Lucy Block Email & Phone Number

New York, New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

– Expand ANHD's Displacement Alert Project with data-driven tools that help tenant organizers and others prioritize, identify, and research buildings where tenants are at risk of harassment and displacement– Conduct data analysis for ANHD and member organizations' campaigns and policy work– Provide policy and research support to ANHD-coordinated coalition.

– Used GIS and Illustrator to create zoning, land use, and area maps for public review. Used spatial analysis tools to understand property sale and development trends.– Researched zoning regulations, property documents, existing plans and policies, and neighborhood context. Analyzed properties given zoning and site features and produced massing models.–.

– Developed an early warning system that aggregates public data on residential properties containing rent-stabilized units. The system supports tenant organizers in identifying problematic buildings to direct their anti-displacement organizing work.– Collaborated with technical assistance providers to the Coalition for Community Advancement in creating a.

New York, New York

– Coordinated workshops designed to increase community participation and influence in local land use decisions.– Worked with community groups in Staten Island, the Lower East Side, and Red Hook that are organizing to increase their control over public assets in their neighborhood.– Produced maps, graphics, and other visual materials to aid community groups.

Long Island City, Queens, New York

– Worked with Latinx immigrant community members to start a worker-owned cleaning cooperative. Conducted extensive outreach and recruitment. Developed and facilitated a twelve-week training program for prospective cooperative members.

New York City

– Assisted in the production of the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan. Researched case studies, analyzed data, and developed visuals.– Supported community visioning meetings and facilitated discussion groups.

Brooklyn, New York

I interned at the Pratt Center for Community Development for two summers, before beginning a Master's of Urban Planning at Hunter College.Summer 2015 as the Policy and Outreach Intern:– Analyzed focus group and survey data on resiliency priorities for public housing residents in Red Hook and Gowanus as part of the Turning the Tide initiative. Produced.

Greater New York City Area

– Developed a mobile website, interactive map, and other citywide communications materials to support Participatory Budgeting in New York City (PBNYC).– Researched mobile street vendor regulations across U.S. cities and language accessibility among New York City agencies.

Ontario, California

– Coordinated and administered the Pitzer in Ontario undergraduate program in social change.– Co-founded the Huerta del Valle urban farm/community garden; was responsible for administration, planning and building the organization.– Supervised and provided support for student internships and community-based research.– Managed campus-community partnerships.–.

Master Of Urban Planning, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Activities and Societies: GUAPA, Urban ReviewInitiated a skill share workshop series for students to co-train each other in hard skills..

Bachelor Of Arts, Environmental Analysis - Human Behavior And The Environment

I focused on the socio-political influences and impacts of environmental problems. My senior thesis compared grassroots responses to.

School Of Social Sciences, Sociology

I explored patterns of Buenos Aires development since the 1970s and urban sociological theory.