As many of you know, as of Monday April 13, the Charter Ballot Question Appeal was filed, with a court date most likely happening in September.

On Monday May 11, the City of Yes Appeal was filed as well and our court date should happen in December.

If we are successful with the Charter appeal, it will vacate the decision made by Judge Jeffrey Pearlman, who erroneously (and I believe purposefully so) categorized the Charter Ballot Question lawsuit as ELECTION law, not ENVIRONMENTAL law under the jurisdiction of SEQRA, which it so clearly is.

If we are successful with the City of Yes appeal, it will reverse or mitigate the rules that are already causing chaos across the city. Let’s face it: the City of Yes has NOTHING TO DO WITH CREATING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. This was a plan by developers for developers to deregulate our entire system of zoning for one benefit: so that they can make more money. Our city’s population continues to decline – as does the population across the country, which most Americans are unaware of – so the question remains: who is this market rate and luxury housing being built for?

Again, I want to personally thank all of the organizations and individuals that have already contributed to the appeals actions funding. If you haven’t donated, please do so this week. The GoFundMe link is active and you can always send a check to the Queens Civic Congress.

Send checks to:
Queens Civic Congress
P.O. Box 604957
Bayside, NY 11360

Indicate “City of Yes Legal Fund/Appeals” on memo line
We NEED your fundraising help to pay off legal expenses.
Note: These donations are not tax deductible.