As you may know, Council Member Oliver Koppell was a guest on BronxTalk on Monday night when FIPNA members were appearing before the Land Use Committee of CB8 on the issue of our community becoming an Historic District.
Since we could not comment at the time, we posted these comments correcting parts of the Council Member’s [...]
Here is the latest article from the Daily News. UP Daily News 03302010
FIRST KOPPELL FIGHTS HIS OWN CONSTITUENTS …
THEN HE THREATENS THEM!
On Monday, March 8 members of the Fort Independence Park Neighborhood Association (FIPNA) were shocked to hear Councilman Oliver Koppell express unwavering support for a project they vehemently oppose. He then held hostage his support for a proposed Fort Independence Historic District in a bizarre trade-off [...]
Ten Reasons Van Cortlandt Village Residents Oppose Plan by Urban Pathways: Supportive Housing Proposal is too big for 3469 Cannon Place – and its Prospective Residents
The following paper explains some of the reasons why residents in Van Cortlandt Village are opposed to the proposal by Urban Pathways to build a 74-unit supportive housing facility [...]
use these links
Petition – 1013 signatures on 149 pages – Cannon Place Petition0001
PHOTOS of the neighborhood – http://gallery.me.com/stevem23#100220
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND SPECIAL NEEDS FACILITIES REPORTS
These reports geographically identify the distribution of the 148 supportive housing developments and 422 Special Needs facilities located throughout the borough by community district. Borough President Diaz has commissioned these reports to [...]
Note: KHCC is one block south of Fort Independence Street on Kingsbridge Terrace.
February 5, 2010
City to Bronx Community About a Homeless
Shelter: ‘Not in Your Backyard’
By SAM DOLNICK
In the perpetual battle against homelessness in New York, the Kingsbridge Heights Community Center in the Bronx was only a bit player, with about 10 beds in its [...]
Today, we learned that the Community Advisory Board (CAB) for the proposed project by Urban Pathways at 3469 Cannon Place voted to suspend activities, based on the a.k.a. 3482 Ft. Independence Street, met and voted unanimously to agree to suspend its activity.
Copy of the letter is here: CAB_suspension_letter (PDF)
“It is clear that Olmsted’s intent in providing neighborhoods like Kingsbridge Heights with narrow, curvilinear streets was to assure that they would maintain their residential character, discourage inappropriate development, and preserve their existing natural beauty.” (See VI below)
This is a power point: Fort Independence Historic District
This is a pdf of the power point: Fort [...]
This will be the place we will put the comments from the community. If you spoke out and what to send us the statement, we will upload. Email to fipna@fipna.org. Thank you
Position Statement on the Proposed Urban Pathway
Statement Contextual Design
Citywide Statement of Need page 11, 12 and 17
Economic & Demographic Data http://bit.ly/4viDXQ
Denver County At A Glance
Square Miles …………………… 156.0
Population ……………………… 544,759
Median Age ……………………. 33.4 yrs.
Households …………………….. 240,181
Labor Force …………………… 312,283
Number of Jobs ……………….. 425,692
Average Wage ………………… $45,880
Student Enrollment (K-12) …… 72,489
Denver Labor Force
Total Labor Force: Denver – 312,283, Denver Metro – 1,294,086
Employed: Denver – 293,698, Denver Metro – 1,229,070
Unemployed: Denver – 18,585, Denver Metro – 65,016
Population
Denver [...]
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