From what I have observed, very few NYers received the 45 letters. I only saw one person on this forum with PD later than 1/1/2002 received the letter. I personally think this whole thing is very unfair and frustrating, because people in other states with much newer PD get the letter and will be processed, still before us. I think the BEC is making things worse for NYers because it looks like the process is not in FIFO manner.
I am going to sene mail, fax, or anything I can think of to Elaine Chao, BEC, or NY senator, and I think you should do the same to raise awareness on this issue. Otherwise, we will still need to wait in the dark!