Earlier this month around 70 people turned out to brainstorm for a community group called NAG. Neighbours Allied for Good Growth has been working to improve Greenpoint and Williamsburg since 1994 and on October 2 invited residents to help formulate the group’s new key priorities.
During the 90 minute forum – held on the same evening as the vice presidential debates – participants split into workshop groups to highlight an array of problems afflicting the area. By my reckoning the three most consistent complaints concerned:
1. Transport to, from and within north Brooklyn
2. Lack of access to the waterfront
3. Disappearance of affordable housing
“I was blown away by the number of people who turned out wanting to talk about the issues,” said Michael Freedman Schnapp, 28, one of the organizers. “Clearly there’s a need for community associations like ours.”
What do you think are the biggest issues facing north Brooklyn and the best way to address them?
