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Avi Yankelewitz and Nisan Zaghi guided the club members and Republican candidates housing and real estate issues. Tenants could get free Legal Aid Society attorneys, but landlords must pay.  Nisan's advise to landlords seeking an eviction is "don't" because it will cost more going through the legal system. T. Levy and Rico Paniccia gave first hand horror stories trying to evict their tenants.  Tenants would file so many unsubstantiated reports, damage property, skip hearings, use the system to get a free ride.  Several city and state programs would even subsidize tenants at above market price without vetting.  Landlords are assumed guilty by city agencies. Craig T. mentioned that "Good Cause" eviction proposal would have the effect of rent stabilization on all multi-family units. ...

On November 8, 2022, Republican flipped 4 State Assembly seats in Queens and Brooklyn:  Tom Sullivan topped Stacey G. Pfeffer Amato by 246 votes in the 23rd District; Michael Novakhov trounced Steven Cymbrowitz by 4,215 votes in the 45th District; Alec Brook-Krasny bettered Mathylde Frontus by 797 votes in the 46th District; and Lester Chang knocked out Peter Abbate by 668 votes in the 49th District. Queens: 23AD.  Assemblywoman Stacey G. Pfeffer Amato sued (Nov 15).  After absentee votes were cured and counted, Republican challenger Sullivan won by 3 votes (Nov 23).  Recount placed Assemblywoman Pfeffer-Amato up by 1 vote (Dec. 7).  Assemblywoman Amato won two court cases.  She led by 8 votes when counting 11 "overvotes" (Dec 22).  Count of the 74 "cured" ballots, 4 affidavits, and 11 ...

Wrapped up 2022.  On January 19, club will introduce Queens District Attorney and City Council 2023 candidates. 7 candidates presented their stories and recommendations. • Paul King, Congress 5th ag Gregory Meeks • Juan Pagan, Congress 7th ag Nydia Velazquez • Steve Speer, Congress 10th ag Dan Goldman • Robert Bobrick, State Senate 47th ag Brad Hoylman • Martha Rowen, State Senate 26th ag Andrew Giournardes • Arkadiusz Tomaszewski, State Assembly 44th ag Robert Carroll • Marilyn Miller, State Assembly 32nd ag Vivian Cook 3 chairman of the board candidates were nominated. Martha Rowen, Vic Starsky and David Abraham. Post election analysis by Eric Vineski (more…)

Updated:  June 24, 2022.  In a 6-3 decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled Roe and Casey.  Opinion of the Supreme Court 19-1392. Ameer Benno presented the case's background at the June 22 club meeting. Roe v. Wade: 410 US 113 (1973) • In a 7-2 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provides a "right to privacy" that protects a pregnant woman's right to choose whether or not to have an abortion. • It also ruled that this right is not absolute, and must be balanced against the government's interests in protecting women's health and prenatal life. • The court tied the state's regulation of abortion to the three trimesters of pregnancy; during the first trimester, governments could not prohibit abortions at al...