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Neighbors Take To The Streets To Fight For Affordable Housing

Waving signs emblazoned with such phrases as “people over property,” “criminal charges for criminal landlords,” and”stop displacement now,” neighbors took to the streets to fight for affordable housing this past Saturday, when the Flatbush Tenant Coalition and other social justice groups led a march from Crown Heights to East

ACORN

Jon Kest Remembered As A Tireless Community Advocate Who Forever Changed The Face Of Brooklyn & The City

Gathering Saturday morning on Nevins Street, between Flatbush Avenue and Livingston Street, where Jon Kest helped lead a movement to better the lives of the poor and working class in New York City, elected officials and community organizers remembered Jon as a man who, for decades, worked tirelessly for social

East 18 Street

After Ceiling Collapses, Mold, Rodents, Roaches, And More, Tenants At 125 East 18 Street Raise Their Voices To Say: We Are Fighting Back

The tenants of 125 East 18th Street have, for years, lived in a nightmare. They have raised families under ceilings that have collapsed; they have paid hundreds of dollars out of their own pockets to get rid of the black mold giving them health problems; they have pleaded, time and

119 e 19th st

An Update On The Tenants Of 119 E 19th Street

About a month ago, we took a look inside 119 E 19th Street (between Beverley and Albemarle Roads), and discussed allegations made by tenants against the building’s landlord, Moshe Piller. At the time, tenants were collaborating with New York Communities for Change to try and set up a meeting

new york communities for change

Golden Farm Boycott Update

NY1 was on the corner of Church Avenue and E5th Street on Saturday : Activists with New York Communities for Change called for a boycott of the Golden Farm International Grocery Store in Kensington, Brooklyn on Saturday. The organization claims the store’s employees are being treated unfairly and not getting