WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 3, 2013 – (RealEstateRama)
WHAT: Banner Drop
WHEN: Wednesday, Dec. 4, 8:15 a.m.
WHERE: High Line overpass at 23rd St. and 10th Ave., Manhattan
VISUALS: Two 12×18 feet banners dropped from the overpass during morning rush hour
WHY: As developers hike prices for luxury apartments to take advantage of the now-desirable real estate along the High Line, janitors and doormen who work in the buildings that buttress the park are not sharing in the good times. A penthouse recently sold for $6.8 million in a building that Mick Jagger and Nicole Kidman call home while in other buildings one-bedrooms go for $1.6 million. Meanwhile workers make as little as $11 an hour and don’t have health care coverage. The workers want one New York for #AllofUs.
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This is part of a day of action by the New Day New York coalition. On the heels of a mayoral victory won on the issue of inequality, dozens of progressive organizations and unions are planning direct actions to and demand One New York for All of Us.
ABOUT NEW DAY NEW YORK COALITION
The New Day New York Coalition is a new coalition made up of community groups, faith organizations, labor unions, and veterans of Occupy Wall Street working for years on issues of economic fairness – united to organize a week of actions demonstrating that the vision and policy principles New Yorkers voted for in the past election have popular support and practical pathways forward.
The coalition includes United NY; Strong Economy for All Coalition; ALIGN NY; Center for Popular Democracy; New York Communities for Change; Make the Road NY; Alliance for Quality Education; Coalition for Educational Justice; Walmart Free New York; Coalition for the Homeless; Food and Water Watch; NY Citizen Action; Met Council on Housing; Community Voices Heard; United Federation of Teachers; Professional Staff Congress; Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (UFCW); Communication Workers of America Transport Workers Union Local 100; New York State Nurses Association; Service Employees International Union 1199 – United Healthcare Workers East; 32BJ SEIU; Alternative Banking; Not An Alternative; Beautiful Trouble; 99 Pickets; MoveOn NY; and others.
With 145,000 members in 11 states and the District of Columbia, including 75,000 in New York City, 32BJ SEIU is the largest property services union in the country
Contact: Meredith Kolodner
mkolodner (at) seiu32bj (dot) org / 917-881-3896
