Fight Against Rezoning
Alicia Boyd Speaks Out After Filing Lawsuit
On Monday, April 15th, a lawsuit was filed against Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, City Planning and the Developer Cornell Reality. Alicia Boyd shared her thoughts after filing lawsuit.
Fight Against Rezoning
MTOPP Members Speak After Filing Lawsuit
On Monday, April 15th 2019, a lawsuit was filed against Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, City Planning and the Developer. MTOPP members share their thoughts. Cornell Reality.
Legal Actions
Article 78 – Memorandum of Law in Support of Petition
In April 2019, a lawsuit was filed in opposition to a decision passed by City Council to rezone land near the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. The lawsuit is an Article 78 Petition called Boyd vs. Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo index #1518/19. Councilwoman Laurie was named in this lawsuit because it was her Read more…
Eyes on CB9
Violations of Law and Procedure by Community Board 9
Violations of Law and Procedure by Brooklyn’s Community Board 9… a few of many Actions Violations On Sept. 23, 2014 a Resolution to “Rescind the Resolution [March 25, 2014 resolution], and refer the matter back to the Land Use [ULURP] committee for reconsideration.” was passed, with a vote of 18 Read more…
Fight Against Rezoning
Mandatory Inclusionary Text Amendment
The Mandatory Inclusionary Text Amendment was voted in by the City Council in the Spring of 2016, despite 52 out of 59 community boards voting it down. Most boards felt this was simply a massive give away to developers. The way the Mayor got the City Council to vote against Read more…
Fight Against Rezoning
Gentrification Victims Speak Out
Alicia Boyd and Maxine Barnes speak out about their experience being arrested at a Community Board 9 ULURP meeting. Their arrests, at the request of Brooklyn’s Community Board 9, stifled protest from others fighting gentrification, displacement, and protecting their homes.
Fight Against Rezoning
Alicia, Tom Angotti and Ana Orozco Discuss Their Activism
This is the second panel discussion at the Brooklyn Community Forum on Anti-Gentrification and Displacement , where the panelists talked about their activism. Professor Angotti at the beginning gave a little bit of history and told the real deal about rezoning studies. Alicia Boyd from MTOPP, the Movement to the Read more…
Fight Against Rezoning
Alicia’s Interview on Inside Housing
Alicia was on WHCR Inside Housing June 15, 2015 with Nellie Hester Bailey interviewing her to discuss the use of 421-a tax abatements, eminent domain and inclusionary zoning to destroy stable Brooklyn neighborhoods.
Eyes on CB9
Full Video of Alicia Boyd’s Arrest at 2015 ULURP Meeting
Community Board 9 ULURP Meeting in which Alicia Boyd’s protest of an attempt to vote on a community rezoning request resulted in her arrest.