com.
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Zohran showed that a socialist can take City Hall—but the ruling class still forced him to keep Jessica Tisch at the NYPD. For Zohran to fight the police unions and win, the Left has to build power beyond the ballot box.
New from me for The Nation:
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Statement from Executive Director Adam Gordon: “I’m honored to join Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill and Lieutenant Governor-Elect Dale Caldwell’s transition team and to support the Sherrill-Caldwell administration as it prepares to take action on the housing challenges facing families across New Jersey. “Governor-Elect Sherrill focused her campaign on affordability and New Jersey’s voters agreed — addressing New Jersey’s housing crisis is a top priority. The Governor-Elect pledged to tackle outdated zoning laws that block homes from being built, end diversions from the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, expand support for first-time and first-generation homebuyers, and crack down on landlords who subject families to unlivable conditions and discrimination. These are exactly the kinds of strategies New Jersey needs to close our state’s racial wealth gap and reduce costs for all New Jerseyans. “Thanks to New Jersey’s landmark new law streamlining and strengthening the Mount Laurel Doctrine, more towns than ever before are planning for and building affordable homes. Communities are already seeing the benefits: stronger local economies, revitalized public spaces, and more opportunities for families to put down roots. “Recent polling shows that New Jersey voters overwhelmingly support bold action on housing. With housing costs at record highs and federal funding cuts threatening thousands of New Jerseyans with eviction and homelessness, now is the moment for urgent, ambitious leadership. “I’m excited to bring Fair Share Housing Center’s research, policy expertise, and decades-long commitment to equity to the transition process, and to work with the Governor-Elect, Lieutenant Governor-Elect, and their team to deliver real action on housing that our communities need.”
Today, Gov.-Elect Sherrill appointed our executive director, Adam Gordon, to her Transition Team.
"With housing costs at record highs and federal funding cuts threatening thousands of families with eviction and homelessness, now is the moment for urgent, ambitious leadership," said Gordon.
The letter calls on Governor-Elect Sherrill to strengthen New Jersey’s affordable housing framework by expanding the Affordable Housing Trust Fund, dedicating new revenue to preserve and build affordable homes, and advancing zoning reforms that allow for a greater variety of housing options across the state. The letter also urges the new administration to expand tenant protections to prevent evictions and homelessness, while creating more opportunities for BIPOC developers, protecting workers in the housing industry, and preventing the criminalization of homelessness.
Today, 158 orgs sent a letter to Gov.-Elect @mikiesherrill.bsky.social urging her to prioritize housing justice.
Amid soaring costs & devastating federal cuts, we need bold policies to protect tenants & expand affordable homes.
Learn more & read the letter: www.fairsharehousing.org/press-releas...
Excellent news from Connecticut!
Their housing bill builds on the success of New Jersey's experience — requiring most of the state's municipalities to create housing plans that include a certain amount of affordable housing based on regional needs.
What the proponents of Pollingism simply cannot understand is that the purpose of politics is to enact an agenda, not simply to win for the sake of doing so.
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For any politician facing them, there are two ways of handling these attacks: by promising to care less about trans people or by promising to care more about everyone. If you are not responsive to the needs and interests of a broad coalition of working people, you can be more easily caricatured as dedicated to the interests of some nefarious (and often racialized) other. But if you do have a compelling vision for how to improve all people’s lives, the fact that not all of those people are the same carries less weight. It is true that many Americans would rather starve than share a table with someone they view as less deserving or too deviant from their own experience. But it’s especially true if all that’s on the menu is scraps.
I'm in @thenation.com this morning on the repeated failure of transphobia as political strategy, efforts to scapegoat trans people for Democrats' own failures, and Zohran Mamdani's model of solidarity
Mamdani has prioritized Public Safety throughout the campaign. By refusing to hire 5,000 more police, as proposed by Cuomo, he is saving the city hundreds of millions of dollars that can now be spent on real public safety. www.cityandstateny.com/opinion/2025...
Congratulations to Gov.-Elect @repsherrill.bsky.social!
NJ voters want bold action on housing — protecting tenants, expanding affordable housing, and reforming outdated zoning laws.
We look forward to working with the new administration to make housing a top priority from day one.
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A small group of wealthy towns tried to overturn New Jersey's landmark affordable housing law — and lost.
Thanks to the law, many more of NJ's municipalities are creating affordable housing than ever before.
Learn more in this informative piece by @njspotlightnews.org's @colleenodea.bsky.social:
ICE is terrorizing immigrants—and being used as a tool to discipline labor. A witness in a wage theft case was detained. Immigrant warehouse workers face discrimination. Day laborers and street vendors are being targeted, and so are rapid response networks. My latest.
It's surprising that no other U.S. state has such strong requirements for affordable housing, despite all the many recent state-level housing and zoning reforms.
“Today, more than 400,000 New Jerseyans live in homes created through the Mount Laurel doctrine. Fifty years after the original ruling, it stands as one of the most durable and impactful examples of state constitutional law being used to confront structural inequality.”