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SAVE THE DATE! Invitation
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Join us in honoring Jose and Ramona Torres as
Tribeca Citizens of the Year, on Wednesday, April 14, 2004.
Each year, members of the community are celebrated for their leadership
and inspirational involvement. Jose Torres, best known as the first Hispanic
light heavyweight champion, and his wife Ramona have been very involved
with the effort to preserve affordable Mitchell-Lama housing at Independence
Plaza North (IPN) and other buildings across the city. In addition, both
have been involved with Tribeca Partnership, and Jose has been a voice
for the people through his columns in the New York Post and El Diario-La
Prensa.
We hope you’ll join co-chairs Dennis Rivera, President of 1199
SEIU and Rossana Rosado, CEO/President of La Prensa-El Diario and a prominent
group of writers, actors and activists for this evening of merriment in
the name of affordable housing.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 2004, 6-10pm
Where: 1199 SEIU Penthouse 330 W 42nd Street
What: Food, drinks, music, dancing.
Tickets: $85 in advance, $100 at the door
Proceeds to benefit the Campaign to Preserve Affordable Housing.
Invitation PDF format
For more information: Julie Miles
212-608-5122, julmiles@earthlink.net
Oct 16 Tenants Meeting, at which IPN owner Laurence Gluck spoke:
[Photos] [Tribeca
Trib] [Downtown
Express]
Comments about the
Rally & Hearing / Photos
of the Rally
Wed Oct 29, 2003: Legislation Hearing and Rally at City Hall
The Mitchell-Lama Conversion Protection Bill, Intro 523, will give
tenants more power to:
1) require landlords to comply with the Mitchell-Lama program (i.e., doing
timely repairs, building upkeep) and
2) negotiate fair deals with landlords who want to get out of the Mitchell-Lama
program by providing meaningful incentives for owners to negotiate fair
deals with tenants to retain affordable housing.
Tenants Meetings - October 21, 22, 23 2003. See flyers in your
building for details.
Press Conference/Rally -- Congress Members Nydia Velazquez, Jerry
Nadler and Tenants -- Against Federal Proposal to Cut 184,000 Families
from Section 8 ! Saturday, September 20, 2003, 12 noon. 210 Stanton Street
July 22, 2003 - City Hall Press Conference -Mitchell-Lama Conversion
Protection Bill
At a July 22 press conference on the steps of City Hall, some 200 tenants
from IPN and other Mitchell-Lama developments stood behind City Council
Speaker Gifford Miller as he announced the introduction of the Mitchell-Lama
Conversion Protection Bill. [See IPNTA
Aug 2003 newsletter] [Photos]
Join Other Mitchell-Lama Tenants and Allies for a Citywide Tenant
Rally
ALL IPNTA TENANTS - MASSIVE Turnout Needed!!!
Wednesday, June 25, 6:30 pm
Borough Manhattan Community College, Theatre 1, 199 Chambers St
The IPNTA is organizing this event, there is power in numbers. We Can
Stop the Rip-offs! Your home is in jeopardy. Landlords are leaving the
Mitchell-Lama affordable housing program. The reason? If they leave, they
can raise our rent. Double. Even triple what we are now paying. Help Save
Your Home by attending this event.
ART REACH - An art therapy program
for IPN children. Summer 2003. Sponsored by Downtown
Community Resource Center.
Downtown Independent Democrats Monthly Meeting
All IPN Tenants Are Invited: Members & Non-Members
Special Guest Speaker: CONGRESSMAN JEROLD NADLER
Included in his topics is Mitchell Lama
MONDAY, APRIL 14th, 2003
7:00 p.m.
310 Greenwich Street, Community Room (2nd floor)
Congressman Nadler will speak before the regular meeting. Everyone is
welcome to stay for the meeting after Congressman Nadler’s talk.
ALBANY TENANTS LOBBY DAY - Brief Summary
On Tuesday, April 8th, 20 tenants from IPNTA went to Albany to lobby,
network and build coalitions. It was a 12-hour work day for us, of which
6 hours were on a bus. Neil Fabricant, John Lynch, Julie Miles, John R
Scott, and the other tenants were doing their part by going to Albany
— we now need you to do your part.
Contact NYS legislators.
Attend the April 14 DID meeting (Downtown Independent Democrats). It
is important, as many elected officials will be there. Stand up and be
counted.
ALBANY TENANTS LOBBY DAY
It's TIME FOR US TO TAKE A STAND — TUESDAY, APRIL 8th
LET'S SHOW OUR STATE LEGISLATORS THAT WE WILL NOT LOSE OUR HOMES!
- We are lobbing to also extend rent and eviction protections to Mitchell-Lama
developments occupied on or after January 1, 1974.
- Many limited-profit housing companies are exercising their option
to buyout of the Mitchell-Lama program, especially in New York City.
- Tenants in these facilities are then faced with eviction if they
cannot afford the new market rent.
- This is a sunset year where a bill is being passed to extend existing
rent-regulation laws.
- The State Assembly has included Mitchell-Lama developments to come
under Rent Stabilization even if occupied on or after January 1,1974.
GENERAL TENANTS MEETING, February 13, 2003. For a report from this well-attended
meeting, see Tribeca Trib.
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