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BISHOP JOSEPH M. SULLIVAN
TO ADVOCATE FOR
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN WILLIAMSBURG, BKLYN

WHO: More than 500 people, including government officials and local leaders, will join Brooklyn Bishop Joseph M. Sullivan at a special meeting to address the potential rezoning of the Greenpoint/Williamsburg waterfront. More than 18 Roman Catholic churches will be represented as the community unites to fight what it believes will be the end of affordable housing in these neighborhoods.

WHEN: Thursday, April 22nd at 7:00 PM

WHERE: Our Lady of Mount Carmel Auditorium
1-23 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn
(between North 8th and North 9th Streets)

WHY: Bishop Sullivan is advocating for local residents who are concerned about the city’s plan to rezone the waterfront and inland areas of Williamsburg and Greenpoint to erect luxury housing. Currently, middle and low-income families and seniors are being displaced due to gentrification and escalating housing costs. The Clergy Cluster, a committee of local clergy representing 12,000 people, would like officials to combine development with affordable housing to preserve the neighborhoods.

This event is sponsored by: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church; St. Cecilia Church; St. Anthony – St. Alphonsus Parish; St. Stanislaus Kostka Church; Our Lady of Consolation Church; Annunciation, BVM; Holy Family Church; St. Cyril and St. Methodius Church; St. Nicholas Church; St. Francis of Paola Church; St. Peter and Paul Church; Epiphany Church; All Saints Church; Transfiguration Church; Our Lady of Pompei Church; Most Holy Trinity Parish; and St. Mary’s Parish.