CASA Tenant Organizer Joanne Grell addressed a crowd of protesters calling on the Rent Guidelines Board to implement a rent freeze outside it’s initial preliminary vote on April 30, 2025 at La Guardia Community College in QueensCourtesy of CASA-New Settlement Bronx tenant advocates say the city’s Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) didn’t go far enough Tuesday […]
Tenants’ Friday Night Plans: Testifying at Curiously Timed City Eviction Lawyer Hearing by Sam Rabiyah, THE CITY This article was originally published on Feb 21 5:05am EST by THE CITY Tenant advocates rallied at City Hall in support of the new Right to Counsel law for housing court, Feb. 24, 2020. | Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY […]
**Español abajo The NYS Eviction Ban is set to expire on January 15, but we are still in a critical moment and we need the eviction protections! CASA demands: Extend the Eviction Ban until June 2022 Re-open the ERAP program and fully fund it to meet the remaining need Pass legislation for a State-wide RTC […]
We are celebrating our Fifth Annual Gala! Join us to celebrate tenant power, Bronx pride, and our amazing victories! We have a lot to celebrate! Friday, October 18, 6-10pm Hostos Community College, 475 Grand Concourse, Bronx Hors d’oeurvs and cocktails will be served at 6pm and the program will begin at 7pm. CASA Honorees to […]
Help us raise $2,000 to build CASA power! Here are some CASA Highlights! CASA members showed up to the City Council’s final vote to pressure the City for a fair rezoning on Jerome Avenue, and as a result won historic commitments for the community. Right to Counsel was implemented in four zip codes in the […]
We are excited to share with you updates on our fight against the Jerome Ave rezoning plan, what the final plan will mean to tenants and workers in the area including what we won and will continue to do to fight for our neighborhood! Additionally, we won major victories in our new No More MCIs […]
Ballin’ Against Gentrification! It’s basketball season again at CASA!! We are excited to announce that we will be having our 2nd Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 21st! So mark your calendars and check out how to help make it a success! You can: Form a Team! Grab a few friends to help you raise $100 to support […]
We are excited to share with you updates including the beginning of the ULURP process in the Jerome Ave rezoning plan and the response by tenants and workers including packing hearings, the ground-breaking Right to Counsel Victory, the new No More MCI Campaign and wins from Stabilizing NYC! Additionally there are updates on our tenant […]
Join us to help celebrate tenant power, Bronx power and CASA POWER!! This year, CASA will be celebrating resistance. This has been a year of incredible wins from making history by establishing a right to counsel in housing court, getting the Rent Guidelines Board lower their initial rent increases, and building a strong coalition to […]
On Friday, August 11 2017, New York officially became the first city in the country to establish a right to counsel! Mayor Bill de Blasio signed Intro 214-B in the Bronx making it a right for tenants facing evictions to have a lawyer in Housing Court! This will mean that tenants no longer have to […]