THE PEOPLE'S PRESS

A FIGHT FOR BLOCK 14 · COUNCIL VOTES IN 22 DAYS

Save the block.Sign the petition.

A neighborhood-led campaign to stop the rezoning of Block 14 — sixty-four homes, two community gardens, one corner library — on March 14.

SIGNATURES COLLECTED · UPDATED HOURLY

of 10,000 needed by March 12.

WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR

22 DAYS · THEN THE WINDOW CLOSES

If the council votes yes, every demolition permit becomes a formality.

The ordinance up for vote on March 14 changes the zoning classification of Block 14 from R-3 (residential) to MX-2 (mixed-use, no height limit). The change requires only a simple majority of the seven-member council.

Once rezoned, every demolition permit becomes a ministerial decision — meaning the planning office must issue it, with no public hearing required. There is no appeal process.

Four councilmembers are currently on the fence. Two need our pressure. If even one switches their vote to no, the ordinance is defeated and a public review process is triggered, buying us 18 months.

WHAT THEY SAID · WHAT'S TRUE

Four claims, four answers, on the public record.

VOICES · BLOCK 14 RESIDENTS

Six neighbors. Six lives. One block.

A HISTORY · IN SIX MOMENTS

Sixty-four years of this corner.

MAP · THE NEIGHBORHOOD

Block 14 today. Six more blocks next year if it falls.

COUNCIL VOTE TRACKER · UPDATED HOURLY

Seven councilmembers. We need two to switch.

TOWN HALLS · COME ALONG

Four town halls, two minutes from Block 14.

CANVASS SHIFTS · SIX TO GO

Two hours, one clipboard, one block.

PHONE-BANK SCRIPT · TWO MINUTES

A script anyone can follow.

→ OPEN: "Hi [NEIGHBOR NAME], this is [YOUR NAME] from the Block 14 Coalition. Have you got two minutes?"

→ THE ASK: "On March 14 the council is voting on a rezoning that would let a developer demolish 64 homes on our corner. We need 10,000 signatures by March 12. Have you signed yet?"

→ IF YES: "Thank you. Could you bring two friends to the town hall on Friday evening? Even one helps."

→ IF NO: "It takes 30 seconds at saveblock14.org. I can text you the link right now if you'd like." [wait for yes]

→ CLOSE: "Thank you for your time, neighbor. We'll see you on Friday."

FREE YARD SIGN

Put one on your lawn. Two on your fence.

Pick one up at the Corner Library (Hárászti 14) anytime this week. Free, limit two per household.

★ 412 SIGNS DISTRIBUTED · 1,200 LEFT

★ IF MARCH 14 GOES OUR WAY

Three things happen the next morning.

★ IF MARCH 14 GOES THEIR WAY

Three things happen the next morning.

ENDORSEMENTS · 140 AND COUNTING

Who has put their name on this.

★ THE COALITION · TEN ORGANIZATIONS

Ten organizations standing behind this.

★ CHIP IN · ANY AMOUNT HELPS

Three small things, one big difference.

★ IN THE PRESS · LAST 60 DAYS

Six clippings, six different outlets.

★ LETTER TO COUNCIL · TEMPLATE

Tear this out, fill in the blanks, mail it.

My name is [YOUR NAME] and I have lived at [YOUR ADDRESS] for [YEARS] years. I am writing today to ask you to vote NO on the Block 14 rezoning ordinance on March 14.

The proposed ordinance would convert sixty-four homes, two community gardens, and a public library into luxury condominiums. The change cannot be appealed. The damage cannot be undone.

As your constituent, I am asking you to listen to the people who live here.

★ HOW THIS STARTED

It started with a flyer on a corner library door.

In November, Eva Halász taped a single sheet of A4 to the Corner Library door. Twelve people came to the first meeting in her kitchen. Today the coalition has fourteen volunteer captains, 140 endorsing organizations, and 8,412 signatures. It still meets every Tuesday in that same kitchen.

— Eva Halász, founder · in her kitchen, where the first meeting was held.

★ VOLUNTEER · FIVE ROLES OPEN

There's a job for everyone.

★ GET IN TOUCH · ANY HOUR

Walk in. Call. Write. We answer.

★ ON MARCH 14, WE FIND OUT

Sign. Call.Show up.

Block 14 was saved twice before by the people who live on it. Once more, then. Then again, if we have to.