Category: Ward 5

Bike Protests Spread to NE DC - No Comment from DDOT

Release: Monday, Sept. 27, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne ,    delledonne.n@comcast.net, 703 929 6656      Bike Protests Spread to NE DC   No Comment from DDOT     On Friday, NBC4 News reported on a protest of the installation by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) of protected bike lanes on busy West Virginia Avenue, NE.  Residents of Ivy City told reporter Darcy Spencer […]

NE Residents Join Citywide Opposition to DDOT Bike Plans

For Release: Monday, Sept. 6, 2021  Contact: Nick DelleDonne,   delledonne.n@comcast.net , 703 929 6656    NE Residents Join Citywide Opposition to DDOT Bike Plans   With the recent installation of protected bike lanes in the 1900 block of West Virginia Avenue NE, residents in the largely Black neighborhood have lost almost all parking spaces.  They are the latest […]

PRESS ALERT:: BEGA ENDS INVESTIGATION OF COUNCILMEMBER MCDUFFIE ABOUT MCMILLAN PARK; ASBESTOS ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED

PRESS RELEASE                    August 10, 2021Save McMillan Action Coalitionsmac.dc@gmail.com202-656-3012 BEGA ENDS INVESTIGATION OF COUNCILMEMBER MCDUFFIE ABOUT MCMILLAN PARK; ASBESTOS ISSUE REMAINS UNRESOLVED Earlier this year, Ward 5 neighbors living around McMillan Park asked the DC Board of Government Accountability to consider the influence of financial contributions made […]

PRESS ALERT:: DCRA’s Disregard of Safety, Asbestos, Around McMillan Park

Press Alert — DC FOR REASONABLE DEVELOPMENT (202) 656-5874, dc4reality@gmail.com Next Round of McMillan Briefs Are Into DC Court of Appeals Central Issue: DCRA's Disregard of Safety, Including Exposure of DC Residents and Water Supply to Asbestos Washington, D.C. – Advocates seeking a new design competition and re-working of redevelopment plans for McMillan Park have […]

MidCity’s Private Police Force Calls MPD to Arrest Brookland Manor Children, Seniors for Community Film Screening

Press Alert MidCity’s Private Police Force Calls MPD to Arrest Brookland Manor Children, Seniors for Community Film Screening   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 23, 2021   Contacts: Ms. Minnie Elliott, BMBVRA President, bmbvassociation@gmail.com, (202) 299-6647 Beth Wagner, Organizer, brooklandmanorcoalition@gmail.com, (301) 800-1497   The Brookland Manor/Brentwood Village Residents Association (BMBVRA), representing the largest remaining affordable housing […]

PRESS ALERT: McMillan Supporters Submit Federal Case to Stop “Demolishing the Site” Based on McMillan Park Deed Restrictions

Press Alert from Committee for the McMillan Park Conservancy Contact: Daniel Wolkoff, 202-232-8391, committeeformcmillanpark@gmail.com McMillan Supporters Submit Federal Case to Stop “Demolishing the Site” Based on McMillan Park Deed Restrictions Washington, DC – On May 5, 2021, McMillan Park supporters have filed their long-planned federal case about the protective restrictions found within the McMillan Park […]

PRESS ALERT: McMillan Neighbors Ask For Mendelson’s Help About Asbestos

Press Alert, SMAC.DC@gmail.com MCMILLAN NEIGHBORS PLEAD FOR HELP FROM COUNCIL CHAIR PHIL MENDELSON AS DEMOLITION IMMINENT; LETTER SENT ASKING FOR SAFETY PLANNING AND TESTING REPORTS WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday April 5, 2021, McMillan Park neighbors and supporters asked DC City Council Chair, Phil Mendelson to intervene for the health and well-being of DC residents […]