Apr 19, 2016 | Community Action Program, Three-quarter Housing Organizing Program (TOP)
It’s a huge day for the Three-Quarter House Tenant Organizing Project! New York City Council members will be introducing 5 bills to improve the conditions of the three-quarter housing industry, which deliberately preys upon the vulnerability of low-income New...
Apr 15, 2016 | Community Action Program, Three-quarter Housing Organizing Program (TOP)
Today, in a moment of housing justice for members of Neighbors Together’s Three-Quarter House Tenant Organizing Project, one of the most notorious operators of three-quarter houses was arrested for money laundering and Medicaid fraud charges. From The New York...
Aug 11, 2015 | Community Action Program, Three-quarter Housing Organizing Program (TOP)
The New York Times reports: Prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a notorious landlord of cramped flophouses in Brooklyn, taking what housing advocates described as unusually forceful action against an operator of so-called three-quarter homes. Read the full...
Aug 3, 2015 | Community Action Program, Three-quarter Housing Organizing Program (TOP)
The New York Times reports: They are hardly typical hotel guests. On public assistance or federal disability, many struggle with addiction to drugs or alcohol. Some are mentally ill; others, simply homeless. The city moved them to the hotel to relieve overcrowding at... Jun 24, 2015 | Community Action Program, Three-quarter Housing Organizing Program (TOP)
The New York Times reports: New York City will dedicate $5 million of its budget for next year to inspect and fix illegal boarding homes, known as “three-quarter” houses, and to relocate tenants living in them, city officials said. Read the full story.