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.
Sign an Online Petition
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.
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.
(PDF: Before / After)
(PDF: Counter-Proposal)
NYC Parks without Borders plans to turn the beloved A.E. Bye design into a paved plaza.
Residents demand NYC Parks Without Borders take community input into consideration.
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.
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Members
Sharon Barnes
Natasha Boutin
Enid Braun
Asiah Charles
Vanessa Duah
Victoria Duah
Crystal Flournoy
Clara Freeman
James Golden
Patti Hagan
Schellie Hagan
Ling Hsu
Roslyn Huebner
Elisabeth Jones
Lucy Koteen
Doris Vila Licht
Natalie Loney
Albert Massimi
Erica Mera
Lillian Mera
Christopher Morse
Patrick Murphy
Ragnar Naess
Joseph Napoli
Moses Okoro
Damilola Onilenla
Sandy Reiburn
Robert Reyes
Marcos Rivera
Shanelle Rivera
Taina Rivera
Arthur Ruffin
Philip Saperia
Shak Shar
Nicolette Strachan
Dana Taitt
Denele Taylor
Reye Taylor
William Taylor
Punch Thomas
Ashley Timberlake
Angela Velez
Fatima Velez
Jen Velez
Catherine b Yelverton
Advisors
Michael Gotkin,
Landscape Architect
City Club of New York
Lynn Ellsworth,
Humanscale NYC
Simeon Bankoff,
Historic Districts Council
Sylvia Morse,
Urban Planner
Kathleen Webster,
President, Sara D. Roosevelt Park Coalition