Press Conference: Save the Brooklyn Bridge!
PRESS CONFERENCE
Opposition to DUMBO’s proposed Dock Street Development
Takes Its Case to the Steps of City Hall
Tuesday, April 28 @ 12:30 PM
Speakers will include Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian David McCullough, New York City Council Members David Yassky, Tony Avella and Bill de Blasio, representatives from DUMBO Neighborhood Alliance (DNA), and other neighborhood associations, DUMBO residents and actors Skipp Sudduth (“Third Watch”, “Law and Order”) and Terry Kinney (“The Unusuals” and director of Broadway play “Reasons to Be Pretty”), as well as preservation groups such as The Municipal Art Society, The Historic Districts Council, and The National Trust for Historic Preservation.
Informative event to address the controversy over Dock Street, a proposed 18-story development that would stand 70 mere feet from the Brooklyn Bridge. The proposed DUMBO building project has been the topic of heated debate in the media and among residents, politicians and celebrities alike. This event will act as the platform to address the truths and myths behind the project and the direct impact it will have on citizens of New York and around the world.
The only way to save the Brooklyn Bridge — whether or not you live in New York City — is to call or email New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn: (212) 788-7210 / http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml (click contact Speaker Quinn) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg: call 311
Location: City Hall, 250 Broadway
Date: Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Time : 12:30 pm
For more information, please contact [email protected]