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Oooo, That Smell!

The Greenpoint Courier has an article on why the sewage plant has been stinking up the hood more recently. DEP's answer: a bunch of gross industrial incidents and excavation of "oil" (by which they probably mean polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons- the remnants of historic oil refining that stink to high heaven.)

We also have a theory that the cooler weather this summer created more "inversion layers" that trapped the smell the plant always gives off closer to the ground instead up letting it disperse higher in the atmosphere (like when NYC smelled like maple syrup). Don't worry- it's not northrax.

When questioned by community members at a Newtown Creek Monitoring Committee (NCMC) meeting at the Plant's 329 Greenpoint Avenue operations headquarters, DEP officials and plant operators said that the causes of the odors have been found and remediated.

"This doesn't happen often. Rarely do the [waste containers] overflow from the grit chambers. It was cleaned up on the same day," said Jerry Fragias, a DEP employee at the wastewater treatment plant, referring to a recent odor-causing event.

This past summer, odors have come from three locations at the wastewater treatment plant site: an overflow of an outdoor garbage unit, also known as a grit chamber, containing wastewater residue, the excavation of oil contaminated soil on the plant's grounds, and an eruption of a bacterial foam growing inside the plant's egg-shaped digester units. Each produces its own distinct smell, making it easy for DEP employees to trace the cause of the odor when a community resident registers a complaint with the city agency.

(with apologies for referencing Skynyrd in the title)

Photo credit: Newtown Creek Sewage Treatment Plant digesters under constrution by "_dorothy_" via flickr creative commons license

Greenpoint Rezoning Meeting

CITY PLANNING TO HOLD
REZONING INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS
IN COMMUNITY BOARD NO. 1

Sessions will discuss plans for Greenpoint-Williamsburg Contextual Rezoning
Chairman Vincent V. Abate announced that on October 28th and 29th, the Department of City Planning (DCP), in consultation with Community Board 1 will be holding two informational sessions in Greenpoint and Williamsburg to discuss the Department of City Planning’s proposal for a contextual rezoning in these neighborhoods.
The proposal would be covering approximately 175 blocks. The Rezoning is meant to prevent new out-of-scale development by establishing height limits and to create opportunities for affordable housing through the inclusionary housing program.

At the meeting, Department of City Planning staff will present the zoning proposal and answer questions from the public. We encourage anyone who has questions or concerns regarding this rezoning to attend to learn more about the proposal and its goals. The Rezoning is expected to begin the public review process at the end of 2008. During the public review process, public hearings will be held by Brooklyn Community Board No. 1, the Brooklyn Borough President, the City Planning Commission, and the City Council.
Kindly attend the session most convenient for you. The two sessions are as follows:
• Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 6:30 pm, held at Swinging 60’s Senior Center – 211 Ainslie Street, Brooklyn, New York 11211 (corner of Manhattan Avenue, Williamsburg).
• Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 6:30pm, held at the Capital One Bank’s downstairs meeting room (Greenpoint-Savings Bank Building) – 807 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11222 (please use the Calyer Street side entrance, between Manhattan Avenue & Lorimer Street, Greenpoint).

The Radiac Saga Recapped

While we're on an environmental bent today, we missed this excellent article on the history of Radiac, a radioactive waste storage and transfer facility on the Southside. The article came out a few weeks ago, but it is still worth reading.

Many neighborhood organizations, particularly El Puente and NAG, have been involved in trying to shut down the facility. The situation is best summed up by this quote from Walter Mugdan, chief of enforcement for EPA Region 2, "It is actually quite useful to have facilities like Radiac, it is just in the wrong location." Indeed!

Does the Nature of Newtown Creek Need to be "Redesigned"?

An New York Times article in yesterday's paper describes a new approach to natural restoration in heavily-industrialized areas:

Designing nature might seem to be an oxymoron or an act of hubris. But instead of simply recommending that polluting farms and factories be shut, Professor Berger specializes in creating new ecosystems in severely damaged environments: redirecting water flow, moving hills, building islands and planting new species to absorb pollution, to create natural, though "artificial," landscapes that can ultimately sustain themselves...

He wants the government to buy a tract of nearly 500 acres in a strategic valley through which the most seriously polluted waters now pass. There, he intends to create a wetland that would serve as a natural cleansing station before the waters flowed on to the sea and residential areas.

Of course, better regulation is also needed, to curb the dumping of pollutants into the canal. But a careful mix of the right kinds of plants, dirt, stones and drainage channels would filter the water as it slowly passed through, he said. The land would also function as a new park...

"The difference between me and W.W.F. is that when I look at this place, I never think about going back," he said, referring to the wildlife fund. "The solution has to be as artificial as the place. We are trying to invent an ecosystem in the midst of an entirely engineered, polluted landscape."

Read full article

Could such an approach be brought to Newtown Creek? Could we maintain the creek for maritime and industrial uses and redesign its ecosystem (such as it is) it to decrease pollution?

Photo of Newtown Creek by Victoria Belanger via Flickr (Creative Commons License)

(Park)ing Day in Williamsburg

We were able to visit the three Park(ing) spaces on Bedford Ave in Williamsburg this past Friday. Passing pedestrians were pleasantly surprised to find available green space for impromptu rest stops and reveled in the creativity

The first was a dedication to Buckminster Fuller, where the Park(ing) attendants were constructing a geodesic dome.


The second space was a Meditation Garden, where pedestrians were welcomed into a grass-filled garden surrounded by sand and pools of water.



The third space was the Cadillac of (Park)ing Day parks with two combined spaces. The first half was a jungle gym for the kids while the second half, The Extended Chill Space Park, was perfect for lounging parents and adults.

Post & Photos by Alexandra Sweet

More Coverage
StreetsFilms visits Bedford Ave, among other places
Meditation Garden on 11211 and Gothamist
Other neighborhoods' (Park)ing Day spots on Streetsblog
Treehugger has a good overview of the whys and whats of (Park)ing Day

L Train Sees Some Improvements, But Less on Time Than Last Year

Despite the L Train getting the highest rating from Straphangers (using MTA data) in July and some improvements last year in the Driggs entrance of the Bedford L station, recent data published in a NYT article shows that the L Train is more late this year than last year. The good news is that the L Train is less late over the summer, but let's see how it does this fall as the crush of students returns.

If the morning crush on the L Train doesn't give you the kind of physical contact you're seeking from your commute, or if you are feeling like you're always waiting for the G Train, come to our town hall organizing meeting Oct 2!

Graph from NY Times, 2008.

137 Oak: Tenant Organizing Meets the Greenpoint Historic District

NAG is broaching new territory (for us, at least), in organizing the residents of 137 Oak Street in Greenpoint. The building has a long and storied history. Many of the residents of Oak Street (a pretty close knit block, even for Greenpoint) are protective of the older men who live in the building. But the residents are actively trying to be pushed out by a new landlord who is willing to harass tenants and evade the law to get what they want.

137 Oak St (a/k/a "Greenpoint Home for the Aged") is an "eclectic brick mansion with Italianate massing and Romanesque Revival arches" that is a part of the Greenpoint Historic District. The building was originally built by the Guernsey family as an elderly care facility. It also seems to have been at some point a home for unwed mothers and a "cathouse." In 1953 it was officially converted into an SRO building.

Perhaps the writing was on the wall back in March of 2007 when the announcement that the Greenpoint Home for the Aged was hitting the market found its way onto Brownstoner. The author's comments about the current residents were clear: "Getting free and clear of the SRO tenants would take at least three years, we'd think; we're not even sure a developer could get them out."
Read more...

The Brownstoner post of course spurred a litany of nasty comments about smelly old men and chatter defending the rights of tenants. The building sat on the market for over a year, selling for $500,000 (according to the deed) in April of 2008. After years of requests for repairs being ignored and a couple years of complete neglect, the tenants were hopeful that the new owner would address the building's deterioration.

Unfortunately, that has not been the case. First came the harassment-- in a move typical of slumlords trying to get rid of tenants, the people of 137 Oak found that the new landlord was not cashing any of their rent checks (Landlords use this technique of hoarding rent checks and then cashing those months later, hoping the checks will bounce and rent will be owed, putting the tenant in a precarious position). The landlord also filed to evict some tenants, claiming they were not legal residents on the grounds that they were employees of the previous landlord. Tenants who had worked hard to help maintain the house in the past were now being punished for their work.

The tenants reached out to NAG & North Brooklyn Development Co. to help form a tenants association, approach the landlord, and initiate a dialogue. Together with the tenants NAG inventoried the needed repairs and sent a letter requesting a meeting. It was ignored. A request was made in person. It was denied. Meanwhile, the new landlord started to initiate some construction work on the site, completely disregarding the landmark status and the rules that apply to the building, which importantly include having plans from an architect or engineer before work can be done. Fortunately, thanks to NAG, the NYPD 94th precinct, and a DOB inspector, the illegal work was stopped. The tenants are still waiting for the Landmarks Preservation Commission to come out and inspect the property and to help determine a course of action.

NAG's tenant organizer, Ryan Kuonen, is continuing to help the tenants of 137 Oak fight for their rights. A majority of the tenants have been in the building for over a dozen years and some have lived there over 40 years, creating a community that may seem like just a "bunch of crazy old men" to people on the outside, but is really a nice group of neighbors who really love their house. These are people who worked on the docks and walked the streets of Greenpoint before they became hip. They love their home, their street, their neighborhood and have the right to have honest dealings with a landlord who treats them with respect and dignity, informing them of the future of their house.

More Information
Why we have to be vigilant about landmarked properties
Bridge and Tunnel Club walk down Oak Street
AIA listing of the building

Image courtesy Bridge and Tunnel Club.

Park(ing) Day

One of the neat livable streets events that has popped up in the last year is Park(ing) Day, where people take over a metered parking space (paying their way, of course) and make it into a park. The park(ing) space idea in NYC was born on Bedford Ave in 2005 and today is (Park)ing Day!

Take a minute to stop by the four (park)ing spaces in the neighborhood today!

"Manhattan Ave Park" @ Manhattan Ave & Driggs
"Buckminster Fuller Park" @ N 10th and Bedford
"Meditation Garden" @ N 6th and Bedford
"Extended Chill Space Garden" @ N 5th and Bedford


Photo Credit: Laughing Squid (flickr) through a Creative Commons license.

Fundraise for Compost!

Our friends at the compost project are throwing a fundraiser!

Please join us for a composting fundraiser event. Learn how to lower your urban-eco footprint, meet other folks in the community interested in composting, join our raffle to win prizes, bid on items for the silent auction, and help us raise funds for the expansion of the North Brooklyn Compost Project while eating snacks and toasting to our worms with a glass of sangria. $10 suggested donation at the door. Our guest speakers include No Impact Man; Colin Beavan, and the North Brooklyn Compost Masters; Kate Zidar, Griffin Thomas, & Natasha Heflin. Raffle prizes and silent auction items are donated by: Urban Rustic, Brooklyn Kitchen, Brooklyn Botanical Garden, Council on the Environment of NYC, Lodge Restaurant, Habana Outpost, Sprout Home, Ronnybrook, 3r Living, Penny Licks, and Word Books Stationary Kid's Stuff.

Tuesday, September 30, 6:30PM Urban Rustic, 236 N. 12th Street, Brooklyn

New Logo!

Thanks to our friend Libby VanderPloeg at libvandesign.com, NAG has a new logo!

South 4th Street Subway Stop!

Sadly, not really. But apparently one was planned and partially built. The always brilliant Williamsburg/Greenpoint Preservation Alliance blog saw an item in the Times and did their homework—check out their post, which tells all about the 1929 proposed subway addition which would have included this stop (that's the plan, above). Weird to think what the neighborhood might be like if it had happened.

Guest Post: Safe Biking in North Brooklyn

Because building safe on-street bicycle facilities is being debated hotly in the community, we invited Andrew Barwick, the biker in the limo-bike crash last week, to weigh in with his view of how to make biking safer in our neighborhood.

(Since there is a tendency for "flame wars" to break out over bike-related issues, I would urge you to read our comment guidelines in the sidebar before posting a response)

To those unaware, Community Board 1 is currently in a debate over whether or not to install a bike lane on Kent Avenue. According to bike lane foes, Williamsburg is already saturated with enough bike lanes running North-South, and that to earmark more road space on Kent avenue would be overkill. Teresa Toro's (Committee Chair of CB1) very logical argument against this reasoning is, that because Kent Avenue is the shortest, most direct route between north and south Brooklyn, it is naturally favored by cyclists and motorists alike. I myself rarely use the lanes on Wythe and Bedford/Berry, unless I am forced off of Kent by a glut of construction vehicles. I won't go into the various advantages of Kent over neighboring streets (less intersections, scenic waterfront views, etc.) in the interest of space.

As a cyclist who uses Kent to get to and from work everyday, I am well aware of the dangers in using it, and I exercise the additional requisite caution and respect. And yet still on Tuesday morning, while cycling to work northbound on Kent Avenue at N 7th Street, a south-bound Northside Car & Limo sedan made a left-hand turn on to N 7th Street directly across my path. The driver neither yielded nor slowed even though I was presently crossing the intersection. To avoid going up onto his hood, I had to slam on both brakes, the sudden stop flipping me over the handebars, and throwing me directly in front of his bumper. Reckless driving habits aside, this driver might have been more cautious had there been a bike lane present to alert him to the possible presence of cyclists.

Personally I believe a bike lane on Kent Ave would underline to motorists, that YES, this is a multi-use roadway and not a freeway. It would encourage motorists to anticipate the presence of cyclists and other users, even if none are immediately visible. This would do a great deal towards preventing accidents. A bike lane would also encourage cyclists to ride on the correct side of the road, as well as in the correct direction by accommodating a piece of roadway in which to do so.

I will be the first to admit that while the burgeoning bike culture in New York is a great thing, it has brought with it terrible road etiquette and behavior exhibited by new cyclists and those that simply can't be bothered. Bike lanes are a reminder to cyclists as well, that like motorists, they themselves have a responsibility for their own decisions and actions on the road.

We all share the same streets to get to where we need to go, conveniently and safely. Sometimes we give a greater priority to getting someplace quickly over using our common sense in certain situations. It is my hope that through better roadway design and markings, driver/cyclist education, and activism; that bicycling will someday soon gain widespread acceptance as a viable mode of transportation in the city for those that choose it.

Andrew Barwick

Bikes, Bike Lanes and Bike Love

Bikes and bike safety have been a big topic around the neighborhood lately. In early September, Simon Wiesser of Community Board 1 voiced opposition to a proposed bike lane on Kent Avenue that was approved back in April.

According to the Brooklyn Paper, Weisser wants further review of the Kent Ave lane; he is also proposing shutting down the bike lanes on Wythe and Bedford when the Brooklyn Greenway is finished. Since the meeting, the issue has received much media attention due to complaints that the bikers are an affront to Chasidic religious ideals, as they are often women who don't conform to religious dress codes. (Apparently men can bike in whatever they want.)

However, before you assume that the Chasids are all behind this argument, check out the discussion on the Yeshiva World website. There are many viewpoints expressed, including several urging that the group work with the rest of the community to promote safety for everyone.

Then, a few nights after the community board meeting, a biker was injured while biking along Kent Avenue. A witness alleges that the cyclist was thrown over his headbars when he hit the brakes to avoid colliding with an oncoming Northside Car Service car that was turning onto North Seventh. Gothamist says that the biker has met with Northside and received compensation for his injuries, but a friend of the cyclist is calling for a boycott of the car service.

A great place to read about issues like this is the CB1 Transport email list, run by the amazing Teresa Toro, member of CB1 and head of the transportation committee. You can join it here. Responses to current events have included asking that the police conduct bike safety seminars so that bicyclists are more aware of the rules of the road; requesting a DOT review of the situation on the Pulaski Bridge, where cyclists and pedestrians must share a narrow lane; lobbying for more bike lanes using census data; and many others. The group discusses more than just bikes—mass transit, trucking, and more all come up.

Finally, has anyone seen this guitar-shaped bike rack? Urbanite says it's on North 6th and Bedford. Designed by David Byrne, which is nice, but couldn't they have found an artist who lives here?


Photo by Sawung Gue, via a Creative Commons License

Everybody Needs a Friend

Come be NAG's friend on MySpace!

Noted: People-Power Can Work!

The closing quote in this article about our presumtive State Senator-elect Daniel Squadron (at least for part of North Brooklyn) makes us think that grassroots democracy sometimes might still have a chance:

Mr. Squadron added: “There is something important about the democratic process that happened here. It wasn’t about institutional support. It was about, at its basic level, me going out and talking to a lot of people and people being excited. And that is what can make someone a new state senator.”

Note: NAG is a non-partisan organization and does not endorse candidates.

Thursday: Stand up for Equal Rights in McCarren Park

Seven Straight Nights for Equal Rights is a week-long series of nighttime events led by straight supporters of equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Thursday September 18, 7:00 PM
McCarren Park (Bedford/Lorimer/Driggs)

Bring a chair, a stepladder, or something to stand on.

Speakers include:
Ann Kansfield, Greenpoint Reformed Church
Jay Bakker, Revolution Church

Email 7SN@sfnyc.org for more information.

Put on by Revolution Church and Soulforce NYC

For other 7SN events in NYC, look here.

Photo by Patrick Mayon, via a Creative Commons License

Seen on South 3rd!

I was on my way to dinner the other night and saw this interesting visual dialog outside a construction site. Looks like the developer wants everyone to know that the project is contextual, while someone else thinks the whole rezoning was a farce. I will have to look up what's actually planned for the site later.

Citizen Service: Crime Stats

I'm going to do a series of posts on how people can find things out for themselves. Of course we here at NAG are always available to help you, but it's good to know where to go for things. Some of these might seem obvious, but believe me, everything posted is something I have been asked! And if you have something you'd like to know, email us at blog@nag-brooklyn.org.

So, crime stats. This one is easy. All you have to do is go to the NYPD website, click on "Crime Statistics" in the lower left of the blue column, and you will be taken to this page. Scroll down to Brooklyn, click on the 90th or 94th precinct— the ones covering North Brooklyn, and you'll get a downloadable PDF with the latest stats. They are updated weekly, and they give you the percent changes over time, as well as breaking out various types of crimes.

Also, each of our precincts has its own page with phone numbers for Community Affairs, Domestic Violence, etc.

90th:

Precinct: (718) 963-5311
Community Affairs: (718) 963-5309
Community Policing: (718) 963-7427
Crime Prevention: (718) 963-5367
Domestic Violence: (718) 963-5321
Youth Officer: (718) 963-5301
Auxiliary Coordinator: (718) 963-5325
Detective Squad: (718) 963-5368

94th:

Precinct: (718) 383-3879
Community Affairs: (718) 383-5298
Crime Prevention: (718) 383-3287
Domestic Violence: (718) 383-4250
Youth Officer: (718) 383-3098
Auxiliary Coordinator: (718) 383-6248
Detective Squad: (718) 383-8495


Fun fact: The 94th has been visited by both Solidarity leader Lech Walesa and Pope John Paul II (when he was a Cardinal). That's why the street in front of the precinct was renamed.

"Nothing but a bunch of mothers"

Jane Jacobs, the late community organizer and urban life theory extrordinaire, wrote an amazing letter to the City Council in support of the North Brooklyn community during our fight over the 2005 rezoning. One day I will find that letter in my archives and post here, but in the meantime, I thought this passage from a NY Times blog was very interesting:

Before her death in 2006 at age 89, Ms. Jacobs had told interviewers about the day she saw Mr. Moses at a city hearing and heard him dismiss opponents of the Lower Manhattan Expressway as "nothing but a bunch of mothers."

Much like how Rudy Guiliani and Sarah Palin professed ignorance of what a community organizer is, the idea that ordinary citizens cannot band together and make a difference is way too accepted in our society.

McCarren Pool Plan Approved by Landmarks Preservation Commission

The Landmarks Preservation Commission met yesterday to consider the proposal for reopening McCarren Pool as a functioning pool and community center, and voted yes. Woohoo! We could be swimming in 2011.

To see some renderings of the proposed development, check out this post on the Gowanus Lounge blog.

Vote in the Local Primaries, Tuesday September 9th

This is a friendly (and non-partisan) reminder from NAG to vote tomorrow in the Local Primaries.

There are a couple of local races that cover parts of Greenpoint and Williamsburg that are competitive:

• NY Senate District 25: Marty Connor vs. Daniel Squadron- covers parts of central Greenpoint, Williamsburg waterfront, and south Williamsburg
• Congressional District 10: Ed Towns vs. Kevin Powell- covers parts of South Williamsburg and Bushwick

In addition, there may be party delegates to vote for on the ballot, even if you're not in the competitive districts.

Yes, many of us voted in record numbers on Super Tuesday for the Presidential Primaries. But so few votes are cast in local primaries it is laughable. One competitive primary I remember had less than 3% turnout at the Northside polling place. Our neighborhood doesn't get the resources it deserves in part because of our low voter turnout rates.

In addition, we have put together this list of frequently asked, but poorly-answered list of questions about how and where to vote below

If you are supporting a candidate and want to make a difference, the most effective thing you can do is to tell your friends to vote. So consider forwarding this posting to your friends (and if they live in Williamsburg or Greenpoint, ask them to sign up for the NAG newsletter)

LATE UPDATE: Confirm which district you are in online.

1. What? There's an election? Didn't we have one in February?
That was the Presidential Primaries. These are for local and federal offices.

2. When & Where Can I Vote?
Polls are open 6am-9pm
Find your polling place online
or call 212-VOTE-NYC (311 can patch you though too)

3. Am I registered?
You can verify this online.
or call 212-VOTE-NYC (311 can patch you though too)

4. But I'm not a registered with a party. Can I vote in a primary?
In NY, unfortunately, you can't, nor can you change your party registration at the polls.
But you can change your party registration for next year if you do it before Oct 10, 2008.

5. But I don't have my "voter registration card" with me!
YOU DON'T NEED IT. If you have never voted in NYS before and you registered via mail, you may need to present a photo ID (driver's license, non-driver ID or passport) and/or proof of residency if your ID doesn't have your address on it (utility bill, bank statement, etc). It's a good idea to bring a photo ID to the polls anyways, but most states (including NY) don't require one if you voted in the state before.

6. Oops, I'm not registered!
Register to vote for the general election.

Tickets Still Available for Sept 14th Tour of Newtown Creek

A word from our friends at Newtown Creek Alliance:

NEWTOWN CREEK CRUISE SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

A three hour cruise exploring one of New York Harbors most historic waterways.

Come aboard for an intense Newtown Creek exploration! Our comfortable charter boat will travel the length of Newtown Creek. We will also cover English Kills. The Greenpoint Avenue Bridge and Metropolitan Avenue Bridge will open on our signal so we can view the furthest reaches of the Creek and English Kills.

Souvenir Tour Brochure with historical information and vintage maps.

Narration by experienced historical and environmental guest speakers.

Complementary snacks and soft drinks will be served.

Departs at 1:00 P.M. sharp from Skyport Marina, East River at 23rd Street, Manhattan. Easy to reach by M21 and M23 bus.

Sponsored by the Working Harbor Committee
Co-hosted by Newtown Creek Alliance

Tickets must be purchased in advance.

http://www.newtowncreekalliance.org/

http://www.nycharities.org/event/event.asp?CE_ID=3007

http://workingharbor.com/special%20tours.htm#newtown_creek

Getting to the waterfront at Northside Piers

At a friend's BBQ last Saturday night, I watched families move into the affordable units at the Northside Piers development (between North 4th and North 5th streets on the waterfront). And folks are moving into the first tower which is reaching completion.

As a result of these recent developments, some are correctly wondering when we'll be able to get to the public esplanade. As I recall DCP saying during the rezoning, the following have to be true before any market-rate building gets its final certificate of occupancy:

• The required on and off-site affordable housing must be built and occupied.
• The full esplanade must be built with two entrance/exits (based on the mistake at Schaefer Landing of only allowing one)
• The "upland connections" (the privately-owned driveway on North 4th Street) must be publicly accessible.

It would be a shame if it took much longer before the public space is open. It would be an even bigger shame if One Northside Piers got its final C of O before these requirements were fulfilled.

The experience with this building is a lesson we must take to heart as the Domino Sugar development goes through the review process. If there are problems with allowing public access as the site is being constructed, even though it is legally allowed, there must be some way to make it up to the community.

h/t: I'm Not Saying

Photo: ZackVS (flickr)

Save October 2 for NAG's Town Hall Organizing Meeting

Our neighborhood is facing major challenges.

The L Train is crowded, the G never comes. We need more open space. We need more affordable housing. We need to keep our neighborhood unique.


You can be part of the solution. Join our chorus of old and new neighborhood voices at


NAG's Town Hall Organizing Meeting
Thursday, October 2, 2008, 7:00p

Holy Ghost Hall
160 N 5th Street (between Bedford and Driggs)

Photo Credit: Ken Stein (Top)