FIXING FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY MEETING ON FUTURE OF FLOYD BENNETT FIELD TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 21

6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.

 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

AVIATOR SPORTS HANGER 5,

FLOYD BENNETT FIELD

3159 FLATBUSH AVENUE

On Tuesday, September 21, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz will deliver remarks at the Brooklyn community meeting on the future of Floyd Bennett Field.

Senator Charles Schumer and Congressman Anthony Weiner have formed a Blue Ribbon Panel to provide recommendations on possible improvements to the 1,400-acre Floyd Bennett Field, part of Gateway National Recreation Area and one of New York City's largest public spaces. The National Park Service is drafting a plan to shape the Field's future. The Blue Ribbon Panel is staffed by the Regional Plan Association and National Parks Conservation Association.

A second community meeting will be held at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Far Rockaway, Queens, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, September 27.

For more information, visit www.rpa.org/floydbennett/ .