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# NYC Housing Stories: Alicia Boyd and Alex Strada
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/nyc-housing-stories-alicia-boyd-and-alex-strada/
- Published: 2024-11-07T21:08:17.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:20:06.000Z
- Description: Meet the artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing justice movement in New York City. Part one of a series.
- Author: Noah Fischer
- Tags: Comics, New York, NYC Housing Stories, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:36 (2023, 2024, part 2)

*This is the first of a series of comics depicting transformative moments in the lives of artists, activists, and organizers on the front lines of the housing affordability crisis in New York City.*

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## Alicia Boyd

Co-founder of [Movement to Protect the People](https://mtopp.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) (MTOPP)

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## Alex Strada

Artist-in-residence, New York Department of Homeless Services (NYDHS)

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*The series was originally commissioned by* [*More Art*](https://moreart.org/projects/new-york-2044/?ref=hyperallergic.com)*.*