PUBLIC HOUSING IS UNDER ATTACK! HELP US TAKE A STAND AGAINST THE PRIVATIZATION OF NYCHA! The New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) has proposed a series of cuts and private deals in response to operating deficits and federal sequestration. Among other things, NYCHA plans to cut jobs and vital services to its 600K residents, including drastic cuts to its Section 8 program. NYCHA also intends to apply to HUD to become a Moving to Work (MTW) authority, which could lead to waivers on federal laws/regulations and impose greater restrictions on residents including term limits on their leases. In addition to these cuts, Bloomberg and his Housing Authority proposed a Land Lease Plan that would lease public housing land to private developers for 99 years to build luxury towers on the parks and playgrounds of Lower East Side and Harlem public housing developments.This decision to privatize public land was made without any engagement from the community can be finalized as soon as this December! This plan could be extended to other developments and other boroughs. On July 24th, public housing residents will take over the NYCHA Draft Annual Plan hearing to oppose these cuts and demand that NYCHA immediately terminate the Land Lease Plan and stop the privatization of public housing! THE FIGHT IS HEATING UP AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO WIN OUR DEMANDS: - Immediate halt to NYCHA’s Land Lease Plan that proposes to build luxury housing on the parks and playgrounds of public housing projects. - Immediate termination of $100 million annual payments from NYCHA to the NYPD, Sanitation, and PILOTS. - Save community and senior centers that NYCHA has proposed to close down, as well as the job losses that would result from the closures. - Special public hearing must be held to address any proposal for NYCHA to become a Moving-To-Work authority. - NYCHA must press HUD for its fair share of $100 million set aside to deal with the sequester on Section 8 residents. - NYCHA must develop a disaster preparedness plan that is subject to public review and a special public hearing. HERE’S HOW YOU CAN SUPPORT: 1. Endorse the platform and the action. 2. Help us reach a critical mass of demonstrators! Our goal is to pack the hearing and the streets! Let us know if you/your organization/church/union will be there and how many you expect to bring. 3. Join the Leadership Committee. Help us plan, get the word out, sign up endorsers and build solidarity on a broader scale. We also need help with media, artwork, etc. Someone will contact you with more details. 4. Share the Facebook Event Page by clicking here. To endorse, help with mobilization and/or join the leadership committee, please click here. WE HAVE TO ACT QUICKLY TO PROTECT THE CITY’S LARGEST AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK! PLEASE RESPOND TODAY!!! For more information, contact: GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side): Julian - [email protected], Mayzabeth “Ginger” - [email protected] Community Voices Heard: [email protected] FUREE (Families United for Racial & Economic Equality): Valery - [email protected] More to follow. -- Best Regards, Julian Julian Morales Public Housing Organizer Good Old Lower East Side 169 Ave. B New York, NY 10009 212 358-1231 ext. 4 212-358-1241 (f) goles.org -- GOLES (Good Old Lower East Side) is a neighborhood housing and preservation organization that has served the Lower East Side of Manhattan since 1977. We’re dedicated to tenants’ rights, homelessness prevention, economic development, and community revitalization. GOLES’ long-term goals are to build the power of low-income residents on the Lower East Side to address displacement and gentrification, preserve and expand the low-income housing stock, assert community self-determination over the use of public space, ensure a clean and healthy environment where people live, work, and play! This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. 2 attachments — Download all attachments PH NYCAPPH POSITION FY 2014.pdf 142K View Download July 24th Flyer.pdf 244K View Download
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:33:43 +0000
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