<div><strong>Stop the Demolition of Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea (FEC) Houses! </strong>
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<div>We are <strong>urgently raising funds to protect vulnerable public housing residents</strong>, <strong>the majority of whom are seniors and struggling with disabilities,</strong> who are fighting to save their homes in Chelsea’s Public Housing.<strong> </strong>
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<div><strong>PROJECT GOAL: To raise $95,000 for lawyers to represent the tenants in the first two buildings targeted for demolition in court and stop this demolition.</strong> Other legal cases are also being pursued focused on land use, environmental impacts and discrimination.
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<div><strong>All donations are tax-deductible</strong> and 100% of all donations will be used for our legal struggle and tenant protections. No amount is too small to give : ) We are all in this together!
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<div><strong>Why is this urgent?</strong> There is intense pressure on tenants to relocate right now! NYCHA, along with Related Companies (of Hudson Yards) and Essence Development want the tenants out of their homes so they can move forward with their proposal to demolish all 18 buildings at Fulton &amp; Elliott-Chelsea Houses.
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<div><strong>What is the plan we are fighting against? </strong>
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<div>This is a social and environmental disaster.
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<li>The community will be subject to <strong>15 years minimum of non-stop demolition, construction, and significant adverse environmental impacts </strong>(air quality, noise, embodied carbon, transportation). <strong>Can you imagine the health consequences of living in a demolition site for that long?</strong>
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<li><strong>Senior residents will be relocated</strong> for a minimum of three years.
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<li>Residents are promised a right to return, but <strong>Related Company has a track record of dismantling public housing across the country. </strong>
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<li><strong>Public housing will be privatized</strong>- converted to Section 8 housing -commodified for profit for developers.
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<li>Existing public housing residents will be pushed into 6 towers and <strong>70% of the public land will be used to build luxury high-rise housing (2500 units) and so-called "affordable housing" (for individuals making $95,040 or more). </strong>
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<li><strong>Valuable land &amp; green space will be lost.</strong> <strong>370 mature trees will be cut down. </strong>
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<li><strong>We don’t want another Hudson Yards in our community! </strong>Chelsea will be transformed by a pernicious wave of gentrification as thousands of market-rate units are built on public land, raising housing prices for everyone.
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<div>This has consequences for public housing across the city. <strong>Mayor Adams called it “the blueprint.” Developers want public land for profit. </strong>
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<div>Over the last year our lawyers have represented public housing tenants in several lawsuits (see articles below) and the fight continues. We have won some of the cases, but <a href="https://www.amny.com/news/after-combative-hearing-court-extends-nycha-project-pause/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">most recently lost a case due to a technicality</a>. <strong>The pressure is on tenants to relocate in order that they can clear and demolish the buildings.</strong>
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<div><strong>“The court decision is very disappointing for those of us who are most vulnerable"</strong> explains FEC resident Jane Rao, "Privatization has more risks for us. Why are they demolishing buildings that are in good shape? We need repairs and modernization, not demolition for profit. Housing is for living in, not for profit"
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<div><strong>One of the first buildings slated to be demolished is home to senior citizens, many of whom have no families and no financial resources.</strong> <a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/04/chelsea-nycha-housing-relocation-holdout-mao-senior/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Many desperately want to stay in their homes</a>. As Chelsea Addition resident Yu Zhen Story explains “We are old people.. I am turning 80-years-old this week. Some of my neighbors are older than 90. <strong>We are heartbroken to be pushed out of our home. My neighbors and I are stressed. Some have heart issues, several have been hospitalized, and others have serious health concerns. We want to find a place to rest for the end of our lives.”</strong>
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<div>This demolition plan will subject Chelsea's public housing residents, and the surrounding community, to <strong>15 years minimum of non-stop demolition</strong>, construction, and significant adverse environmental impacts (air quality, noise, embodied carbon, transportation). <strong>Can you imagine the health consequences of living in a demolition site for that long?</strong>
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<div>Chelsea will be transformed by a pernicious wave of gentrification as thousands of market-rate units are built on public land, raising housing prices for everyone.
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<div><strong>Please join us in SUPPORTING OUR CHELSEA NEIGHBORS FIGHT FOR THEIR HOMES, THEIR LIVES &amp; OUR COMMUNITY. </strong>
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<div>As supporters of the <strong>Chelsea Public Housing Coalition</strong>, you will become part of a united group of Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses’ tenants, Chelsea community members, and local organizations fighting against the unnecessary demolition of public housing.
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<div><strong>PRESERVING PUBLIC HOUSING IS PROTECTING OUR HUMANITY! </strong>There are over 300 NYCHA public housing campuses in New York City. Chelsea may be first, but it won’t be the last. <strong>Let’s keep public housing PUBLIC and protect this valuable resource for those residents who need affordable housing most.</strong>
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<div><strong>For more information, please read about the project’s history and the detrimental effects on our community in the links below.</strong>
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<div><a href="https://us20.campaign-archive.com/?e=828e3da511&amp;u=5fee36170039c389b10e5a177&amp;id=214d71103b" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Layla Law-Gisiko's chronicle of the timeline</a> of how we got here in the first place "Housing, Power, &amp; Broken Promises: The Fight over NYCHA's Chelsea Redevelopment"
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<div>Please listen to this brilliant radio show: Renee Keitt, Ron Shiffman, Layla Law-Gisiko on Mimi Rosenberg <strong><a href="https://wbai.org/archive/program/episode/?id=67949" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">“Equal Rights and Justice” Radio Show. WBAI.</a></strong> September 10, 2026.
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<div><strong><a href="https://citylimits.org/nycha-senior-holdouts-allege-harassment-in-new-legal-challenge-over-chelsea-redevelopment/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NYCHA Senior Holdouts Allege Harassment in New Leg</a>al Challenge Over Chelsea Redevelopment</strong> City Limits. Sunny Nagpaul. July 22, 2026.
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<div><strong><a href="https://www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/05/04/chelsea-nycha-housing-relocation-holdout-mao-senior/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">He Survived Japanese Occupation and Mao’s Cultural</a> Revolution. At 93, He’s Fighting NYCHA.</strong> The City. Greg Smith and Haidee Chu. May 4, 2026.
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<div><strong><a href="https://www.work-bites.com/view-all/chelseaduane?ss_source=sscampaigns&amp;ss_campaign_id=69693e07a6b3e91c9af99cca&amp;ss_email_id=69693feae1caaa39f710cea3&amp;ss_campaign_name=NYCHA+Says+Ousting+Chelsea+Elderly+is+For+%2525252525252525E2%252525252525252580%252525252525252598Greater+Good%2525252525252525E2%252525252525252580%252525252525252599&amp;ss_campaign_sent_date=2026-01-15T19%25252525252525253A29%25252525252525253A12Z" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Public Housing Tenants Again Sue to Stall Demoliti</a>on; NYCHA Says Ousting Chelsea Elderly Is for ‘Greater Good’</strong> Work-Bites. Steve Wishnia. January 15, 2026
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<div><strong><a href="https://indypendent.org/2025/11/chelsea-nycha-residents-hold-out/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chelsea NYCHA Residents Dig In Against City’s Demo</a>lition Plans </strong>The Indypendent. November 14th, 2025
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<div><strong><a href="https://www.architakes.com/nychas-chelsea-plan-collides-with-its-residents/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">NYCHA’s Chelsea Plan Collides with its Residents A</a>rchiTakes.</strong> David Holowka. November 14, 2025.
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<div><strong><a href="https://www.archpaper.com/2025/09/nycha-fulton-elliott-chelsea-houses/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Right to the City Why the demolition and privatiza</a>tion <a href="https://www.archpaper.com/2025/09/nycha-fulton-elliott-chelsea-houses/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">of NYCHA Fulton, Elliott, and Chelsea Houses in West Chelsea, Manhattan must be stopped</a> </strong>Viren Brahmbhatt, Sept 7, 2025 The Architects Newspaper
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<div>Midtown South Community Council is the fiscal sponsor for the Chelsea Public Housing Coalition. MSCC is a 501(c)(3) organization / Tax ID 27-0138480.  Your contribution will be tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. 
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