Please join Picture The Homeless at NO↔SPACE in Williamsburg (and other meeting points around Brooklyn) as they lead a vacant property count aimed at confronting the City's division of real estate, property and space. Brooklyn has the highest density of vacant properties in New York City, and the greatest number of people entering into homelessness.
Saturday, June 11, 10am
@ NO↔SPACE (and other Brooklyn locations, see below)
84 Havemeyer St, at Metropolitan Ave
This is a massive borough-wide effort with multiple meeting points. When Picture The Homeless conducted a similar count in Manhattan in 2006 they were able to show that there are more vacant properties in Manhattan alone than the entire homeless population in all 5 boroughs of New York City.
FROM PICTURE THE HOMELESS
On Saturday, June 11th, hundreds of Brooklynites will pound the pavement and walk every block of eight community boards in search of vacant buildings and lots.
Why? Because they know that their community needs housing, gardens, jobs, and open space - and they know that there's a ton of vacant buildings and lots and storefronts that could help transform their neighborhoods in ways that help everyone - not just rich developers.
AND WE NEED YOU! VOLUNTEER SATURDAY, JUNE 11th, AT 10AM, FOR THE BROOKLYN VACANT PROPERTY COUNT at the following locations:
John Wesley United Methodist Church (260 Quincy Street, A/C to Nostrand)
Pratt Area Community Council (226 Lefferts Place; A/C to Franklin)
Neighbors Together (2094 Fulton Street; A/C to Rockaway)
No-Space (84 Havemayer St, L to Bedford or Lorimer)
Office of Council Member Diana Reyna: (217 Havemeyer Street: J/M/Z to Marcy…
Brooklyn Public Library: Clinton Hill Branch: 380 Washington Avenue (G train to Clinton-Washington)
Brooklyn Public Library: Brooklyn Heights Branch: 280 Cadman Plaza West (A/C to High Street)
Brooklyn Public Library: New Lots Branch: 665 New Lots Avenue (2/3/4/5 to New Lots)
Brooklyn Public Library: Brownsville Branch: 61 Glenmore Avenue (L Train to Sutter Ave)
TO VOLUNTEER, OR FOR MORE INFORMATION, call Adrian at 646-314-6423 or email adrian@picturethehomeless.org
We'll be counting the following Brooklyn Community Boards and Neighborhoods:
1. East Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Northside, Southside, Williamsburg
2. Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Farragut, Fort Greene, Fulton Ferry, Navy Yard, Vinegar Hill
3. Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights, Tompkins Park North
4. Bushwick
5. Broadway Junction*, City Line, Cypress Hills, East New York, Highland Park, New Lots, Spring Creek, Starrett City
6. Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, Red Hook
8. Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Weeksville
16. Broadway Junction*, Brownsville, Ocean Hill
Click here for video of City Council Member Letitia James, speaking about the need to count vacant property in Brooklyn.
What did we find in 2006, when we counted vacant property in Manhattan, in collaboration with Borough President Scott Stringer? Enough potential apartments to house every homeless household in the city!