Did you know? The Mitchell-Lama coop program is alive + well ML coops are the premier example of social housing in NY, housing generations of working families since the 1950s They are deeply affordable because they are decommodified Learn more: cu4ml.org

.Justin Brannan Pierina Sanchez NYC Gale A. Brewer cmjuliewon.bsky.social Council Member Crystal Hudson Chi Ossé Council Member Crystal Hudson Council Member Shahana Hanif Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @ANHDNYC Barika X Williams Tenants & Neighbors Community Service Society of New York (CSS) NYCCLI @housing4allNY Samantha Maldonado TakeRoot Justice New Economy Project David Brand NYC-DSA 🌹

Impressed by the organizing of Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama on another front against the privatization of social housing in NY. Article 2 to 11 = Mitchell-Lama Armageddon!

Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama Justin Brannan Pierina Sanchez NYC Gale A. Brewer cmjuliewon.bsky.social Council Member Crystal Hudson Chi Ossé Council Member Shahana Hanif Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander Linda B. Rosenthal “the #OriginalRosenthal” Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams @ANHDNYC Barika X Williams Tenants & Neighbors Community Service Society of New York (CSS) NYCCLI @housing4allNY Samantha Maldonado TakeRoot Justice New Economy Project David Brand NYC-DSA 🌹 You can sign up to testify at this link: council.nyc.gov/testify/. In the dropdown under 'Select a Hearing,' choose: 'Thursday, April 18th, at 10 am - Committee on Finance'. For 'Subject of Testimony' something like 'Cadman Tax Exemption'.

This Thurs 10am! New York City Council votes on a tax exemption enabling a Mitchell-Lama coop to exit ML Shareholders will walk away w 6-figure profits, tax-payers will foot the bill City Council should be preserving this model not destroying it Please testify: council.nyc.gov/testify/

This issue affects ALL New Yorkers! A tax exemption for a Mitchell Lama coop exiting the ML program -- a time-tested integrated housing model --could lead to a dangerous precedent affecting over 60K units of deeply affordable housing Testify in-person or on Zoom. Sign up today!

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING *NEW LOCATION* SAY NO to tax-exemption that subsizes co-op's exit from Mitchell-Lama, threatening all ML coops (62K units of deeply affordable housing) THURS APRIL 18th 10 am 250 Broadway, 14th Fl Sign up to testify (Zoom not an option) Arrive early!

Cooperators United for Mitchell-Lama Help convince the City Council not to let 421 units of social housing co-ops leave the Mitchell-Lama program.

Homes For Living: The Fight For Social Housing and A New American Commons by Jonathan Tarleton is an excellent read for anyone who wants to know more about New York State's deeply affordable Mitchell-Lama cooperative program and the serious threats that face this unique housing option

Great interview on NY1 with Jonathan Tarleton ! Author explores NYC’s housing crisis through residents’ stories ny1.com/nyc/all-boroug…

NYC’s limited-equity co-ops—from Amalgamated Dwellings to Mitchell-Lama & HDFCs—offer lessons for #socialhousing. Join a virtual panel of authors and historians hosted by House the Future on Aug 24 @ noon to discuss their past & future. RSVP: housethefuture.com/coop-panel