John Turturro To Join Walk Don't Destroy 5 Today

Today actor, writer, director and Brooklynite John Turturro will join Walk Don't Destroy 5, Develop Don't Destroy's annual Walkathon to raise funds for the legal fight against the Atlantic Yards Project. Mid-route there will be a protest at Bloomberg's Atlantic Avenue campaign office. Afterwards, there's an after-party at Habana Outpost. 

WHAT:

Walk Don’t Destroy 5

Develop Don’t Destroy Brooklyn 5th Annual Walkathon Fundraiser

Raising grassroots funds to wage the legal fight against Ratner's Atlantic Yards proposal

WHEN:   

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 1:45 - 4:00pm

WHO:

Walk with start with speeches at 2pm by:

Actor, Writer, Director Brooklynite John Turturro

State Senator Velmanette Montgomery

NY City Councilmember Letitia James

DDDB's Daniel Goldstein

WHERE:

Walk and Speeches Starts at Brooklyn Borough Hall

 (Columbus Park, the Plaza on the North side of Borough Hall)

Walkathon After Party: 

Habana Outpost

(757 Fulton Street at South Portland Ave.)

WALK ROUTE: The 2.23 mile walk route will start at Borough Hall, along Atlantic Avenue, through some of the neighborhoods bordering the Atlantic Yards site, the project footprint itself and concludes in Fort Greene at Habana Outpost.

Midway through the walk, the walkers will stop to protest outside of Mayor Bloomberg's Atlantic Avenue campaign office because of his undying support for the Atlantic Yards project (campaign office at: 525 Atlantic Avenue, between 3rd and 4th Avenues).