Leah Goodridge rattles off facts and figures on Black homeownership and displacement around town without pause.
, is less confident when asked about where she’s eaten her favorite meal.
Yet the globetrotting Goodridge is ironically one of the few remaining in New York City from her family today. So Goodridge works as a legal services attorney, assisting New Yorkers with low incomes for no cost in the field of tenant law over the past 11 years. She’s currently at. Public Advocate Jumaane Williams appointed her to the NYC Planning Commission in 2021.
But she’s the first and only tenants rights lawyer on the commission. Goodridge says she’s learned to speak up when advocating for Black New Yorkers, even at the expense of “uniform standard of professionalism.” She often advises people of color not to quietly weather the racism storm at work, whether that means speaking up, filing complaints or suing their employers.weaponizes workplace decorum“This drives a lot of my conscience about the work on the commission,” said Goodridge.
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