Currents News for Tuesday, June 4, 2019
June 4, 2019On the newscast: Arrests in Albany today as Catholic housing advocates fight for reform. New York’s rent laws are about to expire. […]
Topic: Housing
New Yorkers Take to Albany in Fight for Tenant Rights
June 4, 2019By Tamara Laine Hundreds of social justice crusaders stormed the capital in an act of civil disobedience to fight for tenant rights. […]
Catholic Charities Hosts Earth Day Celebration
April 19, 2018The future of the environment will eventually be in the hands of the next generation. Catholic Charities of Brooklyn and Queens is […]
Priest and Parishioner Demand More Senior Housing
March 26, 2018Father Ed Mason, a longtime housing advocate and pastor of Our Lady of the Presentation Parish in Brownsville, Brooklyn. He visits his […]
No Love For Thy Neighbor in Bensonhurst
February 22, 2018When it comes to parking in one Brooklyn community, the notion of loving thy neighbor seems to have given way to a […]
Once-Dead Willets Point Redevelopment To Move Forward
February 8, 2018Previously blocked by a court ruling, a major, controversial Willets Point redevelopment project has reached a deal with the City to move […]
After Housing Lawsuit Victory, Controversy Remains
December 12, 2017This month a coalition of Brooklyn churches and nonprofits won an eight-year battle with the City over a proposed Broadway Triangle affordable […]
Catholic Volunteers Join Habitat NYC In Home Revitalization
July 24, 2017On Saturday a team of 15 volunteers from Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament joined with Habitat NYC for a build day, […]
Catholic Charities Rededicates Bishop Daily Residence
April 5, 2017The Bishops of Brooklyn, Nicholas DiMarzio and his predecessor Thomas Daily, are cutting the ribbon at an important housing project that has […]
Tenants Call on City for Right to Counsel
December 13, 2016Support has been building for a law that will provide free legal counsel for low-income tenants facing eviction. Our Konrad Aderer reports […]