Exciting News! We’ve Rebranded!
Dear friends, It’s official! I’m thrilled to share that as of today, Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) is Build Up Justice NYC! We’re embracing this change for two […]
Build Up Justice: Blog
BKA, TakeRoot & VOLS applaud the city's restoration of free legal assistance for commercial tenants
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 14, 2020Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A Press Contact: Sarah Block, [email protected] JusticePress Contact: Natalie Schulmonds, [email protected] for Legal ServicesPress Contact: Jon Grabelle Herrmann, [email protected] BKA, TAKEROOT […]
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 […]
Forbes Article Highlights That Small Businesses Are Relying On Our Program for Survival
Recently we introduced you to Tammeca Rochester, owner of Harlem Cycle and Loycent “Loy” Gordon, owner of Neir’s Tavern . In the months and years before COVID-19 hit NYC, Tammeca […]
The oldest bar in NYC avoids its "last call"
Loycent “Loy” Gordon owns Neir’s Tavern, one of the longest-operating bars in the United States and debated as the oldest in New York City. Located in Woodhaven Queens, Neir’s recently […]
"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 […]