SaveWagnerPark

- The Ask: A smart, science-backed resiliency project that prioritizes green over concrete.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Cmh176Hughes, your highly unpopular plan for Wagner Park will be your and Martha’s legacy. How do you think history will feel when there was a cheaper, greener, more environmentally friendly and community backed alternative supported by the @SierraClub?

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@ERPAction @CMCarlinaRivera @HarveyforNY @ChrisMarteNYC @MarkLevineNYC This is what happens when big business like @AECOM is in the pocket of politicans

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

Yet you are spending $1B in battery park to protect from the sea. There are cheaper ways and that money is desperately needed all over NY!

[Mark D. Levine @MarkLevineNYC]

NYC is on track for the most rain ever in a single day.

Climate change is real and it’s here.

[Joseph Reiver @ESGEDNYC]

Our fight to save Elizabeth Street Garden isn’t over.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Cmh176Hughes you have contributing to higher climate risks to Lower Manhattan. We will remember your legacy.

[Catherine Hughes @Cmh176Hughes]

"#AirQuality #Health Advisories in Effect For #LongIsland, #NYC Metro, Lower #HudsonValley, Upper Hudson Valley, #Adirondacks, Eastern #LakeOntario, Central, and Western Regions." #NewYorkState #NewYorkCity #CanadianWildfires

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Cmh176Hughes, under your leadership, Battery Park City and Lower Manhattan is in a worst state to deal with climate risks. The 100+ mature trees you cut down are critical for carbon sequestration. This is your legacy.

[Catherine Hughes @Cmh176Hughes]

"#Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the US #West's #wildfires. It won't be enough...What’s driving all of this is #insect infestation, #drought stress, and all of that is related to the #climate...I don’t think you can get out of it by thinning” https://t.co/OrlVEKgVrx

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Cmh176Hughes, you are on the wrong side of history. It won’t be too long that everyone, even those in power, will be shaking their heads at what you guys did in Wagner Park.
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[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

🌳🌳We can and need to do better! 🌳🌳

[Sonia Mara @bySoniaMara]

The Plan to Save New York From the Next Sandy Will Ruin the Waterfront. It Doesn’t Have To👇@BPCNA_official @RepDanGoldman @CommunityBoard1 @NYCMayor @NYCMayorsOffice @nytimes @POTUS @JoeBiden
@Charlesdfall
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[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

This is what Wagner Park looks like now. More commercial space coming in.

[BPCNA @BPCNA_official]

Please join us TODAY June 12, to ask for a local exemption on congestion pricing like London and Stockholm. https://t.co/3rNw6u9Zcb

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

We will never forget the legacy of the 2023 BPCA Board. It will be one of controversy and destruction.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

This is what Wagner Park was. Beautiful. Magical. Award winning.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

This is what the @bpca_ny and @GovKathyHochul and her Authority board did to it. @Cmh176Hughes, Martha Gallo, Anthony Kendall and the other unelected board.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

Someone please explain why the needless destruction when we had a better plan for Wagner Park? https://t.co/2F5m6mzfVc @nytimes @CNN @PIX11News @ABC7NY @THECITYNY @TheVillageSun @voiceofgowanus @ERPAction @ElizabethStGrdn @SierraClub @WWF

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

The Battery Park City State Government @bpca_ny and its board contributing to the climate crisis @POTUS @CNN @BBCWorld @nytimes @insideclimate @EsgToday @SenSchumer @danielsgoldman @SpeakerPelosi

[Catherine Hughes @Cmh176Hughes]

"#ClimateChange Is Exacerbating #Inflation Worldwide...After accounting for other factors such as #Covid-19 and #Russia’s #war on #Ukraine... #extremeheat alone boosted inflation in the region by 0.67 percent—and by even more in southern #Europe" #drought https://t.co/LXmfLIVnjV

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Cmh176Hughes @business @Cmh176Hughes this was from you. You pushed this design when there was a better way that saved the trees and park. We will never forget. Your legacy to Battery Park City.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

Catherine, you are personally responsible for contributing to the climate crisis. You pushed the most destructive plan that demolished our critical natural resources. This is your work. Over 100 trees killed. @CeresNews @SierraClub @Greenpeace @WWF @TreesforCities @ClientEarth

[Catherine Hughes @Cmh176Hughes]

"Torrential #rains have hit #China’s #wheat fields at #harvest time, leaving #crops waterlogged and #moldy... China is the world’s biggest #producer and #consumer of the #food staple, and this season is set to be the largest importer" #SupplyChain #climate https://t.co/XcWI1d6Jwy

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

This is what our beloved Wagner Park looks like. Rockefeller Park can be next.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@BPCNA_official @saveBPC @CommunityBoard1 Under the trees and park we saved two years ago. But, unfortunately they are still in danger of being demolished by @bpca_ny and @AECOM. We must stay vigilant.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

The next meeting is June 26. We need you to help us ensure our next park does not look like the above.

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

@Greenpeace @SierraClub @ClientEarth @WWF we need you in Lower Manhattan to stop @AECOM from demolishing all the nature along the coastline. We had alternative resiliency plans that kept all the trees, but they were less costly and profitable for @AECOM. Please help!

[PausetheSaws @PausetheSaws]

The Battery Park City Authority led by Martha Gallo and @Cmh176Hughes cut down every single tree in Wagner Park in their effort to redevelop with @AECOM at the helm. @nytimes @CNN @THECITYNY @nypost

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

There was a better way. A plan that preserved the park while protecting from climate risks

[SaveWagnerPark @SaveWagnerPark]

This is what poor governance and greed looks like. @ERPAction @danielsgoldman @Charlesdfall @BrianKavanaghNY @ChrisMarteNYC @CommunityBoard1