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Aga Trojniak

Flatbush Tenant Coalition Coordinator Aga Trojniak On The Hemorrhaging Of Affordable Housing In Our Area & How To Stop It

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,

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Join The Flatbush Tenant Coalition Tomorrow As They Put Brooklyn Housing Court On Trial

You may have heard the horror stories of neighbors’ experiences in Brooklyn Housing Court [https://www.nycourts.gov/courts/nyc/housing/adminKingsHsg.shtml] –outdated procedures, inadequate translation services, a system heavily biased towards landlords, and a crumbling building–or maybe you’ve been unfortunate enough to experience it for yourself.