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April 16, 2007
Over 200 brave storm to Rally Against Demolition for Parking!
From BrooklynSpeaks.net:
The Nor'easter hit Brooklyn, but the rally went ahead regardless. Over 200 Brooklynities braved torrential rain to Rally Against Demolition for Parking. Addressing the rally was Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries, Council Members David Yassky, Letita James and Bill De Blasio and State Senator Eric Adams.
Below are a selection of some of the quotes featured on BrooklynSpeaks.net:
"But when's the last time you saw two city blocks go down to build a building?"
— PHNDC Member Gib Veconi"And you know what I get scared about with the idea of parking lots? It's not just about what it does to encourage cars and traffic. I think about that vision from the '60's and '70s of urban renewal. And I think about what happened in cities across the country where there was supposed to be wonderful new development. Everything got knocked down, and guess what didn't come? The new development."
— Council Member Bill Di Blasio"We had a governor and a mayor who did not hear the voices of the neighborhoods of Brooklyn that said: this project does not work for us, you must change it. That is going to change. We are going to make our voice heard."
— Council Member David Yassky"Eliot Spitzer, if you can stop the clock to get an on-time budget, I'm certain that you can get involved in this project, hear what the community has to say and we can make sure that whatever is built on the site is a responsible development that adds to the quality of life in this community and doesn't detract from it."
— Assembly Member Hakeem Jeffries
Posted by lumi at April 16, 2007 10:04 AM