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by Rob Hollander

Friends and neighbors,
Important events this week, please spread the word:

Tonight, Tuesday, June 26, 6:30 pm
Community Board 3
166 Essex Street (just south of Houston)
The CB is slated to approve a sidewalk cafe at the new, huge Bowery Hotel in an area already congested with nightlife. Join community opposition.

Wednesday, June 27, 1 pm
Steps of City Hall
Anti-displacement groups throughout the city join to protest eminent domain abuse, marking the second-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision which allowed cities to use eminent domain to evict residents and destroy their homes to benefit a private development. Demonstration organized by Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn, the neighborhood group opposing Ratner’s Atlantic Yards development plan.

Thursday, June 28, 3-8 pm
The NYU Strategic Plan Open House
Hemmerdinger Hall
100 Washington Square East
Learn about NYU’s strategy for 40% residential growth in the next 25 years.

LES Residents for Responsible Development