MTOPP News Articles and Interviews
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…
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…
On April 22 at noon, MTOPP (Movement to Protect the People) and FLAC (Flower Lovers Against Corruption) held a demonstration at the entrance to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on Eastern Parkway to celebrate Earth Day. (Full Article)
Worth the Fight: Two Brooklyn neighborhoods taking on developers
Critics say lntro 2186 would freeze out community, empower developers
Our Time Press Article
Taking Power This Coming Primary Election