{"id":998,"date":"2014-12-30T08:12:27","date_gmt":"2014-12-30T08:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/develop.mtopp.org\/?p=998"},"modified":"2021-01-22T09:07:39","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T09:07:39","slug":"mtopps-2014-accomplishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2014\/12\/30\/mtopps-2014-accomplishments\/","title":{"rendered":"MTOPP&#8217;s 2014 Accomplishments"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>MTOPP&#8217;s Accomplishments!<\/h4>\n<p>There are a lot of <strong>new comers<\/strong> to this<strong> tremendous struggle<\/strong> as there should be <strong>as we grow<\/strong> in <strong>awareness<\/strong> as to what is transpiring.\u00a0 In that space <strong>a lot<\/strong> of people also don\u2019t know <strong>all that MTOPP<\/strong> and <strong>its members<\/strong> have<strong> done <\/strong>and this is a <strong>quick review of <\/strong> all the accomplishments and work<strong> dozens of people<\/strong> have put in to bring consciousness and <strong>empowerment<\/strong> to the <strong>people<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>April and May:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>MTOPP is formed, a <strong>website<\/strong> is created,<strong> weekly<\/strong> meeting begin<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP <strong>Protest<\/strong> at City Hall against Luxury development<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP meet with <strong>Mayor\u2019s people<\/strong> to discuss issues.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP holds <strong>Press Conference<\/strong> in Front of Mayor\u2019s office<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP generates <strong>1,000 email contact<\/strong> list and over <strong>1,500 signatures<\/strong> going against the 626 Flatbush Ave development.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP <strong>Demonstration<\/strong> in Brooklyn against 626 Development plan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>June 2014:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>June \u2013 August 2014 \u2013 MTOPP sits down with <strong>City Planning <\/strong>&amp; <strong>CB9<\/strong> members and others about <strong>proposed study<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP member is<strong> arrested<\/strong> trying to stop 626 Flatbush development<\/li>\n<li>June 2014 \u2013 MTOPP <strong>warns<\/strong> the community about <strong>Eric Adams<\/strong> plans for <strong>Tourism<\/strong> on <strong>Empire Blvd<\/strong> and high-rise development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>July 2014:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>MTOPP Brings Famous <strong>City Planning Attorney<\/strong> to The Community!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP creates <strong>Face Book Page<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>MTOPP begins online <strong>phone and web campaigns<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP meets with various <strong>local officials<\/strong> to discuss the issues about Empire Blvd.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP <strong>exposes<\/strong> the \u201c<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2014\/08\/16\/the-bait-and-switch-the-great-con\/\" title=\"Jessie tape\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bate and Switch Scam<\/a><\/strong>\u201d that was presented to the community by Eric Adams, City Planning and other members of CB9.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>August 2014:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>MTOPP organizes the <strong>first opposition<\/strong> to the <strong>Resolution <\/strong>for the Study at a meeting with City Planning, CB9 members and homeowners and tenants in the community.<\/li>\n<li>Creates, distributes and post on website, <strong>educational emails<\/strong> on Rezoning<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP and other <strong>Tenant groups<\/strong> conducts the <strong>March\/Demonstration<\/strong> against displacement and development in our community.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP Organizes <strong>Free legal representation<\/strong> for Residents and Tenant Groups<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP Begins organizing tenant groups.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP begins <strong>FOIL request<\/strong> of Pearl Miles and CB9 to <strong>discover<\/strong> how the present Resolution to up zone our community happen!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP\u00a0 Shows\u00a0 the documentary &#8220;<strong>My Brooklyn<\/strong>&#8221; to the community.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>September 2014:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>MTOPP conducts the <strong>First Town Hall<\/strong> meeting about the <strong>Up zoning Study<\/strong>, <strong>displacement<\/strong> and <strong>Luxury development<\/strong> in our community.\u00a0 Guests included, <strong>Hon. Charles Barron<\/strong>, Professor <strong>Tom Angotti<\/strong>, Chair of Urban Development for Hunter College<strong>, Rob Robinson<\/strong> from Take Back the Land etc\u2026<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP, <strong>Equality for Flatbush<\/strong>, <strong>Hon. Davis<\/strong> and residents <strong>stop <\/strong>Community Board 9 from <strong>approving the parameters<\/strong> of the study to send to City Planning!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP, <strong>Equality For Flatbush<\/strong>, Hon. Davis and residents gets CB9 to present a motion to <strong>rescind the Motion<\/strong> \u00a0to study up zoning of our community!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP Presents <strong>4,000 signatures<\/strong> to CB9 that go against the resolution and demands Mayor meet with the community to \u201c<strong>Preserve<\/strong>\u201d our <strong>affordable<\/strong> community!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP member files the <strong>first Lawsuit<\/strong> against <strong>Pearl Miles<\/strong>, District Manager and <strong>CB9,<\/strong> for failing to respond to <strong>FOIL requests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>October 2014:<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>MTOPP member <strong>files <\/strong>the second <strong>Lawsuit<\/strong> against Pearl Miles, District Manager and CB9, for its continuation to not respond to <strong>FOIL requests<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP Begins Presentations at Colleges on Gentrification!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP <strong>Demonstrates<\/strong> against Pearl Miles and CB9!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP creates the <strong>first informational video<\/strong> on the CB9 <strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>MTOPP Distributes <strong>informational packet<\/strong> to residents about displacement, affordability scam, resolution and politicians roles.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP and community residents <strong>demonstrate<\/strong> against the exclusion of the community at a CB9 general meeting!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP gets over <strong>500 signatures<\/strong> to demand that CB9 <strong>put the resolution<\/strong> back on the agenda!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP request Pearl Miles <strong>provide voting record<\/strong> for <strong>Sept 23<\/strong> vote, Pearl Miles <strong>refuses <\/strong>to give it!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP\u00a0 Shows\u00a0 the documentary &#8220;<strong>My Brooklyn<\/strong>&#8221; to the community!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>November 2014:<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>MTOPP starts a <strong>Post Card campaign<\/strong> and an <strong>email<\/strong> campaign to get Public Advocate, <strong>Leticia James<\/strong> involved in addressing CB9\u2019s violation of the City Charter, Open Meeting Law, Freedom of Information and Constitutional Law.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP files an <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mtopp.org\/index.php\/2016\/03\/30\/update-on-lawsuit-march-4-2016\/\" title=\"Article 78 petition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Article 78 <\/a>in Supreme Court<\/strong> to stop the <strong>violation of our rights<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP stages another <strong>demonstration<\/strong> at CB9 meeting to ensure the community is allowed to speak at the CB meeting!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP uncovers <strong>fraudulent<\/strong> behavior by <strong>Pearl Miles<\/strong> District Manager in tallying up the votes on September 23, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP<a href=\"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/mtopp-calls-for-public-meetings-zoning-study-new-resolution\/\" title=\"Success Resolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>successfully rescinds<\/strong><\/a> the <strong>resolution<\/strong> of March 25, 2014!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP conducts if<strong> first Fund raiser<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>MTOPP produces <strong>a child<\/strong> being <strong>evicted<\/strong> due displacement at CB 9 Board meeting<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5>Accomplishments 2014:<\/h5>\n<p>And what has all this activity accomplished!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>They are no longer saying they can keep the buildings at six stories. So that scam has been exposed!<\/li>\n<li>We showed City Planning and the\u00a0Mayor there is no community consensus on this resolution.<\/li>\n<li>We have exposed Pearl Miles deception and lies she created in the resolution.<\/li>\n<li>We educated the community and brought awareness to what is happening.<\/li>\n<li>We have organized the community to get involved in this process, to come out to meetings, to question the representatives.<\/li>\n<li>We have helped tenants\u00a0from getting evicted.<\/li>\n<li>We have provided legal services to tenant groups.<\/li>\n<li>We stopped the resolution from moving forward into City Planning hands.<\/li>\n<li>We have exposed CB9&#8217;s\u00a0lack of knowledge\u00a0about how to run a\u00a0Community Board.<\/li>\n<li>We are bringing transparency to this whole process of community involvement!<\/li>\n<li>Brought out this issue into the public.<\/li>\n<li>Now have this issue in front of a Judge.<\/li>\n<li>Exposed Pearl Miles fraudulent behavior!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h5>How many members are in MTOPP?<\/h5>\n<p>The question that keeps being posed is <strong>how many<\/strong> members are there in <strong>MTOPP,<\/strong> there sure as hell <strong>isn\u2019t just one<\/strong>! There are <strong>dozens of people<\/strong> who have assisted <strong>with all <\/strong>of our activities. Some are <strong>consistently showing up<\/strong>, some come and <strong>do one thing<\/strong> and are done and others come on <strong>as needed basis<\/strong>.\u00a0 Some <strong>distribute flyer<\/strong>s, or make <strong>phone calls<\/strong>. Others <strong>hand out petitions<\/strong>, others do the <strong>research<\/strong>, pick up flyers,<strong> represent us<\/strong> at other demonstrations and meet with other groups.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MTOPP would not be <strong>as successful<\/strong> as it is, if this was truly just a <strong>one woman show<\/strong>. The <strong>opposition <\/strong>would like to project that to <strong>discredit<\/strong> all that has <strong>been done<\/strong>, but we are <strong>creating a<\/strong> <strong>movement<\/strong> and it is <strong>from the people<\/strong> and it <strong>can\u2019t<\/strong> and it <strong>won\u2019t be stopped!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MTOPP&#8217;s Accomplishments! 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