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December 4, 2006
NEWS ADVISORY: BROOKLYNSPEAKS.NET ATTRACTS NATIONAL SUPPORT
Tomorrow morning, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Scenic America will join the nine original civic groups that founded BrooklynSpeaks.net to advocate for a development plan at the Atlantic Yards site that will work for Brooklyn.
A news conference will begin tomorrow at 11:45 a.m., Tuesday, December 5, at Fort Greene Place, between Hanson and Fulton Streets, in Fort Greene. Transit: B, D, M, N, Q, R W, 2, 3, 4, 5 and LIRR to Atlantic Ave./Pacific St.; G to Fulton St.; C to Lafayette Ave.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America’s story. Staff at the Washington, DC, headquarters, six regional offices and 28 historic sites work with the Trust’s 270,000 members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.
Scenic America is the nation’s leading non-profit advocacy organization dedicated to scenic conservation and preventing visual blight. One of their top priorities is battling the blizzard of monstrous billboards that are appearing in every large city and in local hometowns. Their headquarters are located in Washington DC.
BrooklynSpeaks.net was organized by Atlantic Avenue LDC, Boerum Hill Association, Brooklyn Heights Association,Fifth Avenue Committee, Municipal Art Society, Park Slope Civic Council, Pratt Area Community Council, Project for Public Spaces, Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. #
Brian F Connolly, Vice President for Communications
The Municipal Art Society of New York
Posted by lumi at December 4, 2006 9:05 PM