June 19, 2019 Dear Speaker Johnson, Councilmember Matteo, Councilmember Torres, Public Advocate Williams, Charter Review Commission, Conflicts of Interest Board: When regulated industries take over the city agency that is supposed to regulate them a serious problem of governance emerges: foxes end up guarding the henhouse. Academics call it ‘agency capture.” Such is the case […]
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Alicia Glen Victory Party Protest and Rally
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BROOKLYN ANTI-GENTRIFICATION NETWORK “BAN” Press Contact: Imani Henry Tel: 646 820-6039 Email: info@BANgentrification.org Alicia Glen Stepping Down as Deputy Mayor of Gentrification Victory Party Protest and Rally January 27, 2019 1-3pm 105th St. & West End Ave (Gathering Point) Brooklyn and Queens activists are hosting a victory party for Alicia Glen stepping […]
BAN Statement on The 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit
For Immediate Release: The Brooklyn Anti-gentrification Network Statement on The 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit Contact: Imani Henry 646-342-9673 | info@bangentrification.org On November 17th , over 150 people participated in a day long protest against The 6th Annual Brooklyn Real Estate Summit held at the Brooklyn Museum. In the weeks leading up to the […]
NYC Day of Action against Racism, Gentrification, & Police Brutality Press Release
Contact: Imani Henry 646-342-9673 | Alicia Boyd 917-602-6476 info@bangentrification.org TAKE BACK OUR COMMUNITIES! NEW YORK CITY – September 9, 2015 – Our neighborhoods are being torn apart by skyrocketing rents and terrorized by police brutality. Low-to-middle income New Yorkers are being priced out or displaced by gentrification, while our city is being made-over […]
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