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