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Coverage<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n\n  <section class=\"hero\">\n    <p class=\"eyebrow\">Press<\/p>\n    <h1>What reporters have said about us.<\/h1>\n    <p class=\"lede\">Coverage of the Bushwick Tenant Union and of the building-level organizing that led to it. Every item links to the original. Quotes belong to the outlet and the people they interviewed.<\/p>\n    <\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"filters\">\n    <span class=\"lbl\">Show:<\/span>\n    <button type=\"button\" data-f=\"all\" aria-pressed=\"true\">Everything<\/button>\n    <button type=\"button\" data-f=\"btu\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Bushwick Tenant Union<\/button>\n    <button type=\"button\" data-f=\"pre\" aria-pressed=\"false\">Before BTU<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-h\">\n    <h2>Bushwick Tenant Union<\/h2>\n    <p>Coverage that names BTU, newest first.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <ul class=\"clips\" id=\"btu-clips-main\">\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"btu\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shadowbannedmagazine.com\/post\/slappheardaroundnewyork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">Shadowbanned Magazine<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">December 1, 2025<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip mag\">Magazine<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">A SLAPP Heard Around New York: Mega-Gentrifier Cayuga Capital vs. Bushwick Tenants Union<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Myriam Robinson-Puche<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;legal intimidation doesn&rsquo;t always work&rdquo;<cite>Shadowbanned Magazine<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Read at Shadowbanned <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"btu\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/citylimits.org\/in-gentrifying-bushwick-residents-new-and-old-unite-to-organize-tenants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">City Limits<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">March 21, 2025<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip\">Feature<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">In Gentrifying Bushwick, Residents New and Old Unite to Organize Tenants<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Hope Pisoni<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;get every single building in Bushwick organized, and then every single building in Brooklyn&rdquo;<cite>Andy Keith, BTU organizer, quoted in City Limits<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Read at City Limits <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"btu\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/nyc-noise.com\/tenants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">NYC Noise<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">Fall 2024<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip listing\">Directory<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">Listed in NYC Noise&rsquo;s guide to New York City tenant unions<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">Brooklyn tenant unions: Bushwick<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;currently seeking people renting from Cayuga Capital, CCM Ventures, &amp; Jacob Sacks&rdquo;<cite>NYC Noise, summarizing BTU&rsquo;s announcement<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">See the listing <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"section-h\">\n    <h2>Before BTU: the Starr Street Union<\/h2>\n    <p>These stories predate the union&rsquo;s founding and don&rsquo;t use the BTU name. They&rsquo;re here because they are where this started: one building on Starr Street, in the fall of 2024.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <ul class=\"clips\" id=\"btu-clips-pre\">\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"pre\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/bushwick-tenants-unite-against-landlord-facing-allegations-of-false-repairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">News 12 Brooklyn<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">October 30, 2024<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip tv\">TV<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip pre\">Pre-BTU<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">Bushwick tenants unite against landlord facing allegations of false repairs<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Katelynn Ulrich<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;I was prepared for this&hellip; but it&rsquo;s retaliation at this point.&rdquo;<cite>Hunter Boone, on learning of the lawsuit, to News 12<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Watch on News 12 <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"pre\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/27\/us-news\/its-nycs-priciest-slum-an-apt-building-with-nearly-4g-rents-mold-rats-in-trendy-nabe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">New York Post<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">October 27, 2024<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip\">Print<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip pre\">Pre-BTU<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">Inside NYC&rsquo;s priciest &lsquo;slum&rsquo; &mdash; an apartment building boasting nearly $4K rents filled with &lsquo;mold, rats&rsquo;<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Zoe Hussain<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;full participation from all eight units in the building&rdquo;<cite>New York Post, on the Starr St. Union<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Read the article <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"pre\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/starr-street-union-organizer-says-union-is-triggering-action-at-neglected-bushwick-building\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">News 12 Brooklyn<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">October 11, 2024<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip tv\">TV<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip pre\">Pre-BTU<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">Starr Street union organizer says union is triggering action at neglected Bushwick building<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Katelynn Ulrich<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;That means you should continue doing what you&rsquo;re doing.&rdquo;<cite>Hunter Boone, to News 12<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Watch on News 12 <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n    <li class=\"clip\" data-grp=\"pre\">\n      <a class=\"clink\" href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/bushwick-man-fed-up-with-housing-conditions-organizes-with-tenants-creates-starr-street-association\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n        <div class=\"cmeta\">\n          <span class=\"outlet\">News 12 Brooklyn<\/span>\n          <span class=\"cdate\">September 25, 2024<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip tv\">TV<\/span>\n          <span class=\"chip pre\">Pre-BTU<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"ctitle\">Bushwick man fed up with housing conditions organizes with tenants, creates Starr Street Association<\/p>\n        <p class=\"cbyline\">By Katelynn Ulrich<\/p>\n        <blockquote class=\"cquote\">&ldquo;knock on your neighbor&rsquo;s door and try&rdquo;<cite>Hunter Boone, to News 12<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n        <span class=\"cread\">Watch on News 12 <svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/li>\n\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <div class=\"callout\">\n    <strong>Two more News 12 segments<\/strong> from November 2024 cover conditions at Bushwick buildings under the same ownership but don&rsquo;t mention the union or its organizers, so they aren&rsquo;t listed above: <a href=\"https:\/\/bronx.news12.com\/bushwick-residents-face-water-leak-in-building-amid-over-150-building-violations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov 14<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/brooklyn.news12.com\/wyckoff-avenue-tenants-say-more-leaks-found-following-leak-last-week\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nov 20<\/a>.\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"section-h\">\n    <h2>Watch: how it started<\/h2>\n    <p>The New York Post&rsquo;s video from inside the building, filmed while the tenants were organizing the association that became the first piece of the Bushwick Tenant Union.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <figure class=\"vplayer\">\n    <div class=\"vp-frame\">\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"vp-poster\" data-src=\"https:\/\/bushwicktenantunion.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/btu-tenant-association-segment-web.mp4\"\n              aria-label=\"Play New York Post video: Brooklyn building forms tenant association to combat bully slumlord\">\n        <span class=\"vp-play\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n        <span class=\"vp-kicker\">New York Post &middot; 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