Dec. 19, 2024 By Shane O’Brien Eviction rates at New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) properties have surged under the Permanent Affordability Commitment Together (PACT) program, raising concerns about tenant protections, according to a new audit by NYC Comptroller Brad Lander. The PACT program, designed to address decades of underfunding and disrepair in public…
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Brooklyn residents brave elements to rally against evictions in Crown Heights
Mar. 11, 2024 By Oscar Fock
In 40 degree weather and drizzling rain, a crowd gathered in Crown Heights on Saturday, March 9, in support of the tenants of 285 Eastern Parkway, who are currently facing the risk of eviction.
The King’s College students get eviction notices at Downtown BK apartments as school faces financial crisis
Mar. 9, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
The King’s College, a small Manhattan-based Christian school, is in deep financial trouble — and, as it struggles to raise funding to stay open past the end of this semester, it’s allegedly stopped paying rent for student apartments in a Downtown Brooklyn apartment building.