Statements Archives - Brooklyn Eviction Defense

Announcing a Temporary Pause to Our Intake Program

Jul 25, 2023 | Statements

Dear Comrades and fellow tenants, We are sharing this message to announce a temporary pause of our Intake Program. For the past three years (it’s really been three years!) we in Brooklyn Eviction Defense have constantly operated an intake system run by our...

Solidarity Statement for Jordan Neely and New York City’s Working Class

May 3, 2023 | Statements

On Monday May 1st, Jordan Neely was choked to death on a F train by a former Marine with the assistance of two men and passive complacency of multiple train goers. Neely, as many knew him, was a popular Michael Jackson impersonator and an unhoused tenant. His skill...

Brooklyn Eviction Defense stands in solidarity with the vendors, people and organizers of Plaza Tonatiuh in Sunset Park.

May 3, 2023 | Movement Power, Statements

Brooklyn Eviction Defense denounces the state-sanctioned eviction of the peoples’ market. And we demand an end to the harassment and policing of the Plaza and the communities that make it bloom every Sunday. Plaza Tonatiuh is a site of community and principled...

Stop The Sweeps, End Homelessness NOW! A Joint Statement From Rent Refusers Network And Brooklyn Eviction Defense

Apr 10, 2022 | Houseless Neighbors, Statements

WE DEMAND THE CITY IMMEDIATELY STOP ITS VIOLENT SWEEPS AND IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE HOUSING—GOOD, CLEAN, SAFE, COMMUNITY-CONTROLLED HOUSING—FOR EVERY UNHOUSED PERSON IN NEW YORK CITY Cop-Mayor Eric Adams and his administration have begun a new systematic assault on our...