Lawsuit Against Community Board 9 and Members of CB9 Bklyn – 2016 Directions on how to read lawsuit There are two parts to this lawsuit. First are the actual behaviors that have occurred, starting with harm (Prejudice) done to the Read more…
Violations of Law and Procedure by Brooklyn’s Community Board 9 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 Read more…
Zoning Loopholes There are always ways to get around zoning laws and the most common is called a variance. This is an action where an owner will approach the city and say hey, I need to do this… but the Read more…
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. Read more…
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 Read more…