Speakers (in order): Deputy Manhattan Borough President Aldrin Bonilla, representing Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer; Senior Policy Advisor Marianna Vaidman Stone representing Councilmember Dan Garodnick; Lynn Ellsworth Co-Founder of New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City; Councilmember Ben Kallos
Emcee: ERFA Director of Communications Lisa Mercurio
Video courtesy of Councilmember Ben Kallos.
Last Tuesday, we held a rally/demonstration at Sutton Square calling on the City to hurry along approval of our rezoning plan and help us protect the East River Fifties community (the area between 52nd and 59th Streets, east of First Avenue) from megatowers forever.
ERFA’s Director of Communications Lisa Mercurio emceed the event. Councilmember Ben Kallos, spoke to the crowd, as did representatives from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s office and Councilmember Dan Garodnick. Lynn Ellsworth, Co-Founder of New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City also addressed the community.
All photos by ERFA unless otherwise noted.
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Photo by Drew Bolton
Date/Time: Tuesday, May 10th @ 10 am
Location: Sutton Square (58th Street, just east of Sutton Place)
Speakers (list in formation): Councilmember Ben Kallos, representative from Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer’s office; Lynn Ellsworth, Co-Founder of New Yorkers for a Human-Scale City