MARCH OVER B'KLYN BRIDGE FOLLOWED BY RALLY @ CITY HALL

Council Member Letitia James, along with Coalition for the Homeless, Crown Heights Revitalization Movement (CHRM), neighborhood residents & local community groups, advocates for the homeless and public officials participate in march over the Brooklyn Bridge, followed by a rally at City Hall to oppose DHS’ plan to move the men’s homeless intake center in Manhattan to the Bedford Atlantic Armory in Brooklyn

This march and rally, in support of homeless individuals and the community is scheduled to take place on Thursday, June 12th (right before the Stated Council meeting). The marchers will meet at the entrance of the Brooklyn Bridge at 12 PM, and enter at Adams and Tillary Streets. The group will then walk along the bridge footpath to City Hall Park. The rally is scheduled to begin at 1:00 PM on the Steps of City Hall.

Please join us to fight this misguided plan that will not benefit the City’s male homeless population (60% reside in Manhattan), and will harm a struggling community.

Who: Council Member Letitia James, Coalition for the Homeless, Crown Heights Revitalization Movement, advocates for the homeless, advocates for the community, and public officials

What: March over the Brooklyn Bridge in opposition of DHS’ (Department of Homeless Services) plan to close the men’s homeless intake center in Manhattan, immediately followed by a Rally on Steps of City Hall to demand that the City abandon plans to move the men’s homeless intake center to Brooklyn’s Bedford Atlantic Armory, located in an already overburdened community

When: Thursday, June 12th - march begins at 12 PM, and press conference/rally is at 1 PM

Where: Marchers will meet at the entrance of Brooklyn Bridge around noon (Tillary and Adams Streets) – Rally attendees will gather on the Steps of City Hall

Contact: Amyre Loomis at (718) 260-9191