This Thursday evening, November 16th, at 7:00 p.m., there’s a  community forum featuring an update on the proposed “Atlantic Yards” arena and high-rise development project.

The meeting will take place at the Hanson Place United Methodist Church, located at the corner of Hanson Place and Saint Felix Street in Fort Greene, just up the block from the Williamsburgh Savings Bank building.

The evening’s program will feature:

— An update on the recently filed Federal eminent domain lawsuit, and other legal challenges
— A presentation by the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods on the project’s potential environmental impacts
— An Albany and City Hall update from local elected leaders
— Q&A session

Invited speakers include:

— Assemblyman-elect Hakeem Jeffries
— Assemblyman Jim Brennan
— Assemblywoman Joan Millman
— State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
— City Councilwoman Letitia James

Forum Sponsors:

Atlantic Avenue Betterment Association • Bergen Street Block Association • Brooklyn Bears Community Garden • The Brooklyn Christian Times • Brooklyn Vision • Carroll Street Block Association (5th-6th Ave.) • Dean Street Block Association (4th-5th) • Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn • East Pacific Block Association • Fifth Avenue Committee • Fort Greene Association • Friends and Residents of Greater Gowanus • Park Slope Neighbors • Pratt Area Community Council • Prospect Place Block Association Atlantic Yards Task Force • Sierra Club • South Oxford Street Block Association • South Portland Block Association • The Society for Clinton Hill • Times Up! • Warren St. Marks Community Garden • Reverend David Dyson, Pastor of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church • Reverend Dr. Daniel Meeter, Pastor of Old First Reformed Church