UPROSE
- Elizabeth Yeampierre helped prevent a real estate investment company from rezoning her neighborhood.
- Where the developer saw profits, Yeampierre saw how it could push out the local working class.
- Yeampierre is spearheading a vision to decarbonize and revitalize Sunset Park, Brooklyn.
For many urban developers, progress looks like sleek and shiny multi-use developments, complete with apartments, office space, and restaurants all within walking distance.
But when Elizabeth Yeampierre thinks about these enclaves, she sees who they often push out: lower-income folks, the working class, and people of color.