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The People's Climate March Is Over. Now What?

Five organizers on where the movement heads following last weekend's big event in Washington, D.C.

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Climate Justice Faces Industry Rezoning: Sunset Park‘s Battle for

Sunset Park faces the same forces of gentrification too many New Yorkers know with the addition of a huge working waterfront at our harbor. Industry City, a developer’s dream for destination retail, has already demonstrated it is not a destination for the local population. Add to this the inevitable water rising from climate change, the potential for a green and resilient infrastructure is huge. Industry City’s proposed rezoning is being challenged by activists in the neighborhood, proposing instead a Green Resilient Industrial District. UPROSE, one of the oldest, Latinex led environmental justice organizations, has been on the frontline of this struggle. Come hear Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE, discuss the principles of Climate Justice and how this battle for a working waterfront resembles the global fight for community care and resilience planning over the extraction of profits for the few.

24+ Groups Rally at Union Square for Puerto Rico on Friday 12/29

 This Friday December 29th at 6:00 PM members of more than two dozen New York City and other community groups who are seriously concerned about the situation in Puerto Rico, now that more than 100 days have passed since the devastation that hurricane Maria brought to the island, will converge on the south side of Union Square to have their voices heard. All residents of  New York are invited to attend, but particularly those living in the East Village, Gramercy Park, Murray Hill and the Lower East Side.

Hear From City Council Candidates Ahead Of Next Week's Election

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — Sunset Parkers have another chance to hear from the candidates vying to represent them on the New York City Council ahead of next week's primary election.

UPROSE, a nonprofit focused on climate change and racial justice that is very active in Sunset Park, is hosting a candidate forum on Wednesday with six of the candidates for office. It will take place at Marie Heim of Sunset Park, on 46th Street and Fourth Avenue, from 6 to 8 p.m.

In Sunset Park, Proposed Waterfront Street Car Meets Most Vocal Rejection Yet

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — At a two-and-a-half hour Community Board 7 meeting in Sunset Park on Monday, local residents aligned with community activist organization UPROSE in visceral and unequivocal opposition to the proposed Brooklyn Queens Connector(BQX), a 16-mile light rail train from Astoria to Sunset Park that they dubbed the "Gentrification Express." 

Study: Sunset Park Is a 'Neighborhood on the Rise'

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — A new study by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli found that Sunset Park and Windsor Terrace are home to rapid job and population growth — but some local officials and activists say too little is known about what kinds of jobs are being created in the area, and who is benefiting.

Industry City's Newest Tenant Dedicated to "Seriously Delicious" Living

Serious Eats, a cooking and culinary culture website, will take over 9,000 square feet in Industry City this September. 

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN, NY — Industry City has a new tenant dedicated to the art of eating well, as reported last week by the Sunset Park Voice. Serious Eats, a website which describes itself as providing "definitive recipes, hard-core food science, trailblazing techniques, and innovative guides to essential food and drink anywhere and everywhere," will move into the complex in September.

Salsa Dancing in Industry City? Protesters Say It's a Ploy for Community Support

Uprose led its second protest in two months objecting to a weekend event at the redeveloped site. 

SUNSET PARK, BROOKLYN — For the second time in two months, a group of protesters in Sunset Park picketed a weekend activity taking place inside Industry City, seeing in something seemingly innocuous a harbinger of community disruption down the road.