Remember the Whites Only doors/facilities/etc from a few decades back? (or maybe you have seen photos/read about them) and then there was another one that said Colored or Negro hidden in the rear where the racists didnt have to even look at them. We have a NEW version of the same thing Rich Only doors, and a back entrance (out of sight of the rich) for poor people. As the most expensive city in the United States, New York already seems to be divided into two different worlds: one for the rich, and one for everyone else. Now, local leaders want to make that gap even wider: theyve approved a developers plan to implement poor doors in their buildings aimed at low-income residents. But Care2 member and New Yorker Jillian K. wont stand for that in her city. She created a petition to tell Mayor Bill de Blasio that this is not the way to fight inequality in New York. Under the citys Inclusionary Housing Program, developers can construct larger properties if they include units that cost less to rent. Given Manhattans exorbitant housing costs, this was supposed to be a way to allow a wider range of people to live in their hometown. Unfortunately, that was too much for some construction companies. They agreed to lower the r ents on some apartments, but residences paying those cheaper prices would use a back-alley door separate from the glitzy front entrance. When real estate corporation Extell proposed this last year for its condo at 40 Riverside Drive, locals were outraged. Despite public outcry, though, the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development has opted to allow the company to build such a poor door. We have to stand against this extreme display of unfairness to New Yorkers. Sign Jillians petition asking Mayor DeBlasio to rescind the approval for 40 Riverside Drive and to ban poor doors for buildings in New York City!
Posted on: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:00:50 +0000
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