Community Updates
Brooklyn Botanic Garden Tower Neighbor -And Its Shadows – Nixed By City Planning Board
We won!! Here are the details
Fight Against Rezoning
It Wasn’t Just Shadows That Stopped The Towers By BBG
This article provides a great overview of the key players and events behind our 960 Franklin Avenue rezoning win.
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City Disapproves Botanic Garden- Adjacent Mega Development
We’re one step closer to victory!! City disapproves Botanic Garden-adjacent mega development
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Adams’s Office Gives a Thumbs-Down to Towers by the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Eric Adams, the Brooklyn borough president who is almost sure to become New York’s next mayor, has voted against the controversial project at 960 Franklin Avenue in Crown Heights: two 34-story towers that would offer 50 percent affordable housing but also throw the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s greenhouses into shadow. The vote, while Read more…
On The Radio
Alicia Boyd on WBAI’s – Living 4 the City Discussing the Latest Challenges of being a Pro Se Litigant
Alicia Boyd is a frequent guest on the Living for the City broadcast to provide updates on our fight to protect Crown Heights South, Prospect Lefferts Garden and the surrounding area. Check out the July 21, 2021 broadcast as she provides updates on the fights against the 960 Franklin Ave Read more…
Fight Against Rezoning
Put People Before Flowers… Really??
MTOPP Member Responds to Alfred Cockfield’s Daily News Op Ed. While the 960 Franklin Ave ULURP application is still working it’s way through the Uniform Land Use Review Process (ULURP) the few voices in favor of the development are beginning to submit opinion pieces to local papers. Alfred Cockfield had Read more…
Community Updates
Let Your Voice Be Heard! Borough President’s Hearing on 960 Franklin – June 29th!
Public Hearing on 960 Franklin Ave Rezoning Project Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 5 pm Location: Brooklyn Borough Hall 209 Joralemon Street Come Out And Let Your Voice Be Heard!!
Fight Against Rezoning
A Tribute To A Leader! Hearing On Rezoning Project
Image Above: Michael Hollingsworth at Demonstration Against the 960 Franklin Ave Project (Spice Factory) The Black Community of Crown Heights/Flatbush did not get an opportunity to make their voices heard at their own community board meeting about the development project going up along the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, because Judge Katherine Read more…
Fight Against Rezoning
Judge Levine Prejudices Against Residents In Favor of Real Estate Developers
Judge Levine Prejudices Against Residents In Favor of Real Estate Developers On June 4, 2021, a court appearance that was closed to the public, Judge Levine ordered a Preliminary Injunction Hearing and demanded that Petitioners (three African-Americans, LaShaun Ellis, Michael Hollingsworth [who is running for City Council], and Alicia Boyd) bring in at Read more…