Join us on Tuesday, November 17th, at 6 pm for the second session of our Fight for Your Rights: Tools for Tenant Organizing webinar series. We will present a tool […]
Join Brooklyn A and NHS Brooklyn on Thursday, November 12th, 2020, at 5 pm for a Homeowners’ Rights Town Hall. Topics will include: NYC Tax Lien Sales Counseling Services for […]
Passing on affordable apartments to family members is a big part of keeping NYC affordable. This guide will show you how.
Written by Zachary Hale, Esq ., Staff Attorney The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating impacts on both public health and economic security. As tenants across the country struggle to pay rent, organizations […]
In the middle of a triple pandemic – coronavirus, economic hardship, and systemic racism – housing courts in New York City reopened on June 22nd. Ironically, opening courts will put […]
Low-income communities of color are facing a triple pandemic – COVID-19, economic hardship, and systemic racism. Recent reports have highlighted the looming devastation – 40% of New Yorkers are unable to pay […]
Earlier this week, you met Demetrius, lifelong organizer and President of the Tenant Association (TA) in his Bushwick apartment building. With Brooklyn A’s help, the TA successfully took ownership of the […]
Demetrius, a native New Yorker with family roots in tenants’ rights, has lived in his Bushwick apartment for 17 years. “My mother raised me knowing the importance of diversity and […]
Earlier this week, we met Angela, a single mother who, when threatened with eviction, fought for over a year alongside her Brooklyn A attorney to ensure she and her children […]
Brooklyn is the only home that Angela has ever known. She has been through many ups and downs alongside her friends and neighbors in Crown Heights and values her apartment, where […]