Flatbush tenants learn organizing tactics at Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement workshop

For New York City renters, knowing their rights can be the first step toward organizing for better housing conditions. The Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement (OME) hosted its third NYC 101: The Power of Organized Tenants workshop in the cafeteria of MS 246 Walt Whitman in Flatbush on Sept. 16.The workshop covered the history of tenant organizing in New York City, tenants’ rights, the benefits of organizing a tenant association, tenant organizing tactics from organizers with the Union