This exhibit examines the rise of tenant organizing across New York City during a period marked by urban disinvestment and aggressive redevelopment. As landlords neglected buildings and city policy prioritized market-driven “renewal,” tenants faced unsafe living conditions, rising rents, and displacement. In response, grassroots organizations, primarily led by working class communities of color, fought to protect their communities from displacement and neglect. This exhibit traces how local community-building efforts evolved into radical tenant organizing and direct action campaigns, situating community organizing in Chinatown within broader citywide movements for housing justice.