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Flatbush Tenant Coalition

Jun
28
Neighbors Celebrate Second Consecutive Rent Freeze On One-Year Leases

Neighbors Celebrate Second Consecutive Rent Freeze On One-Year Leases

(Photo by the Flatbush Tenant Coalition / Facebook)For the second consecutive year, the Rent Guidelines Board voted last night to
2 min read
May
04
Volunteers Needed Now In Our Community

Volunteers Needed Now In Our Community

Volunteering with the Church Avenue BID’s 2015 Graffiti Clean-Up. The next Church Avenue clean-up day is Saturday, May 14th.
2 min read
Apr
29
Ceiling Collapses Last Night At 2010 Newkirk Avenue; Tenant Unable To Reach Landlord

Ceiling Collapses Last Night At 2010 Newkirk Avenue; Tenant Unable To Reach Landlord

Collapsed ceiling at apartment 2D, 2010 Newkirk Avenue. (Photo: Altagrace Aime)A Ditmas Park building, whose owner has been on
3 min read
Apr
29

Ceiling Collapses Last Night At 2010 Newkirk Avenue; Tenant Unable To Reach Landlord

Collapsed ceiling at apartment 2D, 2010 Newkirk Avenue. (Photo: Altagrace Aime)A Ditmas Park building, whose owner has been on
3 min read
Apr
21
TONIGHT: Town Hall On “Predatory Equity Landlords” In Our Area

TONIGHT: Town Hall On “Predatory Equity Landlords” In Our Area

Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.
1 min read
Apr
21

TONIGHT: Town Hall On "Predatory Equity Landlords" In Our Area

Flatbush Tenant Coalition housing justice march in 2014. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)The Flatbush Tenant Coalition (FTC) [https://flatbushtenantcoalition.wordpress.
1 min read
Aug
19
Join The Flatbush Tenant Coalition For A Cookout In Prospect Park This Saturday, August 22

Join The Flatbush Tenant Coalition For A Cookout In Prospect Park This Saturday, August 22

Image via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushTenantCoalition/photos/a.486367641437049.1073741826.268117579928724/885835788156897/?type=1&
1 min read
Jun
16
What You Need To Know Now That Rent Regulation Laws Have Expired

What You Need To Know Now That Rent Regulation Laws Have Expired

Image via Public Advocate Letitia James.The state’s laws regulating rent increases and eviction policies for the more than
3 min read
Apr
09
Neighbors & Community Leaders Call On Albany To End Tax Break For Luxury Real Estate Developers

Neighbors & Community Leaders Call On Albany To End Tax Break For Luxury Real Estate Developers

Facing the 23-story development that looms over the row of delis, pharmacies, and other mom-and-pop shops that line Flatbush Avenue,
5 min read
Jan
30
Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Councilman Jumaane Williams at the hearing he led Thursday on the 421-a property tax exemption program. Photo by William Alatriste/
4 min read