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OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNOR CUOMO
AND OUR STATE SENATORS
The R3 Coalition Includes:
2022, a Cooperators’ Organization from May 31st, 2011
Penn South
615 Warburton Avenue Tenant Dear Governor Cuomo and Members of the New York State Senate,
Association
Association for Neighborhood and
Housing Development We write to you today as both clergy of New York City’s diverse faith
Asian Americans for Equality
The Bridge Fund of Westchester
communities as well as concerned residents of this great metropolis.
Bushwick Housing Independence Project We call on you to renew New York’s crucial rent laws and repeal vacancy
CAAAV
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats destabilization.
Central Park Gardens Tenants Association
Chhaya CDC Every day it is becoming more difficult for our city’s hard-working families
Community Service Society of New York
Community Voices Heard to afford the ever-increasing cost of living. We share the vision that New
Coalition for the Homeless
CWA Local 1180
Yorkers should not have to choose between paying their rent and feeding
East Side Housing Coalition their families. We believe that access to affordable housing is critical for
DC 37, AFSCME
Fifth Avenue Committee the stability of our neighborhoods and communities as well as an essential
Flatbush Development Corporation human right.
Goddard Riverside
Good Old Lower East Side
Habitat for Humanity While 37,000 New Yorkers are currently in the shelter system, more than
Housing Conservation Coordinators
Housing Court Answers
10,000 rent stabilized units are disappearing every year, and homelessness
Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & prevention and services continue to be slashed. We call on you to strengthen
Housing
Janel Towers Tenants Association our state’s largest affordable housing program by renewing New York’s
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church crucial rent laws and repealing vacancy destabilization. In doing this you will
Lenox Terrace Association of Concerned
Tenants be saving families with an average income of $38,000 from seeing their rents
Community Union
London Terrace Tenants Association
spiral out of control and vital tenant protections disappear.
Make the Road New York
Metropolitan Council on Housing It is imperative that we quell the loss of affordable housing in our city and
MFY Legal Services, Inc.
Mitchell-Lama P.I.E. Campaign protect the more than 2.5 million New Yorkers in rent stabilized units by
Mirabal Sisters Cultural & Community taking decisive action on this matter and not wait until the eleventh hour.
Center
Mount Vernon United Tenants
Neighbors Helping Neighbors This weekend and over the past four months, congregations and faith
New Kings Democrats
New Settlement Apartments/CASA
communities all over the city continue to hold “Housing Sabbaths,” praying,
Park West Village Tenant Association meditating, singing and speaking out for our elected officials to do the right
Pratt Area Community Council
Project Hospitality thing and be champions for just and fair housing policies that protect our city
Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood from being inaccessible to those of lesser means.
Alliance
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation
Corp. We call on you now to be those champions.
Stuytown/Peter Cooper Village Tenant
Association
New York State Tenants & Neighbors
Coalition
Tenants Political Action Committee (letter signers attached)
Urban Rebuilding Initiative
Urban Justice Center
VOCAL
Washington Heights and Inwood
Community Union
Washington Heights and Inwood
Westhab, Inc.
West Side Neighborhood Alliance
West Side SRO Law Project
West Village Houses Renter’s Union
Woodside on the Move
Working Families Party

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Letter Signers

The R3 Coalition Includes: Endorser Organization/Congregation
2022, a Cooperators’ Organization from
Penn South Rev. J. Elise Brown Advent Lutheran Church
615 Warburton Avenue Tenant Director of Community Services Eric Mull All Angels Church
Association Rev. Steven Pavignano OFM All Saints Church
Association for Neighborhood and Rev. Deryck Barson All Souls Christian Church
Housing Development Rev. Doug King Brick Presbyterian Church
Asian Americans for Equality Rev. Erin Keyes Brick Presbyterian Church
The Bridge Fund of Westchester Rev. Krystin Granberg Broadway Presbyterian Church
Bushwick Housing Independence Project Rev. Travis Winkler Broadway United Church of Christ
CAAAV Rev. Roland Robinson Brown Memorial Baptist Church
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats Sr. Ellen Patricia Finn, OP Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens
Central Park Gardens Tenants Association Pastor Ronnie Hamlin Center of Hope International
Chhaya CDC
Bishop Mitchell Taylor Center of Hope International
Community Service Society of New York
Rev. Peter F. Casparian Christ Church Oyster Bay
Community Voices Heard
Coalition for the Homeless Rev. Brooke L. Swertfager Christ Lutheran Church
CWA Local 1180 Rev. Noel Vanek The Church in the Gardens
East Side Housing Coalition Rev. John P. Duffell Church of the Ascension
DC 37, AFSCME The Rev. Paul Feuerstein Church of the Holy Trinity
Fifth Avenue Committee The Rev. Michael Phillips Church of the Holy Trinity
Flatbush Development Corporation The Rev’d Michael F Delaney Church of Saint Andrew, Staten Island
Goddard Riverside Rev. Stephen D. Mimnaugh, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Good Old Lower East Side Rev. Michael J. Carnevale, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Habitat for Humanity Rev. Anthony M. Carrozzo, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Housing Conservation Coordinators Rev. Joseph F. Cavoto, SA Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Housing Court Answers Rev. Br. Christopher A. Coccia, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & Br. Michael J. Harlan, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Housing Rev. John J. McVean, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Janel Towers Tenants Association
Rev. James R. O’Connell, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Rev. Brian E. Smail, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Lenox Terrace Association of Concerned
Tenants Rev. Br. Alan J. Thomas, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Community Union Rev. Timothy J. Shreenan, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
London Terrace Tenants Association Rev. Kevin M. Tortorelli, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Make the Road New York Rev. Andrew J. Reitz, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Metropolitan Council on Housing Rev. Thomas Walters, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
MFY Legal Services, Inc. Rev. Hugh Hines, OFM Church of St. Francis of Assisi
Mitchell-Lama P.I.E. Campaign Rev. Jennifer Linman Church of the Epiphany
Mirabal Sisters Cultural & Community The Rev. Deacon R. Anne Auchincloss Church of the Epiphany
Center The Rev. Thomas N. Synan Church of the Heavenly Rest
Mount Vernon United Tenants Rev. Justin Meyers Church on the Hill
Neighbors Helping Neighbors The Rev. Dr. Anthony P. Johnson Community Church of New York
New Kings Democrats Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky Congregation Ansche Chesed
New Settlement Apartments/CASA Rabbi Marcelo R. Bronstein Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
Park West Village Tenant Association
Rabbi J. Rolando Matalon Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
Pratt Area Community Council
Rabbi Felicia L. Sol Congregation B’nai Jeshurun
Project Hospitality
Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Sister Dorothea Jurkowski, CSFN Congregation of the Sisters of the
Alliance Holy Family of Nazareth
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Rabbi Henry Freedman Congregation Rodeph Sholom
Corp. Rev. Dr. Sally Macnichol Connect
Stuytown/Peter Cooper Village Tenant Rev. Clyde Kuemmerle Ecclesia Ministries of New York
Association Rev. Tyron Monro Emmanuel Baptist Church
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Rev. Joel Gibson Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies
Coalition Rev. Kate Dunn Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Tenants Political Action Committee Rev. Randolph L. C. Weber Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Urban Rebuilding Initiative Rev. Anne Conroy First Chinese Presbyterian Church
Urban Justice Center Rev. Patrick O’Connor First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
VOCAL Rabbi Micha’el Rosenberg Fort Tryon Jewish Center
Washington Heights and Inwood Rev. Charles Morris Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Community Union
Rev. Melvin Miller Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Washington Heights and Inwood
Rabbi Diane Gerson Foursquare
Westhab, Inc.
West Side Neighborhood Alliance Rev. Linda Bartholomew Grace Episcopal Church
West Side SRO Law Project Rev. Ted Pardoe Grace Episcopal Church
West Village Houses Renter’s Union The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. The Healing of Nations Foundation
Woodside on the Move Rev. Monsignor Thomas Leonard Holy Trinity RC Church
Working Families Party Rev. Patrick O’Connor First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica
Rabbi Micha’el Rosenberg Fort Tryon Jewish Center

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Letter Signers (page 2)

The R3 Coalition Includes:
2022, a Cooperators’ Organization from
Endorser Organization/Congregation
Penn South Rev. Charles Morris Fort Washington Collegiate Church
615 Warburton Avenue Tenant Rev. Melvin Miller Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Association Rabbi Diane Gerson Foursquare
Association for Neighborhood and Rev. Linda Bartholomew Grace Episcopal Church
Housing Development Rev. Ted Pardoe Grace Episcopal Church
Asian Americans for Equality
The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. The Healing of Nations Foundation
The Bridge Fund of Westchester
Rev. Monsignor Thomas Leonard Holy Trinity RC Church
Bushwick Housing Independence Project
CAAAV Sister Tesa Fitzgerald, CSJ Hour Children
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats Marc Greenberg, Executive Director Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing
Central Park Gardens Tenants Association The Very Rev. James Parks Morton Interfaith Center of New York
Chhaya CDC Rev. Chloe Breyer Interfaith Center of New York
Community Service Society of New York Shahid Farooqi Islamic Circle of North America - New York
Community Voices Heard Sheikh Moussa Drammeh Islamic Cultural Center, Bronx
Coalition for the Homeless Rev. Jason Radmacher John Street United Methodist Church
CWA Local 1180 Rev. Pauline Wardell-Sankoh John Wesley United Methodist Church
East Side Housing Coalition Adina M Konikoff Kehilat Hadar
DC 37, AFSCME Rev. Dr. Charles Straut Kings Highway United Methodist Church
Fifth Avenue Committee Rabbi Ellen Lippmann Kolot Chayeinu
Flatbush Development Corporation Rabbi Michael Feinber Labor Religion Coalition
Goddard Riverside Imam Samer Alraey Labor Religion Coalition
Good Old Lower East Side
Rev. Dave Dyson Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Habitat for Humanity
Sr. Dorothy Gallant Life Experience and Life Sharing Fellowship
Housing Conservation Coordinators
Housing Court Answers Rev. David Rommereim Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness & The Rev. Don Wahlig Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Housing The Rev. Dr. Fred R. Anderson Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Janel Towers Tenants Association The Rev. Beverly A. Bartlett Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church Director of Mission & Outreach Elise Hanley Marble Collegiate Church
Lenox Terrace Association of Concerned Rev. Mark Kim Morningside Ministries
Tenants Fr: Santo Cricchio, OFM Conv., Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s
Community Union Fr. Timothy Dore, OFM Conv., Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s
London Terrace Tenants Association Fr. Mietek Wilk, OFM Conv. Most Holy Trinity-St. Mary’s
Make the Road New York Rev. Johnny Ray Youngblood Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
Metropolitan Council on Housing Reverend Peter Scazzero New Life Fellowship Church
MFY Legal Services, Inc. Min. Deirdre Fisher-Kemp New Light Baptist Church
Mitchell-Lama P.I.E. Campaign Rev. Bobby Lewis New Light Baptist Church
Mirabal Sisters Cultural & Community
Lisa Sharon Harper, Executive Director New York Faith and Justice
Center
Dr. Anne Klaeysen New York Society for Ethical Culture
Mount Vernon United Tenants
Neighbors Helping Neighbors Rev. Peter G Heltzel, Ph.D. New York Theological Seminary - Micah Institute
New Kings Democrats Msgr. Joseph Calise Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Roman Catholic Church
New Settlement Apartments/CASA Sister Lucille Aliperti, CSJ Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church
Park West Village Tenant Association Rev. Michael Perry Our Lady of Refuge Roman Catholic Church
Pratt Area Community Council Rev. Tom Faiola, O.F.M.Cap. Our Lady of Sorrows
Project Hospitality Rev. Craig A. Miller Our Saviour Evangelical Lutheran Church
Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood Rev. Luis-Alfredo Cartagena Park Avenue Christian Church
Alliance Rev. Jessica Anschutz Park Avenue United Methodist Church
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Rev. Elizabeth J. Ott Park Avenue United Methodist Church
Corp. Rev. Gwen Dingle Pentecostal House of Prayer
Stuytown/Peter Cooper Village Tenant The Rev. Terry Troia Project Hospitality
Association Rev. Skip L’Heureux Queens Federation of Churches
New York State Tenants & Neighbors Rev. Jason Storbakken Radical Living/Menonite Church
Coalition
Fr. Mark Hallinan Society of Jesus
Tenants Political Action Committee
Rev. Ian Alterman Spirit Fellowship Ministries
Urban Rebuilding Initiative
Urban Justice Center Rev. Fred Pellegrini S.J. St. Aloysius Church
VOCAL Deacon Anushavan Margaryan St. Ann Armenian Catholic Church
Washington Heights and Inwood Rev. María Isabel Santiviago, Vicar St. Ann’s Church for the Deaf
Community Union Fr. Tom Ahern St. Augustine Catholic Church (Park Slope)
Washington Heights and Inwood Monsignor Edward Barry St. Barnabas Catholic Church
Westhab, Inc. Rev. George M. Witt, S.J., St. Ignatius Loyola Catholic Church
West Side Neighborhood Alliance The Rev. Brenda G. Husson St. James’ Episcopal Church
West Side SRO Law Project The Rev. William P. Peyton St. James’ Episcopal Church
West Village Houses Renter’s Union The Rev. Ryan Fleenor St. James’ Episcopal Church
Woodside on the Move The Rev. Craig D. Townsend St. James’ Episcopal Church
Working Families Party Rev. David Parsons St. John-St. Matthew-Emanuel Lutheran Church
Rev. Earl Kooperkamp St. Mary’s Episcopal Church

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Letter Signers (page 3)

The R3 Coalition Includes:
2022, a Cooperators’ Organization from Endorser Organization/Congregation
Penn South
615 Warburton Avenue Tenant Rev. Kenneth Grande St. Nicholas Church
Association Msgr. Joseph P. Nagel St. Patrick’s Church Bay Ridge
Association for Neighborhood and Rev. Amandus J. Derr St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Housing Development Rev. Hector E. Ribone St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Asian Americans for Equality Rev. Jared R. Stahler St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
The Bridge Fund of Westchester Rev. Kaji R. Spellman St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Bushwick Housing Independence Project Rev. Sidney Blake St. Phillip’s Church
CAAAV
Rev. Marek Sobczak, CM St. Stanislaus Kostka
Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats
Fr. Hilaire Belizaire St. Terese of Lisieux, East Flatbush
Central Park Gardens Tenants Association
Chhaya CDC Rev. Maggie M. Howard Stapleton Union American Methodist Episcopal Church
Community Service Society of New York Rev. Rick Ufford-Chase Stony Point Conference Center
Community Voices Heard Rev. Kathy Ufford-Chase Stony Point Conference Center
Coalition for the Homeless Rabbi David Ingber Temple Romemu
CWA Local 1180 Rev. Gary Wiley Trinity Grace Church
East Side Housing Coalition Chan Jamoona United Hindu cultural council of USA
DC 37, AFSCME Rev. M. Zidde Hammatheite Wayside Baptist Church
Fifth Avenue Committee Rev. Michael S. Bos West End Collegiate Church
Flatbush Development Corporation Rev. Dr. Robert M. Brashear West Park Presbyterian Church
Goddard Riverside Sylvia Friedman 15th Street Friends Meeting
Good Old Lower East Side Carol Summar 15th Street Friends Meeting
Habitat for Humanity
Housing Conservation Coordinators
Housing Court Answers
Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness &
Housing
Janel Towers Tenants Association
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
Lenox Terrace Association of Concerned
Tenants
Community Union
London Terrace Tenants Association
Make the Road New York
Metropolitan Council on Housing
MFY Legal Services, Inc.
Mitchell-Lama P.I.E. Campaign
Mirabal Sisters Cultural & Community
Center
Mount Vernon United Tenants
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
New Kings Democrats
New Settlement Apartments/CASA
Park West Village Tenant Association
Pratt Area Community Council
Project Hospitality
Riverside Edgecombe Neighborhood
Alliance
St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation
Corp.
Stuytown/Peter Cooper Village Tenant
Association
New York State Tenants & Neighbors
Coalition
Tenants Political Action Committee
Urban Rebuilding Initiative
Urban Justice Center
VOCAL
Washington Heights and Inwood
Community Union
Washington Heights and Inwood
Westhab, Inc.
West Side Neighborhood Alliance
West Side SRO Law Project
West Village Houses Renter’s Union
Woodside on the Move
Working Families Party

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