Protecting and improving the community for the people who live and work here

A few photos from the day. Thanks everyone for helping out and for coming out!

Debra Jeffreys-Glass organizer, Jane and her band of readers, Cathy, Jenifer, Bob, Hollywood, Ted…..and Irving Louis Lattin’s music!

From Politico:

“The state attorney general’s office believes the company mislead government officials in the Rivington House sale.”

Personal thank yous to the AG’s office would be helpful!  https://www.ag.ny.gov/questions-comments-attorney-general-eric-t-schneiderman?wssl=1

“The not-for-profit Rivington House entity, which the Allure Group came to control in 2015, did not, as was required under the Not-For-Profit Corporation Law, either seek to dissolve or to obtain approval for disposing of its nursing home operations at 45 Rivington Street,”…

anything that might nullify the deal.

….Schneiderman’s office, one of four entities investigating the Rivington House deal, has concluded it has “sufficient cause to object to any other proposed sales of not-for-profit organizations, in particular nursing homes, to the Allure Group and its owners and agents.”

“Allure made clear and repeated promises to continue the operation of two nursing homes for the benefit of a vulnerable population — promises that proved to be false. Until we conclude our investigation, we will object to Allure buying additional nursing homes,” a spokesman for Schneiderman said.”

Please send out these petitions with our request for help from Mayor de Blasio! Note the link to the on-line petition website! Spanish, English and Chinese….