city hall 1pm. rezoning decisions.

MEDIA ADVISORY COMMUNITY REACTION TO WILLIAMSBURG/GREENPOINT REZONING VOTE CITY-WIDE COALITION RALLIES IN SUPPORT OF RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT MOVEMENT IN NYC CONTACT: Beka Economopoulos (917)202-5479, Eve Sibley (917)859-7937 WHEN: Monday, May 2nd, 1:00pm WHERE: City Hall Steps, downtown Manhattan WHO: Williamsburg/Greenpoint community leaders side by side with city-wide community representatives from neighborhoods as varied as Prospect Heights, Red Hook, Chelsea and Harlem. WHAT: Press conference and rally. Community groups from across the city offer their reaction to Monday's Land Use Committee vote on the the Williamsburg/Greenpoint rezoning plan. The community of Williamsburg / Greenpoint faces one of the most aggressive rezonings in NYC's history. Four thousand industrial and artisinal jobs are at risk of being lost, 10,000 people could be displaced from their homes, the area's personable small businesses will be pushed out to make way for less community-oriented chain stores. Under Bloomberg's rezoning proposal for the area, the density of the development would cause the population to rise by 25% without the schools, hospitals, parks, and transportation necessary to support it. The City's plan would allow the construction of twenty-two luxury condominium towers, many as high as 40 stories (taller than the Williamsburg Bridge) in this predominately three and four story community. Recognizing the potential devastation from this top-down development model, communities city-wide have come to the aide of Williamsburg and Greenpoint to stand up in solidarity for the importance of community involvement in planning and to oppose the breathtaking scope of Bloomberg's proposal for Williamsburg and Greenpoint. **Photo Op** Props and signs identifying the more than 1 dozen neighborhoods groups represented at the event.