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November 22, 2006
Brooklyn speaks, part 3: Hundreds of Brooklynites sign letters at Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn Speaks has taken its letterwriting campaign to the streets during the past few weeks.
The coalition's web site posted "some of the comments Brooklynites appended to their letters," which pretty much run the gamut:
I have lived in this area (Prospect Heights) for 21 years. Things are growing and improving well on their own. Greed killed the golden goose. - M.S.
More public participation needed in the decision-making process. - A.D.
This project will make my neighborhood unpleasant and horribly crowded with traffic. I won't be able to walk through this development. - M.J.
If I wanted to live surrounded by skyscrapers, I would live in Manhattan. Brooklyn is a borough friendly to families, small businesses, and it should stay that way. - C.F.E.
There needs to be more real affordable housing. - J.Y.
The speed with which this immense project is being pushed through is frightening and undue. It needs to slow down and these concerns need to be addressed. - I.M.
This is an abuse of eminent domain. - I.C.
Posted by lumi at November 22, 2006 8:11 AM