Meet the women’s force that stopped a major development project to preserve a working-class neighborhood and make it a leader in clean energy
Elizabeth Yeampierre is executive director of UPROSE, a Sunset Park community organization focused on sustainability and resilience.RISE Elizabeth Yeampierre helped block a real estate investment company from redeveloping his neighborhood. Where the developer saw profit, Yeampierre saw how he could draw out the local working class. Yeampierre is leading the vision to decarbonize and revitalize… Read More »