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October 11, 2007

It came from the Blogosphere...

Blogosphere90.jpg StreetsBlog, Walk Don’t Destroy Brooklyn 3

Park Slope Neighbors will be taking part in this Sunday's Walk Don't Destroy 3, a walkathon fundraiser to benefit Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn's legal fund. If you have yet to enroll -- or even if you already have -- Park Slope Neighbors hopes you'll consider joining their team team for this critical fundraising event.

Sign up or learn more. If you're unable to take part on Sunday, consider making a donation to their walkers.

Who Walk In Brooklyn, Peter Falk’s Bensonhurst

Thankfully, with a cry of Solidarity!!– I’m with the Newspaper Guild– the good men of Carpenter’s Local 926 paused in their inexorable march towards fair wages & worker safety. That we take opposite positions on the Atlantic Yards issue was of small consequence; we’ve talked about it at their office on Commerce Street in Red Hook & agreed that, however this mess plays out, union laborblack is back deserves in.

BrklynStories: Real Narratives, Brooklyn Matters - A Documentary

This local documentary continues to make its rounds around the city featuring a thorough analysis of the powerful few behind the Atlantic Yards Project and reveals how much Brooklyn would change if and when this plan is put into place. The film will continue to appear at the following locations:

October 11 5:00 pm - Rockefeller Center, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1500, NYC, RSVP: David Downs, 212-492-1420 (Sponsored by GENSLER)

October 22 7:00 pm - Hunter College, West Bldg., 8th Fl Corner of 68th St & Lexington Ave, NYC (Sponsored by the Center for Community Planning and Development)

November 5 7:00 pm - The Old Stone House 5th Ave btw 3rd and 4th Streets, Bklyn

Shawdenfreude, Defend Brooklyn!

Hey everyone check this out!!!
This is important.

WHAT: Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn Walkathon Fundraiser-- A Better Brooklyn, One Step at a Time

WHEN: Sunday, October 14, 2007, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (rain or shine)

Posted by lumi at October 11, 2007 6:12 AM