In the summer of 2010, I was facing some financial difficulty and had fallen behind on rent payments for my rent stabilized apartment on Ave B. Fearing that I would be evicted from my apartment, I was recommended by a friend to get in touch with Brandon Kielbasa at The Cooper Square Committee. Brandon had previously helped her with some issues that she was having in her Lower East Side apartment, and she informed me that the Committee was a great recourse for East Village residents.
Our Work
City Funds Homeless LGBT Youth Housing Project Proposed by Cooper Square Committee and the Ali Forney Center
The Cooper Square Committee and the Ali Forney Center have been awarded $3 million by the City Council and an additional $300,000 by Borough President, Scott Stringer to develop housing for up to 18 homeless LGBT youth at 222 East 13th Street, which will be formally named the Bea Arthur Residence. Bea Arthur was an advocate and supporter of the Ali Forney Center and its mission. Community Board 3 unanimously recommended that the site be transferred to the Ali Forney Center and the Cooper Square Committee for this use.
Important Seward Park ULURP hearing at City Planning on Wednesday, July 11th:
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The City Planning Commission will be holding a hearing regarding the large scale development plan for the
 Seward Park Urban Renewal Area on Wednesday, July 11th at 10 am at 22 Reade Street, 6th floor, between Lafayette St. and Broadway. The plan calls for at least 900 mixed income apartments, of which 50% will be affordable to low, moderate and middle income households. The plan also will create several hundred thousand square feet of retail space, a 1/4 acre park, and relocate the Essex Street Market south of Delancey Street in a new state of the art building.This plan was the result of three years of planning meetings by Community Board 3, which unanimously endorsed the ULURP application at a May 22nd full board meeting. Now that the Borough President has also signed off on the plan, the City Planning Commission will vote on the plan soon after the public hearing. We are urging our members to come out and show your support for the plan. It is a breakthrough compromise on the more than $500 million plan. The plan will create hundreds of construction jobs over the coming decade, and hundreds of permanent jobs in the new stores and restaurants.
While we strongly endorse the plan, we are calling on the City Planning Commission for some improvements:
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Manhattan/Bronx Town Hall on Thursday, June 7, 2012
6:30-8:30pm at the Hartley House,
Stop landlords from getting J-51 renewal unless tenants get stronger protection!
Reduce preferential rent increases
Limit Major Capital Improvement increases to costs
End MBR increases for rent-controlled tenants
Reform the Rent Guidelines Board!
Come tell your story as a tenant.
Cooper Square Committee is a co-sponsor, and a member of the R3 Campaign.
More info on R3 blog: http://realrentreform.blogspot.com/2012/05/manhattanbronx-town-hall-on-thursday.html
2012 RGB Public Hearings
NOW IS THE TIME TO PROTEST HIGHER RENTS!
The Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) has proposed a rent increase
of up to 4% per year and landlords are demanding even
higher “supplemental” increases. Turn-out for the hearings is
critical!
The RGB has voted for excessive rent increases unaffordable to
tenants (the 99%) throughout NYC–despite reports that document
that most landlords (the 1%) are doing quite well. Do you struggle
to get basic repairs? Is your landlord deregulating apartments to
charge “market” rents? Demand an end to unfair rent hikes.
Seward Park ULURP Vote this Wednesday!
Community Board 3′s Seward Park Committee will be voting on the ULURP application for the large urban renewal area this Wednesday, May 16th. Come show your support for permanently affordable housing, living wage jobs, and responsible economic development without big box stores. Location: 184 Eldridge St. at 6:30 pm.
To see a map of the sites, comprising 7 acres, and to read the EIS Statement and the ULURP application, click on the link below.
http://www.nycedc.com/project/seward-park-mixed-use-development-project
Seward Park Presentation
Want to learn about the history of the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area? Want to know where it’s going?
See Executive Director Steven Herrick’s presentation on Seward Park here. (MS Powerpoint file)
Learn About Affordable Housing, Small Businesses and New Jobs Coming to Seward Park Area
When: Tuesday, April 10th 2012, 7:00 PM
Where: Masaryk Towers Community Room- 75 Columbia Street
What: Special Informational Meeting on New Plan for Seward Park Urban Renewal Area
Are you a former Seward Park Site Tenant?
Do you or a family member need affordable housing?
After many years of inaction and broken promises, a compromise agreement was reached when Community Board #3 brought together all community stakeholders. The plan will include mixed income housing (50% affordable and 50% market-rate), as well as jobs, retail stores creation and cultural activities for the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area.
Please come to an important informational meeting and find out how you can help make this plan become a reality.
SEWARD PARK AREA REDEVELOPMENT COALITION (SPARC): sparc40@gmail.com / c/o CHARAS P. O. Box 2258 NY, NY 10009
LEARN ABOUT PROPOSED MIXED-USE PLAN FOR SPURA
Where & When
University Settlement
184 Eldridge St (btwn Rivington/Delancey Sts)
Weds April 18, 2012
5:00-6:00pm – Technical Question & Answer Session
5:00-6:00pm – Technical Question & Answer Session
6:30 pm – Public Forum
SUPPORT:
- PERMANENT Affordable Housing
- at least 50% for local residents (Community Board #3)
- priority for former Seward Park Urban Renewal Area (SPURA) site tenants (those who lived on Willet, Pitt, Attorney, Clinton, Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Ludlow, Grand, Broome, & Delancey Streets)
- COMMUNITY JOBS COMMITMENT
- NO BIG BOX STORES
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
come & bring your neighbors
SEWARD PARK AREA REDEVELOPMENT COALITION (SPARC): sparc40@gmail.com / c/o CHARAS P. O. Box 2258 NY, NY 10009
HDFC Greening Project
If you are a property owner or board member of a low income cooperative, contact Steve or Angee to find out what types of free and low cost greening programs your building may be eligible for.
In October, 2011, the Cooper Square Committee launched an HDFC Greening Project. We began by
New Greening Initiative On The Way
The Con Edison Settlment Fund Committee of Community Board 3 voted on Thursday, Jan. 5th to approve a $65,000 proposal we submitted in November. We plan to outreach to at least two dozen low income cooperatives (HDFCs) near the East 14th Street Con Ed plant, and assist them with applying for NYS Weatherization funds and EmPower New York funds available to make their buildings more energy efficient and reduce their heating and air conditioning costs.
Saving a Bookshop
With Local Love and Considerable National Help
celebrate victory at the St. Marks Bookshop on Thursday, December 1st, between 5:30 and 7: 30pm at 31 Third Avenue (corner of 9th Street). Stop by and join in this early holiday celebration if you are in the ‘hood.
Community Board 3 Supports LGBT Youth Housing
On October 24th, we received a unanimous vote of support (11 – 0) from the Land Use Committee of Community Board 3 for 
our proposal (in partnership with the Ali Forney Center) to turn a vacant city owned building at 222 E. 13th St. into housing for 12 – 18 homeless LGBT youth. Community Board 3′s resolution will urge HPD (the City’s housing agency) to grant us site control so that we can apply for the funds needed to renovate the building. We appreciate the support of the more than 500 people who signed the petition in support of our proposal. We will continue to need community support to move this project forward to a successful conclusion. There are over 1,500 homeless LGBT youth in NYC, so this is a small, but important, step in addressing the larger crisis. Get involved. Help make a difference!
If you want to help do outreach to garner further support, contact Steve.
St Marks Bookshop – Letter from Community Board 3
September 28, 2011
We are writing to convey Manhattan Community Board 3′s support of the St. Mark’s Bookshop, a tenant of Cooper Union residing at 115 East 9th Street. It is our desire that it remain economically viable and in its current location for many years to come.
Since 1977, the St. Mark’s Bookshop has served the East Village as an independent bookstore offering books and reading materials customized to meet the needs of our unique neighborhood of students, artists, cultural institutions and other diverse groups. The St. Mark’s Bookshop has a loyal customer base of local residents who depend on this business to meet their needs.
Community Board 3 works closely with City and State agencies and elected officials as a platform for planning and decision making for our community. We recognize that the current recession has hit our community hard. It has caused local merchants to close their doors, giving way to what is becoming a glut of nightlife establishments and national chains that are permanently changing the character of our neighborhood. The St. Mark’s Bookshop typifies the type of businesses that we must retain, a business that is locally owned and has a long track record of success and deep roots in the community, and that provides daytime service and goods needed by the local residents.
Community Board 3 is proud to have Cooper Union as a part of our district and recognizes the significant contribution that your institution makes to so many individuals. We also understand that the recession has caused economic hardship for all of us and that you too have obligations to your constituents and donors. That being said, the revenue this lease represents to Cooper Union cannot be considered to be material in the scope of your vast enterprise, and that stands in stark contrast to the large impact it would have on our neighborhood if The St. Mark’s Bookshop were to fail.
Furthermore, the installation of The St. Mark’s Bookshop at this location was Cooper Union’s concession to this community for the much disputed construction of what was then a high rise dormitory.
Community Board 3 is asking that Cooper Union revisit the economic situation of The St. Mark’s Bookshop and the hardships it faces, and negotiate in good faith with it on a leasehold revision that will make it economically viable for this beloved bookshop to continue to remain open in its current location. We believe that without a meaningful rent concession The St. Mark’s Bookshop will potentially go the way of so many other local merchants and close its doors for good. This would be an enormous loss for our neighborhood.
We know that Cooper Union appreciates the unique character of the neighborhood in which it resides and has been and will continue to be an advocate for the welfare of that community. We sincerely hope that you will give this request the significant and thoughtful consideration that it deserves.
St Marks Bookshop – Letter of Support from Deborah Glick
August 3, 2011
T.C. Westcott
Vice President
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science
51 Cooper Square
New York, NY 10003
Dear Ms. Westcott;
While Cooper Union is a valued member of the community, the question of its special tax
treatment regarding its commercial real estate holdings has generated concern in the past.
The institution’s ability to provide a full tuition remission to its students is a valuable tool in
attracting the best students. Although the initial goal may have been to educate students from
the New York area, the changing mission of the institution has led to New York City taxpayers
essentially subsidizing students from places like Pennsylvania, or Texas or Alabama.
In the sweep of the past many years, much has been given to Cooper Union and Cooper Union
has been a good neighbor in many respects in return. Now there is an opportunity for a modest
but significant way for Cooper Union to assist the community in retaining another important
institution, the Saint Marks bookstore.
St. Mark’s is currently struggling to pay the market rent that Cooper Union is charging them at 31 Third
Avenue and assistance by Cooper Union could save this irreplaceable neighborhood institution. Given Cooper
Unions’ real estate investments, including the soon to be redeveloped 51 Astor Place as a fully commercial
building, I believe that a rent concession to St. Mark’s Bookshop would not constitute a large burden.
Furthermore, you would be greatly contributing to the artistic and community spirit of the neighborhood of
which you are part. Please do the right thing and help St. Mark’s Bookshop. The community would greatly
appreciate your contribution by helping to maintain this longstanding neighborhood business.
Sincerely,
Deborah J. Glick
Assemblymember
St Marks Bookshop – Letter of Support from Rosie Mendez
Dear Ms. Westcott:
I write to add my name to others who call upon Cooper Union to grant all favorable
consideration to the St. Mark’s Bookshop, an institution which has a long tradition in our
community and which serves an increasingly rare and admirable function. St. Marks is
currently struggling to pay the market rent that Cooper Union is charging them at 31
Third Avenue, and a significant rent concession by Cooper Union could save this
irreplaceable neighborhood institution.
St. Marks has occupied their small commercial space in the ground floor of your
dormitory building since the structure was built in the mid-1980’s. As I recall, Cooper
Union agreed to house the bookstore in this space, at least in part, as a concession to the
community when opposition arose to the construction of another dormitory along 3rd Ave.
I know that economic difficulties are affecting all manner of organizations in these trying
times. However, given the breath of Cooper Unions’ real estate investments, including
the soon to be redeveloped 51 Astor Place as a fully commercial building, I believe that a
rent concession to St. Mark’s Bookshop would not constitute a large burden for your
institution. It could on the other hand preserve a unique neighborhood bookstore.
I urge you to preserve St. Marks.
Sincerely,
Rosie Mendez
Councilwoman
cc: Claire McCarthy
Save the St. Marks Bookshop
Congratulations to the St. Marks Bookshop on receiving a rent reduction from Cooper Union, and thanks to everyone who signed our online petition in support of the bookstore and to Boro President Scott Stringer for intervening. Kudos to Joyce Ravitz and Frances Goldin for leading this effort.
11/14/11: Saving a Bookshop With Local Love and Considerable National Help: Pearl Korn writes about the victory (Huffington Post)
Showing of GasLand 8/14 & 8/16 – Stop Hydraulic Fracturing Now!
A SPECIAL EVENT AT THEATRE 80 ST. MARKS
SHARE AN IMPORTANT EVENT WITH US WATCHING AND DISCUSSING “GasLand”
OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY BY JOSH FOX
Research Memos
Since coming aboard in May 2010, project coordinator and instructor John (also known as Edward) Dallas has been working hard to familiarize MHA residents with the operations and governance of the planned MHA housing co-op, through one-on-one meetings and workshops. At the same time, John has also been working closely with the MHA board, the sponsor of the co-op conversion. Drawing on his extensive dual legal and co-op background (elaborated on below as well as on his CV posted on this Web site), John’s most important activity in this collaboration has been an ongoing review of the MHA Cooperative Information Package or offering plan. John’s findings and recommendations can be found in his research memorandums to the MHA board, some of which can be accessed here.
Talking Points for the RGB
Rent Guidelines Board Public Hearings
Tenant Talking Points
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED RANGE OF RENT ADJUSTMENTS
At the RGB Preliminary Vote, the Rent Guidelines Board voted for rent increases ranging from 3%-5.75% for one year renewal leases commencing October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012 and from 6%-9% for two year renewal leases commencing October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012. In addition, the Board voted on a 1% fuel surcharge for buildings heated by fuel oil and a sublet allowance of 10%.
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS
1. YOU
• Introduce yourself and provide personal details. We want to show the RGB how diverse rent stabilized tenants are. Make sure to include that you are a vital member of New York City and the ways you contribute to your community.
• Include information about the economic hardship you may be facing. For example, include if you live on a fixed income, if you lost your job, if you are supporting your kids or other members of your household, or if you are working a few jobs to support yourself.
• If you are a member of Tenants & Neighbors, please mention this to the RGB members.
2. YOUR HOUSING
• Tenancy: How long have you lived in your apartment?
o Are there many tenants in your building paying market rent OR is there a commercial unit in your building (a local business or non-profit renting space)?
If so, emphasize that your landlord has other sources of income than the rent from rent stabilized units. Recommend that the Board pass the proviso presented by the tenant representatives where tenants should receive a 0% increase if they live in a building where less than 80% of units are occupied by rent stabilized or rent controlled units.
o Is there much turnover in your building?
If so, emphasize that your landlord receives large rent increases each time there is a vacancy.
• Heating: Is your building heated with fuel oil? Is your building heated inefficiently? (Do you have to open a window in the winter? Is your apartment weatherized?)
If so, recommend that the Board abolish the proposed fuel surcharge. Emphasize that you are bearing the cost of your owner’s decision to heat the building inefficiently and waste expensive oil.
• Services: What is the quality of services in your building?
o Does management make repairs? Are there days that you have gone without heat and hot water? Does your building have many code violations? Do you call 311 to report code violations?
If so, recommend that buildings with high code violations should not receive rent increases for quality of services that does not meet habitability standards.
• Rent:
o Preferential Rent: Do you receive a preferential rent? If so, are you worried that when you sign your next lease renewal that your rent will be raised to the registered rent?
o Permanent Rent Increases: Have you received MCI (Major Capital Improvements) for building structural improvements or 1/40th rent increases for apartment renovations? How do these permanent rent increases impact your ability to pay each month’s rent?
If you have had a MCI or 1/40th increase, emphasize that owners are reimbursed more than the cost of the improvement because these rent increases are permanent. Emphasize that the RGB should take into account that owners have other mechanisms for raising rent beyond RGB adjustments and therefore should pass the lowest possible rent increase.
o Illegal Overcharges: Do you believe that your rent has been illegally overcharged?
o SCRIE/DRIE: Do you qualify for these programs? If not, why? Are you just above the income threshold ($29,000 for SCRIE or $19,284 for an individual under DRIE)?
o Casado: Were you affected by the supplemental rent increase?
If so, please speak concretely about how you were affected. Are you now paying more than 30% of your income towards rent? If so, please tell the RGB.
• Predatory Equity Questions:
o Is your owner a predatory equity landlord who has intentionally overpaid for your building, intending to displace tenants and destabilize units?
3. YOUR OWNER
A. Owners should bear their fair share of economic burden because their profits are increasing. The average net operating income (NOI) for owners throughout the city increased by 5.8% and increased 22.2% for all areas excluding Core Manhattan, according to RGB statistics. This figure is the income owners receive after they have paid off expenses.
By Borough:
• Brooklyn: In my borough, from 2008-2009, the median NOI for owners in Brooklyn increased by 22.3% according to the latest RGB statistics.
• Queens: In my borough, from 2008-2009, the median NOI for owners in Queens increased by 9.9% according to the latest RGB statistics.
• The Bronx: In my borough, from 2008-2009, the median NOI for owners in the Bronx increased by 29.9% according to the latest RGB statistics.
• Upper Manhattan: In Upper Manhattan, from 2008-2009, the median NOI for owners in Upper Manhattan increased by 22.3% according to RGB statistics.
* The RGB does not prepare statistics for Staten Island because there is too small a sample size of rent stabilized units. Staten Island households are not included in citywide numbers.
4. YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS
• RGB should consider a 0% rent increase for all tenants. If there is an increase, it should not be any higher than what the data presented by the RGB warrants and the RGB should keep in mind the incredible hardship that any increase at all will cause to most low and moderate income tenants.
• Certain tenants should receive no increase at all (e.g. tenants in buildings with high numbers of units that have already been deregulated and tenants in buildings with poor conditions).
• The RGB should not vote for a fuel surcharge.
Tenants & Neighbors is a grassroots non-profit organization that works with tenants to preserve affordable housing and strengthen tenants’ rights. For more information about testifying at the RGB, contact Jessie at 212-608-4320 ext. 306 or jlevine@tandn.org.
Rent Campaigns – Current Status
- Rent Laws
- 6/22/2011: A Rent Laws Deal has been reached by Governor Cuomo, Senator Skelos and Assembly Speaker Silver. It renews the rent laws for 4 years and raises the vacancy decontrol threshold to $2,500 rent (from $2,000) and the income threshold has been raised to $200,000 (from $175,000). The formula for Individual Apartment Improvement (IAI) rent increases has been changed from 1/40th of the cost of work to 1/60th of the cost. Landlords will be limited to one vacancy renewal increase per year. In exchange for these provisions strengthening tenant protections, the Legislature agreed to cap property tax increases at 2% per year. For more details, follow us on Facebook.
- Rent Guidelines Board:
- On Monday 6/27, the Rent Guidelines Board voted for a 3.75% rent increase for 1-year leases and 7.25% increase for 2-year leases. We appreciate all the Cooper Square Committee members who turned out for the rally. City-wide, tenant turnout was not as high as tenant advocates would have liked.
Cuomovilles – 5/31 through 6/2
Two tent cities will be set up in Manhattan to illustrate the impact that destabilization of 1 million apartments would have on New York City. If you want to sleep over, let the organizers know.
June 2011 Co-op Workshop Schedule
The schedule for John Dallas’s Cooperative Housing Education Workshops during the month of June is now available. While there will be signs to direct you, please note that 6/25 classes will be held in our office on the 1st Floor of 61 E 4th St.
May 2011 Co-op Workshop Schedule Now Available
“Understanding the Bylaws: Part 1”
Sat 5/14, 12-1:30 p.m.
Tues 5/17, 10-11:30 a.m.
Tues 5/24, 6:30-8 p.m.
[SPECIAL WORKSHOP] “Serving on the MHA Co-op Board of Directors”
Sat 5/21, 12-2 p.m.
State’s High Court Blesses Minimum Increases for Low-rent Tenants
by John Edward Dallas
On March 24, 2011, the New York Court of Appeals, the highest court in the state of New York, issued its long-awaited ruling in Casado v. Markus, a closely watched case that has been working its way up through the state legal system since a Manhattan Supreme Court issued a pro-tenant decision in January 2010 followed by a corroborative ruling from the Appellate Division in June 2010.
Rent Laws: Situation Critical
The Rent Laws on 1.1 million apartments housing 2.5 million New Yorkers expire in less than 90 days!!! Tenants Need to Step Up and keep the pressure on until the rent laws are renewed and strengthened.
Keep calling Governor Cuomo’s office at (212) 681-4580 or (518) 474-8390, urging him to “Renew and strengthen the rent laws. No more vacancy destabilization!” Call Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver’s office at (212) 312-1420 and urge that he keep pushing for stronger rent laws.
Weds 3/23 @ 10am: Rent Laws Press Conference
Please join Council member Margaret Chin and Speaker Christine Quinn to show your support for stronger rent regulations, eviction protection, and the repeal of the “Urstadt Law,” which unfairly gives control of New York City’s rent laws to Albany.
Who: Council Member Chin and housing advocates
What: Press conference to announce New York City Council resolution calling upon the New York State Legislature to renew and strengthen the laws regulating rents and the eviction of tenants.
Where: City Hall Steps
When: Wednesday, March 23rd, 10:00 am
RSVP to: Kelly Magee – kmagee@council.nyc.gov
GASLAND, an OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY BY JOSH FOX – Stop Hydraulic Fracturing Now!
A COOPER SQUARE COMMITTEE SPECIAL EVENT
SHARE AN IMPORTANT EVENT WITH US WATCHING AND DISCUSSING
“GASLAND”
OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY BY JOSH FOX
Stop Hydraulic Fracturing Now!
Before it contaminates our water supplies, destroys our precious ecosystem and poisons us and future generations.
Misleading the public under the false claim that natural gas is a “clean” energy, the oil and gas industry is currently using a toxic and hazardous process for natural gas extraction called hydraulic fracturing (“hydrofracking”). This process, currently ongoing in thirty-four states, is causing irreparable damage to the environment, poisoning humans and animals, making farms, homes and large tracts of land uninhabitable.
Following the film a discussion will be led by a speaker from United for Action
!!FREE ADMISSION!!
SUNDAY TUESDAY
April 10, 2011 April 12, 2011
2:00 – 5:00 PM 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Green Residence
200 East 5th Street
(corner of 3rd Ave.)
Lower East Side Coalition to Stop Hydraulic Fracturing! (List in formation) Cooper Square Committee,
CODA, Village Independent Democrats, St. Marks Church, GOLES, sustainable-nyc, Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing, anthony aiden opticians,
Wheel chair accessible More info about fracking…
Schedules Available for Mar/Apr 2011 Co-op Workshops
John Dallas has posted the flyers and schedules for his March and April Cooperative Housing Education Workshops. See them here.
April workshop schedule (Eng/Span)
March 22, 2011
Dear residents:
The series of workshops on the major documents in the Cooperative Information Package continues in April with “Understanding the Certificate of Incorporation.” For those of you who haven’t had a chance to look at the Package or have attempted to read it but found the language too complicated or even boring, the workshop series should be a tremendous help. The main objective of all the workshops is to help you make sense out of the Cooperative Information Package and in this way increase your ability to understand what the co-op will be set up to do and how it will do those things and who will run the co-op and how they should run it. As the old saying goes, knowledge is power.
If you can’t make the workshop scheduled for your building, feel free to attend any one that’s more convenient for you. Here’s the schedule for “Understanding the Certificate of Incorporation”:
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Tuesday April 5 (English) |
6:30-8 p.m. |
23 East 3rd Street, 60 East 4th Street, 67 East 4th Street, 69 East 4th Street |
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Thursday April 7 (English) |
6:30-8 p.m. |
83 2nd Avenue, 21 East 3rd Street, 27 East 3rd Street, 89 East 3rd Street, 56 East 4th Street, 58 East 4th Street |
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Tuesday April 12 (English) |
6:30-8 p.m. |
13 East 3rd Street, 25 East 3rd Street, 63 East 4th Street, 65 East 4th Street, 71 East 4th Street, 77 East 4th Street |
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Thursday April 14 (English) |
6:30-8 p.m. |
9 East 3rd Street, 57 East 4th Street, 73 East 4th Street, 75 East 4th Street, 13 Stanton Street |
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Saturday April 16 (Spanish) |
12-1:30 p.m. |
All buildings |
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Saturday April 16 (English) |
2:30-4 p.m. |
All buildings |
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Tuesday April 19 (English) |
10-11:30 a.m. |
All buildings |
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Thursday April 21 (English) |
10-11:30 a.m. |
All buildings |
ALL THE CLASSES WILL BE HELD ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF 59-61 EAST 4TH STREET. Please note they will promptly begin 15 minutes after the indicated start time. So please arrive early to sign in.
The workshop series is jointly sponsored by Cooper Square Committee and the MHA, and is made possible thanks to a generous grant from The New York Community Trust.
I hope to see you at one of the classes! If you have any questions about them or any other co-op related issue, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
Best regards,
John Edward Dallas
Coordinator
Cooperative Housing Education Project
Phone: (212) 228.8210
Email: johnd@coopersquare.org
El 22 de marzo de 2011
Estimados residentes:
La serie de clases acerca de los documentos principales en el Paquete Informativo de la Cooperativa sigue en abril con “Entendiendo el Certificado de Incorporación.” Para aquellos que todavía no hayan repasado el Paquete ó hayan intentado hacerlo pero encontraron el lenguaje demasiado complicado y hasta aburrido, las clases les serán de mayor utilidad. El objectivo principal de las clases programadas es ayudarlos a comprender cabalmente el Paquete y así aumentar su capacidad para entender, entre otras cosas, el propósito de la cooperativa, quién la administra y cómo debe hacerlo. Como dice el conocido refrán, saber es poder.
Si no pueden asistir a la clase programada para su edificio, siéntanse libre de asistir a la que más les convenga. He aquí el horario de las clases de abril:
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Fecha |
Hora |
Para inquilinos de estos edificios: |
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Martes el 5 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
6:30-8 pm |
23 este de la calle 3, 60 este de la calle 4, 67 este de la calle 4, 69 de la calle 4 |
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Jueves el 7 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
6:30-8 pm |
83 de la avenida 2da, 21 este de la calle 3, 27 este de la calle 3, 89 este de la calle 3, 56 este de la calle 4, 58 este de la calle 4 |
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Martes el 12 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
6:30-8 pm |
13 este de la calle 3, 25 este de la calle 3, 63 este de la calle 4, 65 este de la calle 4, 71 este de la calle 4, 77 este de la calle 4 |
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Jueves el 14 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
6:30-8 pm |
9 este de la calle 3, 57 este de la calle 4, 73 este de la calle 4, 75 este de la calle 4, 13 de la calle Stanton |
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Sábado el 16 de abril (solamente en español) |
12-1:30 pm |
Inquilinos en general |
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Sábado el 16 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
2:30-4 pm |
Inquilinos en general |
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Martes el 19 de abril (solamente en inglés) |
10-11:30 am |
Inquilinos en general |
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Jueves el 21 de abril (solamente en inglés)) |
10-11:30 am |
Inquilinos en general |
TODAS LAS CLASES SERÁN EN EL 4TO PISO DE 59-61 ESTE DE LA CALLE 4.
Todas las clases son conjuntamente auspiciadas por el Comité de Cooper Square y el MHA, y son posibles gracias al generoso apoyo financiero de The New York Community Trust.
¡Espero verlos en alguna de las clases! Si desean tener mayor información sobre las clases ó cualquier asunto relacionado con la cooperativa, no duden en contactarme.
Muy atentamente,
John Edward Dallas
Coordinador
Proyecto de educación sobre la cooperativa de vivienda
Teléfono: (212) 228.8210
Correo electrónico: johnd@coopersquare.org