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Charas Vigil

Supporters of Charas, the Lower East Side community arts center facing eviction, held a candlelight vigil at City Hall Dec. 3, hoping to win a last-minute reprieve. A court order staying the eviction expires Dec. 12, and Charas expects landlord Gregg Singer to move for an eviction the next day. Charas had won a jury decision against turning the building over to Singer, who bought it from the city at a public auction in 1998 for $3.1 million, but it was overturned on appeal.

For latest updates, go to www.charas.org

Spanish

Partidarios de Charas, centro de artes comunitario amenazado con el desalojo, celebraron una vigilia frente de la alcaldía el 3 de diciembre, con esperanzas de obtener un indulto de última hora. Una orden judicial aplazando el desalojo vence el 12 de diciembre y Charas cree que el dueño, Gregg Singer, demandará que el desalojo se efectúe el día siguiente. Charas ganó un fallo de jurado en contra de la entrega del edificio a Singer, quien lo había comprado a la ciudad por $3.1 millones en una subasta pública en 1998, pero el fallo fue rechazado al apelarse.