City Councilmember Sandy Nurse (D-Brooklyn) is introducing a package of bills that aims to curb illegal evictions, citing THE CITY’s reporting on tenants locked out of their apartments by landlords. Titled the Stop Illegal Evictions Act, the four bills Nurse
María de Lourdes Vaello-Calderón (she/her) is a staff attorney in the Housing Rights practice. She is a human rights lawyer and community advocate, having worked at the intersection of the right to housing and disaster recovery in her native Puerto
TakeRoot Justice is proud to be a founding organization of Supportive Housing Organized and United Tenants (SHOUT), the city’s first ever tenant union of supportive housing tenants and applicants. The creation and impact of the coalition – just this year!
Claribel Morales is a staff attorney in the Housing Justice practice area. A native of Trenton, New Jersey, Claribel earned her degree in Criminal Justice in 2008 and Master’s Degree in Public Administration in 2014 from John Jay College of
Jenny is a staff attorney in the Housing Rights unit. Before joining TakeRoot Justice, Jenny worked at Picture the Homeless, where she provided research and policy expertise in support of homeless-led housing campaigns. JD, CUNY School of Law (2021), MS,
"This is about more than a space heater," Pilar DeJesus, an advocacy coordinator with TakeRoot Justice said. "We need to get to the root of the problems."
“You can’t exercise housing rights you don’t know you have."
The Cooper Square Committee hosted a rally with TakeRoot Justice, tenants, elected officials, and other community advocates held a rally pleading for Faith Popcorn stop stalling and engage in meaningful negotiations.
Pilar DeJesus was among the activists to gather in Cooper Square Wednesday and protest new rent hikes. DeJesus, who works as the senior advocacy coordinator at TakeRoot Justice, said her clients cannot afford a rent increase.
