Dear Friends, 

I am excited to update you on our effort to establish a dream home for the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) in Lower Manhattan. Because of your support, over 3,000 community members have signed the petition, written a letter, or filled out a postcard in support of our Broome Street Development Project. The City has heard your voice and understands how the project will benefit the community, as Community Board 3, the Manhattan Borough President, and the City Planning Commission have approved the project. 

Our project is at the final stage and needs approval from the City Council. With your continued support, our project will build on CPC's 55 years of impact and will benefit the community through:

• A 40,000 square foot permanent home for the Chinese-American Planning Council on Broome Street between Norfolk and Suffolk Streets. All nearby community members will be welcome to experience our community center, along with the 25,000 Lower Manhattan residents who are currently engaged with CPC.
   
•  A renovated cultural center for the Beth Hamedrash Hagadol (BHH) Synagogue at its historic location of 60 Norfolk Street. BHH Synagogue has been part of Lower Manhattan since 1885, and our project will enable the synagogue to remain part of the community and have a cultural center open to the public.
   
• 93 permanently affordable housing apartments for low to moderate income New Yorkers, and 115 permanently affordable housing apartments for seniors. The affordable housing apartments in our proposed development will be at an average 53% Area Median Income (AMI), which is more affordable than neighboring developments.

To ensure that our project is approved by the City Council, I ask that you continue to advocate for our dream.

VOICE YOUR SUPPORT BY:

YOU CAN ALSO SUPPORT OUR EFFORT BY:

• Emailing Council Member Chin at ADrummond@council.nyc.gov using the subject line "Supporting CPC's New Home"
•  Mailing a Letter of Support to City Council Member Margaret Chin at 250 Broadway, Suite 1762, New York, NY 10007

Thank you for your support!

Wayne Ho
President and CEO

CPC's planned home at 50 Norfolk will:

• Create a community center to bring CPC’s Manhattan education, family support, and economic and community empowerment programs together under one roof

• Rehabilitate the former Beth Hamedrash Hagedol Synagogue

• Generate 93 units of permanently affordable housing and 115 units of senior affordable housing

CPC is the trusted partner to more than 60,000 individuals and families striving to achieve goals in their education, family, community, and career. With CPC's new community center, our organization will be able to expand our existing services to advance and transform our communities in Lower Manhattan. For more information about this project, please visit www.communityatbroome.com or contact Alice Wong, Chief of Staff, at awong@cpc-nyc.org.