Tag: central-brooklyn

Advocates say city’s upcoming tax lien sale will put Brooklyn homeowners at risk

homes in east new york tax lien sale

Apr. 24, 2025 By Anna Bradley-Smith As the city prepares to hold the controversial tax lien sale for the first time since before the pandemic hit, housing advocates are warning that the program disproportionately targets Brooklyn’s most vulnerable residents and are urging homeowners to check if their properties are on the sale list. More…

Op-ed | The state of healthcare in Central Brooklyn

SUNY Downstate

Mar. 5, 2024 By Khari Edwards

As a native Brooklynite, I know firsthand the gem Downstate Hospital has been to our community. Over the years we have seen so many of our local healthcare facilities forced to operate over capacity and underfunded, but SUNY Downstate was always different, or so we thought.