Lucy Trieshmann (they/she) is a queer, Disabled disability justice activist, writer, speaker, and lawyer dedicated to intersectional, community-led change. After becoming Disabled in their final year at the University of Virginia, they decided to pursue law to address the systemic
Collaborate directly with housing organizers and tenant association members to build power within the NYC housing movement.
The website for 38 Sixth Ave. promises a “luxurious urban affordable apartment lifestyle." The reality, tenants say, has been dismaying.”
Tenants in a Flatbush prewar apartment complex join together to take on one of New York’s most notorious property companies.
Staff Attorney, Housing Rights
Staff Attorney, Housing Rights
Nova Rivera (she/her) is an Advocacy Coordinator/Paralegal in the Housing Rights area. She is a queer undocumented immigrant from Peru and has held various roles in the housing, labor, and immigrant rights movements. More recently, Nova spent the last few
Colin Kent-Daggett (he/him) is an Advocacy Coordinator/Paralegal in the Housing Rights practice area. Before joining TakeRoot, he worked in Brooklyn as a tenant organizer and worked in Providence, Rhode Island as a political organizer and advocate. He was born and
Tenants of 63 Tiffany Place in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn and city leaders rallied to pressure their landlord to halt rent hikes and evictions.
Some of the biggest providers of housing for mentally ill and formerly homeless New Yorkers have sued tenants for unpaid rent. While few have been evicted, critics call the process cruel and unnecessary. Read more at The New York Times.
