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    NYC’s COPA Law: Are Taxpayers Financing the Next Barrier to Black Ownership and Generational Wealth?

    By Damon K. Jones | Publisher, Black Westchester Magazine On November 10, 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) into law. Supporters are celebrating it as a victory for affordable housing and tenant protection. But while everyone...

    NYC SPENT $3.02 BILLION ON ASYLUM SEEKERS BUT BUDGETED ONLY $6.37 MILLION FOR VETERANS’ SERVICES — WHERE ARE THE PRIORITIES?

    There is something seriously wrong with government priorities when billions of dollars can be mobilized to address one population's needs while the agency specifically established to serve our military veterans operates on a budget of only a few million dollars. I am not talking...
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    NYC’s COPA Law: Are Taxpayers Financing the Next Barrier to Black Ownership and Generational Wealth?

    By Damon K. Jones | Publisher, Black Westchester Magazine On November 10, 2026, New York...

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