New York City Council Member, 7th District

Representing Washington Heights, Hamilton Heights,
Morningside Heights, Manhattan Valley & the Upper West Side

Washington Heights Community to Rally Against Amtrak’s Mistreatment of Northern Manhattan

Posted by 4sc on March 20, 2019

**FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY**
MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at 5pm
Contact: Erik Cuello, 212-928-6814

Washington Heights, NY -- A coalition of community members and elected officials will host a rally to protest Amtrak’s treatment of Northern Manhattan following the installation of a billboard on Amtrak property on West 155th Street and Riverside Drive in late February, and the spraying of pesticides which devastated a local community garden last fall.

At no point was an environmental or public review held with community input regarding the installation of the billboard, which has fundamentally altered the skyline of the neighborhood overnight.

Where: West 155th Street and Riverside Drive
When: Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 at 5pm
Who: City Council Member Mark Levine, Community Activists

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Mark Levine

Council Member, 7th District

 

Email: district7@council.nyc.gov

District Office: 

500 West 141st Street
New York, NY 10031 

Phone: 212-928-6814

Legislative Office:

250 Broadway, Rm. 1816 
New York, NY 10007 

Phone: 212-788-7007
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