By Serena Sankofa Brooklyn A always strives to meet the needs of our community, and we paid close attention to the developing needs among our clients from the onset of the pandemic to best serve them. Our Consumer & Economic…
Brooklyn A is very excited to have started our new Domestic Violence Program. We have always striven to meet the needs of New Yorkers, and this program will help address an ever-present issue in our city. According to statistics from…
By Zac Hale New York City’s renters have been through deeply difficult times since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many put out of work by sickness or the quarantine shutdowns, countless tenants fell behind on rent and…
By Alex Grzebyk Small businesses across all five boroughs have been greatly impacted by the end of the eviction moratorium last January. According to the City, more than 26,000 businesses closed between the start of the pandemic and the spring…
By Jesse Nagin This information only applies to a housing court case. Disclaimer: This advice is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. The information provided here does not constitute an attorney-client relationship. What is a money judgment?…
My attorney was amazing. Every step of the way she helped me out, there was never a point in time that I felt alone or lost. The New York City we know and love only exists because of our small…
Dear friends, This October, Brooklyn A joins the City of New York in recognizing Domestic Violence Awareness Month to shed light on this all-too-common issue and the many crises that stem from intimate partner violence. Brooklyn A has always responded…
Dear friends, Brooklyn A recently filed a lawsuit against the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) on behalf of Coney Island public housing residents who have gone months without cooking gas. Tenants across half a dozen buildings in O’Dwyer Gardens…
Join us this Wednesday in support of legislation S1175A and A5081A for small business street vendors. Dear friends, As director of Brooklyn Legal Service Corporation A’s (Brooklyn A) Community & Economic Development Program, I head the Commercial Lease Assistance Program…
Dear friends, On January 15, 2022 the New York State moratoriums on residential and commercial evictions and foreclosures expired. The moratoriums were put into place in March 2020 to recognize the hardship and stress caused by the COVID-19 crisis. During…