Comments on: Youth Advocates Deliver 10,000 Letters Calling For Car-Free Prospect Park http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lindsey Lusher http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56481 Lindsey Lusher Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:03:09 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56481 On behalf of the Youth Advocates and TA staff, thanks for the great comments and support. If you really want to help these kids win a safer, healthier and greener Prospect Park, write to Mayor Bloomberg today. Tell him that Brooklynites deserve and need a park where people recreate and play without the fear of speeding vehicles. Click here to write the Mayor: http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.bd08ee7c7c1ffec87c4b36d501c789a0/index.jsp?doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fmail%2Fhtml%2Fmayor.html And don't forget to tell your City Council Member: http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml While your on a roll, you might as well tell BP Markowitz: askmarty@brooklynbp.nyc.gov -Lindsey On behalf of the Youth Advocates and TA staff, thanks for the great comments and support.

If you really want to help these kids win a safer, healthier and greener Prospect Park, write to Mayor Bloomberg today. Tell him that Brooklynites deserve and need a park where people recreate and play without the fear of speeding vehicles.

Click here to write the Mayor:
http://www.nyc.gov/portal/site/nycgov/menuitem.bd08ee7c7c1ffec87c4b36d501c789a0/index.jsp?doc_name=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nyc.gov%2Fhtml%2Fmail%2Fhtml%2Fmayor.html

And don’t forget to tell your City Council Member:
http://council.nyc.gov/html/members/members.shtml

While your on a roll, you might as well tell BP Markowitz:
askmarty@brooklynbp.nyc.gov

-Lindsey

]]> By: d http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56474 d Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:21:29 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56474 Congratulations to these kids for their enthusiasm and organization! Congratulations to these kids for their enthusiasm and organization!

]]> By: Josh http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56444 Josh Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:47:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56444 Regardless of the outcome, I'm just astonished by how wonderful a job these kids (these, dare I say it, community organizers) did of organizing and presenting their case. Regardless of the outcome, I’m just astonished by how wonderful a job these kids (these, dare I say it, community organizers) did of organizing and presenting their case.

]]> By: vnm http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56409 vnm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:49:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56409 This is great! Cars ruin the park experience for the majority. Also, let me reiterate what Bob said. <blockquote>All protests should involve steppers marching bands. </blockquote> This is great! Cars ruin the park experience for the majority. Also, let me reiterate what Bob said.

All protests should involve steppers marching bands.

]]> By: brooke http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56408 brooke Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:41:13 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56408 That is so awesome. That is so awesome.

]]> By: Fair Trade http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56407 Fair Trade Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:40:31 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56407 Cars have no place in parks; parks should be the preserve of people power... Let's hope it works for these kids. Cars have no place in parks; parks should be the preserve of people power… Let’s hope it works for these kids.

]]> By: gecko http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56404 gecko Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:06:40 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56404 really nice. can't help but believe that this will mean a lot. really nice. can’t help but believe that this will mean a lot.

]]> By: Bob http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56402 Bob Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:58:47 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56402 All protests should involve steppers marching bands. All protests should involve steppers marching bands.

]]> By: JK http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56401 JK Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:48:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56401 It's great to see car-free parks advocacy from a different part of New York City society. The call for more livable streets will only succeed if its heard from every kind of neighborhood. Good work T.A. It’s great to see car-free parks advocacy from a different part of New York City society. The call for more livable streets will only succeed if its heard from every kind of neighborhood. Good work T.A.

]]> By: Peter http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56400 Peter Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:41:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56400 "How can the city say no to the kids?" By doing the same thing they do to all of us, ignore them then raise taxes. Then again, they are kids....probably steal their candy too. “How can the city say no to the kids?”

By doing the same thing they do to all of us, ignore them then raise taxes.
Then again, they are kids….probably steal their candy too.

]]> By: shishi http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/09/16/youth-advocates-deliver-10000-letters-calling-for-car-free-prospect-park/comment-page-1/#comment-56398 shishi Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:35:36 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=4575#comment-56398 How can the city say no to the kids? How can the city say no to the kids?

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