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Where’s Our Park Makes Noise at City Council Hearing on Parks Funding
The Where’s Our Park movement asked tough questions about promises made and yet to materialize at a City Council Hearing on Parks Capital Spending. Read all about it in this article in the Greenpoint Gazette.
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More bait and switch on our waterfront?
Read about what’s going on with the Domino Development in this article from L magazine… looks like they are defaulting on their loan and looking to unload the 11 acre site despite all the concessions made by the community.
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City Council Public Hearing on Parks This Thursday 3/22
Our promised parkland on the North Brooklyn waterfront has never been in more danger. In January, the mayor unveiled his budget plan for coming fiscal year. Unlike last year – when deep cuts were administered across the board – this year’s budget was remarkably robust. In fact, Mayor Bloomberg proposed $700 million [...]
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GOT IDEAS ON HOW TO MAKE GREENPOINT GREENER?
Remember that oil spill? And the settlement we won last year from ExxonMobil for $19.5 MILLION?
NOW HELP GREENPOINT DECIDE HOW TO SPEND IT!
March 21st at the Warsaw – 261 Driggs Avenue – 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
One GREAT IDEA – buy the land around Bushwick Inlet (currently owned by Motiva).
(for further info contact Laura [...]
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Announcing 50 Kent Design Competition for Summer 2012
Open Space Alliance Presents is sponsoring a design competition for the new Summer Concert Series space and Pop-Up Park at 50 Kent (future home of additional acreage for Bushwick Inlet Park). Check it out on the OSA website @ www.osanb.org/50kent/index.html
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Bushwick Inlet Park in the News
Both L magazine and Brooklyn 11211 have great write ups about the slow development of Bushwick Inlet Park – now 6 years after the initial promise made to the communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint.
Check them out at the following links –
http://www.thelmagazine.com/TheMeasure/archives/2011/05/27/long-promised-bushwick-inlet-park-still-years-away-from-completion
http://brooklyn11211.com/2011/05/bip-update/
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Demand Our Waterfront Parks! Rally and Hearing June 14th @ City Hall