About Metro IAF

Since our founding in 1979, Metro IAF New York, has been organizing to improve our city and our region. Over the course of nearly 40 years, Metro IAF NY has held public and private sector leaders accountable to deliver real results for the people of New York. Our victories include:

• Building and rehabilitating more than 6,400 units of affordable housing and apartments, including over 3,000 Nehemiah homes

• Partnering with the NYC Department of Education to start four small quality public high schools and two charter schools, and fund $300 million in school construction.

• Winning a $60 million clean up and rehabilitation of East River and Seward Park



• Helping pass NYC Charter reform in 1990 and NYC’s first living wage in 1996