Last night's meeting was very motivating and it made me optimistic that united we can win. It was great to see other communities realize the mayor's proposal (to make the armory the intake center for the entire city) is not only a Crown Heights problem. It's a Prospect Heights, Bedford Stuyvesant, Clinton Hill, Fort Greene issue as well.
Brooklyn must stand up to the dictatorship of our current mayor. This mayor has no regard or loyalty to any borough, but his own -- Manhattan.
Borough President Marty Markowitz, Assemblyman Karim Camara, Letisha James and representatives of other local politicians: Ed Towns, Annette Robinson and mayoral candidate Bill Thompson also spoke in support of the community. Many may not agree with Letisha James, but I must say she gave a very inspiring and emotional speech that brought the audience to its feet. I believe there will be a rally on the steps of City Hall in the immediate future -- they need as many people as possible to attend. Once again, Councilmember Al Vann was a no show and there was no one from his office in attendance. I apologize for not getting more footage; I totally forgot I had my camera in my purse...oops.
The law firm of Gibson Dunn has been retained to represent our community in a lawsuit, if deemed necessary. The lead lawyer on the case Jim Walden, a Brooklyn resident, spoke. Would anyone object to The Rebirth of Bergen Street being a plantiff in this lawsuit? We would have to sign on and write a statement detailing how this proposal would impact our community and our quality of life.
Here is a link to Errol Louis' article on the Bed Atlantic Armory.
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2009/06/25/2009-06-25_residents_war_with_city_over_neighborhood_homeless_shelter_is_a_real_brooklyn_st.html
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Thanks for the update on the meeting. I'm finally finished with night work (until school starts up again in September), so I'll be able to attend more of these meetings in the next couple of months. When is the next block association meeting?
No problem....we should be having our next meeting within the next few weeks. We're working on a venue.
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