Topic

Land Use & Public Space

Grassroots approach to planning & zoning, public spaces, and resilience & sustainability that seeks to preserve the mixed-income and mixed-use character of the community.

Projects

2 Results

Land Use & Zoning

Good Neighbor Initiative

The Good Neighbor Initiative aims to foster communication and cooperation between construction or development projects and the surrounding community. By proactively engaging in dialogue and…

Public Space

Where’s Our Park?

Since 2012, NAG has been working with Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, GWAPP and others to push the city officials to fulfill open space promises…

Events

10 Results

Pride Month Netflix Party

When
Wednesday, June 24, 8 pm
Where
Virtual

The Stonewall Rebellion was 51 years ago this month. One of its leaders, Marsha P. Johnson, is now memorialized as the namesake for state park…

Land Use & Public Space Working Group

When
Monday, February 24, 2020
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
80 Dupont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11222

On Monday, February 24th at Dupont Senior Housing the Land Use & Public Space Working Group will bring together neighbors to develop and advance grassroots…

River Street Community Meeting

When
Thursday, February 13, 2020
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
96 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11249

Join us on Thursday, February 13th for a special community meeting at The Williamsburg Hotel about Two Trees Management’s proposed River Street Master Plan, a development…

Land Use & Public Space Working Group Meeting

When
Monday, November 25, 2019
6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Where
29 Norman Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

On Monday, November 25th at A/D/O the Land Use & Public Space Working Group will bring together neighbors to develop and advance grassroots community planning…

News & Media

8 Results

NBN Statement on the River Ring Project

September 27, 2021

The North Brooklyn waterfront is now a gold coast, and it should not be. When community activists and neighborhood leaders fought to transform the waterfront…

Council Candidates Respond to Open Space Questions Prior to Forum

April 28, 2021

City Council candidates running for open seats in district 33 and 34, which cover parts of North Brooklyn, offered their opinions and policy positions on…

Letter to NYS Parks to Halt Work & Closing of Marsha P. Johnson State Park

January 15, 2021

The park born from community advocacy is slated for temporary closure with little community input. Read our letter to try to halt the plan.

River Street Project – Two Trees’ Responds

July 7, 2020

Earlier this year, NBN hosted a community meeting about Two Trees’ River Street Master Plan, a development plan for two waterfront parcels formerly owned by…