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- From: ray.normandeau@factory.com (Ray Normandeau)
- Subject: PUBLIC HOUSING: Queensbridge Standoff
- Message-ID: <1992Jul22.192318.22510@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 19:23:18 GMT
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- CONTACT: Ray Normandeau 718 392-1267
- Press Secretary for Queensbridge Tenant Council
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- E-Mail Internet: ray.normandeau@factory.com
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- News updates by modem 212-274-8110, Conference 5
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- For Immediate Release
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- Fire-Bombed NYC HA Police Office Gets Fortified
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- National Black Riflemen's Association Sought As Housing Project
- Back-Up
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- Queensbridge Tenant Association President Burglarized and Threatened
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- The Queensbridge Tenant Association's plans to get the Fruit Of Islam
- as a contracted security force at the notorious Queensbridge Houses
- seems to be stymied due to interference by the Anti-Defamation League
- of B'nai B'rith.
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- According to a New York Newsday July 9, 1992 story by Curtis Taylor
- and New York Times July 12, 1992 story by Joseph Fried, the ADL wrote
- letters opposing the tenant's democratic choice of security force. At
- a recent Queensbridge Tenant Association meeting, Black, Hispanic and
- White tenants were unanimous in their support for the Fruit Of Islam
- plan. A Jewish tenant leader also came out in favor saying to
- Queensbridge Tenant Council Press Secretary Ray Normandeau: "The
- Fruit of Islam would be good for the Tenants. They would control the
- drugs."
-
- Queensbridge Tenant Association member Rita Frazier said "as a member
- of Screen Actors Guild I have worked in several films where the Fruit
- Of Islam provided security, they were very disciplined, they
- maintained security while at the same time maintaining a good rapport
- with everyone present."
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- Due to the ADL's actions the NYC HA told Queensbridge Tenant
- Association President Janet Cole that the tenants can't have who they
- want. Janet Cole says that it would appear that only litigation
- initiated can save the plan. Taking the Housing Authority to court is
- not new for Janet Cole. She has taken them to court for lack of heat
- in the winter and for posting phony Queensbridge Tenant Association
- election result notices when there had not been any elections.
-
- In all fairness it should be mentioned that the ADL is not the only
- group opposed to the FOI. The New York City Housing Authority Police
- has opposed the plan and Janet Cole has filed a complaint with the
- Internal Affairs Unit of the NYC PD regarding threats to her life
- from within the Housing Police. Tenants are not taking the threats
- kindly. Tenants are also upset that Janet Cole's office was
- burglarized. She records her meetings on cassette tapes and cassette
- tape seems to be what the burglars were after. There were no signs of
- forced entry.
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- The Housing Police may be a bit apprehensive at this point. During
- the last few days, their office at Queensbridge Houses which had been
- previously fire-bombed was fortified with roll down steel gates and
- the police logo hidden from view.
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- The Queensbridge Tenant Council is aiding the Tenant Association by
- trying to locate the National Black Riflemen's Association as a
- possible contingency plan in the event that litigation for
- implementation of the Fruit Of Islam is not successful. Consideration
- is being given to starting a branch of the NBRA at Queensbridge
- Houses. So far no one seems to know where to contact them. The NBRA
- has been mentioned on the African-American section of a local
- Computer BBS.
-
- The tenants say that the criminals must be removed and perhaps only
- tenants with rifles can keep things safe. On Tuesday July 21, 1992
- there was another shooting at Queensbridge with the victim removed
- from 40-07 12 Street at 2:30 PM.
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