Friday, May 10, 2019

For Immediate Release : Sat., 5/11 : Fight For NYCHA Action-Planning Mtg. @ Fulton Houses



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : #M11 Fight For NYCHA Action-Planning Meeting at Fulton Houses

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact : Louis Flores, (347) 551-2299, team@mg.fightfornycha.org


Fight For NYCHA Action-Planning Meeting


10 May 2019 (New York) — Fight For NYCHA is co-hosting an action-planning meeting to design actions to find the $32 billion needed by the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). Fulton Houses tenants, civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, and Fight For NYCHA members will be participating in the action-planning meeting.



DATE : Saturday, 11 May 2019


TIME : 1 pm


PLACE : Fulton Houses, 419 W 17th St., Manhattan


RSVP : Fulton Houses : Action Planning Meeting [Facebook]



Also on the proposed agenda is the task of electing an independent tenants' association. In the weeks since it was publicly revealed that Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York City) will be demolishing buildings at the Fulton Houses in Chelsea and erecting in their place 70/30 market-rate rental apartment buildings, some Fulton residents have lost confidence in Tenant President Miguel Acevedo.


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Fight For NYCHA is a collective of tenants, activists, artists, and advocates, who are protesting Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to put 1/3 of NYCHA into the hands of private landlords. We reject Mayor de Blasio's proposal because the money exists to save NYCHA. We just have to change our priorities.


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Saturday, April 27, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Sunday, 4/28 : Fight For NYCHA Press Conference @ Fulton Houses



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : #A28 Fight For NYCHA Press Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Contact : Louis Flores, (347) 551-2299, team@mg.fightfornycha.org


#A28 Fight For NYCHA Press Conference


27 April 2019 (New York) — Fight For NYCHA is co-hosting a press conference to speak out against private landlords taking-over public housing apartment buildings. Specifically, we oppose plans to demolish public housing buildings, the construction of buildings with market-rate apartments on public housing grounds, and the risks from private landlord ownership or management of buildings that house public housing tenants at the Fulton Houses in Chelsea.



DATE : Sunday, April 28, 2019


TIME : 1:30 pm


PLACE : Fulton Houses, 119 9th Ave, Manhattan


RSVP : Press Conference against RAD Conversion of NYCHA [Facebook]



Fulton Houses tenants, civil rights attorney Norman Siegel, and anti-gentrification activists will be speaking at the press conference.


Fight For NYCHA is a collective of tenants, activists, artists, and advocates, who are protesting Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan to put 1/3 of NYCHA into the hands of private landlords. We reject Mayor de Blasio's proposal because the money exists to save NYCHA. We just have to change our priorities.


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Wednesday, March 13, 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Saturday's March Against Racism and Fascism does nothing to end racism in NYC



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Saturday's March Against Racism and Fascism does nothing to end racism in NYC : Statement by Fight For NYCHA

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Contact : Louis Flores, (347) 551-2299


STATEMENT BY FIGHT FOR NYCHA


13 March 2019 (New York) — Fight For NYCHA believes that the March Against Racism and Fascism, a parade put on by the coälition of United Against Racism and Fascism-NYC, is problematic over the misuse of « racism » in the title of their upcoming parade, scheduled for Sat., Mar. 16. Members of Fight For NYCHA learned that the coördinating committee for this parade lacked representation by Black and Brown people and that, although the parade was nominally opposing racism first, the parade had no political targets and was making no demands to end institutions of racism, particularly here in New York City. The parade is set to take place in Foley Square. Within blocks of the parade grounds are located the offices of Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-New York City), New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (D-Chelsea), and U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, each of whom are responsible for racist policies, such as supporting Broken Windows policing, approving rezonings that spread gentrification in low-income neighborhoods, and failing to propose a fully-funded settlement with the New York City Housing Authority to address its twin problems of poor physical condition standards and the lead poisoning crisis, respectively. Mayor de Blasio and Council Speaker Johnson also control the City Budget, and they refuse to provide NYCHA with enough money to improve the living standards of public housing tenants, who are a majority Black and Brown people. What is more, Mayor de Blasio supports building new jails to replace Rikers Island that will negatively impact Black and Brown people and people needing medical attention. Where do parade representatives stand on any of these policies that rest on racism ? Despite the stated first priority of this parade, there is no indication that any of these Government officials are targets of the parade against racism. Since racism is a major determinant of housing injustice, particularly in New York City, particularly in public housing, this parade misses a great opportunity to identify targets and to make demands to address racism in housing, for example.


Many groups representing the reform and resistance movements naturally oppose racism and facism, as does Fight For NYCHA. However, empty events, such as this parade, drain energy and resources from the efforts of others, who are engaged in struggles to challenge and end racism in society, particularly here in New York City, and particularly in public housing.


Fight For NYCHA is a collective of tenants, activists, artists, and advocates, who are protesting Mayor Bill de Blasio's announced proposal to sell 1/3 of NYCHA to private real estate interests in order to « save » NYCHA. We reject Mayor de Blasio's proposal because the money exists to save NYCHA. We just have to change our priorities


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Saturday, February 9, 2019

HAPPENING TOMORROW : Feb. 10 Rally at City Hall and March to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA



Reminder : Feb. 10 Rally at City Hall and March to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA


Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) has proposed to sell up to 62,000 public housing apartments in a scheme that would allow private real estate developers and investors to buy into NYCHA. This plan, as corrupt as it is in many ways, won't be challenged by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who, has offered a new, shoddy settlement to quickly get rid of his investigation of the lead poisoning crisis at NYCHA that is silent on the sale of 1/3 of NYCHA. Before Berman became the top Manhattan Federal prosecutor, he was Rudy Giuliani's former law partner. Questions exist whether U.S. Attorney Berman respects the public opinion that informed the creation of NYCHA. NYCHA was formed in 1934 during the Great Depression after Fiorello La Guardia campaigned for mayor with the promise to create Government housing. In 1934, delegates representing 750,000 workers adopted a resolution to treat housing construction and maintenance as a social good, not unlike public transportation and public education.*



Powerful men, who support Big Business elites, are turning a blind eye to the suffering of average people, who live in public housing. On top of dealing with lead poisoning, exposure to toxic mold, and no head in the winter, now public housing residents must confront private landlords, who only want want to churn through tenants as a way to get to deregulation. We say, not on our watch ! These decisions -- to keep throwing pennies on the dollar to public housing as a pretext to sell public housing -- are being made without our consent. This is wrong. We need to have a say -- so we can block any sale of NYCHA.


Shirley Chisholm said, "If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair." Bring a folding chair with you, if you can, to our rally.



With your help, we can save public housing.


Join us.


Fight For NYCHA



Fight For NYCHA, a collective of tenants, activists, artists, and advocates, who are protesting Mayor Bill de Blasio's announced proposal to sell 1/3 of NYCHA (62,000 apartments) to private real estate interests in order to "save" NYCHA. We reject Mayor de Blasio's proposal because the money exists to save NYCHA. We just have to change our priorities. Follow Fight For NYCHA on Facebook and Twitter.


* See PUBLIC HOUSING ASKED BY WORKERS ; Social Control Just as in Education Is Endorsed at Meeting of 80 Delegates. MAYOR AND POST FAVOR IT LaGuardia Tells Labor Council Federal Money Will Only Begin to Meet City's Needs., The New York Times (29 June 1934), https://www.nytimes.com/1934/06/29/archives/public-housing-asked-by-workers-social-control-just-as-in-education.html.



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Sunday, January 27, 2019

Protest Change Notice : Feb. 10 Rally at City Hall and March to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA



Protest Change Notice : Feb.10 Rally at City Hall and March to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA

Protest Change Notice : Feb. 10 Rally at City Hall and March to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA


Our prior demonstration has been replaced by this event.


The goal of this direct action is to highlight an alternative solution to save NYCHA. Everybody please show up on Sunday, Feb. 10, at 1 p.m. for a rally at the steps of City Hall, after which we will march to the U.S. Attorney's Office, which is only a few blocks away.




Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) has proposed to sell up to 62,000 public housing apartments in a scheme that would allow private real estate developers and investors to buy into NYCHA. This plan, as corrupt as it is in many ways, must be approved by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who, is trying to settle a years-long Federal investigation into the lead poisoning crisis at NYCHA. Before Berman became the top Manhattan Federal prosecutor, he was Rudy Giuliani's former law partner. Questions exist whether U.S. Attorney Berman appreciates the public opinion that informed the creation of NYCHA.


NYCHA was formed in 1934 during the Great Depression after Fiorello La Guardia campaigned for mayor with the promise to create Govenrment housing. In 1934, delegates representing 750,000 workers adopted a resolution to treat housing construction and maintenance as a social good, not unlike public transportation and public education.*


By putting NYCHA into the hands of private real estate developers and investors, Mayor Bill de Blasio is saying we can trust the very same individuals, who spend millions to lobby to end rent regulations in New York State. Who thinks this can work ? Privatization of NYCHA will also dangerously legitimize the growing philosophy that most issues are best handled by the private sector, an approach that has been detrimental to numerous other agencies.


Mayor de Blasio claims his plan will raise $15 billion for NYCHA repairs. Our initial demand is that Mayor de Blasio cancel the corrupt $3 billion in taxpayer monies being given to Amazon and to stop the construction of four new jails to replace Rikers Island, thereby saving $10 billion, and to use these $13 billion for NYCHA. Alternatively, the City could impose a 1% income tax on all corporations of a certain size with an office in New York City. Either way, there should be no need to sell any public housing apartments to the real estate industry. Please keep in mind that, in order to make these demands, we are asking that Rikers be shut down, as we fully support the prison abolition movement.


All along, our greatest fear was that public housing was defunded, so it could reach such a state of neglect that it would be used as a pretext for its sale. Besides us, two men stand in the way of Mayor de Blasio's plan to sell NYCHA : U.S. Attorney Berman and U.S. District Court Judge William Pauley III. Recently, Judge Pauley has indicated that he does not support a judicial receivership. That puts more of an emphasis on U.S. Attorney Berman to oppose the sale of NYCHA. At a recent speech, U.S. Attorney Berman said, "There is no more important case in my Office than NYCHA." Our rally and march will ask him to consider how history will judge him if he permits Mayor de Blasio to violate the public sentiment that informed the creation of NYCHA.


And make sure to sign up here so we can keep you posted about future events as this is only the beginning. And make sure to spread the word about our event by promoting it on Facebook and Twitter ! We are strength in numbers !



With your help, we can save public housing.


Join us.


Fight For NYCHA



Follow Fight For NYCHA on Facebook and Twitter.


* See PUBLIC HOUSING ASKED BY WORKERS ; Social Control Just as in Education Is Endorsed at Meeting of 80 Delegates. MAYOR AND POST FAVOR IT LaGuardia Tells Labor Council Federal Money Will Only Begin to Meet City's Needs., The New York Times (29 June 1934), https://www.nytimes.com/1934/06/29/archives/public-housing-asked-by-workers-social-control-just-as-in-education.html.



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Sunday, January 13, 2019

Direct Action Alert : Bring your trash to the U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA : 31 January 2019



Direct Action Alert : Bring trash to U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA

Bring your trash to the U.S. Attorney's Office to save NYCHA


The goal of this direct action is to highlight an alternative solution to save NYCHA. Everybody is invited to bring trash to the U.S. Attorney's Office in Downtown Manhattan on Jan. 31, the date by which the Government must file its latest plan to save public housing in New York City.




Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC) has proposed to sell up to 62,000 public housing apartments in a scheme that would allow private real estate developers and investors to buy into NYCHA. This plan, as corrupt as it is in many ways, must be approved by U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, who, is trying to settle a years-long Federal investigation into the lead poisoning crisis at NYCHA. Before Berman became the top Manhattan Federal prosecutor, he was Rudy Giuliani's former law partner.


NYCHA was formed in 1934 during the Great Depression. Before its formation, delegates representing 750,000 workers adopted a resolution to treat housing construction and maintenance as a social good, not unlike public transportation and public education.*


By putting NYCHA into the hands of private real estate developers and investors, Mayor Bill de Blasio is saying we can trust the very same individuals, who spend millions to lobby to end rent regulations in New York State. Who thinks this can work ? Privatization of NYCHA will also dangerously legitimize the growing philosophy that most issues are best handled by the private sector, an approach that has been detrimental to numerous other agencies.


Mayor de Blasio claims his plan will raise $15 billion for NYCHA repairs. Our demand is that Mayor de Blasio cancel the corrupt $3 billion in taxpayer monies being given to Amazon and to stop the construction of four new jails to replace Rikers Island, thereby saving $10 billion, and to use these $13 billion for NYCHA. As a result, there should be no need to sell any public housing apartments to the real estate industry. Please keep in mind that we are asking that Rikers be shut down, as we fully support the prison abolition movement.


All along, our greatest fear was that public housing was defunded, so it could reach such a state of neglect that it would be used as a pretext for its sale. How would U.S. Attorney Berman like it if his building got sold, just because it was not properly maintained ? This is the same flawed logic that is driving Mayor de Blasio's corrupt plan to sell off NYCHA. Bring all the trash that you and your neighbors have to the U.S. Attorney's Office on Jan. 31.


And make sure to sign up here so we can keep you posted about future events as this is only the beginning. And make sure to spread the word about our event by promoting it on Facebook and Twitter ! We are strength in numbers !



With your help, we can save public housing.


Join us.



* See PUBLIC HOUSING ASKED BY WORKERS ; Social Control Just as in Education Is Endorsed at Meeting of 80 Delegates. MAYOR AND POST FAVOR IT LaGuardia Tells Labor Council Federal Money Will Only Begin to Meet City's Needs., The New York Times (29 June 1934), https://www.nytimes.com/1934/06/29/archives/public-housing-asked-by-workers-social-control-just-as-in-education.html.




If you have any of the following items, please bring them with you :


10 Common Household Items That Contain Lead



  1. Plastics

  2. Cosmetics

  3. Paint on Toys and Homes

  4. Toy Jewelry

  5. Ceramics

  6. Batteries in Products

  7. Glass

  8. New York City tap water

  9. Plumbing

  10. Household Dust




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