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ArmArtArnie t1_j58ftd4 wrote

Reply to comment by King-of-New-York in A Queens Co-Op Full of Electricians by King-of-New-York

This is really interesting. Is it still only for electricians, or was that just when it was originally built?

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King-of-New-York OP t1_j59bzah wrote

“Send a letter to 65-46 160th Street, Flushing, New York, 11365 requesting an application. Electchester management denies it, but some residents think Local No. 3 affiliates are still better off in the housing process, so definitely include mention of any union ties in your letter and application. “It’s my impression that those Local No. 3 connections live on a little,” says Andrew Fischer, who, in the late ’90s, got an apartment in a few months despite what he remembers as something like a one-to-two-year waiting list at the time.”

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charcoalist t1_j5abtzr wrote

I know several people who live there who are not electricians. Two sons and their parents, 3 separate apartments. They've been there for decades. I'm not sure exactly how they got in, but I believe the father had connections.

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glazor t1_j5eo98y wrote

Half and half. Half is regular Mitchell-Llama, the other half under purview of Local 3, IBEW.

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bigbrunettehair t1_j5galc4 wrote

I don’t think that’s true. The entire development is Mitchell Lama.

Source: lived here all my life, as did my parents, and my grandparents were original tenants.

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glazor t1_j5gg4fi wrote

Entire development IS Mitchell-Llama, but part of it is managed by LOCAL 3. Which also handles applications and limits them to members.

Source: Local 3 electrician.

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