On August 13th, 2021, Justice For All Coalition member sat down with the cofounders of the Save Section 9 Coalition and BronxNet to discuss the privatization of public housing. Check out the 30 minute interview below: The Bronx Social Justice and Anti-Violence Forums | Privatization of NYCHA
JFAC Executive Committee member Kristen Hackett speaks with Bronxnet about The Blueprint and what it means for public housing, and what the alternatives are – in an interview following the State Housing Committee hearing on December 8, 2020. Questions addressed in 12 min interview include: Who is the Justice For Read more…
This past Friday, JFA Steering Committee Member Nick Velkov pushed the Mayor about the BQX – the proposed trolley to travel along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfront. Last week, the NY Daily Post printed an article claiming that the “De Blasio administration may ditch planned streetcar along Brooklyn-Queens waterfront“. More Read more…
Last week, JFA submitted a letter to Queens Borough President Melinda Katz urging her to stand with the communities of Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Corona against the proposed spot rezoning at 40-31 82nd Street in Elmhurst. Community members fear the rezoning could cause residential and commercial displacement. [gview file=”http://opencuny.org/ayonyc/files/2018/04/M.-Katz-letter.pdf”]
One Angry Woman Productions, Eating Flowers LLC released a documentary on the BQX. Among our Chairwoman, Sylvia White and Steering Committee member Jenny Dubnau, the documentary also features Elizabeth Yeampierre and Antoinette Martinez of UPROSE and Professor Samuel Stein of Hunter College. Take 17 mins to watch it and learn about Read more…
In May 2017, Sylvia White (Chair), Analyonne Rispis, and Dr. Diane Brown of J4AC, along with Seonae Byeon and Roxy Change of the Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV), sat down with Assembly Member Catherine Nolan to discuss issues facing out community. The Queens Gazette reports here.
