The Latest with CityFHEPS Housing Vouchers
After years of limbo for the CityFHEPS program during Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, it seems the planned expansion is still not coming. In 2023, the NYC council approved four bills […]
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Webinar: Fight for Your Rights: Tools for Tenant Organizing Session #2 - November 17th, 2020 at 6 pm
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 […]
Town Hall: Homeowners' Rights - November 12th, 2020 at 5 pm
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 […]
What Are Succession Rights?
Passing on affordable apartments to family members is a big part of keeping NYC affordable. This guide will show you how.
Pandemic Bonds May Be Key to Rent Relief
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 […]
Reopening of Housing Courts Furthers Triple Pandemic Faced by Tenants of Color: 40% of New Yorkers Could Face Eviction
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 […]
Legal Services Are Essential to NYC's Recovery from a Triple Pandemic
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 […]
"Health before wealth"
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 […]
Using power in numbers to claim fair housing rights.
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 […]
Risking eviction or risking sickness?
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 […]