It looks like a bunch of celebrities are going to show up at City Hall to protest a controversial proposal to build an 18-story
development that would be constructed 82 feet from the
Brooklyn Bridge. They're calling it "a dramatic and informative event." Here's the information from the organizers about today's protest intended to save views of the bridge.
What: A dramatic
and informative event to address the controversy over
Dock Street , a proposed 18-story
development that would be constructed 82 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.
Also at the event, an Open Letter of Opposition to Mayor
Bloomberg, created in the name of the many preservation groups, historians,
citizens and stars including Gabriel Byrne,
Gary Sinise, Helen Hunt, Ana Gasteyer and Ken Burns who have strongly voiced their opposition to this
controversial project which would forever alter the Big Apple skyline, will be
unveiled.
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>
http://council.nyc.gov/d3/html/members/home.shtml
(click contact Speaker Quinn) and Mayor Michael Bloomberg: call 311:
When:
Tuesday, April 28th @ 12:30pm (press event)
Where: City Hall,
260 Broadway
Who: Experts expected to
attend and speak include two time Pulitzer Prize winning author and historian David McCullough, New York City Council Members David
Yassky, Tony Avella and Bill de
Blasio, Doreen Gallo, Executive Director of the DUMBO Neighborhood Association
(DNA), DUMBO resident and actor Skipp Sudduth (“Third Watch” and
“Law and Order”), as well as executives from groups such as The Municipal Art Society and The National Trust for Historic Preservation and
Historic Districts Council.