Displaced Tenants of Greenpoint Building to Protest

We received an email that the tenants of 202 Franklin Street in Greenpoint are planning a "Vigil Against Harassment and Displacement!" on Tuesday (7/24) from 6PM to 7:30PM. The rent-stabilized tenants were displaced three years ago by a fire and have been frustrated in their efforts to return. The email says:

The landlords, Franklin Global Realty, have refused to make any repairs despite a court order, and an agreement with HPD. They continue to drag out the court proceedings and offer buyouts the tenants, hoping to vacate this valuable site to build more luxury condos...We need to make an example of this building to prevent other landlords from assuming that they can vacate buildings and displace long time residents who have a legal right to return to their homes!

There a blog/website up about the Greenpoint fight if you want to check it out. Back in January, the group held a vigil to protest treatment of the displacement tenants by the landlord.