Members

St.  Stephen’s United Church of God Outreach Inc.

Association of Hispanic Ministers (Interdenominational)

Williamsburg Spanish Seventh Day Adventist Church

106 Gerry Street Tenants Association

St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic Church

All Saints Corp.

Our Lady of the Rosary Roman Catholic Church

Nuestros Niños Child Development School

St. Lucy – St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church

St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Parish

United Neighbors Organization

Our Lady of Monserrate Roman Catholic Church

Bushwick United Headstart

Community & Parents Day Care

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church

Cooper Park Tenants Association

St. Nicholas Neighborhood Preservation Corp.

Passionist Community of Our Lady of Monserrate Roman Catholic Church

El Puente

All Saints Roman Catholic Church

Central Jewish Council

First Spanish Presbyterian Church

Los Sures Community Development Company, Inc.

Mary of Nazareth Roman Catholic Parish

United Jewish Community Advocacy Relations and Enrichment (UJCARE)

Pratt Institute – Newman Club

41 Whipple Street Tenants Association

Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow

Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church

Passionist Center for Justice, Peace, and the Integrity of Creation at North Brooklyn

Marcy Houses Tenant Association

St. Brigid’s Roman Catholic Church

Trinity Human Services

Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church

Primera Iglesia Getsemani (Pentecostal)

Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church

Most Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church

St. Michael – St. Edward Roman Catholic Church

Save Our Southside

Bushwick Housing Independence Project

Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A, Counsel

From:

BROADWAY TRIANGLE COMMUNITY COALITION

Contact: Rob Solano 347-680-7069

December 4, 2008, Brooklyn – Over 60 community residents, business owners and religious leaders from Bushwick, Williamsburg, and Bedford-Stuyvesant came together last night at Woodhull Hospital to take part in a community- sponsored charrette for the Broadway Triangle section of north Brooklyn.  Hosted by the Broadway Triangle Community Coalition (BTCC), the event participants gathered to develop a vision for the redevelopment of the largely vacant industrial area.
    The charrette comes after months of protest and community organizing in reaction to the ongoing planning process, overseen by the City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, for the area.  Disagreement over the City's handling of the redevelopment was clear at a November 17th public meeting, where several BTCC members and community residents testified.  "We went there to let the City know that we feel we have been ignored by them and left out of their plans.  They have claimed from the beginning that this has been an inclusive process.  That is simply not the case," Anita Dunbar, BTCC member and Bedford-Stuyvesant resident said.
    Last night's event comes over a year after a previous City-sponsored charrette for the area, which the BTCC has claimed did not include a wide enough array of area stakeholders.  "The City's 2007 charrette only included a few select community groups and virtually no representation of Bedford-Stuyvesant.  The Triangle borders three neighborhoods, Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Bedford-Stuyvesant.  We wanted an event which would include the voices of all three communities," explained BTCC member Juan Ramos.
    The results of the charrette will be compiled by a professional planning firm and released later this month.

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