Fighting Back in Flatbush
Tenants in a Flatbush prewar apartment complex join together to take on one of New York’s most notorious property companies.
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Brooklyn tenants fear evictions, rally for support
Tenants of 63 Tiffany Place in Carrol Gardens, Brooklyn and city leaders rallied to pressure their landlord to halt rent hikes and evictions.
Council Bills Aim to Combat Illegal Evictions
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
The Village Sun: Foes fight Two Bridges developer Joe Chetrit, demand Buildings Department deny work permits
The community groups have since then filed a zoning challenge through their counsel, Paula Segal, senior staff attorney with TakeRoot Justice, of D.O.B.’s acceptance for consideration of additional building permits.
Harlem World Magazine: New Research Shows Barriers To Using Housing Vouchers From Harlem To Hollis
The research shows that laws designed to protect voucher-holders from discrimination are failing.
Patch: Lenox Terrace Tenant Group Opposes Expansion Plan
"You don't see places like Target in the pretty renderings that the developer gave the City," Daniel Carpenter-Gold, a staff attorney at TakeRoot Justice, said in a statement. "But make no mistake, that's what they're going for here."
Curbed: A judge blocked three towers planned for Two Bridges. Now what?
“Once those changes are put into effect any new construction in this area will have to conform to the residents vision as it was developed,” says Paula Segal, an attorney with TakeRoot Justice who is working with the community groups
Gothamist: Judge Rules That Two Bridges Cannot Proceed Without Full Public Review Process
“It’s great to know that the court takes its oversight authority seriously,” said Paula Segal, an attorney who argued one of the lawsuits for community groups. “Usually there’s so much deference to the city.”
Patch: Two Bridges Towers Threatened In 'David And Goliath Moment'
A lawyer for the groups, Paula Segal of TakeRoot Justice, said the goal is to rezone the neighborhood before developers re-apply to build the towers — forcing them to follow the community rezoning plans.
City Limits: East New York Mitchell-Lama Complex Sues Feds, City, Landlord in Federal Court
Tenants at Linden Plaza, with the support of Legal Services Corporation A and the Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation, have now filed a class-action federal lawsuit against the owner as well as the federal and city agencies.