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April 15th: Rally Against Demolition for Parking
April 1, 2007
UPDATE: RALLY LOCATION CHANGED DUE TO RAIN. CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO.
Whether you support or oppose Atlantic Yards, the immediate reality of the project won't be the promised jobs and housing, but three enormous parking lots. The State is planning to permit Forest City Ratner to demolish two city blocks, including historic buildings like the Ward Bakery, to create “temporary” parking for over 1400 cars that could blight the area for decades. These parking lots will encourage more people to drive, leading to worse traffic, worse air quality and worse quality of life for Brooklynites. And the parking lots aren’t needed. No other large-scale development in New York has required the demolition of two entire city blocks for parking. Please join us in sending a clear message to Eliot Spitzer and Mike Bloomberg that New Yorkers deserve better.
Mark your calendars for April 15th at 2pm for some passionate speeches and great music - including from the Lafayette Inspirational Choir and singer Dave Hall.
What: Rally against Demolition for Parking
When: April 15 at 2pm
Where: Pacific Street between Carlton and Vanderbilt Ave.
Performers:
Lafayette Inspirational
Dave Hall
Others TBC
I can't not attend the rally but am opposed to the proposed parking lots. I just moved from Boerum Hill to Clinton Hill. In Boreum Hill, we lived with parking lots on Livingston Street for more than 20 years. The buildings were demolished for "urban renewal". We had quite a struggle with ESDC over this property to ensure something decent would be built there. Only recently, with property values escalating in the area, were there developers interested in the propoerty. I say do not demolish until there is a firm plan for development and try to keep the property active with some kind of usage until then.