Petition updateConversion of Convent masquerading as safe haven for children to detox facility for adultsYAI Rally - Conversion of Covent - 1 year to the day since Heated Civic Association Meeting
Mary McNaughtonNY, United States
Apr 26, 2026

Friday - May 8th - 1 year to the day since we as a community held Father Darrell DaCosta, YAI, The North Queens Homeowners Civic Association, (whose secretary Judy Ryan- sits on the board of Father Darrell's Council at Our Lady of Fatima as well as the Civic Association's President, Andre Vargas) - all accountable for language in the 30 year lease that was very misleading concerning the Conversion of the Convent neighboring the Pre-K to 8th grade Catholic Academy. YAI acknowledged the lease language and stated that it was clerical errors meant for another lease and the errors and stipulations requested would be amended within a few weeks. One year to the day - this upcoming May 8th- please join us as we will be taking a bus to YAI's headquarters in Manhattan as work on the Conversion of The Convent has picked up at a feverish pace with work being performed all throughout the day and overnight - with no updates or amendments to the lease. We will be demanding transparency from YAI as to the continued deceptiveness and disrespect to our community - Mike Pinto - who once sat on the council and pointed out the issues with the lease to Darrell DaCosta - in the presence of the secretary Judy Ryan prior to the Civic Association's heated meeting - was retaliatorily removed from the council for doing so will be joining us at the rally. The bus will be leaving Friday afternoon May 8th at 2:00pm from the Jackson Heights Shopping Center on 75th street and 21st avenue. Please confirm your attendance to determine the size and # of busses necessary to positiveenergy20000@outlook.com and please pass the word on and forward this link to those that may be interested - thank you all and hope to see you on May 8th and resolve this issue once and for all. We will be departing from near the front office of Jennifer Gonzalez-Rojas - Our District 34 Assembly Leader who has ignored us the entire time and lied to the media - the same District 34 that the Civic Association's President Andres Vargas is a District Leader under. I hope we are all connecting the dots as its quite appalling and obvious what has taken place here.

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