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Letter to the editor: Chelsea’s NYCHA redevelopment is under-scrutinized.
Chelsea News - Chelsea-Elliott Residents Rally to Overturn Demolition Plans
Chelsea-Elliott Residents Rally to Overturn Demolition Plans
Tenants, including former State Senator Tom Duane, are suing NYCHA and Related Co. to halt a contentious demolish-and-rebuild project for the 24-building Fulton & Chelsea-Elliott Houses. They held a rally Jan. 14 to slam the city plan.
Tenants, including former State Senator Tom Duane, are suing NYCHA and Related Co. to halt a contentious demolish-and-rebuild project for the 24-building Fulton & Chelsea-Elliott Houses. They held a rally Jan. 14 to slam the city plan.
The Spirit - Community Activist Layla Law-Gisiko Launches Campaign in District 3 Council Race
Community Activist Layla Law-Gisiko Launches Campaign in District 3 Council Race
AM NY - Elderly NYCHA residents pressured to relocate, activists say
Tenants of Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea in Manhattan have been harassed and pressured to leave their homes, often threatened with eviction.
WBAI - Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Taken to State Supreme Court — Layla Law-Gisiko Explains on WBAI
Chelsea NYCHA Tenants Taken to State Supreme Court — Layla Law-Gisiko Explains on WBAI
Crain's - NYCHA Resists pressure from elected officials.
Layla Law-Gisiko, a Chelsea Democratic district leader, said: “Whether you are for or against this project, due process must be paramount. NYCHA is acting as a slumlord, using the court to intimidate tenants who simply want to end their lives in their homes; deploying these tactics in the Thanksgiving season is beyond cruel, an affront to any notion of public service or common decency.”
New York Times Guest Essay - Will New York Voters Choose to Speed Up Housing Construction?
Layla Law-Gisiko on why ballot measures will be detrimental to affordable housing.
Gothamist - Amtrak seeks 'most skilled and knowledgeable' partners for Trump's Penn Station rebuild
WBAI Frontline Voices with Rebecca Myles
Layla Law-Gisiko talks to Rebecca Myles about NYCHA tenants at Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses.
City & State
NY1 - Inside City Hall with Erroll Louis -
NYCHA
Opinion: NY Daily News
The demolition of NYCHA housing in Chelsea must stop.
West Side Spirit - Penn Station is Moving Forward
Penn Station: Full Steam Ahead but Any Plan to Bulldoze Block to the South on Hold–for Now
NY Daily News - Penn Station
Opinion: Penn upgrade project must be rebuilt from scratch
Opinion - As Billionaires Grow Wealthier, Where Does That Leave the Rest of Us?
The billionaires in the United States have a combined wealth of $6.8 trillion, equivalent to the third- or fourth-wealthiest nation on the globe. NYC is home to 110 billionaires, the most of any city.
Gotham Gazette
A landmark open government bill passed the New York State Senate last week.
Dollars & Sense
“It is actually very risky financially and it could actually be a huge liability to the state."
Daily News
This Penn Station plan is a train wreck
Crain's New York Business
Hochul’s plan for Penn Station could cost taxpayers, city agency says
Protest
New York Times
Taxpayers May Foot Bill for Penn Station Revitalization, Report Says
New York State wants to rebuild the transit hub in Midtown Manhattan and pay for the improvements through a larger real estate development.
New York State wants to rebuild the transit hub in Midtown Manhattan and pay for the improvements through a larger real estate development.
Politico
Former Council speaker advising Vornado on controversial Penn Station plan
As the Hochul administration advances a new iteration of the proposal with the prominent developer Vornado, Corey Johnson is counseling the builder on the plan.
As the Hochul administration advances a new iteration of the proposal with the prominent developer Vornado, Corey Johnson is counseling the builder on the plan.
Politico
‘This isn’t Podunk’: A Cuomo-era plan to dramatically alter Manhattan meets resistance
New York Post
NY says no ‘public dollars’ going to Penn Station — but tax breaks likely
Chelsea Community News
Guest Opinion: We Need Sunshine on Penn Station!
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