What you can do to get the Terror Trials on the Community Board 3 agenda: call and write your community board

community board 3 (Chinatown and Lower East Side)

212-533-5300

Call Community Board 3 to support the resolution to remove the 9/11 terror trials from NYC, and to voice your concerns over the terror trials. 

As of today Sunday Feb. 7 '10

President Obama said "NYC is still a consideration

for the terror trials"

"To this date, NO ONE has contacted the CB 3 Office or me with concerns, though I'm sure everyone has them, as do I" - Dominic Pisciotta, Chair CB3

Executive Committee

Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:30pm
Community Board 3 Office, 59 East 4th Street

Community Board 3, Full Board MeetingTuesday, February 23, 2010 - 6:30pm
PS 20 - 166 Essex Street, (E Houston & Stanton Sts)
it is very important for community members to 
show up in person and sign up to speak.

 call Community Board 3 at 212-533-5300 

or visit the website at   www.cb3manhattan.org

email the Chair: cb3chair@gmail.com

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February 16th is the last day for community members to submit March agenda items.

Chatham Green Co-op complex on the Terror Trials - Board Of Directors - Rich Scorce

Appeared in Downtown Express, Letters to the Editors, February 2010

“Trial’s a Goner”

That was the headline on the NY Daily News that got my attention. While I am a doubting Thomas and will believe it when I see it, I think some kudos are in order for the GRASSROOTS movement that got this issue to the forefront.

We are grateful to the members of the Civic Center Residents Coalition (CCRC) who have been at the forefront on this issue (along with re opening Park Row & fighting the Chatham Square Reconstruction Project.)

They organized, got the issue before Community Board 1, lobbied, brought in the Chinatown business community & local leaders, and kept the issue in the press. Only after the local politicians, who blindly supported the Obama decision to hold the trial here, saw the tide turning did they reevalutate their positions.

Now we have our “brave” local politicos coming out of the woodwork trampling over each other to get some of the credit. The writing on the wall and the result of the Massachusetts election is what really spurred them to rethink their positions. The same thing can and will happen in NY if they do not represent their constituents.

Don't take our votes for granted!

Again, much thanks to the CCRC for leading the effort to prevent our neighborhood from being under siege by police, press, demonstrators and assorted mayhem.

Rich Scorce

Board Member, Chatham Green