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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…

Meet Our Board Members: Robert Dunn

"I especially love that the wonderful people who work at Neighbors Together are on the front lines of fighting hunger and poverty daily."

Neighbors Together members visit The Museum of the City of New York

New York Times: Landlord of ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes Faces Criminal Charges

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…

New York Times: New York City Starts Moving Tenants From ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes, but Others Are Left Behind

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…

New York Times: New York City Allocates $5 Million to Move Tenants Out of ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes

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”…

Brooklyn Independent Media reports on three-quarter housing

New York Times: New York Comptroller, Taking Aim at ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes, Urges City Agencies to End Referrals

The New York Times reports: The office of the New York City comptroller plans to send letters on Tuesday to City Hall and various agencies demanding that they…

New York Times: New York City Task Force to Investigate ‘Three-Quarter’ Homes

The New York Times reports: Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday he had formed an emergency task force to investigate so-called three-quarter houses in New York City for potentially…

Huffington Post looks into three-quarter housing

A Huffington Post investigation looks into the rise of “three-quarter” houses preying on addicts and the poor. Watch the video below.

Meet Sandro Ortega, our Café Operations Coordinator

The best way to experience Neighbors Together is through the eyes of our dedicated staff. Sandro Ortega has been one of our two full-time Kitchen Managers since 2009.