8/22/19 at 9:30 am on Thursday (Allow time for security check)
80 Centre Street, NY 10013, Part 62 Room 122
before Justice Julio Rodriguez III
The Parks Department misrepresented the health of the 58 mature trees marked for removal -- a total of 71 trees will be endangered, including an additional 13 due to extreme pruning and adjacent excavation under their Parks Without Borders redesign plan.
The Parks Department misrepresented the health of the 58 mature trees marked for removal -- a total of 71 trees will be endangered, including an additional 13 due to extreme pruning and adjacent excavation under their Parks Without Borders redesign plan.
We welcome an influx of money that would preserve, restore and enhance current and historic park features. NYC Parks are supposed to be stewards of these publicly owned spaces and residents expect them to implement community input and maintain the character of our neighborhood park.
We welcome an influx of money that would preserve, restore and enhance current and historic park features. NYC Parks are supposed to be stewards of these publicly owned spaces and residents expect them to implement community input and maintain the character of our neighborhood park.
Fort Greene residents say NO to Parks Without Borders redesign of the Park; NO to cutting down healthy trees and eliminating shade; NO to dismantling historic features; NO to concrete instead of green.
Fort Greene residents say NO to Parks Without Borders redesign of the Park; NO to cutting down healthy trees and eliminating shade; NO to dismantling historic features; NO to concrete instead of green.
Trailer - Joni Mitchell Protest Song (3:35)
Trailer - Joni Mitchell Protest Song (3:35)
Complete Video - Rally with Speeches (10:27)
Complete Video - Rally with Speeches (10:27)
NYC Parks without Borders plans to turn the beloved A.E. Bye design into a paved plaza.
NYC Parks without Borders plans to turn the beloved A.E. Bye design into a paved plaza.
In an effort to preserve the legacy and sense of community of Fort Greene Park that its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, and those who followed left to us.
In an effort to preserve the legacy and sense of community of Fort Greene Park that its designer, Frederick Law Olmsted, and those who followed left to us.
Residents demand NYC Parks Without Borders take community input into consideration.
Residents demand NYC Parks Without Borders take community input into consideration.
Partners
Partners
The City Club of New York promotes thoughtful urban land use policy that responds to the needs of all New Yorkers.
Sierra Club Mission: To explore, enjoy and protect the planet.
A Better Way is a grassroots, nonprofit organization committed to identifying alternatives to the NYC DOT’s proposed BQE redevelopment plan.
Advisors
Advisors
Michael Gotkin,
Michael Gotkin,
Landscape Architect
Carsten W. Glaeser Ph.D,
Carsten W. Glaeser Ph.D,
Urban Tree Advisor
City Club of New York
City Club of New York
Lynn Ellsworth,
Lynn Ellsworth,
Humanscale NYC
Simeon Bankoff,
Simeon Bankoff,
Historic Districts Council
Sylvia Morse,
Sylvia Morse,
Urban Planner
Kathleen Webster,
Kathleen Webster,
President, Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition
Members
Members
Azita Ardakani
Azita Ardakani
Jesse Ash
Jesse Ash
Marc Ashmore
Marc Ashmore
Virginia Avent Nabritt
Virginia Avent Nabritt
Ernest Augustus
Ernest Augustus
Elizabeth L Baker
Elizabeth L Baker
Ashanti Baptiste
Ashanti Baptiste
Zaire Baptiste
Zaire Baptiste
Sharon Barnes
Sharon Barnes
Mari Beckman-Lau
Mari Beckman-Lau
D. Denise Bell
D. Denise Bell
Stephanie Bellocchio
Stephanie Bellocchio
Heather Benjamin
Heather Benjamin
David Bivins
David Bivins
Amelia Black
Amelia Black
Michelle Boule
Michelle Boule
Natasha Boutin
Natasha Boutin
Kina Bowen
Kina Bowen
Enid Braun
Enid Braun
Ellen Brooks
Ellen Brooks
Hayley Brooks
Hayley Brooks
Tami Brooks
Tami Brooks
Evan Burr
Evan Burr
Patty Cake
Patty Cake
Alaric Campbell
Alaric Campbell
Cathleen Caron
Cathleen Caron
Michael Cavaliere
Michael Cavaliere
Ethan Chaisson
Ethan Chaisson
Asiah Charles
Asiah Charles
Caitlin Chase
Caitlin Chase
Nancy Cogen
Nancy Cogen
Gene Coleman
Gene Coleman
Elisa Colombani
Elisa Colombani
Joseph Condiracci
Joseph Condiracci
David Conison
David Conison
Camila Crazut
Camila Crazut
Nicole Crook
Nicole Crook
Natalie Cummings
Natalie Cummings
Armand Luke Damato
Armand Luke Damato
Nicole Daniels
Nicole Daniels
Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis
Jeannine DeFoe
Jeannine DeFoe
Marla Dekker
Marla Dekker
Roxanne Delgado
Roxanne Delgado
Carol Derby
Carol Derby
Lisa Diamond
Lisa Diamond
Jessica Dierauer
Jessica Dierauer
Erika Doering
Erika Doering
David Dormon
David Dormon
Sean Drakes
Sean Drakes
Vanessa Duah
Vanessa Duah
Victoria Duah
Victoria Duah
Teri Duerr
Teri Duerr
Burnley Duke Dame
Burnley Duke Dame
Sarah Durand McGuigan
Sarah Durand McGuigan
Dominik Eckenstein
Dominik Eckenstein
K-Andrea Evarose Suda Limol
K-Andrea Evarose Suda Limol
Chet Faker
Chet Faker
Camila Femenias
Camila Femenias
Holly Fuchs Ferguson
Holly Fuchs Ferguson
Pamela Fleming
Pamela Fleming
Arija Flowers
Arija Flowers
Citlali (Lali) Foster
Citlali (Lali) Foster
Crystal Flournoy
Crystal Flournoy
Jacqueline Francis
Jacqueline Francis
Marisa Frantz
Marisa Frantz
Clara Freeman
Clara Freeman
Robert Goilbert
Robert Goilbert
James Golden
James Golden
Alice Griffiths
Alice Griffiths
Sylvie Grimm
Sylvie Grimm
Norman Gubeman
Norman Gubeman
Ted Gusek
Ted Gusek
Patti Hagan
Patti Hagan
Schellie Hagan
Schellie Hagan
Jean Hamilton
Jean Hamilton
Shannon Hartman
Shannon Hartman
Michelle Haska
Michelle Haska
Amy Hecht
Amy Hecht
Donna Henes
Donna Henes
Sofia Herrero
Sofia Herrero
Cosima Higham
Cosima Higham
Zachary Hirschfeld
Zachary Hirschfeld
Patricia Hogan
Patricia Hogan
Yin Ho
Yin Ho
Kea Hodge
Kea Hodge
Ling Hsu
Ling Hsu
Roslyn Huebner
Roslyn Huebner
Susan Hussein
Susan Hussein
Michael Irwin
Michael Irwin
Sara Ivry
Sara Ivry
Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson
Graeme Jamieson
Graeme Jamieson
Margaret Jemison
Margaret Jemison
Sarah Jensen
Sarah Jensen
Kristen Jock
Kristen Jock
Crystal Johnsen
Crystal Johnsen
Rebecca Johnson
Rebecca Johnson
Susan A. Johnson
Susan A. Johnson
Elisabeth Jones
Elisabeth Jones
Evangeline Jones
Evangeline Jones
Lauren Jones Watkins
Lauren Jones Watkins
Robin Joseph
Robin Joseph
Kristy Kaye
Kristy Kaye
Allie Kelley
Allie Kelley
Joshua Kendall
Joshua Kendall
John L. Kerr
John L. Kerr
Julie Kim
Julie Kim
Kim Kirkley
Kim Kirkley
Lucy Koteen
Lucy Koteen
Melanie Kozol
Melanie Kozol
Bhavna Lal
Bhavna Lal
Patricia Laligant
Patricia Laligant
Julia Lautard
Julia Lautard
Louise Lawler
Louise Lawler
Oliver Lazarus
Oliver Lazarus
Max Lee
Max Lee
Meghan Lee
Meghan Lee
Johanna Lessinger
Johanna Lessinger
Maggie LeVine
Maggie LeVine
Steve LeVine
Steve LeVine
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Ted and Betsy Lewin
Jason Lewis
Jason Lewis
Michelle Lewis
Michelle Lewis
Chelsea Lewkow
Chelsea Lewkow
Doris Vila Licht
Doris Vila Licht
Allison Lichter
Allison Lichter
Donald Loggins
Donald Loggins
Natalie Loney
Natalie Loney
Emily Mahon
Emily Mahon
Robert Markoff
Robert Markoff
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall
Lorna Martin-Latner
Lorna Martin-Latner
Albert Massimi
Albert Massimi
Guy Matz
Guy Matz
Alice Mazorra
Alice Mazorra
Paula McAleese
Paula McAleese
Erin McCue
Erin McCue
Vanessa McGuire
Vanessa McGuire
Sean McLaughlin
Sean McLaughlin
Erica Mera
Erica Mera
Lillian Mera
Lillian Mera
Kathrine Meyers
Kathrine Meyers
Sara Meyers
Sara Meyers
Pat Milld
Pat Milld
Rosemarie Miner
Rosemarie Miner
Christopher Morse
Christopher Morse
Robert Moskal
Robert Moskal
Sandra Mullin
Sandra Mullin
Yvette Munroe
Yvette Munroe
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Ragnar Naess
Ragnar Naess
Joseph Napoli
Joseph Napoli
Lauren Nash
Lauren Nash
Anthony Nicolau
Anthony Nicolau
Andreas Nicolau
Andreas Nicolau
Kimberley Norcott
Kimberley Norcott
Wayne Northrup
Wayne Northrup
Moses Okoro
Moses Okoro
Damilola Onilenla
Damilola Onilenla
Isabel Orbon
Isabel Orbon
Margaret K. Othrow
Margaret K. Othrow
Mina Pajevic
Mina Pajevic
Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick
Ingrid Peck
Ingrid Peck
Theodore Pender
Theodore Pender
Stephanie Pereira
Stephanie Pereira
Kate Perry
Kate Perry
Sara Piovia
Sara Piovia
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom
Toni Pizza
Toni Pizza
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom
Hilary Preston
Hilary Preston
Virginia Pruitt
Virginia Pruitt
Frank Pugliese
Frank Pugliese
Kimmy Quillin
Kimmy Quillin
Lorraina Raccuia-Morrison
Lorraina Raccuia-Morrison
Nigel Rahimpour
Nigel Rahimpour
Sandy Reiburn
Sandy Reiburn
Lauren Restivo
Lauren Restivo
Joan Reutershan
Joan Reutershan
Robert Reyes
Robert Reyes
Nina Reznick
Nina Reznick
Marcos Rivera
Marcos Rivera
Shanelle Rivera
Shanelle Rivera
Taina Rivera
Taina Rivera
Joseph Robbins
Joseph Robbins
Alycia Rockey
Alycia Rockey
Caroline Rosebrough
Caroline Rosebrough
Maria Rozos
Maria Rozos
Arthur Ruffin
Arthur Ruffin
Patrick Sandefur
Patrick Sandefur
Phillip A. Saperia
Phillip A. Saperia
Alex Shamy
Alex Shamy
Michael Schmidt
Michael Schmidt
Mary Shuford
Mary Shuford
Jennie Schueler
Jennie Schueler
Kathryn Schwartz
Kathryn Schwartz
Shak Shar
Shak Shar
Sophie Shay
Sophie Shay
Beth Sheridan
Beth Sheridan
Charles Sibirsky
Charles Sibirsky
Leslie Silva
Leslie Silva
Dawn Sisson
Dawn Sisson
Reed Slater
Reed Slater
Janie Slavens
Janie Slavens
Weggon Small
Weggon Small
Nicolette Strachan
Nicolette Strachan
Maurice van Swaaij
Maurice van Swaaij
Dana Taitt
Dana Taitt
Denele Taylor
Denele Taylor
Karin Taylor
Karin Taylor
Reye Taylor
Reye Taylor
William Taylor
William Taylor
Jacob Tempchin
Jacob Tempchin
Punch Thomas
Punch Thomas
Larry Thornton
Larry Thornton
Ashley Timberlake
Ashley Timberlake
Angela Velez
Angela Velez
Fatima Velez
Fatima Velez
Jen Velez
Jen Velez
Anna von Muehlen
Anna von Muehlen
Dominique Ward
Dominique Ward
Jon Wasserman
Jon Wasserman
W Andrew Watts
W Andrew Watts
Amanda Washburn
Amanda Washburn
Dagmar Weaver-Madsen
Dagmar Weaver-Madsen
Matthew Weinstein
Matthew Weinstein
Chaia Werger
Chaia Werger
Sally Wicklund
Sally Wicklund
Cheryl Wolff
Cheryl Wolff
Andrew Wong
Andrew Wong
Curtis Woodside
Curtis Woodside
Kirk Van Wormer
Kirk Van Wormer
Catherine b Yelverton
Catherine b Yelverton
Liz York
Liz York
George Yzquierdo
George Yzquierdo
Andros Zins-Browne
Andros Zins-Browne
Naomi Zurcher
Naomi Zurcher