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AAFE opens new Queens headquarters; One Flushing Community Center offers immigrant, senior and small business services
Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE) July 29 unveiled a new state-of-the-art headquarters in Queens, a dynamic community center at One Flushing offering expanded services for immigrant families, seniors and small business owners.
AAFE opens Jackson Heights office; Rep. Ocasio-Cortez joins ribbon cutting ceremony
AAFE) opened a new Community Services Center in Jackson Heights, Queens April 16, with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joining other elected officials and community leaders in a ribbon cutting ceremony.
State attorney general joins Queens tenants to fight Zara Realty
Years of organizing and activism are finally starting to make a difference for tenants of Zara Realty’s buildings in Queens. On March 1, State Attorney General Letitia James and Gov. Cuomo announced a lawsuit against the notorious landlord for violating rent stabilization laws and harassing residents. AAFE, along with our nonprofit partners, has been helping tenants in Jamaica and surrounding neighborhoods stand up for their rights for the past five years.
AAFE helps the dream of citizenship come true in Jackson Heights and across New York City
In the last days of 2018, we have been profiling some of the people helped by AAFE programs in the past year. Today we head to Jackson Heights, Queens to meet Sara Mencho Lopez (pictured with husband Joab Romero, her daughter Daritza and Jessica Salgado, a counselor in our Jackson Heights office That’s Jessica on the left).
AAFE teams up with elected officials, city to help community apply for affordable housing
It’s definitely not a quiet summer at Asian Americans for Equality! The City of New York opened a housing lottery June 28 for 231 affordable apartments at One Flushing, our exciting multi-generational project in Downtown Flushing.
Property owner at 43 Essex St. indicted after AAFE informed authorities of tenant harassment
Since 2015, Asian Americans for Equality has advocated for the residents of 43 Essex St., who faced harassment and were forced to endure intolerable conditions in their New York City apartment building.