On July 27, 1969, the chapter office in New York City mounted a "Garbage Offensive" to commemorate the 1968 Sanitation Strike and to protest the substandard garbage collection service in East Harlem. The event also promoted the opening of the Young Lords' New York City office. The offensives targeted local city services that aligned with the National Headquarters mission of neighborhood empowerment. In Chicago, the Young Lords also occupied local institutions in the Lincoln Park neighborhood to support low-income housing for working families.