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Brooklyn Tenants Facing 'Insane' Rent Hikes Must Find Money or Move

Brooklyn Tenants Facing 'Insane' Rent Hikes Must Find Money or Move

Little Recourse for Renters in Market Rate Buildings
‘Eco-Yogi Slumlords’ $2M Crown Heights Home to Become Affordable Housing in Settlement with City

‘Eco-Yogi Slumlords’ $2M Crown Heights Home to Become Affordable Housing in Settlement with City

A $2.25 million settlement follows Gennaro Brooks-Church and Loretta Gendville's illegal eviction of their tenants at the height of the pandemic, during the eviction moratorium.
NY AG Orders Investigation as Family Fights Eviction From Crown Heights House They Were Born In

NY AG Orders Investigation as Family Fights Eviction From Crown Heights House They Were Born In

After nights of advocates blockading the house from the landlord, the family has been granted permission to stay until Feb. 24
Housing Rights Activists Put Tax Lien Sale on Trial for Displacing Families of Color in Brooklyn

Housing Rights Activists Put Tax Lien Sale on Trial for Displacing Families of Color in Brooklyn

The Abolish NYC Tax Lien Sale Coalition held a rally Saturday in East New York, putting the City’s Tax Lien Sale program “on trial" for what they say is a predatory process that targets families of color.
Brooklyn Pols Take Action Over Skyrocketing ConEd Bills

Brooklyn Pols Take Action Over Skyrocketing ConEd Bills

Brooklyn politicians are calling on the state to investigate Con Edison after hundreds of residents reported surging energy bills this month

Housing Lottery Opens for Brownsville Apartments Starting at $959 a Month

An affordable housing lottery has been launched for 117 apartments in the Vital Brookdale complex in Brownsville starting at $959 a month for a studio. Income eligibility for the complex, located at 535 East 98th St.
Councilmember Hudson Blocks Two Rezonings in Her District, Calls for Greater Community Collaboration

Councilmember Hudson Blocks Two Rezonings in Her District, Calls for Greater Community Collaboration

The newly-elected council member says the past approach to development has contributed to unchecked gentrification.
BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

BK Pol Cleans Basement of Tenants Allegedly 'Neglected' by Landlord

Tenants of a Bushwick building thought management would improve after a nonprofit took over their building under the TPT Program. Instead, they say nothing has changed and now they fear eviction.

More Than 53K BK Households Now Face Eviction. Here's What to Know.

New York's eviction moratorium ended Jan. 15, leaving an estimated 53,000 Brooklyn households vulnerable to being ejected from their homes

BK Congressional Leaders Call on Governor to Extend Eviction Moratorium As Protestors Arrested Outside Her Office

With New York’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium set to expire Saturday, Brooklyn’s Congressional representatives have called on Governor Kathy Hochul to extend the moratorium saying that ending will put hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers at ris