Barbara Buffolino was raised in East New York, where her dad was an ironworker and her mom took a job in the public school system. Growing up in what she fondly refers to as a “union home,” is where the community activist says she learned the value of teamwork and the powerful influence a collective
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As far as tenants across the state of New York are concerned, “equality under the law” is only as good as the money it’s written on. The statewide Right to Counsel coalition is fighting for reforms to stem the tide of evictions and make the courts less unfair to tenants.