Thank you to our summer interns!
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.
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…
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 rent;40% of Black-owned businesses have temporarily closed and unsure if…
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 and Loy were among the hundreds of minority-owned small businesses…
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 celebrated its 190th year of operations. It was the setting for…
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 building, hired a new property management company to manage 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 exercising your rights. She was an activist for tenants’ rights in…