Flushing Anti-Displacement Alliance

@NYSenatorRamos Will you stand with your community and support #phoenixmeadows or will you sell out to a billionaire attempting to harm our communities for his own gain? How much longer will you remain ‘neutral’? How much longer do we have to wait for you to stand with us? #nyc

Join us tomorrow! #corona #flushing #jacksonheights #phoenixmeadows

I'm very excited to be in conversation with members of the @Flushing_ADA at @bluestockings in NYC next Wednesday, talking about the bridging local struggles in the fight to preserve community and end gentrification. Come through!

It feels a bit like David vs Goliath with the two proposals. Steve Cohen and companies have thrown a lot of money around Queens, hired dozens of people, and done a lot of outreach to gain support. The Phoenix Meadows proposal is very grassroots in response to Met Park proposal

It’s always hard to tell where the actual support is since a lot of it at the town halls I’ve been to comes from people being paid by Steve Cohen entities. This person works with a consultant on the project and she is handing out these signs

A huge crowd outside the hall of science for the town hall, many union members who told me they were told to come out to support the project. Mike Tsagakis is in the painters union and came out because “jobs are good for everyone.”

Phoenix Meadows will rise and so will we. We demand @jessicaramos REJECT Cohen’s casino plan, to REJECT parkland alienation, and SUPPORT Phoenix Meadows—a community created plan made by us and for us. #flushing #corona #queens #phoenixmeadows

This Sunday, come to a community-led forum to learn about the latest land grab in Flushing—in which public land is being ceded to billionaires to build a casino and a stadium. #publiclandforpublicgood @flushingtenant @FlushingBay @Flushing_ADA @FlushingWorkers @NYCCLI

Come to the townhall on 12/17 to find out more about the fight to stop the casino from coming to Queens

This button is making the rounds here tonight:

"We urge @jessicaramos and all our elected officials to work with the community to make this a reality instead of enabling Steve Cohen’s Citi Field casino.”

“We want our public parks to be protected and improved upon for everyone to enjoy and benefit from, even bringing economic opportunities to our communities," "No amount of burying the casino under ‘community benefits’ makes the casino any less harmful to our communities."

The craziest part, though, was right before our rally, AM Aubry joined us for 10 minutes to defend himself! How do you defend yourself for this? 🤷 Stay tuned to find out! More on that soon. DM or follow us to join the fight!

AM Aubry, we call on you to rescind your bill, grow a spine, & fight 4 our communities! We demand all electeds across Queens publicly state their position on Aubry's corrupt bill We call on everyone to oppose privatizing parkland, & to stand with us to fight this racist casino!

On Saturday, communities from both sides of Flushing Meadows-Corona Park came out to excoriate Assembly Member Jeff Aubry For introducing a bill *giving away* our *public parkland* to billionaire Steve Cohen to build a casino that will destroy our communities!

📢 JOIN US! 📢 this Saturday 5/6 3pm at AM @jeffrion_aubry's office in Corona to rally against the Flushing CASINO and Aubry's legislation to give away our public parkland to billionaire Steve Cohen!

Activists rallied in Flushing on Friday to protest efforts by billionaire NY Mets owner Steve Cohen to put a casino in their community. The benefits of a gambling casino are typically far outweighed by the harm they inflict on working class communities. Photos: @_martykirchner