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A long line of tenants waiting to enter is a daily sight outside Bronx housing court. Our 2015 housing court investigation was part of the honored coverage.

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Austen Refuerzo is the supervisor of Right to Counsel in the civil defense practice of Neighborhood Defender Service.

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Opinion: A Reopened Housing Court Must Protect New Yorkers of Color

By Anna Luft and Austen Refuerzo | June 16, 2020

‘No landlord, attorney, court staffer or judge has yet made the argument that it is actually safe to open housing courts. ‘

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