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On Tuesday, November 10, our church hosted an interfaith canvass organized by the Faith Team at the NYC Mayor’s Office of Mass Engagement. About 40 volunteers came, including Jewish, Christian and Muslim leaders from across the city. They went door to door through Sunnyside to tell neighbors about their legal right to form tenants’ associations in their buildings.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani stopped by to send the canvassers off. He reminded them that “the most protected tenant is an organized tenant.” Cea Weaver, Director of the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants, also spoke. She noted that Sunnyside is one of the most rent-stabilized neighborhoods in the city, which is why these conversations matter so much here.

We believe that loving our neighbors includes helping them stay in their homes. Thank you to everyone who knocked on doors!

Want to learn more? The city is hosting an NYC 101 tenant organizing workshop in Jackson Heights on December 9. You can read the full QNS article here.