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…
We wanted to share a round up of the updates we've been receiving from our Program Directors and Advocates. Dear friends, As we continue to meet the challenges of recovery and uncertainty in a world reckoning with the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Dear friends, Mr. Diaz, one taxpayer I worked with recently, moved back to New York during the pandemic to help support his family. Upon arriving he struggled to find work to pay for his necessary living expenses. Many New Yorkers…
Dear friends, My name is Tamara Del Carmen, and I am the Director of Brooklyn A’s Consumer Economic Advocacy Program and also its Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic. Over the past five years, the program has grown significantly. I’ve had the honor…
Dear friend, Last week, I shared what we are witnessing on the ground. Despite being an integral part of the fabric of our city, small businesses and nonprofits are struggling. Since the start of the pandemic, Brooklyn A's Community and…
Every business needs a legal team! I do this work to ensure high-quality legal representation for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Dear friend, My name is Alham Usman and I am the new Director of the Community and Economic Development…
After buying their first home and having their first baby, they came close to foreclosure. Dear friend, Rick and Yasmin are a second-generation immigrant couple. A couple years ago, they purchased their first home in Jamaica, Queens. They are and…
Dear friends, My name is Alex Knipenberg. I have been working with the Consumer and Economic Advocacy Program team at Brooklyn A as a Staff Attorney for almost 3 years. What makes me passionate about this work is assisting people…
Dear friends, My name is Jonathan Riddix. I have been working with the Preserving Affordable Housing Program at Brooklyn A for 2 years. I enjoy providing legal services and advocating to place clients in a better position than they would…
Dear friends, My name is Kristie Ortiz-Lam. I have been working with the Preserving Affordable Housing Program at Brooklyn A for nearly five years. What makes me passionate about our work is that we help people who are historically disenfranchised. The…