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The Vote to Appeal East River Park’s death sentence

Posted on June 23, 2019June 23, 2019 by East River Park ACTION

coming up Tuesday, June 25 at Community Board 3

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You spoke out on June 11 but your community board didn’t hear you. Tuesday, June 25th at the full Community Board 3 meeting they will vote on the weak mitigation resolution they have written. Tell them what you want! 

Bring your signs!

TUESDAY, 6:30pm, JUNE 25, 2019

PS 20, 166 Essex Street (East Houston & Stanton St.)   

you can read the draft resolution here: https://www1.nyc.gov/html/mancb3/html/home/home.shtml 

At the top of the home page, click the June Vote Sheet link, go to p 8, point 6.

Sign up by 6:30 to speak. While only 4 speakers per side per issue may speak for 2 minutes each it will go on public record that you have signed up to speak.

You can also send your comments on the resolution to the Board by June 24, 2019: info@cb3manhattan.org

  • east river park
  • ESCR
  • flood plan
  • 3 thoughts on “The Vote to Appeal East River Park’s death sentence”

    1. Pat says:
      June 23, 2019 at 12:02 pm

      Here’s part how weak and toothless the resolution is: “The City must explore phased construction or park reopening for the ESCR project, as long as it does not impact the overall timetable for park closure and project completion.”

      It just gives license to the city to close the park completely the entire time of construction–scheduled for 3 1/2 years but of course much longer.

      Tell your Community Board 3 members to vote NO!

      Tell them they are personally responsible when the kids in this neighborhood are deprived of a great park for years and have no trees and greenery to cleanse the air. Tell them they will be personally responsible when their kids have even higher asthma rates. Tell them that they will be personally responsible when all of us are tromping down dusty noisy sidewalks five years from now because our park will still be a construction zone.

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    2. sarah says:
      June 23, 2019 at 3:48 pm

      Strong, forceful commentary is needed at this point. Thanks Pat for leading the charge.
      The resolution is a weak community pacifier. Not only should we hold CB3 accountable for potential ill heath effects but depriving a community of a healthy way of life that’s taken root.
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    3. Rita Bobry says:
      July 16, 2019 at 1:23 pm

      Although some trees were damaged during Hurricane Sandy, the sensible solution would be to replace them, not destroy what is left.. The park and the trees should be designed to withstand some flooding. That will protect the neighborhoods. This new plan is designed to set the stage for a new neighborhood, overriding the needs of the existing community. Overdevelopment of the waterfront, is not a progresssive way to plan for climate change. What a transparent debacle this is. Four plus years without a park to play in is a long time for a kid.

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