Congratulations to the East River Park Activists Who Held Back Carlina Rivera
Congratulations to East River Park Activists. I was glad to see their activism was able to keep Carlina Rivera from winning in Congressional District 10.
Last year, I got to know about the problems in their Manhattan Park because our Councilman dropped the ball there. (Info)
Carlina Rivera was the NYC Council representative who should have worked with these activists and minimized the destruction of the park. Justin Brannan headed the committee and failed to put in a written request for an oversight hearing.
The East River Park Activists showed up in asbestos outfits in District 10. They handed out information and hung signs urging people not to vote for Carlina because she allowed the East River Park to be taken down.
Strangely, Carlina didn’t understand that these people were heartbroken over their park. They even dressed in deer outfits in August to let people know that Carlina was the wrong person to represent the area in congress.
I would never consider myself an environmentalist, but I have felt terrible for the East River Park activists, who lost their park under strange circumstances.
Most importantly, those in government should realize that redacted papers shouldn’t be given to park activists:
Carlina’s election was backed by Brad Lander and Justin Brannan. I’m glad the activists were able to keep Carlina out of Brooklyn.
I hope the activists make a visit in Bay Ridge next Fall.
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Hugs,
marlene
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