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Respect our Communities & Respect Our Parks

Respect our Communities & Respect Our Parks

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Started by Stephen Wagner 5 years, 7 months ago


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We, the undersigned friends and residents of Yonkers support our community’s parks. Yonkers is New York’s fastest growing city. Current and future residents need expanded parkland - not parking structures for real estate ventures. We demand that the City respect our community by requiring all parking for the proposed Glenwood Power Plant development be placed on the project’s site - as would be required of any other development. We further demand that our elected officials work with all of the community to develop a fair and just plan for access to the Power Plant site that does not violate Trevor Park or JFK Marina. The taxpayers and voters are the key to our City’s success – not developers! Sponsored by Friends of Trevor Park, Hudson River Community Association,River Communities Coalition of Yonkers and Yonkers Committee for Smart Development.

Updates

February 28, 2021

We hit one thousand signatures today. The city needs to pay attention to what we are saying.

Reached 1,000 supporters

February 27, 2021

Reached 100 supporters

January 21, 2021

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sabarivinoth rangasamy
5 years ago Featured

JFK marina serves as boat launch, BBQ spot, free kayaking offered by YPRC, for walking dog, car motorcycle enthusiast gathering, simple hangout spot and many more. Placing a private garage will be the death of the community life of Yonkers residents.

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Vincent G Boudreau
5 years ago Featured

Not only does the structure take vital green space out of a predominantly African American and Latinex neighborhood, it vastly increases the traffic and the danger to which those using the remaining sliver of parkland will be subjected.

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Anonymous
5 years ago Featured

Do not allocate any public park to a corporate project. The original project should have included ample space to accommodate the workforce. Lack of planning on their part does not entitle anyone to infringe on publicly enjoyed lands.

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Adam Koubek
5 years ago Featured

My wife and I just moved to the neighborhood and go for walks here, it's a really refreshing area, especially now. More importantly, isn't there a school literally right there? Good idea, let's take away a relaxing view for when the kids get back to school.

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Nancy Maron
5 years ago Featured

There is so little public waterfront access still available in Yonkers already, and the waterfront is something that makes the city great. We should be actively protecting and enhancing public waterfront spaces for our residents, not selling and closing them off.

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Dorothea Bedigian
5 years ago Featured

The public good, for clean air and unobstructed views of Hudson River and Palisades, must be prioritized over private developer's wish for parking. Alternate proposals are reasonable, including a ferry to Power Plant from Main St. and floating barge parking.

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Zorina Gonzalez
4 years ago

Instead of trashing down the things that make Yonkers a decent place to live, make the abandoned power plant a skatepark for our youth!

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Linda Brunner
4 years ago

It takes dedication, awareness and work to resist the depredations of developers in enriching themselves at the expense of our communities

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