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What We're Doing
Building the Northside Town Hall
The Engine 212 firehouse was one of several decommissioned in May 2003 after a bitter community fight. The three-story, 6,000 square-foot building will now be given back to the community to become the Northside Town Hall Community and Cultural Center. After a competitive proposal process, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth and The People’s Firehouse, Inc. were awarded the rights to adaptively reuse the former firehouse located at 134 Wythe Avenue in Northside Williamsburg as a community center. The newly redesigned building will house office and meeting space for the groups and other community organizations, as well as exhibition and performance space for local arts organizations. The two organizations are now engaged in a $1.3 million capital campaign to fund the redevelopment of the former firehouse site.
Fighting for Tenants' Rights
Are you being pressured to leave your apartment or on the verge of imminent eviction? Do you think you’re being overcharged or are worried about escalating rents? Are you confused about your rights as a tenant or need help finding affordable housing opportunities? NAG can help! NAG is a member of the the Greenpoint/Williamsburg Collaborative Against Displacement, comprised of seven partner organizations providing legal and housing advocacy to tenants at risk of eviction and displacement.
For Tenant Aid services, contact Ryan Kuonen at 718-384-2248 x2 or 
Community Development Watchdog
The passage of the City's zoning plan has resulted in dozens
of new construction projects in the upland areas, producing a
series of problems that to date have only been addressed on a
case-by-case basis by the impacted parties (tenants, small
property owners, local businesses). NAG is working toward establishing a Community
Development Watchdog position to address this situation.
Post-Rezoning Phase of the North Brooklyn Alliance (NBA)
NAG is carrying forth the mission of the North Brooklyn Alliance to make sure that promised rezoning benefits are
realized and tackle issues that were unanticipated
or neglected in the rezoning action.
Preserving and Nurturing Good Jobs in North Brooklyn
The purpose of this project is to inform, support, and
preserve the existing industrial, manufacturing and artisanal
businesses in the district — particularly those newly threatened
by the implementation of the City's rezoning plan — as well as to
investigate, identify and promote new possibilities for
sustainable industry.
More about our job retention program
Add Your Mark to the Waterfront Design Competition
One of NAG's major achievements has been the successful
organizing effort that resulted in the acquisition of land for a
North Brooklyn park. Following up on the land acquisition, NAG
created the Friends of the Williamsburg Waterfront Park who are
sponsoring a park design contest, Add Your Mark to the Waterfront, in collaboration with the Brooklyn Architects Collective (BAC).
Submittals are currently under the review of a locally selected
jury.
East River Fishing Awareness
Newtown Creek, a tributary of the East River and an industrial
waterway dividing Brooklyn and Queens, is the dirtiest water body
in the eastern U.S. It contains high levels of pollutants
including oil, sewage, and PCBs. NAG has performed a study of
seafood consumption patterns from these waterbodies. Once the
findings are analyzed and published, NAG will produce educational
pamphlets and warning signs in three languages, to ensure that
those who take fish from the creek are fully informed about
relevant health risks.
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