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Community Updates
Our Vision for Empire Boulevard
Our Vision For Empire Blvd. The Concept of Empire Boulevard: Let’s begin with the name “Empire Boulevard“. The word “empire” is derived from the Latin word imperium – meaning power and authority. In modern day usage, empires are typically formed from separate components – ethnic, cultural, religiously diverse sectors that Read more…
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Transit Oriented Development, Why It Hurts
Definition One of the major avenues created to redesign neighborhoods all throughout America is based upon transit. In some communities these transit lines are created and in others they already exist. This has become known as Transit Oriented Development “TOD”. Definition of TOD, mixed -use, higher density development oriented towards Read more…
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MTOPP’s 2014 Accomplishments
MTOPP’s Accomplishments! There are a lot of new comers to this tremendous struggle as there should be as we grow in awareness as to what is transpiring. In that space a lot of people also don’t know all that MTOPP and its members have done and this is a quick Read more…
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CB9 Protests Continue
In what has become a significant flashpoint in the push-back against the unwanted gentrification of Brooklyn, community residents protested against CB9 – (Community Board 9) and its resolution, outside CB9 headquarters. The proposed Empire Blvd project threatens Brooklyn J’Ouvert and other cultural norms in the area. read more http://j.mp/1vXTjN3