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Our members’ self portraits

Neighbors Together offers our members a number of creative activities, including writing, mural painting, and recently, self portraits. Here are a few from one of our groups.

TOP members and VOCAL-NY members met with Commissioner Banks

Members of our Three-Quarter House Organizing Project (TOP) program and VOCAL-NY members meet with Commissioner Banks at a town hall on homelessness, three-quarter housing, and HASA housing.

Meet Our Board Members: Brinda Ganguly

"I love the people that are affiliated with Neighbors Together - both the staff and the Board."

Three Quarter House Tenant Organizing Project Members Meet

Members of the Three-Quarter House Tenant Organizing Project held a meeting last Friday to organize and plan for big things to come in June. Stay tuned!

Emergency Food Assistance Program Helps New Yorkers in Need

Thank you Mayor Bill de Blasio, Melissa Mark Viverito, Julissa Ferreras, Stephen Levin,  Barry Grodenchik, and Darlene Mealy for ensuring that New York’s Emergency Food Assistance Program (#EFAPhelps)…

Neighbors Together members paint mural

Neighbors Together members painted a mural during a “Weekly Get Together” group in late May. Neighbors Together offers members a few different creative workshops, including art therapy and creative…

Meet Our Board Members: Marian Knowles

"I volunteered to serve a meal at the Cafe and fell in love with the place!"

Bruce Springsteen supports Neighbors Together with a special shout-out

The New York Times: New York City Council to Review 5 Bills Reining In ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes

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…

New York Times: Flophouse Operator Is Arrested in a Scheme to Defraud Medicaid

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…

Come see us at the Bruce Springsteen concerts at Barclay’s this month!

We will be fundraising at Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band’s sold-out concerts at Barclay’s Center on Sat. 4/23 and Mon. 4/25. Make sure to stop by if…

Members attend health education workshop

Nine Neighbors Together members, as part of a regular group meeting, attended a workshop led by a nutritionist about health education facilitated by the Greater Brooklyn Health Coalition. The workshop…