A consortium of tenant advocacy organizations held a mock trial of the Brooklyn Housing Court on Thursday in Brooklyn Borough Hall. Over 200 people filled the ceremonial room in Borough Hall to watch ...

A report by Make the Road New York titled “Home Court Advantage: How Landlords Are Winning and Tenants Are Losing at Brooklyn Housing Court,” claims that 85 percent of landlords are represented in ...

Throughout Brooklyn, tenants and government officials have been calling attention to—and in many cases filing suit against—landlords whom they believe to be allowing buildings to remain in disrepair ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN — TENANT GROUPS STAGED a march on Monday evening from Brooklyn Housing Court to a Rent Guidelines Board hearing at New York City College of Technology, urging a rent freeze for ...

The nominations include current housing court judge Juliet Howard and attorneys Dagmar Gonzalez and Chidi Eze. The candidates will appear on the ballot in the November general election. Three new ...

It’s Wednesday morning in New York City, where Mayor Eric Adams is headed back to federal court. Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member ...