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.
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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
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Bed-Stuy tenants fight to prevent eviction
Tenants of a Bedford-Stuyvesant building went to court on Thursday to delay action on the eviction of a longtime resident, renewing a two-year battle in which they’ve accused their landlord of harassment and deception.
Brooklyn Deep: Tenant Matters (Episode 56)
In this episode of Third Rail we focus on those in Central Brooklyn who are on the front line of gentrification: tenants and renters.
The Real Deal: Julia Salazar calls legal challenge to rent law 'hypocritical and unethical'
Bianca Macpherson, who crafted the original language for the Major Capital Improvements bill after “hundreds of meetings” with tenants, said that she saw this lawsuit coming. “This lawsuit was expected. Their strategy is to distract the tenant movement from moving forward