What Future for Brooklyn?? 06.27.07

lostingreenwoodhts

What Future for Brooklyn??
Join us for a meeting on the mayor’s 2030 Plan
The mayor has proposed a plan for the city. Where does Brooklyn fit in and what can our communities do to take charge of our own future?

Can we build a borough-wide coalition to fight for a Brooklyn that’s affordable, equitable and sustainable?

Tom Angotti — Hunter College
Kate Pfordreshe — Prof. Staff Congress
Elizabeth Yeampierre — UPROSE (invited)
Chris Owens — Community Activist

Wednesday, June 27 at 7 PM

St. Cyril’s Church, 401 Atlantic Ave. (Hoyt/Bond)
A to Schermerhorn • F to Bergen St • Q, R, IRT to Atlantic Ave

Sponsors: Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats; Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn; Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus (FROGG); Green Party of Brooklyn; Make the Road by Walking; Park Slope Neighbors; Sierra Club;
For more information: 718 369 2998 or [email protected]

(please NOTE, this is a submission to this board via "me," not an endorsement of the event )

prodigalson

Sorry I couldn't join you in the proceedings as I live in Minnesota. But I do have a question: is it true that Coney Island is going to be shut down in September?

Brooklyn was never the same when it lost Dream Land, Luna Park, and the Steeple Chase. I hope this rumor is false! :evil:

daver

prodigalson wrote: Sorry I couldn't join you in the proceedings as I live in Minnesota. But I do have a question: is it true that Coney Island is going to be shut down in September?

Brooklyn was never the same when it lost Dream Land, Luna Park, and the Steeple Chase. I hope this rumor is false! :evil:

Sorry, probably true.

Here are some links to some good info:
http://www.coneyisland.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=news;action=display;num=1184641232
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07162007/news/regionalnews/coney_byeland_regionalnews_rich_calder.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/10/AR2007071002042.html?hpid=topnews
http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0728,yaeger,77170,15.html