RALLY TO SAVE ST. SAVIOR'S CHURCH -- SATURDAY, APRIL 22

Maspeth Federal Savings Bank, 69th Street and Grand Avenue at 10am

Or if you are not from the neighborhood, meet at 9am at Grand Avenue R train station for
walk down Grand Avenue to the rally. From there we will proceed to Mount Olivet Cemetery
and then to St. Savior's.

Please reply to Christina at nutrichris@rcn.com if you plan to attend the rally and let her
know how many there will be in your party. We need lots of children to be present since it
has been proposed that the site be turned into a park, playground and museum.

Juniper Park Civic Association has obtained a copy of the mortgage issued to Maspeth
Development LLC by Maspeth Federal Savings. The following language is in the document:

"No buildings, fixtures or personal property covered by this mortgage shall be removed or
demolished without the written consent of the lender."

Simply stated, Maspeth Federal has to approve of the demolition of the buildings on the
property in writing. There is no proof that they have done so. They need to be asked.

Also, there is this:

"The real property is not principally improved or to be improved by one or more structures
containing in the aggregate more than six residential dwelling units, each dwelling unit
having its own separate cooking facilities."

This means that the property can only be used for a total of 6 housing units. So how the
developer has been able to publicly propose building 35-40 homes, containing a total of 71
units, in violation of the mortgage agreement, with no one at Maspeth Federal so much as
batting an eyelash is a very good question.

After reviewing the mortgage documents, two attorneys have verified that the information I
have written above is correct.

MFS's slogan is, "we treat you like family," so I can't imagine that they would hurt the
citizens of Maspeth, many of whom are their customers, by allowing the demolition of one of
our most beloved landmarks followed by overdevelopment of the land. The borrower agreed
to the terms listed in the mortgage; all Maspeth Federal has to do is enforce them.

MASPETH FEDERAL SAVINGS CAN PUT AN END TO THE DEMOLITION IMMEDIATELY.

I will be alerting the media, but as MFS takes out full page ads in many of the local papers, it
is a safe bet that you will see little to no coverage of this revelation.

It is therefore completely up to us to take action. Give Maspeth Federal's president, Kenneth
Rudzewick, a call and let him know that you expect him to make sure that the rules in the
mortgage agreement are enforced. Tell him that if he doesn't, you will be closing your
accounts and taking your business elsewhere. If you don't have an account there, tell him
that you will advise all of your friends and associates to avoid doing business with Maspeth
Federal Savings. The number is (718) 335-1300. If you cannot get through to him, leave a
message with whoever answers the phone. Trust me, it will get back to him. Even if
permission to demolish was granted by the bank, the bank can rescind it, and should do so
based on the fact that the owner plans to put more houses on the property than is allowed.
Also send e-mails to mipal@maspethfederal.com, krudzewick@maspethfederal.com or
gfilip@maspethfederal.com and CC me at nutrichris@rcn.com.


Please pass this on to others who want to save St. Savior's. You may have heard, there is
nothing more we can do, from other "community leaders." These same people also said that
there was no doubt that we were going to have a Home Depot instead of a park on Grand
Avenue and that we wouldn't be able to stop the Cross Harbor Tunnel, so please ignore the
naysayers. This fight is far from over, but we need your unwavering support in order to
achieve a successful outcome.


Thank you.

Yours truly,

Christina Wilkinson

Chairperson

Juniper Park Civic Association

Committee to Save St. Savior's