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.
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.
Residents demand NYC Parks Without Borders take community input into consideration.
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.
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.
Partners
Partners
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
City Club of New York
City Club of New York
Carsten W. Glaeser Ph.D, ASCA
Carsten W. Glaeser Ph.D, ASCA
Urban Tree Advisor
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
Jesse Ash
Jesse Ash
Marc Ashmore
Marc Ashmore
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
Michelle Boule
Michelle Boule
Natasha Boutin
Natasha Boutin
Kina Bowen
Kina Bowen
Enid Braun
Enid Braun
Hayley Brooks
Hayley Brooks
Tami Brooks
Tami Brooks
Patty Cake
Patty Cake
Alaric Campbell
Alaric Campbell
Cathleen Caron
Cathleen Caron
Michael Cavaliere
Michael Cavaliere
Asiah Charles
Asiah Charles
Caitlin Chase
Caitlin Chase
Elisa Colombani
Elisa Colombani
Joseph Condiracci
Joseph Condiracci
David Conison
David Conison
Camila Crazut
Camila Crazut
Natalie Cummings
Natalie Cummings
Nicole Daniels
Nicole Daniels
Kathleen Davis
Kathleen Davis
Jeannine DeFoe
Jeannine DeFoe
Marla Dekker
Marla Dekker
Roxanne Delgado
Roxanne Delgado
Carol Derby
Carol Derby
Jessica Dierauer
Jessica Dierauer
Vanessa Duah
Vanessa Duah
Victoria Duah
Victoria Duah
Burnley Duke Dame
Burnley Duke Dame
Sarah Durand McGuigan
Sarah Durand McGuigan
Dominik Eckenstein
Dominik Eckenstein
Chet Faker
Chet Faker
Camila Femenias
Camila Femenias
Citlali (Lali) Foster
Citlali (Lali) Foster
Crystal Flournoy
Crystal Flournoy
Marisa Frantz
Marisa Frantz
Clara Freeman
Clara Freeman
Robert Goilbert
Robert Goilbert
James Golden
James Golden
Alice Griffiths
Alice Griffiths
Sylvie Grimm
Sylvie Grimm
Patti Hagan
Patti Hagan
Schellie Hagan
Schellie Hagan
Jean Hamilton
Jean Hamilton
Michelle Haska
Michelle Haska
Amy Hecht
Amy Hecht
Donna Henes
Donna Henes
Sofia Herrero
Sofia Herrero
Cosima Higham
Cosima Higham
Zachary Hirschfeld
Zachary Hirschfeld
Yin Ho
Yin Ho
Kea Hodge
Kea Hodge
Ling Hsu
Ling Hsu
Roslyn Huebner
Roslyn Huebner
Susan Hussein
Susan Hussein
Michael Irwin
Michael Irwin
Margaret Jemison
Margaret Jemison
Kristen Jock
Kristen Jock
Crystal Johnsen
Crystal Johnsen
Susan A. Johnson
Susan A. Johnson
Elisabeth Jones
Elisabeth Jones
Evangeline Jones
Evangeline Jones
Lauren Jones Watkins
Lauren Jones Watkins
Robin Joseph
Robin Joseph
Allie Kelley
Allie Kelley
Joshua Kendall
Joshua Kendall
John L. Kerr
John L. Kerr
Lucy Koteen
Lucy Koteen
Bhavna Lal
Bhavna Lal
Patricia Laligant
Patricia Laligant
Julia Lautard
Julia Lautard
Louise Lawler
Louise Lawler
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
Doris Vila Licht
Doris Vila Licht
Allison Lichter
Allison Lichter
Natalie Loney
Natalie Loney
Emily Mahon
Emily Mahon
Tom Marshall
Tom Marshall
Lorna Martin-Latner
Lorna Martin-Latner
Albert Massimi
Albert Massimi
Guy Matz
Guy Matz
Paula McAleese
Paula McAleese
Erin McCue
Erin McCue
Vanessa McGuire
Vanessa McGuire
Sean McLaughlin
Sean McLaughlin
Erica Mera
Erica Mera
Lillian Mera
Lillian Mera
Sara Meyers
Sara Meyers
Pat Milld
Pat Milld
Rosemarie Miner
Rosemarie Miner
Christopher Morse
Christopher Morse
Robert Moskal
Robert Moskal
Sandra Mullin
Sandra Mullin
Patrick Murphy
Patrick Murphy
Ragnar Naess
Ragnar Naess
Joseph Napoli
Joseph Napoli
Lauren Nash
Lauren Nash
Anthony Nicolau
Anthony Nicolau
Andreas Nicolau
Andreas Nicolau
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
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom
Jay Pirani-Mellstrom
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom
Shahzia Pirani-Mellstrom
Hilary Preston
Hilary Preston
Virginia Pruitt
Virginia Pruitt
Lorraina Raccuia-Morrison
Lorraina Raccuia-Morrison
Sandy Reiburn
Sandy Reiburn
Joan Reutershan
Joan Reutershan
Robert Reyes
Robert Reyes
Marcos Rivera
Marcos Rivera
Shanelle Rivera
Shanelle Rivera
Taina Rivera
Taina Rivera
Caroline Rosebrough
Caroline Rosebrough
Maria Rozos
Maria Rozos
Arthur Ruffin
Arthur Ruffin
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
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
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
Sally Wicklund
Sally Wicklund
Andrew Wong
Andrew Wong
Curtis Woodside
Curtis Woodside
Catherine b Yelverton
Catherine b Yelverton
George Yzquierdo
George Yzquierdo