A community coalition blog concerned with the Carroll Gardens and Greater Gowanus communities in Brooklyn, NY: our land-use and development; our safety; our historical context; and our protection from extreme environmental hazards.
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Tell the Governor Paterson to say NO! to Federal Stimulus Dollars for Atlantic Yards!
http://www.Petition Online.com/ mod_perl/ signed.cgi? noaystim
Petition Text
To: New York State Governor David Paterson
I oppose the use of federal stimulus money to fund the Atlantic Yards
project. The design, schedule and benefits of the project have clearly
departed from what were disclosed to the public in 2006. Any allocation of
stimulus to Atlantic Yards at this point would not only further reduce the
project's already unacceptable standard of accountability, it would deprive
the people of New York City investment in urgently needed public works. I
therefore urge you to reject any request for stimulus funds to be granted to
Atlantic Yards.
Sincerely,
Undersigned
http://www.Petition Online.com/ mod_perl/ signed.cgi? noaystim
Friday, February 20, 2009
A serious threat Public Safety and 'Possible Lies'
This just in to CORD!
The following (see below**) was just added to Monday's Community Board 6 agenda as a public safety and environmental issue!
Please read this as it affects us all here in Carroll Gardens/Gowanus!:
**As many of you know the DEMOLITION of the Vichar/Abadi Warehouse at 455
Smith Street has been the subject of much community concern and is currently
under a Full Stop Work Order for HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS and LACK OF PUBLIC PROTECTION!
Perry Ferrara the man heading the Demo and Mr. Abadi's attorney have agreed
to attend the CB6 Public Safety/Environmental Protection Committee meeting
Monday evening to present their plans for resuming work and the ongoing demo
of the site. They will be prepared to answer questions from the community.
PLEASE ATTEND THIS MEETING AND SPEAK OUT ON BEHALF OF YOUR HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF YOUR LOVED ONES! Thank you.
WHERE:
Public School 32
317 Hoyt Street
Brooklyn NY
WHEN: Monday, February 23
TIME: 6:30 PM
See these blogs for more info:
http://www.gowanuslounge.com/2009/02/17/public-place-warehouse-demolition-p
http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/02/public_place_de_1.php
Monday, February 16, 2009
Monday is now our day to feature a letter from the Carroll Gardens community.
We at CORD are very grateful to have the following powerful and clear letter from one of our neighbors to publish for others to read as well.
We encourage more people to do the same! Please send us your thoughts, concerns, memories, of Carroll Gardens etc., so that we could keep in touch with one another. You can use our address at cgcord@gmail.com for your submissions.
Letters like the one below are seen and read by so many different people in our community including our electeds. We encourage you to use your voice to fight with, and to join us!
United, we can fight more effectively for the preservation and much- needed respectful development of our beloved Carroll Gardens! Register for our free newsletter on the right hand side of our blog at www.carrollgardenspetition.blogspot.com. This way you will be sure to get all the latest news and communications from CORD.
Thank you.
CORD
A Carroll Gardens Community Member Writes:
As a resident of Carroll Gardens for eighteen years, I have watched the neighborhood change from a small, quiet mixed enclave of Italian-American senior citizens and young urban professionals into a hubbub of restaurant rows, family-friendly naves and younger urban professionals. The unique charm of Carroll Gardens makes this an attractive neighborhood for Brooklynites, but that will change with unrestrained over-development. What was once a peaceful Brooklyn South neighborhood is slowly evolving into a crowded, noisy urban sprawl. With no adequate parking facilities, or infrastructure in terms of subway and limited bus transit, current building prospects will change the landscape of the neighborhood. Large scale development, such as the Clarett Group's project on Court St. and Union St. or the Oliver House on Smith St. and 2nd place (and also the proposed Toll Brothers' proposed project) will likely turn this unique neighborhood into an anonymous cookie cutter blandness and change the landscape of Carroll Gardens forever. The residents deserve a say in which way this neighborhood should go and we desperately need a scaled back plan to preserve our neighborhood.
LC
CORD HISTORY:
To: Our Elected Officials, Community Leaders, The MTA:
(MAY, 2007)
We the undersigned Carroll Gardens homeowners and residents, are appalled by the "as of right" ruling which allows owners and developers to erect buildings in our neighborhood with no regard to the impact they will present to our quality of life and the value of our homes........
http://www.petitiononline.com/mod_perl/signed.cgi?crlgrdns