IMPORTANT UPDATES:
Guest Speaker: NORMAN SIEGEL
(get on our free bus to Albany June 1st to support the case against using eminent domain – details at the meeting)
Also: A discussion of the recent study by the New York Bar Association on Community Benefit Agreements – including their problematical aspects
FLORIDITA RESTAURANT UPDATE, ETC.
(1) The Coalition to Preserve Community will have a general meeting next Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM in St. Mary's Church, 521 West 126th Street.
THE FLYER IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH IS PASTED IN BELOW. SEND A NOTE TO bfrappy24@aol.com if you want the flyer attachments or if you can help with some flyering today or tomorrow - OR CALL 917 969-0669.
(2)
Despite Columbia’s success ramming their eviction land grab through the city’s political system, this project is far from being implemented. The property owners in West Harlem continue pursuing their defense in the eminent domain case and are standing up for all our rights. We support the Sprayregens and the Singhs who are being portrayed by Columbia as selfish people who are stopping social progress. Come out to the church and hear more and get on the bus to support them at the Appeals Court hearing. SEE FLYERS BELOW and check out websites listed below them for more info on the CPC Jan. 28th demonstration at Gov. Paterson’s and ESDC’s offices and two petitions – against biohard labs on the Upper West Side (planned for the CU expansion area) and in support of brownstones on 115th St that Columbia wants to demolish :
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COALITION TO PRESERVE COMMUNITY -
United for an Open and Strong Community
POST OFFICE BOX 50 - Manhattanville Station
365 West 125th Street
NEW York City, New York 10027
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Coalition to Preserve Community (CPC)
Meeting –Thursday, May 6, 6:30 PM,
at St. Mary’s Church, 521 West 126th St.
Special Guest: Norman Siegel, ESQ.
Fighting against Eminent Domain in Manhattanville
The threat of Eminent Domain has driven out property owners and businesses over the past 7 years and more small businesses and an arts collective were recently removed. Last Tuesday, Columbia closed down Floridita, claiming they had to make structural repairs in the kitchen even though they had no permits to start the work. Owner Ramon Diaz has a lease through 2014 but em domain threatens his business too. The court ruled that the expansion is “illegal” and “unconstitutional” AND WE CAN STILL STOP THIS BAD PLAN!
COME OUT AND SUPPORT FLORIDITA, TUCK-IT-AWAY, THE SINGH’S GAS STATIONS, THE 420 RESIDENTS IN THE AREA, AND THE 5,000 FACING DISPLACEMENT OVER THE BUILD OUT PERIOD.
Also on the meeting agenda for discussion:
What’s the matter with Community Benefits Agreements? The New York City Bar study found problems with CBA’s. CPC thinks they are inconsistent & detrimental to good city planning that respects neighborhood diversity and we’ve invited a speaker to discuss CBA’s.
Come help support the pro-community ruling & get on the free bus with the CPC on June 1st to attend the court hearing in Albany. There is an alternative, community plan!
CONTACT US: www.stopcolumbia.org, to get on our contact list , or call (917) 969-0669, (212) 234-5005, or (212) 234-3002 (se habla espanol). ESPANOL – OTRO LADO
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COALICIÓN PARA PRESERVAR LA COMUNIDAD -
Unidos por una Comunidad Abierta y Fuerte
POST OFFICE BOX 50 – Manhattanville Station
365 West 125th Street
New York City, New York 10027
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Coalición para Preservar a la Comunidad (CPC)
Reunión-Jueves, 6 de mayo a las 6:30 PM
en la iglesia Santa María, en el 521 West de la calle 126
Invitado Especial: Dr. Norman Siegel
La lucha contra la Expropiación Forzosa en Manhattanville
La amenaza de Expropiación Forzosa ha provocado la retirada de los propietarios y de las empresas en los últimos 7 años, y recientemente hicieron salir las empresas más pequeñas y a un colectivo artístico. El martes pasado, la universidad Columbia cerró Floridita, alegando que tenía que hacer reparaciones estructurales en la cocina, a pesar de que no tenía permisos para iniciar la obra. El propietario Ramón Díaz tiene un contrato hasta el 2014, pero la expropiación forzosa también amenaza su negocio. El tribunal dictaminó que la expansión es "ilegal" e "inconstitucional" ¡Y TODAVÍA PODEMOS DETENER ESTE PLAN MALVADO!
Vengan a apoyar Floridita, Tuck-It-Away, las estaciones de gas Singh, los 420 residentes de la zona, y los 5.000 que serán desplazados durante el período de construcción.
También en la agenda de la reunión para el debate:
¿Qué pasa con los Acuerdos de Beneficios a la Comunidad –CBA-? Un estudio de los abogados de la ciudad de Nueva York encontró problemas con los CBA. Nuestra coalición cree que son incompatibles y entran en detrimento de una buena planificación urbana que respete la diversidad de barrio, por lo que hemos invitado a un orador para hablar de los Acuerdos de Beneficios a la Comunidad –CBA, por sus siglas en inglés-.
Ayudemos con nuestro apoyo al fallo del tribunal a favor de la comunidad y el
1 de junio vamos gratis en autobús con el CPC, a la audiencia en la corte en Albany. ¡Hay una alternativa, el plan de la comunidad!
CONTACTO: www.stopcolumbia.org, apúntese en nuestra lista de contactos, o llame al (917) 969-0669, (212) 234-5005 o (212) 234-3002 (Se habla español).
CONTACT: www.stopcolumbia.org
PLEASE GO TO OUR WEBSITE :
AND SIGN THE PETITION AGAINST BIOHAZARD LAB #3’s THAT COLUMBIA WANTS TO PLACE in our residential neighborhoods.
BELOW IS A WEBSITE (not the CPC website) WITH MORE INFO INCLUDING FOOTAGE OF THE CPC JANUARY 28TH DEMONSTRATION OUTSIDE OF GOV. PATERSON’S AND ESDC’S OFFICES (with copies of the letters submitted that day to them) AND BELOW THAT IS A UTUBE MINUTE OF THE DEMO TAKEN BY A PASSERBY FROM BROOKLYN:
http://domaincommons.blogspot.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyX8l9UesxQ
A PETITION ABOUT SAVING BROWNSTONES ON 115th St.:
The Committee to Preserve the Morningside Brownstones is trying to
save a row of three vacant historic brownstones on West 115th Street
that Columbia University is seeking to demolish. Please support our effort by
signing our online petition. It will be sent to all interested parties. Thanks very much for your help in saving these buildings from destruction..
The link to the petition is:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/morningsidebrownstones
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