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February 17, 2011
Obituary: Edward Carter
The Local [Fort Greene/Clinton Hill]
by Mitchell Trinka
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The community lost a legend this week. Edward Carter, a local leader and community activist who many residents have called the unofficial mayor of Fort Greene, died on Feb. 13, at the age of 77, after battling numerous illnesses.
Mr. Carter was a charter board member of Community Board 2, founder of the Fort Greene Youth Patrol and the stalwart supporter of countless other boards and organizations, but his family said he was just a man who decided to make a difference.
“Fatherless boys, he fathered; hungry kids, he fed them,” said his daughter, Tyrana Carter-Jones. “His community service was limitless.”
...“He was truly someone who cared about the people and was not ashamed to be outspoken,” said Assemblyman Joseph Lentol, who knew Mr. Carter for more than 30 years.
Mr. Carter was an unsung hero in the community, said the Assemblyman. Indeed, his list of accomplishments is long and diverse. Mr. Carter served as a charter member of Community Board 2 for more than 30 years; a founding member of the organization that became the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation for 35 years; a co-founder of the Fort Greene Senior Citizens Council; a 10-year member of the Fort Greene Community Corporation, a now defunct anti-poverty organization; president of the Walt Whitman Tenants Association from 1968 to 1976; and vice president of the Federation of Black Cowboys for more than 15 years.
Mr. Carter was also an outspoken opponent of Bruce Ratner's Atlantic Yards project, and famously fired up the crowd at a huge July 16, 2006 Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn rally at Grand Army Plaza by declaring that Brooklynites weren't about "to kiss any developer's ass."
NoLandGrab: Our condolences to Mr. Carter's family, friends and all those he touched through the years with his good works. The Local has details on a memorial service and funeral arrangements.
Posted by eric at February 17, 2011 8:56 PM