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Reverend Dennis Dillon,
Chair
Mr. Ron Shiffman,
Treasurer
Ms. Jezra Kaye,
Secretary
Ms. Ruth Goldstein
Mr. Bob Law


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Mr. Pheeroan akLaff - Musician

Ms. Jo Andres - Artist

Mr. Jim Bouton - Athlete, Author, Activist

Ms. Dominique Bravo ­ Attorney

Mr. Marshall Brown - Professor of Architecture

Mr. Steve Buscemi - Actor, Filmmaker

Ms. Burnley Duke Dame - Community Activist

Reverend Dennis Dillon - Chief Executive Minister, The Brooklyn Christian Center

Mr. Chris Doyle ­ Artists and Architect

Reverend David Dyson - Pastor, Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church

Ms. Jennifer Egan - Author and Journalist

Mr. Sean Elder - Professor and Journalist

Mr. Jonathan Safran Foer - Author

Ms. Marian Fontana - Author and Activist

Dr. Mindy Fullilove - Author and Professor

Mr. Peter Galassi - Museum Curator

Mr. Nelson George - Writer, Filmmaker and Cultural Critic

Ms. Myla Goldberg ­ Author

Ms. Christabel Gough - Preservationist

Mr. Philip Gourevitch  ­ Author and Editor

Ms. Sheri Holman - Author

Ms. Melissa Kantor - Author

Ms. Susette Kelo - Homeowner, Lead Plaintiff in Kelo v. City of New London

Ms. Nicole Krauss - Author

Mr. Clem Labine - Entrepreneur and Preservationist

Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri - Author

Mr. Bob Law - Entrepreneur and Community Activist

Mr. Jonathan Lethem - Author

Mr. Phillip Lopate ­ Author, Critic

Reverend Doctor Daniel Meeter - Pastor and Teacher, Old First Reformed Church

Mr. Rick Moody ­ Author

Mr. Francis Morrone - Author and Literary Historian

Mr. David Nachman - Attorney

Ms. Peggy Northrop - Editor, Readers Digest

Mr. Everett Ortner ­ Preservationist, Author

The Honorable Major Owens - United States Congressman

Ms. Toshi Reagon ­ Brooklyn Singer

Mr. David Salle - Artist

Mr. Ron Shiffman, FAICP, Hon. AIA ­ Urban Planner

Mr. Michael Showalter ­ Comedian, Actor

Ms. Martha Southgate ­ Author

Mr. Wes Stace (aka John Wesley Harding) - Musician and Author

Mr. Robert Sullivan - Author

Ms. Susan S. Sullivan
­ Artist, Urban Planner

Mr. Harry Tarzian
 ­ Businessman, Photographer

Ms. Michelle Williams
- Actor

Ms. Martha Wilson - Artist and Founding Director, Franklin Furnace Archive, Inc.

Mr. Dan Zanes - Musician

Mr. David Zirin - Sports Commentator

In Memorium
Mr. Heath Ledger - Actor
Ms. Evelyn Ortner - Preservationist

Read the press release...
DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN (DDDB), is a volunteer-run and community-funded 501c3 non-profit corporation. DDDB was founded in February 2004.

DEVELOP DON'T DESTROY BROOKLYN
leads a broad-based community coalition fighting for development that will unite our communities instead of dividing and destroying them. DDDB is opposed to Forest City Ratner's 8 million square foot "Atlantic Yards" development proposal for an arena and 16 high-rises in Prospect Heights and Park Slope, Brooklyn. The $4 billion project would use at least $1.6 billion in public money and would abuse the state's power of eminent domain-taking private property from one owner to give to a private entity for a private use, instead of a public use.

Our coalition consists of 21 community organizations and there are 51 community organizations formally aligned in opposition to the Ratner plan.

DDDB believes that New York City is always about change, but we ask the question: How do we, the people, want that change to occur? We want smart collaboration that creates decentralized, diverse, exciting urbanscapes that New York and Brooklyn can point to with pride. We do not accept the abuse of eminent domain. And we do not want top down, sweetheart mega-deals that give one real estate developer carte blanche.

DDDB supports growth at the MTA's Vanderbilt Rail Yards, with truly affordable housing and career creation; that development must respect the quality of life in surrounding neighborhoods, the well-being of existing businesses, the scale of local architecture and the health of nearby residents. Zoning changes MUST benefit residents, while allowing for new uses. There must be oversight by local officials from community boards to the City Council. And most importantly there must be genuine input from affected communities.

DDDB is fighting the Forest City Ratner plan so that we can have responsible development in our community. We are fighting and will continue to fight in the court of public opinion, political opinion and eventually in the courts of law.

DDDB is a volunteer-run organization. We have over 6,000 subscribers to our email newsletter and 7,000 petition signers. Over 800 volunteers have registered with DDDB to form our various teams, task-forces and committees and we have over 150 block captains. We have a 20 person volunteer legal team of local lawyers supplementing our retained attorneys.

We are funded entirely by individual donations from the community at large and through various fundraising events we and supporters have organized. We have the financial support of well over 4,000 individual donors, with a median donation of $55.

We are proud of our accomplishments.