FOLLOW US
Coming home: ribbon cutting celebrates completion of East Village homeownership program
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), New York City Council Member Carlina Rivera and Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) joined community residents to celebrate the joyous return home of more than 20 households who are realizing the dream of homeownership in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood.
AAFE affiliate, Renaissance, announces small business expansion in Metro New York
Small business owners in northern New Jersey, as well as Long Island, the Mid-Hudson Valley in New York now have access to low-interest loans and multilingual counseling services.
Residents call on Jackson Heights landlord to end building neglect and tenant harassment
Residents of 89-04/14 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights gathered outside their apartment complex on February 1, 2024, calling on their landlord to fulfill promises made months ago, to protect their safety, finally address numerous maintenance issues and stop tenant harassment.
Following deadly fire at 80 Madison St., outreach campaign expanded to help delivery workers replace dangerous e-bike batteries
In the aftermath of a devastating fire at 80 Madison St. in Chinatown June 20, Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) and Renaissance Economic Development Corporation (an AAFE affiliate) updated the community on efforts to support displaced families and to assist delivery workers in transitioning to safe and compliant e-bikes.
AAFE's track record as a housing nonprofit in Chinatown and beyond - here are the facts
As a Chinatown-based housing nonprofit, AAFE has been caring for our community for almost 50 years, providing permanant affordable housing and helping our residents thrive.
In appreciation of Corky Lee
Corky Lee called himself the, "undisputed unofficial Asian American Photographer Laureate." He was also the unofficial documentarian of AAFE's founding in Chinatown 47 years ago. Almost all of the historical photos you have seen over the years on our website, in videos and in print publications were taken by Corky, when he was a young man just out of college.