Join Brooklyn A, TakeRoot Justice, and VOLS for a Small Business Town Hall sponsored by Assembly Member Charles D. Fall (D-31). Learn about how the Commercial Lease Assistance Program can assist your business. Hear from other business owners who have…
Want to learn about the EIP payment deadline?Have questions about the IRS.gov Non-Filers tool? Join Brooklyn A's Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic on October 14th at 5:00 pm for a taxpayers' rights webinar.
Interested in learning how to organize with your neighbors? Want to learn about the rent cancellation movement?Interested in learning how to prepare for the lifting of the eviction moratorium? Join Brooklyn A's community organizers and housing attorneys on October 27th…
Learn about and share Brooklyn A's services and contact information with your family, friends, and community members. We are here for you as your needs arise and change. Below is our service flyer in English and Spanish.
Check out this excellent article in Next City by Oscar Perry Abello on our Commercial Lease Assistance Program and how we are trying to address the multitude of issues that small business owners are currently facing. Click here to read…
Thank you to our Summer 2020 interns for all of their hard work and dedication. They helped to advance social and economic justice through times of unprecedented crisis in New York City.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: AUGUST 14, 2020Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A Press Contact: Sarah Block, sblock@bka.orgTakeRoot JusticePress Contact: Natalie Schulmonds, nschulmonds@takerootjustice.orgVolunteer for Legal ServicesPress Contact: Jon Grabelle Herrmann, jgherrmann@volsprobono.org BKA, TAKEROOT & VOLS APPLAUD THE CITY'S RESTORATION OF FREE LEGAL ASSISTANCE…
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 like Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A (Brooklyn A) have worked…
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 tens of thousands of tenants of color in danger, and…