We are glad so many of you were able to join us this past Friday for our last virtual “Breakfast Talk” of this semester at CityTech. We’d especially like to thank our panelists: Karen Blondel, Alison Conway, Thaddeus Pawlowski, John Tylawsky and (extra addition!) Jim Tampakis.
As a follow up, we now have a recording of the event up on youtube and more information shared below.
Learn more about the speakers and follow their ongoing work:
- Karen Dawn Blondel, Red Hook resident, activist and Harvard Fellow
- Alison Conway, Professor at City College
- Thaddeus Pawlowski, Director of Resilient Cities and Landscapes at Columbia University
- John Tylawksy, Marine Engineer, founder of Altair Transportation
Plus, check out the video that was shared from Jim Tampakis below:
If you’d like to learn more, you can also watch out two other community conversations that were hosted earlier this summer:
- June 16, 2021: Community Conversation: Last Mile Delivery Warehouses
- July 22nd Community Meeting – Brooklyn Community Board #7
You can also see a recap of some of the news coverage of the topic:
- October 13, 2020 (The Real Deal): Industrial leasing surges in NYC as other sectors flounder
- February 12, 2021 (Bklyner): Amazon Leases 487K of Warehouse Space in Red Hook, Further Expanding Brooklyn Footprint
- March 28, 2021 (WSJ): ‘Last Mile’ Amazon and UPS Hubs Raise Concerns in Brooklyn Enclave: Companies’ plans to open distribution centers generate fears about traffic in waterfront Red Hook neighborhood
- March 28, 2021 (Streetsblog): New Sunset Park and Red Hook Warehouses Mean More Death from Trucks: Locals
- March 29, 2021 (The Real Deal): Red Hook residents sound alarm over influx of last-mile facilities Neighborhood zoning allows for logistics centers to be built as-of-right
- June 7, 2021 (Brownstoner): Construction Begins at Future Amazon Warehouse on the Red Hook Waterfront
- June 20, 2021 (News12): Red Hook residents share mixed opinions over construction of new Amazon fulfillment center
- July 23, 2021 (Star Revue): Fight For Last Mile Warehouses to Use Waterfront Continues by Brian Abate
- July 29, 2021 (Bklyner): Waterfront Residents Again Raise Alarms About Last Mile Warehouses, “Truckpocalypse”
And don’t forget to check out the great work of PortSide NewYork too!
