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Layla Law-Gisiko Survives “Trumpian Mixed with Tammany Hall” Ballot Challenge
Standing outside the Elliott-Chelsea Houses this morning (Wednesday) with supporters, Law-Gisiko described the episode as an example of how technical ballot challenges can shape local elections. The objection targeted the name of the independent ballot line she created for the race, “Affordable NYC.”
Council District 3 Race Update: Law-Gisiko Survives Ballot Challenge
"Invalidating 1,816 signatures over a trivial technicality is an insult to the voters who signed them. Elections are supposed to be decided at the ballot box, not by procedural games played by campaigns that would rather eliminate opponents than face them".
Run Layla Run: Can Layla Law Gisiko Stop the Chelsea Demolition and Save Public Housing?
Run Layla Run: Can Layla Law Gisiko Stop the Chelsea Demolition and Save Public Housing?
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.
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