Central Brooklyn
Photo by Ditmas Park CornerAs 2015 comes to a close, we’ve been looking back and thinking about all of the amazing people in the neighborhood that make Ditmas Park such a wonderful place to live. Before 2016 starts off with a bang in both Prospect Park and Coney Island
Aga Trojniak
Image courtesy the Flatbush Tenant CoalitionNext Tuesday, June 9, you can join the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts] as neighbors travel to Albany to rally for stronger rent laws — which are up for renewal on June 15. The trip is free and includes a bus
Aga Trojniak
This June, state lawmakers are expected to vote on a 40-year-old tax exemption program, called 421-a [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/property/421a.shtml], that tenants and some local legislators have slammed as a complete debacle that has helped to line the pockets of large developers [/blog/news/
Aga Trojniak
This is a guest column written by Aga Trojniak, of the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition?fref=ts], which works to organize tenants and advocate for tenants’ rights in such areas as Flatbush, East Flatbush, and Prospect-Lefferts Gardens. Last week, YIMBY, a popular NYC real estate blog,