Lynch, Edward Fro Kirsten Theodos Sent. ‘Monday, November 16, 2015 12:10 PM To: Mais Alon Cohen, Andre, King, Andrew; Palma, Annabel Reynoso, Antorio;Kalos Ber; Lander, CM; Menchaca, Cais: Deutsch, Calm: Johnson Christin; Constantinides, Costa; Grom, Daniel: Garadrick Daniel: Mealy, Darlene Greenfiol, Davi: Rose, Deborah: Richards, Donovan; Crowley, Bizabeth Ulich, Ec Cabrera, Femandor Rosenthal, Helen; Mil, L Daneek; Baron, Inez Dickens, Inez; Vacca, James; Van ‘Bramer, James Fereras,Julss; Willams, Jumaane; Koslow, Karen; Cumbe, Laurie Chin, Margaret Arroyo, Maria del Carmen Levin, Matt; Treyger, Mark Eugene, ‘Mathieu MaricVivrto, Melissa; Vallone, Paul Koo, Peter, Espinal, Rafael, Tore, Ritchie: CCornegy, Rbert Lancman, Rory: Mendes, Rosi; W, Ruben; Levi Stephen: Matteo, Stever: Gibson, Vanessa; Gentle, Vincent Rodriguez, Ydanis utreach@ pubadvocate nye gov, webmail@bronebp.nyc-goy;info@queensbp.ors: info@mannattanop.nyegey aekere@brookdynbp nycgov,joddo Ostatenslandusa.com Subject: Call for honest debate for NYC small businesses & request to withdrew from Albany for song our crisis ‘Dear Hon. Elected Representatives ofthe City of New York, ‘Soon, a serious debate will ke place in the Council onthe best solution fo end the closing of long established small businesses caused solely by exorbitant rent increases not related to landlord's actual costs or a reasonable retum, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer best characterized the crisis faced by our city’s business ‘owners: “he mom-and-pop crisis has intensified witha fury." For those elected officials who truly believe that “he backbone of our ezonomy are our small businesses and the engines of jb creation”, TakeBackNYC calls upon you to help our small business owners and their employees receive an honest debate on real solutions tocend their crisis ‘We also ask you to keep an open view on all proposals and understand the unintended consequences of small, bbusinestes getting pushed out to extinction. Such consequences as: loss of jobs, lower wages paid, loss of our arts and cultural groups, lost of major pathway to social mobility for low income families loss of distinctive ‘neighborhood character loss of NYC as gateway for entrepreneurs to invest in the American Dream, and loss of family owned businesses passing on businesses to the next generation. Without the right to a lease renewal we will se a continuation of illegal extortion of mostly immigrant owners and short term leases which stop all hiring, expansion plans for businesses and increased higher prices to all NYers. Any rea solution to end this crisis, must address any ofthese unintended consequences to our small businesses, their employees and our ‘economy. ‘A model of Democracy and an honest debate occurred in 2009 when former Small Business Committee Chairman, David Yassky, filly committed to finding a solution to save small businesses and stop the closing of cour City’s job creators, At his Committees’ Public Hearing (6.29.09), Chairman Yassky opened with a statement that is more true today than ever: "/ will say simply as an opening statement that [believe that we ‘absolutely have to do something, period. We have to do something to help small busineses...lt's not an option to-do nothing. The mom and pop stores on the commercial strips in our neighborhoods are the heart of the neighborhood. We cannot allow them to be pushed to the point of disappearance, which is what ts happening now. [fits not going tobe this bill, then I want 19 hear what the alternative is for how we're going to help ‘small businesses in this dfcult time. The one thing I just want to put right up front with the administration witnesses here is we have to have some solutions to offer.”‘After hearing all sides, Chairman Yassky, elong with the unanimous support of his Committee, joined the tnajrity of Council Members as sponsors ofthe Small Business Jobs Survival Act (File #: Int 0402-2014), as the bes solution to save our city's small businesses. Today, as in 2009, this bill continues to be the best ané ‘only real solution on the table ‘The SBISA also exposed the model of an anti-democratic act by powerful special interests rigging the process ‘behind closed doors to prevent a vote on the bill. REBNY and their allies in Speaker Quinn's Office did not testify against the bill at the Public Hearing nor di they offer an alternative solution which Chairman Yassky requested. Instead, they successfully schemed a legal roadblock to stop a vote on the SBJSA which would tcasily have pessed both Commitee and full Council. Ina recent interview with the editor of The Villager, REBNY President Steve Spinola made cler that the view of the real estate lobby hes not changed in working ith government to find a solution to stop the closing of our city's small businesses. eral ment the S. woul 00 much power in the hands of retail Small business advoestes view Resolution S41 (File # Res 0541-2015) asa continuation of REBNY"s efforts to ensure bigger profits for landlords by denying small business owners any rights or power to protect their investment, In the same Villager interview: “If anything, Spinola said, hei in favor of giving “tax incentives” to landlords who work to keep commercial tenants in place.” ‘TakeBackNYC respectflly asks all Council Members who sponsored Resolution 541 to withdraw their support since this Resolution was never intended to be a serious solution to end the esis faced by our small business ‘owners. It was created by REBNY to keep the status quo where the landlords have all the rights to protect their windfall profits. This Resolution isan insult to all our City’s hard working small business owners Who are Struggling to survive and strugeling to keep their American Dream alive. Itis also an insult tothe constituents ofall “progressive” elected officials who pledged they would stand up to special interests and promote progressive legislation on behalf of all NYers. Passing off the responsibility of determining the future of| NYC's econamy, jobs and character ofits neighborhoods to a corrupt Albany, is not whet NYers expect from progressive leadership. ‘To those Council Members who were given misinformation that NYC does not have Home Rule to regulate commercial Leases, here are the facts: ‘Even with strong opposition from both former Mayor Koch and Speaker Vallone, the original version of SBISA ‘was found fully constitutional by Cty’s Corporate Counsel testifying before a special hearing that Council had Home Rule and the Arbitration bill was voted on in committee on December 1, 1988. This legal decision was ‘accepted by past Council's Legal Department who on two separate occasions (January 1989) with prime Sponsor CM Ruth Messinger and in (uly 1994) with new prime sponsor CM Guillermo Linares, ‘Legal recommended amendments to their bils which would satisfy ther stated legal concerns. In both cases the prime sponsor made the changes they recommended, changes that would never have been made if the (City Council did not have Home Rule. For the next 2 decades the bill had several prime sponsors arid not once was Home Rule ever challenged. At the June 2009 CM Yasshy's Small Business Commitee Hearing on the bill neither REBNY nor Councll’s Legal testified to or submited in writing. any challenge fo the new SBJSA legality or Home Rule. In October 2009, the Small Business Committee was prevented from voting on the ‘SBUSA when unknown parties from Speaker Quinn's office made the unsubstantiated claim that SBJSA ‘presented legal concerns and would likely not hold up to a court challenge, Ina November 9, 2009 Memo from Council's Legislative Division and General Counsel to the SBISA prime epsor CM Robert Jacksa outlining their legal concerns the Bll kad, nowhere in thisMemo was the topic of He Rule discussed. “The Home Rule objection only recently surfaced as part of REBNY’s campaign to, once again, stopa vote on the SBJSA. Inthe same interview with REBNY’s Spinola: "We are absolutely convinced thatthe City Council,the mayor do not have the power to impose control on the leasing of properties.” Despite unlimited financial resources and countless artomeys, REBNY fas rot produced « single cout ruling or case law review ‘substantiate this claim. REBNY has not produced any legal proof becsuse it does not exist. Sending Resolutions to corrupt Albany reeling from scandals around big real estate money and rumored claims of “Jegality” of the SBJSA can no longer be an excuse for inaction while NYC's small businesses continue on a path towards extinction. Itis our hope, we can finally move forward with a Public Hearing and vote. Our hardest working jab creators deserve a vote. Sincerely yours, Kirsten Theodos Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNYC Lead Advocate www. takebacknyc.nycLynch, Edward From: ‘all Business Congres Sent: Wednesday, December 02,2015 9:30 AM Ter ‘Moise Alan Cohen, Andre; King, Andre; Palma, Annabet Reynoso, Antonio; Kallos, Ber; Lander, CM; Menchacs, Carlos; Deutsch, Chaim; Johnson, Christin Constantinides, Cost; Drom, Daniel: Garodrick, Daie: Mealy, Darlene: Greenfield, Ovid Rose, (Deborah; Richards Donovan; Crowley, Elizabeth vin, Ee Cabrera, Fernando Subject Fwd: Mayor de Blasio Continues Bloomberg's Ant-Small Business Policy Nedia Adviaory Forimmediate Release December 1, 2015, contact: kirsten Theodes bisten@takebacknye.nye Mayor de Blasio Continues Bloomberg's Anti-Small Business Policy Deputy Mayor Glen Turns her Back on Women Entrepreneurs in Crisis, Dateline, New York City, December 1, 2015 Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Developmert Alicia Glen recently announced @ $2 milion effort which will offer money-management courses, mentorship, networking events and @ website of resources avallable to women who own businesses. This Initiative Is the result ofa city survey showing women entrepreneurs are struggling and are less profiteble than thelr male counterparts. What this program really s though, Is an Insult to hardworking women business overs because i purposely ignores the real problems they face to survive In NYC: skyrocketing rents legal extortion, short-term leases and paying thelr landlords’ escalating bills. ‘Since Mayor de Blasio was swarn inte office, the courts have Issued warrants to evict commercial tenants fon the average of 488 per month and I's estimated over 1,000 small businesses are forced to close each month.* Desperate business owners have walted patiently for self-proclaimed progressive Mayor de Blasio to keep his campaign pledge to take the city in another direction from former Mayor Bloomberg and. fend economie inequality. Their walt Is over, OM Glen confirmed Mayor de Blasio's postion: of small businesses does not matter under the de Blasio administration. OM Gien'sinttiative makes apparent the de Blasio administration has not made a priority of saving small businesses and wil Continue the same anti-small business policies of Mayor Bloomberg. In October at the Municinal Arts Saciety Summit 2015, MAS Director Carol Colleta, revealed to DM Glen that 100 percent of the people poled in the audience supported commercial rent control for NYC, to which she quipped “anybody in the audience who actualy [has] done any real estate finance? It is a very Complicated issue, like most Issues, and I'm nat sure that necessarily adopting commercial rent contro 1‘would lead to soive the problem that people think the problem is." OM Glen's answer implies that her background in real estate finance at Goldman Sachs gave her knowledge about the regulation of commercial leases and rents that the audience would not Rave. The reality Is, what would someone who \worked at Goldman Sachs before joining the de Blasio sdminsiration, know about owning @ small business? For every small business owner and the vast majority of Nvers it isn't *complicated” at all. Decades of, Unchecked and uncegulated real estate speculation combined with big banks and franchises’ Insane bidding wars end profteers manipulating the market by warehousing storefronts (sometimes for years), has all contributed to wreaking havoc on the commercial real estate market making It Impossible for an established business owner to recelve a reasonable rent. Only for Mayor de Blasio's economic team ts the Issue of rent gouging complicated. DM Glen's reaction to NYer’s wanting to save thelr neighborhiood businesses and the public's call for legislation to regulate landlords shows the disconnect that exists between Mayor de Blaslo's economic policy makers and our city’s small business community. It Is clear the de Blasio administration does not want an honest debate on the only rel solution to solve the crisis faced by our small businesses, the Small Business Jobs Survival Ack which gives business cvners rights to renew the leases and rights to negotiate fair lease terms. DM Glen's study and initiative \was replicated from the Bloomberg/Quinn era to stop any regulation of landlords and to stop real solutions to the real problems business owners face. Bloomiberg/Quinn purposely excluded former small businesses ‘owners in any meaningful role of small business policy making at City Hall. They used government ‘agencies or government funded organizations to produce studies that redefined problems facing small businesses which resulted In disingenuous business Initiatives that sound like they care about the future of, ‘our small businesses, but in actuality they dont. ‘At 2 public hearing on finding solutions to save small businesses in 2003, former Council Member John Liu ‘Summed up the disconnect between the real problems of small businesses and the Bloomberg ‘administration's weak attempt to solve them: "every time we have a hearing with EDC or with Small Business Services, there fs aways talk about all these great programs that are out there to help small businesses. So as much as your two departments and agencies can say that you have all these great ‘programs to assist small businesses, the small businesses aren't buying It. They're not buying It because they're not being asked what they need help with.” DM Glen said the new program will provide “direct tools" to women business owners, but what good are ‘money-management courses and networking events if you can't stay in business because of the ‘exorbitant rent Increases? The future of NYC small businesses are In Deputy Mayor Glen's hands, she ‘needs to abandon these phony solutions, stop the closings, and end this crisis ‘TakeBackNYC Is a direct action political lobbying organization representing a coalition of small business owners, residents, and advocacy groups formed with one goal, and one goal only: Empower and protect the rights of NYC small business owners. www.takebacknyc.nvc + Sung Soo kim, founded the Korean American Small Business Service Center, the oldest small business service center in NYC; co-founding the New York City Small Business Congress and Coalition to Save Neve Yerk City Small Businesses; and was chalrman of the Mayor's First Small Business Advisory Board, appolnted by Mayors Dinkins and Giuliani Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNYCwww.takebacknyc.ryeLynch, Edward, From: Kirsten Theodos Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 1221 PM Te: District; Gibson, Vanesea Torres, Ritchie; Vacca, James; King, Andy; Palma, Annabel [Artoyo, Marie del Carmen: Cabrera, Ferando; Mark-Viverito, Mess; Cornegy, Robert; ‘cum, Laurie: Deutsch Chim: Espinal, Rafeet Eugene, Mathieu Gentile, Vincents Greenfield, Devi Lander, CM; Levin, Stephene Mealy, Darlene; nfo38 Reynoso, Antoni; Treyger, Mark Wiliams, Jumaane Mail, Alar: Joseph Sorell, Mateo, Steven; Rose, Deborah Barron Inez: Costa Constantinides; Crowe, labeth Tran, Carol: Ferrers, 2ulssa:Koslowit. CM: Lancman, Rory; Dstrc27; Richards, Donovan; Ulich Erk Diatiet3: Van Bramar, James; Grodenchik, Bary S; W, Ruben; Kco, Peter, Chi Dickens Inez Garodick, Danial: Ditrict Kallos, Ben; Dist; Mendez Rosie; Rodriguez, ‘Yaris; Holen@HelenRosenthalcom Subject: Fc: Mayor de aso abandons “Progressive” principles again. ne help or hope for Mom & Pop Forwarded message ~ From: Kirsten Theodos Date: Man, Dee 28 2015 at 10:40 AM Subject: Mayor de Blasio abandons “Progressive” principles agai, no help or hope for Mom & Pop ‘To: Kirsten Theodos Wiedia Advisory For Immediate Release December 28, 2015 Kirsten@takebacknye.nye Mayor de Blasio abandons “Progressive principles again, second SBS ‘appointment offers no help or hope for Mom & Pop Dateline, NYC: December 28, 2015: Mayor de Blasio recently announced the appointment of Gregg Bishop to Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). With this appointment, the Mayor maintains the status quo of corporate and real estate interests over the needs ofthe small business communty, Elected on pledges of taking the City in a new direction from former Mayor Bloomberg and ending economic inequality, Mayor de Blasio continues to fall the City's struggling small business owners and to abandon his "Progressive" principles. ‘Though disappointing, this appointment echoes his previous appointment of SBS Commissioner, Marie ‘Torres-Springer. Ms, Torres-Springer was the former Executive Vice President and Chief of Staff et the NYC Economic Development Corporation (EDC), an agency dominated by real estate Interests, where she worked to marginalize the role small businesses play In our City's economy. Ms. Torres-Springer hasever owned or managed 2 small business nor does she have any record of advocating on behalf of small businesses and therefore could not relate to the real problems they face, and yet she was put in chorge of Serving them. Her fallure and lack of commitment to stop the closing of long established small businesses, is likely to be repeated by the Mayor's latest appointment to that role- In 2014, the NYC Courts Issued on average 488 per month eviction warrants to small business owners hich Is on par with the number of forced evictions under former Mayor Bloomberg. How wes: Commissioner Torres-Springer held accountable for continuing Bloomberg's anti-small business policies ‘2using over 1,000 small businesses to close in NYC each month, casting &,000 NY'ers the jobs each ‘month, and keeping NYC the worst environment for small businesses of any city In the nation? Meyor de Blasio gave her @ promotion, and promoted Commissioner Torres-Springer to return to the Economie, Development Corporation as President, a political appointment directed by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY), Mayor de Blasio knows there Is a real solution to end this criss siting in City Council, which he ‘championed when running for Public Advocate, the whieh ‘ould level the playing field end give rights to protect long established businesses and stop thelr closings. As seen in the past, the role of the SBS Commissioner is to forward the interests af the EDC and REBNY and to never allow the SBISA, or any legislation giving rights to business owners to reach the Roor fora vote. ‘The Dept. of SBS has a policy of ignoring the real problems our businesses face, like exorbitant rent Increases forcing good businesses to close, ilegal extortion of mostly immigrant owned businesses, ‘ppressive short term leases which hinders job creation, and the continued passing on of the ever growing Property taxes from landlord to business tenant. Historically, SBS has not been a problem-solving ‘agency. Instead it creates phony programs, loans, and assistance navigating through "red tope” while maintaining fealty to property owners, developers, banks, and Wall Stree, and ignoring the real problems ‘of whom they should be advocating for, cur City’s small businesses. Sung Soo Kim, Chaltman of the Mayor's First Small Business Advisory Board, appointed by Mayers Dinkins and Giuliani, believes SBS hides behind "useless programs and bureaucratic organizations controled by special interests. SBS programs {are ridiculous and worthless to the majority of NYC's hard-working Immigrant owners. There fs nothing ‘more absurd than 2 loan program to businesses who can't pay thelr rent" With S85" dismal performance of dealing with the small business crisis the SBS Is the last place to find a leader who will advocate for our small businesses who are struggling to survive, Unfortunately, thet Is ‘here the Mayor found his next appointment, another pollical appointment orchestrated by REBNY, Mayor de Blasio announced, "His [Gregg Bishop) resume speaks for itself ‘The work he has done {o essist immigrants and wemen entrepreneurs proves no ane Is more qualified to support NYC's smal usiness community end run the agency than he Is." In realty, Mr, Bishop's resume shows, lke Ms, ‘Torres-Springer, he has never owned a small business nor has he managed 8 typleal storefront business. He wes board president of a social program for youth that was funded by several banks including Capital One, foundations run by Goldman Sachs and Forest City Ratner and government ‘agencies lke Port Authority. Mr. Bishop was algo Deputy Commissioner of Dept. of Small Business Service's Business Development Division which empowers property owners and bg banks while funding business organizations that do not represent main street businesses, It has continued the shameful SES policy to be compliant with unscrupuious landlords who extort eash from mostly immigrant owners and force unfair short term leases (sometimes month to month) onto long standing owners in effort to find @ ‘new deen pocket tenant, SBS has turned its back on al the major problems facing small businesses and has taken no action which could impede achieving EDC's goals of establishing NYC as the world’s center for realestate Investment. In any other city in the world, the right choice for Commissioner of an agency that should be advocating for small businesses, especialy In a time of criss, would have been a former small business owner. In fact, because Hispanics own the highest percentage of Immigrant businesses in NYC, a Hispanic sal, business owner would have been most appropriate, unfortunately not under the Bloomberg 0° de Blasio's ‘administrtion. The Mayor continues to disregard the needs of NYC's largest economie generator withthe ‘@ppointment of Mr. Bishop. Contrary to campaign promises, I's apparent that Mayor de Blasio Is followingthe antl-small business policies established by Mayor Bloomberg and the continued sacrifice of our City's long established small businesses to corporate speculators and greed, se*TakeackNYC is a direct action paltica obbying organization representing # coalltion of small business owners, ‘residents, and advoceey groups formed wht one gaa, and one goa! only: Empower and protect the rights oF WC small business owners. ww akabecs Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNyC www.takebacknyc.nye Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNYC www.takebacknyc.nycLynch, Edward Fro Patricia Dorfman Sent: Saturday, Api 23,2016 1:29 AM Te: ‘phpdev20008126.com; IQE@ ctyhallnye gov, nfo@manhattanbp.nyc gov; Mendez, Rosie: Dist: Levin, Stpher;Kallos, Ber: Arroyo, Maria del Carmen; Gente, David Palma, Annabet Koo, Peter, Lancman, Rory Richard, Donovan Willams, Jumaane: Gentile, Vincent Dickens, ne; Distit19; Mark-Vivert, Melsza; Garodrck. Danie Mealy, Dalene; Rodriguez, Vaan; Lander, CM District Reynose, Antonio; vignizio@counc nye gov, cneisbrod@ planning nyc gov; Costa Constantinides: Crowle, Ezabeth; Curb, Lauri; Deutsch, Cham; Espinal, Rafael: meugene@councl.nye: Catimvts Ferreras Gibson, Vanessa; King, And; Koslowitz, CM; Disrit7, Matte, Steven info38@counei Lnyegov,Distct2; Rosa, Deborah, Helen@HelenRosenthalcont Ulich Exc; Vacca James; Van Brame, James; _askerie@brook)nbp.nyc.gov, webmail@broncbp nycgoy,info@aveensbp org: GetHelp@pubedvocate n-goy; Baron, Inez: boeli@councllnyegor Cebrera, Femando; Chi; Cornegy, Rober: smacquire@councilnye gow, M23 Mail, Als: ‘rodriquer@ councilnyc gov; Treyger. Mark Paterson, Lele, rcksporter@gmailcom Subject: Please help your city and its people. ‘Subject: Please help your city and its people. Dear City Officials, There are three cases of abuse ofthe public realm happening right now in New York City and we urge you to use the powers of your afice to stop ths kind of abuse. 1. The American Muscum of Natural History should not be allowed to encroach upon Theodore Roosevelt Park. 2. The Department of City Planning should not be proposing a text amendement that gives away -in a terrible, uneconomic deal cha s bad for the people of New York - 110,000 square fet of public-private Plaza and arcade space along Water Street. I'such a deal happens at all, there should be a more serious ‘economic study as to what citizens of New York might gain and lose by i 3. The spot-zoned towers in Inwood at 4650 and 4566 Broadway should not be allowed at such an ‘excessive height thai they shadow a public park and the Cloisters musewm and ruin the famously human sealed neighborhood of Invood. Increased density does not have 1o mean out-f-context high-rises! Senders message: ‘The preservation of Manhatan, a mecca for the worl, is urgent and the overdevelopment will hut us al ‘permanently. ‘Wester Queens is also undergoing construction changes unwanted by its people. Mom & pops are at risk, We have lost 15+ to speculators who just ousted our small businesses and are reselling the property. Please stand up for the city and its people, Piease help pass the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, asi, to slow down speculation, ‘The changes happening are forthe worse, permanent and happening in history under your watch. | you want to build affordable housing, built on vacant lots all over the city, for less than of the cost high-rises, in tax breaks and debt, proviting instant housing for those you seek to help without wrecking the citytrain line, parks, sewers, schools before bringing in more density and construction. ZQA and MIE feciliate more people and more building, but no way to transport them. ‘or take care of them. There will be no space to build infrastructure once the high-rises are in andthe cost that falls on taxpayers will be much more. Come out and take the 7 tran to Manhattan at 6am. What used to take 17 ‘minutes takes an hour and a half. We cannot sustain more density. Plan and start infrastructure for current resident Not one ofthe 20+ new buildings herein Sunnyside are is attractive, They have flat fronts, low eeilings, strangely shallow balconies, small apartments, inadequate parking, and no eye appeal. {Ifyou want to help developers and workers, plan for commercial hubs outside the city where they are wanted and desired, not futher develop Manhattan and the areas inthe boroughs nex toi. Yes, investments in that land would be more profitable. But further out will serve all New Yorkers, sreate obs, provide room for new transport, and serve all segments of the economy. ‘This e-mail was sent from a form on the website of New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City mn lensLynch, Edward From: Kirsten Theodos Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2016 11:40 AN Te: aise, Aan; Cohen, Anew King, Andrew Palma, Annabet:Reynoso, Antonio; Kalo, Ben; Lander, CM Menchace, Cares: Deutsch, Chaim; Johnson, Cristine; Constantinides, ‘Cost; Drom Darel Garodrick, Danie: Mealy, Dalene; Greenfield, David: Rose, Deborah Richards, Donovan Crowley, Elizabeth; Uch Eric; Cabrera, Femando; Rorenthal, Helen Mile, Daneek: Barron, Inez: Dickens, ner; Vacca, Jemes; Van Brame, James; Ferrera, usa; Willams, Jumwane:Kosiowit, Kare; Cumbo, Laur; Cin Margaret Salamanca Levin, Mark; Treyge, Mark; Grodenchk, Bar S; Eugene, Mathieu; MarkcViverit, Massa: Vallone, Pau Koo, eter, Espinal Rafe Tores, Ritchie, oregy, Robert Lancman, Rory; Mendez, Rosie; W, Ruben; Levin Stephen; Matteo, Steven: Gibson Vanessa; Gentle, Vinent Joseph Borel Rediguer, Yaris Subject: ‘Mayor 868, Speaker MMV and Councilman Cornegy earn A+ grade fr serving special interest Media Advisory For Immediate Release May 4, 2016 Contact: Kirsten Theodos Kirsten@takebacknyc.nyc Mayor de Blasio, Speaker Mark-Viverito, and Councilman Cornegy earn A+ grade for serving special interest Earn an F for NOT serving the people and small businesses Dateline NYC, May 4, 2016: Recently, 80 advocate groups representing small businesses, professionals, and tenants’ rights released their mid-term grade of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s economic policy for NYC’s small businesses. The conclusion: F. A special committee organized by the Small Business Congress "...was comprised of only people who have a minimum of 25 years experience in owning and operating a small business in NYC or advocating for small businesses. Furthermore, to avoid conflict of interests, no member has received government funding or has contracts with theity/state, or was consultant to any big business or government funded ‘organization. No member's organization has board members or officers who represent banks, SBA, the real estate industry or promoted loan programs. This committee was comprised of representatives from each borough, most of the city’s ethnic minority and ‘women business owners, professional businesses, and every type of business in NYC. including arts and Not for Profits.” ‘The committee found “The record shows as Councilman, Bill d2 Blasio had first-hand knowledge of the dire consequences faced by business owners under Bloomberg's anti- ‘small business policies and the instability and crisis it created. As Councilman and candidate for Public Advocate he was the strongest voice for the passage of real solutions to the real problems of NYC businesses, like the Small Dusiness Jobs Survival ‘Act (SBISA) to stop the closing of long established businesses caused by exorbitant rent Increases, Yet as Mayor, he remains silent on the small business crisis and the need to address any major problem which would save a single small business or a single New Yorker's job.” ‘The report concluded that the crisis had gotten significantly worse during the first two ‘years of Mayor de Blasio's Administration. During that time, 12,363 Court Warrants to Evict Commercial Businesses were issued with an est. 30,000 Businesses Closed ‘Citywide and an est, 200,000 Nyers lost their jobs. *...under Mayor de Blasio’ economic policy, for long established businesses, NYC is the worse major city in the world to survive lease expiration and negotiate fair lease terms which allow a reasonable profit.” Many NYers are confused that with a “progressive” Mayor, Speaker and City Council all pledging to promote progressive legislation and declaring to be pro-small business (because they are “the backbone of our economy”), why they have remained silent as our small businesses are being destroyed. Even more perplexing, why is our progressive City Council denying democracy to a bill that would stop the closing of long established small businesses? It is apparent that like Albany, our city’s political system is being rigged by electeds who have received big real estate campaign contributions, as ‘our Mom & Pops become extinct. ‘The F grade given to Mayor de Blasio Is the result of his failure to address the crisis Faced by our city’s small business owners. But this failure is rot solely on the feet of, NYC's chief executive. It also falls on our City Council and these we have elected to represent us. Chief amongst these fellow falled progressives are Chairman of the Committee on Small Business, Council Member Robert Comegy, and City Council Speaker, Melissa Mark-Viverito. Both along with the Mayor are perpetuating former Mayor Bloomberg's anti-small business policies, making the crisis worse by continuing to collaborate with the real estate lobby to keep the status quo nd denying a vote on the SBISA. Also contributing to the F grade ts the fact that in July 2014, Chairman Cornegy began ‘working on legislation to address the problem of businesses closing due to exorbitant speculative rent increases and still he has not produced anything. Since then, the crisis has significantly worsened and in the two years since he began his work, he haspresented nothing to his committee to consider in an attempt to save a single small business. For two years, Cornegy has stalled and abandoned the NYC small business community white they are closing in record numbers and struggling to survive. (Over. 1,000 small businesses close every month across the five boroughs) Comegy has also turned his back on 27 true progressive Council Members who support the SBISA; a Clear majority of the City Courci! and of his Committee. Today, under his leadership the courts are evicting on average 542 businesses per month with that number growing disproportionately in the boroughs of the Bronx and Brooklyn, While Cornegy acknowledges a crisis exists and something has to be done to stop the closing of small businesses, he has done absolutely nothing except talk about hypothetical legislation originating from MBP Brewer's small business proposal and doing what big real estate wants: keeping the power with the landlords and not calling a hearing on the SBJSA. Recently, the NY Dally News reported on the small business crisis in NYC with their piece “Malls of America”. A crisis that Cornegy continues to acknowledge but still does nothing toaddress it. Under Cormegy and Speaker Mark-Viverito’s leadership, it is acceptable to stall and do nothing while our small businesses disappear as Cornegy’s predecessor, ‘Small Business Committee Chairman Yassky had rightly predicted. It's not just the business owners who are suffering under Cornegy and Speaker Mark-Viverito’s do nothing policy created by the real estate lobby. The other victims are their employees and their families facing lower wages or being laid off, the character of our neighborhoods changing, lost job opportunities for low income families and hard to employ NYers, fixed income families forced to pay higher prices, and jeopardizing our City’s entire middle class when the backbone of our economy is breaking due to high rents, When Comegy was asked why he won't allow for a public hearing of the only solution before the City Council, the SBJSA, he responded, "I'm not certain it will get Passed.” The sheer audacity that his opinion somehow carries more weight than the majority in the City Council who support the SBJSA, not to mention the cumulative nearly 4 million NYers they represent, is a complete failure to understand democracy and the role he was elected to serve, Cornegy’s added excuse for his inaction was, “it (BISA) will not yield what people are looking for.” What the people are looking for are their beloved Mom & Pops to survive, not giving them a one year extension to move. The real estate lobby on the other hand 's looking to keep the status quo which protects landlords’ windfall profits by encouraging phony proposals that would make the crisis worse and expedite the displacement of our small businesses. Coregy needs to be enlightened about the democratic process. Legislation is not made behind closed doors by career bureaucrats working In the Speaker and Mayor's offices, who are following orders from the real estate lobby. Cornegy’s allegiance to City Hall’s shadow government controlled by big real estate and his lack of experience with small businesses has actually made the crisis worse. Rent gouging is out of control and is now happening all over the city and Cornegy is calling this part of an organic natural growth progress, a talking point originating from the real estate lobby to justify the unintended consequences of real estate speculation and greed,‘Speaker Mark-Viverito also contributes to the Mayor's F grade for allowing her office to be influenced by the real estate lobby and stopping a vote on the SBJSA. In 2009, the 'SBJSA had 32 sponsors including the entire Small Business Committee and was certain to easily pass into law. To stop a vote on the SBJSA, then Speaker Quinn used an unsubstantiated lie created by REBNY, that the bill had “legal problems’. Even though this claim was later proved to be without any legal merit, itis still being regurgitated today by many members of the Council to justify inaction and deny sponsorship of the SBJSA. The Speaker's office today is using the same lie about the bill's legality to deny 2 public hearing on the SBJSA. NYers did not expect a continuation of Speaker Quinn's sell out to the real estate lobby from a so called “progressive”. And to add further insult to our desperate small business owners and to democracy, the Speaker recently announced at the State of the City address that the Council will create a planning committee to study the small business problem and recommend solutions like tax incentives to landlords. Another study, (this will be the third small business study since 2014) is an already used stalling tactic created by REBNY to prevent a vote on the SBISA. Self-anointed ‘progressives’ like de Blasio, Cornegy, and Mark-Viverito were elected to pass progressive legislation and the SBJSA is progressive legislation. Instead, we get a Phony ‘progressive’ Mayor and City Council whose only true claim to progressiveness Is progressively lining the pockets of big real estate. It’s time to begin recognizing progressive elected officials by their actions, not by their rhetoric. With this measurement, we have 27 of the 51 City Council Members we can truly call progressives whether they call themselves democrat or republican. Progressiveness lies in not only passing progressive social legislation but economic as well. By any measure, Mayor de Blasio, Chairman Cornegy and Speaker Mark-Viverito are failures when we look at their actions to save our small businesses, ‘not what they say -- they all deserve a big F grade. It’s time to pass the SBISA, it’s time for action, it's time for democracy to return to City Hall. Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNYC www.takebacknyc.nycLynch, Edward From: Huff Rance Sent Monday, November 36,2015 1212 PM To: Simith Nick Subject FW: Cll for honest debate for NYC small businesses & request to withdraw fom Albany foc sobing our crisis From: Kirsten Theodos (malto:kestenatakebacknye.nye] ‘Sent: Monday, November 16, 2015 12:10 PM ‘To: Masel, Alan; Cohen, Andrew; King, Andrew; Palma, Annabel, Reynoso, Antoni; Kallos, Ben; Lande, CM; Menchaca, Catios; Deutsch, Chalm; Johnson, Christine; Constantinides, Costa; rom, Daniel; Garodnick, Dane Mealy, Darlene; Greenfield, David; Rose, Deborah; Richards, Donovan; Cowley, Elzabeth; Urch, El; Cabrera, Femando; Rosenthal, Helen; Miller, 1. Dneek; Baron, Inez; Dickens, nex; Vacca, James; Van Bremer, James; Fereas,Julsa; Willams, Jumaane; Koslow, Karen; Cumbo, Laure; Chin, Margaret; Arroyo, Marla del Carmen; Levin, Merk; Treyger, Mark; Eugene, Mathieu; Mark-Vivert, Melissa; Vallone, Paul; Koo, Peter; Espinal Rafael, Tors, Ritchie Comegy, Robert \anaman, Rory; Mendes, Rsie; W, Ruben; Levin, Stephen; Mateo, Steven; Gibson, Vanessa; Gente, Vincent; Rodrigues, Yeanis; outeach@pubadvocste.nye.gov; webmal@bronsbp.nye-gov; INo@queensbp org; Infogrranhatianbp.nycgov; askeric@broclyibp.ny- gov; jodde@staterislandusa.com ‘Sulbject: Call for honest debate for NYC small businesses & request to withdraw from Albany for solvig our crisis Dear Hon. Elected Representatives of the City of New York, ‘Soon, a serious debate will take place inthe Council onthe best solution to end the closing of ong established small businesses caused solely by exorbitant rent increases not related to landlord's actual costs or a reasonable return. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer best characterized the crisis faced by our city’s business owners: “the mom-and-pop crisis has intensified witha fury.” For those elected officials who truly believe that “the backbone of our economy are our small businesses and the engines of jb creation”, TakeBackNYC calls upon you to help our small business owners and their employees receive an honest debate on ral solutions to-end thee crisis, We also ask you to keep an open view on all proposals and understand the unintended consequences of small ‘businesses getting pushed out to extinction. Such consequences as: loss of jobs, lower wages pid, loss of our ats and eultural groups loss of a major pathvay to social mobility for low income families, loss of distinctive neighborhood character, loss of NYC as gateway for entrepreneurs to invest inthe American Dream, and loss of| family owned businesses passing on businesses tothe next generation. Without the right toa ease renewal we will see a continuation of illegal extortion of mostly immigrant owners and short term leases which stop all hiring, expansion plans for businesses and increased higher prices to all NYers. Any real soluion to end this, crisis, must address any of these unintended consequences to our small businesses, their employees and our economy. ‘A model of Democracy and an honest debate occurred in 2009 when former Small Business Committee ‘Chairman, David Yassky, fully committed to finding a solution to save small businesses and siop the closing of ‘our City's job creators. Athis Committees’ Public Hearing (6.29.09), Chairman Yassky opened with a statement that is more ire today than ever: "J wil sy simply as an opening statement that I believe that we absolutely have to do something, period. We have to do something to help small businesses...'s not an option to do nothing. The mom and pop stores on the commercial strips in our neighborhoods are the heart ofthe neighborhood, We cannot allow them to be pushed to the point of disappearance, which s whct is happening now. Ifits not going to be this bill then Iwant to hear what the alternative is for how we're going to help ‘small businesses in this difficult time. The one thing Ijust want to put right up front withthe administration witnesses here is we have o have some solutions to offer.”‘After bearing all sides, Chairman Yassky, along with the unanimous support of his Committee, joined the ‘majority of Council Members as sponsors of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act (File #: Int 0402-2014), as the best solution to save our city's emall businesses. Today, asin 2009, this bill continues to be the best and only real solution on the table. ‘The SBJSA also exposed the model ofan anti-democratic act by powerful special irterests rigging the process ‘behind closed doors to prevent a vote on the bill. REBNY and their allies in Speaker Quinn's Office did not testify against the bill atthe Public Hearing nor did they offer an alternative solutior which Chairman Yassky requested. Instead, they successfully schemed a legal roadblock to stop a vote on the SBJSA which would ‘easily ave passed both Committee and full Council. Ina recent interview with theeditor of The Villager, [REBNY President Steve Spinola made clear that the view of the realestate lobby has not changed in working. With government to find a solution to stop the closing of our city’s small businesses. “In senerl, as REBNY, bers see ithe S, a ww Small business advocates view Resolution $41 (File # Res 0S41-2015) as a continuation of REBNY's efforts to ‘ensure bigger profits for landlords by denying small business owners any rights or power to protect their {nvestnent. In the same Villeger interview: “If anything, Spinola said, hes in favor of giving “tax incentves™ tolandlords who work to keep commercial tenants in place.” ‘TakeBackNYC respectfully ask all Council Members who sponsored Resolution 541 to withdraw their support since this Resolutionwas never intended to b« serous solution to end the crisis faxd by our smallbusiness owners. It was created by REBNY to ke the sttus quo where the landlods have all the hts to protect their ‘windfall profits. This Resolution is an insult to all our City’s hard working small business owners who are struggling to survive and straggling to keep their American Dream alive. It is also an insult tothe constituents of ll “progressive” elected offcils who pledged they would stand up to special interests and promote progresive legislation on behalf ofall NYers. Passing off the responsibility of determining the future of NYC's economy, jobs and character ofits neighborhoods to a comrupt Albany, is not what NYers expect from. progressive leadership. ‘To those Council Members who were given misinformation that NYC does not have Home Rule to regulate ‘commercial leases, here are the fact: Even with strong opposition from both former Mayor Koch and Speaker Vallone, the original version of SBISA ‘was found fully constitutional by City's Corporate Counsel testifying before a special hearing that Council had Home Rule and the Arbitration bill was voted on in committee on December 1, 1988. This legal decision was ‘accepted by past Council's Legal Department who on two separate occasions (January 1989) with prime ‘sponsor CM Ruth Messinger and in (uly 1994) with new prime sponsor CM Guillermo Linares, ‘Legal recommended amendments to their bills which would satisfy ther stated legai concerns. In both cases the prime sponsor made the changes they recommended, changes that would never have been made ifthe (City Council did not have Home Rule. For te next 2 decades the bill had several prime sponsors and not ‘once was Home Rule ever challenged, At the June 2009 CM Yassky's Small Business Committee Hearing on the bill nelther REBNY nor Council's Legal testified to or submitted in writing, any challenge to the new SBISA legality or Home Rule, In October 2009, the Small Business Committe was prevented from voting on the SBISA when unknown parties from Speaker Quinn's office made the unsubstantiated claim that SBLISA presented legal concerns and would likely not hold up to a court challenge. Ina November 9, 2009 Memo from (Council's Legislative Division and Gneral Counsel to the SBISA prime sonsor CM Robert Jackso outlining their legal concerns the Hl had, nowhere in thisifemo was the topic of Kime Rule discussed. ‘The Home Rule objection only recently surfaced as part of REBNY’s campaign fo, once agnn, stop 8 vote on the SBJSA. In the same interview with REBNY's Spinola: “We are absolutely convinced thatthe City Council,the mayor do not have the power to impose control on the leasing of properties.” Despite unlimited financial resources and countless attomeys, REBNY has not produced a single cout ruling or case law review to substantiate this claim, REBNY has not produced any legal proof because it does not exist. Sending Resolutions to a comupt Albany reeling from scandals around big real estte money end rumored claims of “legality” ofthe SBJSA can no longer be an excuse for inaction while NYC's small businesses continue on a path towards extinction, Its our hope, we can finally move forward witha Public Hearing and vote. Our hardest working job creators deserve a vote. Sincerely yours, Kirsten Theodos Kirsten Theodos TakeBackNYC Lead Advocate wuw.takebackaye.nyeLynch, Edward From: ‘mall Business Congress Sent! ‘Wednesday, December 02,2015 930 AM Te: Rosenthal Helen; Miler, Daneek; Barro, Inez; Dickens, Ine; Vacca, James; Van Brame, James, Ferreras, Julia; Willams, Jumaane; Koslow, Karen; Cumbo, Lau Chin, Margaret Arroyo, Maia del Carmen Levin, Mark Treyger, Marc Weprin, Mark, Eugene, Mathieu; Mark-Viverito, Melisa; Vallone, Paul; Koo, Pte, Espinal, Rafael Subject: Fc: Mayor de Blasio Contines Bloomberg's Ant-Small Business Policy Hiedia Advisory For immedi Release December 1, 2015 contact: Kirsten Theodos erstenetakabacknye.nye Mayor de Blasio Continues Bloomberg's Anti-Small Business Policy Deputy Mayor Glen Turns her Back on Women Entrepreneurs in Crisis Dateline, New York city, December 1, 2015 Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen recently announced @ $2 milion effort which will offer money-management courses, ‘mentorship, networking events and a website of resources avallable to women who own businesses. This Initiative is the result ofa city survey showing women entrepreneurs are struggling and are less proftable than thelr male counterparts. What this program really Is though, Is an insult to hardworking women business owners because It purposely ignores the real problems they face to survive in NYC: skyrocketing rents, illegal extortion, short-term leases and paying thelr landlords’ escalating bils. Since Mayor de Blasio was sworn into office, the courts have Issued warrants to evict commercial tenants on the average of 488 per month and it's estimated over 1,000 small businesses are forced to close each month.* Desperate business owners have walted patienty for self-prociaimed progressive Mayor de Blasio to keep his campaign pledge to take the city in another direction from former Mayor Bloomberg and fend economic inequality. Thelr walt is over, DM Glen confirmed Mayor de Blasio's postion: the survival DM Glen's initiative makes epparent the de Blasio administration has not made a priority of saving small businesses and will continue the seme anti-small business policies of Mayor Bloomberg. {In October at the Municinal Arts Society Summit 2015, MAS Director Carol Colleta, revealed to OM Glen that 100 percent of the people poled in the audience supported commercial rent control for NYC, to which she quipped “anybody in the audience who actualy [has] done any real estate finance? It is a very complicated issue, like most Issues, and I'm not sure that necessarily adopting commercial rent control Would lead to solve the problem that people think the problem is." DM Glen's answer implies that herbackground in real estate finance at Goldman Sachs gave her knowledge about the regulation of ‘commercial eases end rents that the audience would not have. "The reality fs, what would someone who Worked at Goldman Sachs before joining the de Blasio administration, know about owning @ small business? For every small business over and the vast majority of NVers it isn't “complicated” at all, Decades of Unchecked and unregulated real estate speculation combined with big banks and franchises’ Insane bidding wars and profteers manipulating the market by warehousing storefronts (sometimes for years), has all contributed to wreaking havoc on the commercial real estate market making it impossioe for art established business owner to receive a reasonable rent. Only for Mayor de Blasio's economic teem ts the Issue of rent gouging complicated. DM Glen's reaction to NYer’s wanting to save thelr neighborhood businesses and the public's call for legislation to regulate landlords shows the disconnect that exists ‘between Mayor de Blasio's economic policy makers and our city’s small business community. Its lear the de Blasio administration does not want an honest debate on the only real solution to solve the ersis faced by our small businesses, the Which gives business ‘overs rights to renew their leases and’rights to negotiate falr lease terms, DM Glen's study and initiative was replicated from the Bloomberg/Quinn era to stop any regulation of landlords and to stop real solutions to the real problems business owners face. Bloomberg/Quinn purposely excluded former small businesses ‘owners in any meaningful role of small business policy making at City Hall, They used government agencies or government funded organizations to produce studies that redefined problems facing small businesses which resulted in disingenuous business initiatives that sound like they care about the future of ‘our small businesses, but In actuality they dont, ‘At@ public hearing on finding solutions to save small businesses in 2009, former Council Member John Liu ‘summed up the disconnect between the real problems of small businesses and the Bloomberg ‘administration's weak attempt to solve them? "every time we have a hearing with EDC or with Small Business Services, there is always talk about all these great programs that are out there to help smell businesses. So as much as your two departments and agencies can say that you have el these great ‘programs to assist small businesses, the small businesses aren’ buying It: They're not buying it becouse ‘they're not being asked what they need help with.” DM Glen said the new program will provide “direct tools” to women business owners, but what good are ‘money-management courses and networking events Ifyou cant stay in business because of the exorbitant rent increases? The future of NYC small businesses are in Deputy Mayor Glen's hands, she ‘needs to abandon these phony solutions, stop the closings, and end this crits ‘TakeBackNYC is a direct action political lobbying organization representing a coalition of small business owners, residents, and advocacy groups formed with one goal, and one goal only: Empower and protect the rights of NYC small business owners. ® Sung Soo Kim, founded the Korean American Small Business Service Center, the oldest small business service center in NYC; co-founding the New York City Small Business Congress and Coalition to Save New York City Small Businesses; and wes whairmart of the Mayor's Fist Small Business Advisory Board, appointed by Mayors Dinkins and Giullant Kirsten Theodos ‘TakeBackNYC www. takebacknyc.nycLynch, Edh From: Small Business Congress Sent: Friday, Januar 08, 2016 2:21 PM Te: Mail, Ala; Cohen, Andrew; King, Andrew; Palma, Annabel Reynozo, Antoni: Kalo, Ben; Lander, CM; Menchaca, Carlos Deutsch, Chaim; Johnson, Cte; Constantinides, Costa; Oromm, Daniel Garodnick, Daniel: Mealy, Darlene: Greenfield, Davi Rose, Debora Richards, Donovan; Crowley, Eizabeth ich, Ec Cabrera, Ferande; Rosenthal, Heer Mile, L Danae Barron Inez: Dickens, Ine; Vacca, James; Ven Bremer, James Ferrers Juss: Willams, Jumaane;Kesiowit, Kare; Cumbo, Laure Chin, Margaret Arroyo, Maia del Carmen: Levine, Mark Treyger, Mar; Weprin Mark; Eugene, Mathieu; Mark-Viveito, Melisa: Vallone, Pau Koo, Peter Espinal, Rafel Subject Fue: Good eeitorial supporting Small Busines Jobe Survival Act ‘Smal businesses have no voice at City Hall so these editorials are important. Please read and lear what the community wants our elected officals to do.Lynch, Edward From: ‘Angela White Sent ‘Sunday, Novernber OL 2015 859 AM To Mark Viverito, Melisa Subject: Please support the Smal Business Jobs Survival Act Dear Council Speaker MarkVverto, ‘The largest employer of New York City residents ae its 185,000 small businesses — a majority of New Yorkers rely on steady jobs From local employers to survive the increasing cost of ving Yet, the mast secure jobs for low and middle income New Yorkers are being lost every day as long established core businesses are forced to close when their leases expire ‘New York ity faces a jobs criss that must be addressed immediately, s our job creators ht fr the tvelhood. Exorbtant rent increases and no rights to negotiate far lease terms with their landlords are driving ou local economies Into the groune. "believe areal solution has been presented that wil give our local entrepreneurs ~in storefronts, manufacturing, not for-prott ergenizations, pertrming arts and theater groups, at spaces and studios, recording and reneasel studlos, ‘etal and service businesses, profesional medical offices, commercial tenants the single mast powerful tol to stayin business: equal rights in commercial lease renewal negotiation, If our small businesses face a criss, the employees face cris, and that means weal face It. Give small business owners rights, so that ther employees can have stably and ‘ur economy can continue to flourish {am cating on you, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and all New York ity Counc Members, to unequivocally support the *Small Business Jobs Survival Act *(*Fle#: Int 0402-2014") the only eal solution to ensure we are saving and protecting all of ‘ur smal busines obs and in turn, the loca economy. ‘Tie SSA wil allow small business owners the right to: + A.10 year minimum lease with the right to renewal, so they can plan forthe future oftheir busines, continue to employ staff, and provide their service to the communty + Equal negotiation terms during the lease renewal process with recourse to binding arbitration by a 3rd party if far terms cant be agreed upon. + Restrictions to prevent landlord from passing their property taxes onto small business owners “An end to rent-gouging, legal extortion of unscrupulous landlord, and unconsconably high rent increases that affect AL businesses, On behalf of NYC's single largest employer and revenue generator for our neighborhoods, we ask that you do the right ‘thing for your city and local communities. Please support the Small Business Jos Survial Act Sincerely yours, Angela WhiteBron, NY 10456Lynch, From: Sonny coro Sent: Tuesday, November 03,2015 1.07 PM. To: Mark Vivert, Mekssa Subject: Please suppor the Small Business Jobs Survival Act Dear Council Speaker Mark-Vivert, ‘The largest employer of New York ity residents are its 185,000 small businesses — a majority of New Yorkers rely on steady jobs from local employers to survive the increasing costof living Yet, the most secure jobs for lw and middle Income New Yorkers ae being ost every day as long established core businesses are forced to close when thelr leases eopire. New York city faces jobs criss that must he addressed immediately, s our job creators fight for therlvelinood, Exorbtant ren increases and no right to negotiate fi lease terms with their landlord ae driving ur local economies Into the ground. "believe 2 real solution has been presented that wil give our local entrepreneurs in storefronts, manufacturing, ot- foc-prfit organizations, performing ats and theater groups, art spaces and stdlos recording and rehearsal tuo, retall and service businesses, professional mecical office, commercial tenants — the single most powerful tool to stayin business: equal rights in commercial lease renewal negotiation I our small businesses face ris, thelr employees face crisis, and that means we al face It Give smal business owners rights, so tha thelr employees can hae stablity and ‘ur economy can continue to Rourish ‘am caling on you, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and all New York City Council Members, to unequivocally support the “Small Business Jobs Survival Act *(*File#: Int 0402-2014"), the only real solution to ensure we are saving and protecting all of ‘ur smal business jobs and in tur, the local economy. ‘This SBISA willow small business owners the right to: = A10 year minimum lease with the right to renewal, so they can plan forthe future oftheir business, continue to ‘employ staff, and provide thelr service tothe community + Equal negotiation terms during the lease renewal process with recourse to binding arbitration bya 3rd party ifair terms cate agreed upon. Restrictions to prevent landlords from passing thelr property taxes onto small business owners An end to rent. gouging, legal extortion of unscrupulous landlords, and unconscionably high rentincreases that afect ALL businesses. On behalf of NYC's single largest employer and revenue generator for our neighborhoods, we ask that you do the right thing for your ety and local communities. Please support the Small Susines Jobs Survival Act. Sincerely yours, Sammy LeonardBrom, NY 10467Lynch, Edward From: Ken Micalet Sent! Tuesday, November 03, 2015 116 PM 1 Mark-Viverto, Melissa Subject: Plate support the Smal Business Jobs Survival Act Dear Councl Speaker Mark-Viverito, ‘Te largest employer of New York City residents ae its 185,000 small businesses — a majority of New Yorkers rely on steady jos from local employers to survive the increasing costo ving Yet, the most secure Jobs for low and middle income New Yorkers are being lst every day a long established core businesses are forced to close when thelr eases opie New York city faces jobs criss that must be addressed Immediately, as our job creators fight for ther vethood. Exorbitant rent increases and na rights to negotiate fal lease terms with thelr landlords are diving our local economies into the ground. \batove areal solution has been presented that wil give our local entrepreneurs ~in storefronts, manufacturing, not for-profit organizations, performing arts and theater groups, at spaces and stucos, recording and rehearse studios, retaland service businesses, professional medical offices, commercial tenants~ the single most powerful tol to stayin busines: equal rights in commercial lease renewal negotiation. If our small businesses face a crisis, their employees face 1 cris, and that means weal face it. Give small business owners rights, s0 that thelr employees can have stably and ‘our economy can continue to flourish, {am alin on you, Mayor Bil de Blasio, and all New York Cty Counc! Members, to unequivocally support the “Small Business Jobs Survival Act *File#: nt 0402-2014"), the only rel solution to ensure we are saving and protecting al of ‘ou small business obs and in turn the local economy. ‘This SOUSA wil allow small business owners the right to: A 10 year minimum lease withthe right to renewal, so they can plan forthe future oftheir business, continue to ‘employ staf, and provide thelr service tothe community. - Equal negotiation terms during the lease renewal process with recourse to binding arbitration bya 3rd party if far terms can't be agreed upon - Restrictions to prevent landlords from passing thelr property taxes onto small business owners. - An end to rent gouging; legal extortion of unscrupulous landlord, and unconscionably high rent increases that affect ALL businesses. (On behalf of NYC's single largest employer and revenue generator for our neighborhoods, we ask that you do the right, thing for your ty and local communities Please support the Small Business Jobs Survival Act. Sincerely yours, Ken MicallefNew YOrk, New York 10012,From: ‘Stay Bisignano Sent: ‘Manday, November 08,2015 9:47 PM To: Mate-Vivecito, Meliss Subject: Plesse support the Small Busines Jobs Survival Act ear Council Speaker Mark-Viverto, ‘The largest employer of New York Ct residents are its 185,000 small businesses — a majority of New Yorkers rely on steady jobs from local employers to survive the increasing cost of ving. 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Give small business owners rights, so that their employees cn have stabilty and ‘our economy can continue to flourish. {am cali on you, Mayor Bll de Blasio, and all New York Cty Counc Members, to unequivocally support the “Small Business Jobs Survival Act *(Fle#: Int0402-2014), the only real solution to ensure we ar saving and protecting eof ‘ur smal busines obs and in turn the local economy. ‘This S81SA wil allow small business owtersthe right to: 20 year minimum lease withthe right to renewal, o they can plan for the future of their business, continue to employ staf, and provide thelr service othe community. + Equal negotiation terms during theless renewal process with recourse to binding arbitration by a3 party i flr terms can'tbe agreed upon. «Restrictions to prevent landlords frompassing their property taxes onto smal business owners ~ An end to rent-gouging, legal extortin of unscrupulous landlords, and unconscionably high ren increases that afect ‘AuL businesses. (On behaif of NYC's single largest employer and revenue generator for our neighborhoods, we ask that you do the right ‘thing for your city and local communities Please support the Small usness Jobs Sunval Ac. Sincerely yours, Stacy BsignannBrooliy, New York 11220,Lynch, Edward, From: ‘Small Business Congress Sent: ‘Wednesday, December 02,2015 930 AM Te: Rosenthal, Hele; Miler, L Daneel: Baron, ex Dickens Inez; Vacca, James; Van Brame, ames Ferrera, usa; Willams, umaene: Kosiowitz, Karen: Cumbo, Laure; Chin, Margaret Arroyo, Maria del Carer: Levine, Mark; Teyger. Mark Weprin, Mark, Eugene, Mathieu Mark Viverito, Melissa; Vallone, Pau Koo, Peter, Espinal, Rafael Subject: Fwd: Mayor de Blasio Continues Bloomberg's Ati-Small Business Ply Media Advisory For inmediote Relesse December 1, 2015, ‘Contact: Kirsten Theados Kerster@takebacknye nye Mayor de Blasio Continues Bloomberg's Anti-Small Business Policy Deputy Mayor Glen Turns her Back on Women Entrepreneurs in Crisis Dateline, New York City, December 2, 2015 Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Gien recently announced a $2 milion effort which will offer money-management courses, mentorship, networking events and a website of resources avallable to wemen who own businesses. This Initiative is the result ofa city survey showing women entrepreneurs are struggling and are less proftable than their mate counterparts. What this program really Is though, is an irsult to hardworking women, business owners because It purposely ignores the real problems they face to survive in NYC: skyrocketing rents, ilegal extortion, short-term leases and paying thelr landlords’ escalating bl. Since Mayor de Blasio was sworn into offic, the courts have Issued warrants to evict commercial tenants fon the average of 488 per month and It's estimated over 1,000 small bushesses are forced to close each ‘month.* Desperate business owners have waited patiently for self-proclaimed progressive Mayor de Blasio to keep his campaign pledge to take the city in another direction from former Mayor Bloomberg end fend economic inequality, ‘Their walt is over, DM Glen confirmed Mayor de Blasio’ positon: DM Glen's initiative ‘makes apparent the de Blasio administration has not made a priority of seving small businesses end wil continue the same anti-small business polices of Mayor Bloomberg. {In October at the Municipal Arts Society Summit 2015, MAS Director Carol Colleta, revealed to DM Glen that 400 percent of the peopie polled in the audience supported commercial rent contol for NYC, to which she quipped “anybody in the audience who actually (has] done any real estate finance? tia very complicated issue, like most Issues, and I'm not sure that necessarily adopting commercial rent cortrol ‘Would lead to solve the problem that people think the problem is," DM Glen's answer implies that her 1background in real estate finance at Goldman Sachs gave her knowledge about the regulation of ‘commercial leases and rents that the audience would not have. The really fs, what would someone who worked at Goldman Sachs before joining the de Blasio administration, know about owning a small business? For every small business owner and the vast majority of NYers It isn't “complicated” at all. Decades of Unchecked and unregulated real estate speculation combined with big banks and franchises’ Insane bidsing wars and profteers manipulating the market by worehousing storefronts (sometimes for years), has oll contributed to wreaking havoc on the commercial real estate market making it Impossible Yor an established business owner to recelve a reasonable rent, Only for Mayor de Blasio's economic team Is the Issue of rent gouging complicated. DM Glen's reaction to NYer’s wanting to save thelr neighborhood businesses and the public's call for legisiation ta regulate landlords shows the disconnect that exists between Mayor de Blasio's economic policy makers and our city’s small business commun. It's clear the de Blasio administration does not want an honest debate on the only real solution to solve the crisis faced by our small businesses, the Small Business Jobs Survival Act which gives business ‘owners rights to renew thelr leases and rights to negotiate fair lease terms, OM Glen's study and Initiative Wes replicated from the Bloomberg/Quinn era to stop any regulation of landlords and to stop real solutions to the real problems business owners face, Bloomberg/Quinn purposely excluded former small businesses ‘owners in any meaningful role of small business policy making at City Hall. They used government ‘2gencies or government funded organizations to produce studies that redefined problems facing small businesses which resulted in disingenuous business Initiatives that sound lke they care about the future of our small businesses, but in actuallty they don’t. ‘At 2 public hearing on finding solutions to save small businesses In 2009, former Council Member John Liu ‘summed up the disconnect between the real problems of smell businesses and the Bloomberg ‘administration's weak attempt to solve them: “every time we have a hearing with EDC or with Small Business Services, there is always talk about all these great programs that are out there to help small ‘businesses. ‘So 2s much as your two departments and agencies can say that you have al these great programs to assist smal businesses, the small businesses aren't buying It. They're not buying ft because they're not being asked what they need help with.” DM Gien said the new program will provide “direct tools” to women business owners, but what good are ‘oney-management courses and networking events if you can’t stay in business because of the exorbitant rent increases? The future of NYC small businesses are in Deputy Mayor Glen’s hands, she ‘needs to abandon these phony solutions, stop the closings, and end this crisis. action political lobbying organization representing a coalition of small business owners, residents, and advocacy graupe formed with one goal, and lye Empower and protect the rights of NYC small business owners. www,takebacknyesnye * Sung Soo Kin, founded the Korean American Small Business Service Center, the oldest small business service centerin NYC; co-founding the New York City Small Business Congress and Coalition to Save New York City Smal Ausinesses; and was chairman of the Mayor’ First Small Business Advisory Doord, ‘appointed by Mayors Dinkins and Giuliani Kirsten Theados TakeBackNYC www.takebacknyc.nyeLynch, Edward From: Bratt Leverdge < Sent: Tuesday, December 15, 2015 1:09 PM te Mark-Viverto, Melisa Subject: Pease suppor the Small Business Jobe Survival Act Dear Council Speaker MariVverito, ‘The largest employer of New York Cty residents arts 185,000 small businesses ~ a majority af New Yorkers rely on steady jobs from local employers to survive the increasing cost of ving. 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