Support NYC AIDS Memorial Park Campaign
Wednesday and Thursday night it’s absolutely critical we show continued strong community support to build a memorial park and learning center at the former St. Vincent’s campus. This is absolutely the time to show that support. If you missed the previous community board meetings, or came but didn’t speak, now’s your last chance. If you’ve come before, please come again! On Wed Nov 16th the Parks Committee will review the “final” park plan by Rudin Management before sending on a recommendation to the City Planning Commission. The Rudin park plan still includes no recognition to the AIDS Crisis and still calls for wasteful demolition of the basement space. We are also making a presentation at the same meeting about preserving the 10,000 sq ft basement to be redesigned with the park as a learning center to teach and exhibit the history and facts of the disease. Please come show your support by expressing your desire for significant memorial features to the AIDS Crisis AND for preserving and repurposing the basement!
On Thurs Nov 17th the Full Community Board will actually vote on its final park design recommendation to the City Planning Commission. We want this recommendation to include explicit memorial features AND preserve the basement space for reuse as a learning center dedicated to the ongoing history of the AIDS crisis. Please come, sign up and give public testimony. We will stand up together as a group – it’s easy!
Meeting Details – Help Spread the Word
Parks & Open Space Meeting – Discussion of park design
*Presentation by AIDS Memorial Park Campaign
Date: Wednesday November 16
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: St. Anthony’s of Padua, 151-155 Sullivan St. Lower Hall
Full Board Meeting and Vote on Park Recommendation
Date: Thursday November 17
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: Public School 3 Auditorium, 490 Hudson Street
SPEAKERS CAN ONLY SIGN UP FROM 6:00 TO 6:30 PM
See you tomorrow and Thursday!
Chris and Paul
NYC AIDS Memorial Park Campaign