LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG)
for their many environmental and community planning accomplishments, in
conjunction with 2010 Earth Day to be held April 22, 2010

WHEREAS, April 22, 2010, marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day, a day
set aside to celebrate the beauty and bounty of our environment and to
revitalize the efforts required to protect and maintain respect for the
environment and its resources; and
WHEREAS, It is the practice of this Legislative Body to recognize and
pay tribute to those organizations and persons dedicating their purpose-
ful work to increasing public awareness of, and appreciation for, the
natural resources of New York, recognizing the role all citizens have in
protecting the environment and the quality of life in this Empire State;
and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) for their many environmental and
community planning accomplishments, in conjunction with 2010 Earth Day
to be held Thursday, April 22, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (formerly Neighbors Against
Garbage) is a volunteer-based community planning and environmental
justice organization that has been performing grassroots organizing,
advocacy and outreach/education to the North Brooklyn waterfront commu-
nity of Williamsburg/Greenpoint since 1994; and
WHEREAS, As its original name, Neighbors Against Garbage, attests, NAG
was born with a singular mission: to head off the Northside's
destruction by the solid waste industry; and
WHEREAS, Since its inception, NAG has accomplished many environmental
and community planning goals including: saving the Williamsburg water-
front; coordinating the community plan; creating a new waterfront park;
mitigating environmental hazards; working with local polluters for a
cleaner environment; incubating biodiesel in Williamsburg; and fighting
for a sustainable energy policy; and
WHEREAS, Currently, NAG is continuing its advocacy work to sustain and
improve the environment and infrastructure of North Brooklyn through
several projects and initiatives, some of which are: Where's My Park
Day?; Open Planning Project; Traffic Monitoring and "Share the Road"
Advocacy; Greener North Brooklyn; Fighting the MTA fare hikes and
service cuts; and advocating for "Good Growth" waterfront development;
and
WHEREAS, Also in conjunction with Earth Day, Broadway Stages will be
observing this significant day with its Clean Up Kingsland Program; in
an effort to renew Kingsland Avenue, Broadway Stages and its volunteers
will be participating in an hour-long clean up of Kingsland Avenue,
located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, The clean up is one of many programs Broadway Stages is
facilitating in an effort to regenerate Greenpoint and its local commu-
nity; it is well known that cleaner, greener streets are safer, more
active and have a positive impact on the local environment; and
WHEREAS, Following the Clean Up Program, Broadway Stages will be host-
ing an award luncheon recognizing environmentally active not-for-profits
in Brooklyn and Queens; this event will highlight specific initiatives
and organizations that are joining Broadway Stages in leading the way to
urban revitalization and sustainable regeneration in New York City; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those organiza-
tions and individuals who enhance the well-being and vitality of their
community and have shown a long and sustained commitment to excellence

certainly have earned the recognition and applause of all the citizens
of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Neighbors Allied for Good Growth (NAG) for their many environ-
mental and community planning accomplishments, in conjunction with 2010
Earth Day to be held April 22, 2010; and be it further
RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Neighbors Allied for Good Growth, and Broadway Stages.