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Fund our campaign TO FILE AN ARTICLE 78 APPEAL with legal support!
The Coalition to Save Brust Park is raising funds for legal fees in the amount of $15,000.
First $3,500 in donations to be matched by three anonymous donors.
The legal work will be to support the filing of Article 78 against the proposed building adjacent to Brust Park and to conduct research to support the case.
An Article 78 proceeding is use to appeal the decision of a New York State or local agency to the New York courts.
We disagree with decisions made about the proposed development next to Brust Park and will appeal the decision. With your generosity, we will be able to do all we can to SAVE BRUST PARK and try to STOP THIS PROJECT. Our community enjoys and finds peace in New York City parks. This is our opportunity to come together and show support for the preservation of our green spaces in our neighborhood.
Any amount will help us. No amount is too small. Stop the construction.
HELP US SAVE BRUST PARK AND DONATE TODAY!!!
* The first $3,500 in donations will be matched by a group of three anonymous donors.
PLEASE SHARE OUR CAMPAIGN!!!
Follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER .
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LET US TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER ...
The Coalition to Save Brust Park was formed when a group of neighbors came together in February of 2019 to oppose the proposed 8-story apartment building [4 stories of apartments, 1 story of parking, basement and two above-ground sub-cellars and mechanicals] project adjacent to Brust Park in block 5778, lot 890, at 3893 Waldo Avenue, by JDT Consulting LLC. Since last year, we have accomplished a great deal together as we fight to save the green spaces that so urgently need protection.
1. We have attended all CB8 Land Use, Traffic, and Transportation meetings to advocate for Brust Park.
2. We drafted and circulated a petition to stop the proposed project. We collected 1,000 signatures in our neighborhood and presented the results to our elected officials, Community Board 8, and the owner of the property.
3. We have met, formed relationships, and learned from other activists and educators in our neighborhood including the Spuyten Duyvil Neighborhood Coalition (formerly the Save Villa Rosa Bonheur Coalition), the Kingsbridge Historical Society, the Stewards of Brust Park, the Friends of Spuyten Duyvil, and The Riverdale Nature Preservancy.
4. We teamed up with scientists from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and commissioned a biodiversity report on Brust Park.
5. We have met and spoken with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Senator Alessandra Biaggi, Congressman Eliot Engel, Councilman Andy Cohen, NYC Department of Transportation Bronx Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez, Bronx Parks Borough Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, and representatives of Manhattan College and Fieldston School, discussing the negative impacts of this proposed apartment building on Brust Park [and they have agreed with us].
6. We have conducted extensive research on the history of Brust Park and how to navigate NYC agencies to be able to submit zoning challenges, get acquainted with NYC zoning laws, and in the process, inform and share that information with all our neighbors.
7. Together with you, we submitted 45 zoning challenges during the zoning challenge period (which ended in March, 2020) and several appeals during the appeals period (which ended on June 2nd, 2020).
8. We have been in communication with the Riverdale Press. They have published a few articles with our story. Please read the links below.
Planned apartment building could cast dark shadow over Brust Park by Michael Hinman (May 05, 2019)
Riverdale redevelopment project moves forward despite residents’ push back by Bronx12 News (February 09, 2020)
9. As we believe in transparency and education, if you signed up to receive our newsletter or followed us on Facebook and Twitter we have been committed to communicate our progress to you, as well as ways you can join us in this fight.
10. Now, we are inviting you to help us FUND THIS CAMPAIGN and join us in saving our BRUST PARK.
ANY DONATIONS WE DON'T USE during this legal process will be gifted to the following organizations:
Stewards of Brust Park
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
City Parks Foundation
Fund our campaign TO FILE AN ARTICLE 78 APPEAL with legal support!
The Coalition to Save Brust Park is raising funds for legal fees in the amount of $15,000.
First $3,500 in donations to be matched by three anonymous donors.
The legal work will be to support the filing of Article 78 against the proposed building adjacent to Brust Park and to conduct research to support the case.
An Article 78 proceeding is use to appeal the decision of a New York State or local agency to the New York courts.
We disagree with decisions made about the proposed development next to Brust Park and will appeal the decision. With your generosity, we will be able to do all we can to SAVE BRUST PARK and try to STOP THIS PROJECT. Our community enjoys and finds peace in New York City parks. This is our opportunity to come together and show support for the preservation of our green spaces in our neighborhood.
Any amount will help us. No amount is too small. Stop the construction.
HELP US SAVE BRUST PARK AND DONATE TODAY!!!
* The first $3,500 in donations will be matched by a group of three anonymous donors.
PLEASE SHARE OUR CAMPAIGN!!!
Follow us on FACEBOOK and TWITTER .
- - - - -
LET US TELL YOU WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED TOGETHER ...
The Coalition to Save Brust Park was formed when a group of neighbors came together in February of 2019 to oppose the proposed 8-story apartment building [4 stories of apartments, 1 story of parking, basement and two above-ground sub-cellars and mechanicals] project adjacent to Brust Park in block 5778, lot 890, at 3893 Waldo Avenue, by JDT Consulting LLC. Since last year, we have accomplished a great deal together as we fight to save the green spaces that so urgently need protection.
1. We have attended all CB8 Land Use, Traffic, and Transportation meetings to advocate for Brust Park.
2. We drafted and circulated a petition to stop the proposed project. We collected 1,000 signatures in our neighborhood and presented the results to our elected officials, Community Board 8, and the owner of the property.
3. We have met, formed relationships, and learned from other activists and educators in our neighborhood including the Spuyten Duyvil Neighborhood Coalition (formerly the Save Villa Rosa Bonheur Coalition), the Kingsbridge Historical Society, the Stewards of Brust Park, the Friends of Spuyten Duyvil, and The Riverdale Nature Preservancy.
4. We teamed up with scientists from the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance and commissioned a biodiversity report on Brust Park.
5. We have met and spoken with Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, Senator Alessandra Biaggi, Congressman Eliot Engel, Councilman Andy Cohen, NYC Department of Transportation Bronx Borough Commissioner Nivardo Lopez, Bronx Parks Borough Commissioner Iris Rodriguez-Rosa, and representatives of Manhattan College and Fieldston School, discussing the negative impacts of this proposed apartment building on Brust Park [and they have agreed with us].
6. We have conducted extensive research on the history of Brust Park and how to navigate NYC agencies to be able to submit zoning challenges, get acquainted with NYC zoning laws, and in the process, inform and share that information with all our neighbors.
7. Together with you, we submitted 45 zoning challenges during the zoning challenge period (which ended in March, 2020) and several appeals during the appeals period (which ended on June 2nd, 2020).
8. We have been in communication with the Riverdale Press. They have published a few articles with our story. Please read the links below.
Planned apartment building could cast dark shadow over Brust Park by Michael Hinman (May 05, 2019)
Riverdale redevelopment project moves forward despite residents’ push back by Bronx12 News (February 09, 2020)
9. As we believe in transparency and education, if you signed up to receive our newsletter or followed us on Facebook and Twitter we have been committed to communicate our progress to you, as well as ways you can join us in this fight.
10. Now, we are inviting you to help us FUND THIS CAMPAIGN and join us in saving our BRUST PARK.
ANY DONATIONS WE DON'T USE during this legal process will be gifted to the following organizations:
Stewards of Brust Park
Van Cortlandt Park Alliance
City Parks Foundation
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