In this episode, we tell the story of how the Secatogue Nine, through their persistence and determination, and with the legal work of the Hofstra University Law Reform Advocacy Clinic, stopped the discriminatory cycle playing out in Farmingdale

4. Smart Growth and Development – Another Way to Keep People Out?

Feb 5th, 2024 45m 8s

The “Secatogue Nine” felt like a part of the Farmingdale community, but were consistently marginalized on several fronts. And while they received support from a certain sector of the local activist community, the larger plans being hatched in t

3. Combining Forces: How Housing Discrimination and Rights of Day Laborers Converged

Feb 5th, 2024 50m 30s

In this episode, we hear the story of how Farmingdale officials and some of their constituents were growing increasingly hostile to immigrant day laborers in the village. The workers had been congregating at a day-laborer pick-up site close to

1. Who Are the Secatogue Nine?

Feb 5th, 2024 48m 19s

When we started talking to the residents involved in the lawsuit, we were eager to know more about their lives before they came to the United States. Our story begins with the experiences of the residents of 150 Secatogue Avenue in Farmingdale.

2. Yearning to Breathe Free: The Journey to Farmingdale

Feb 5th, 2024 53m 11s

This episode’s theme focuses once more on the trauma the Secatogue Nine faced, but this time on their long journey to the US. We hear first-hand of the many challenges they experienced, once they decided to leave their homes and families behind

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Qué Pasa, Long Island: Trailer

Jan 30th, 2024 2m 48s

The focus of this five-part series is on an important housing discrimination case that unfolded in the early 2000s, culminating ten years ago – in 2014 - in an important victory for the tenants involved in the case. Latino immigrant residents,

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