The local mobilisation for affordable housing in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), New York, under the Obama administration

For the presidential election of 2008 and 2012, mobilization was low in Williamsburg. Latinos' and Hasidic Jews' main need-affordable housing-is not anymore addressed by the federal government, which has slowly cut its programs and financing in that field since the 1980' s. However, the Latinos have strongly fought against a housing project lead by the local government. It raises questions about the long-term effects of the civil rights movement and federal programs since the 1960s.