Update: Mayor to meet with HDFC Coalition, HPD mtg Dec 19

Hello there! HDFC shareholders are some of the toughest NYers, so we won't let the cold weather stop our fight for self-determination, and we hope you feel the same! We have some good news to report, information about an event, and more: ---HPD Forum for Shareholders, Monday, December 19--- HPD is having a 2nd "Forum to inform HDFC cooperative shareholders about a proposed extension of tax exemption and a new Regulatory Agreement" on December 19th 6:30pm-8:30pm at Washington Irving Educational Campus, 40 Irving Place, Manhattan, NY 10003. (These meetings are great places to meet other shareholders, network, & organize) And important info from HPD is here: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/hpd/owners/homeowner-hdfc.page ---Mayor De Blasio agrees to meet with the HDFC Coalition--- The HDFC Coalition was in the house at a recent Town Hall Meeting on the Upper West Side, and Mayor De Blasio agreed to meet with us to discuss HPD's proposal! You can jump to the 36 minute mark in this video of the meeting to see the Mayor's promise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PttdrEqbGw ---HDFC Coalition on TV--- The HDFC Coalition was invited to participate in a show on the topic of HPD's proposal. The full show, taped on Nov. 4th, is now online here: https://vimeo.com/195688599 ---Keep the pressure on!--- It's so crucial to keep the pressure on our elected officials. All our progress so far is only because people like you and your neighbors have attended public meetings, wrote letters, emails & made phone calls (phone calls are good!) to your elected officials, demanding that HPD work with actual HDFC shareholders to address issues facing our buildings. Here are simple things you can do that don't take long: -You and your neighbors should contact your elected officials. Click here to see how: http://www.hdfccoalition.org/what-you-can-do-now/ -You can also try to reach the Mayor here http://www.nyc.gov/html/static/pages/officeofthemayor/contact.shtml and also here http://www.nyc.gov/html/mail/html/mailcau.html -Have your fellow shareholders sign this petition and share. -Really important: sign up for updates from the HDFC Coalition, and have your neighbors do so too, here: http://www.hdfccoalition.org/contact-us/ -Get fast updates from our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HDFCCoalition & Re-Tweet our Twitter posts: https://twitter.com/HDFCCoalition -Talk to your neighbors! Get your building organized! We hope to have an organizing meeting soon, where we can all update each other and then break off into groups by City Council District, so you can meet your fellow shareholders and organize together. Thanks again! Our voices are starting to be heard. Now, let's raise the volume even higher to fight for our self-preservation and the continued viability of HDFC cooperatives City-wide! Happy Holidays, The HDFC Coalition http://www.hdfccoalition.org