Progress New York - Update
NYCHA interview with Michael G. Haskins' WBAI show "Living in the City"
Progress New York staff member Louis Flores was interviewed by WBAI 99.5 FM news host Michael G. Haskins for the "Living in the City" news program. The subject of the interview was the situation facing the New York City Housing Authority, or NYCHA.
The interview featured two important revelations.
First, the questioning [at 18:00] whether the controversial handing-over of public housing to private landlords under the Federal program known as Rental Assistance Demonstration, or RAD, should be subjected to the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure, or ULURP process.
Second, when asked by Mr. Haskins to explain [at 21:00] why no official at NYCHA was held accountable for the scandals that have engulf the Municipal public housing authority, the Progress New York staff member replied that U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, of New York's southern district, appeared to countenance corruption, given his Big Business approach to Government.
Recommended Reading
- NYCHA interview with Michael G. Haskins' WBAI show "Living in the City" [Progress New York]
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NYCHA Tenants, Activists to Hold "Stop The War On the Poor" Rally and March at Union Square Park on Sunday
NYCHA tenants, tenant activists, and civic leaders will hold a rally on Sunday at 1 pm at Union Square Park in Manhattan, followed by a march, demanding the immediate and full-funding of NYCHA. Officials are finally admitting that NYCHA tenants face a "national emergency," but officials still expect tenants to wait years for funding. That's not acceptable.
DATE : Sunday, 6-Oct-2019
TIME : 1 pm
PLACE : Union Square Park (South End), Manhattan
RSVP : Stop the War on the Poor [Facebook]
Government officials can immediately change tax policy to bail out banks, to pay for tax cuts for the wealthy or for corporations, or to subsidize speculative real estate development. But there's seemingly never enough money or urgency to pay for economic relief and economic justice ? This "war on the poor" will stop today. Speakers will discuss the People's Budget approach to raise the money to fully-fund NYCHA.
List of Speakers
Professor Tom Angotti, CUNY ;
Lauren Ashcraft, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (NY-12) ;
La Keesha Taylor, Holmes Isaacs Coalition ;
Stan Morse, Justice for All Coalition ;
Lindsey Boylan, candidate for U.S. House of Representatives (NY-10) ;
Jay W. Walker, Reclaim Pride ;
Pilar Maschi, Wise Towers tenant and No New Jails NYC organizer ;
Saundrea Coleman, Holmes Isaacs Coalition ;
Anthony Beckford, candidate for New York City Council (District 45) ;
George Weaver, Fulton Houses tenant ;
Ann McDermott, Take Back NYC ; and
Louis Flores, Fight For NYCHA.
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