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Our Time Press Our Time Press | From the Village of Brooklyn | OOURUR TTIMEIME PPRESSRESS THE LOCAL PAPER WITH THE GLOBAL VIEW | VOL. 21 NO. 48 .50¢ Since 1996 November 24-30, 2016 | Charles C. Pinn Triangle – “Gateway to Bedford-Stuyvesant” at Lewis/Stuyvesant Named for Devoted Community Advocate Photo: Lauryn Jackson Legacy Keepers: Candace Pinn, Greg Pinn, Sam Pinn lll, Councilman Robert Cornegy, Sam Pinn, Doris Pinn, Assemblywoman Annette Robinson, Al Vann, Councilwoman Inez Barron, Assemblyman Charles Barron, Rev. Herbert Daughtry, Letitia James, Tremaine Wright and Henry Butler. Page 3 t was a long time coming, but for whose ancestral grandparents planted roots while a student at Samuel J. Tilden High His work carries forth in such organiza- Cynthia Doris Pinn and Samuel Pinn, in the area more than four decades before School. tions as the NAACP, for which he was the parents of the late beloved community his birth in 1966, and whose mother, father He attended Howard University and, in Brooklyn branch’s youthful Secretary, and Ibuilder and advocate Charles Christopher and siblings are longtime campaigners and 1985, upon returning to Brooklyn, continued for Community Board #3, for which he was Pinn, it could not have come at a better time. activists, professionally and personally, in to pursue his passion and personal mission re- elected to Chair at age 25. On the balmy Saturday before the quest for neighborhood empowerment. lated to community improvement by helping Mr. Pinn was a member of the Board of Thanksgiving, November 19, a triangular Mr. Pinn began his journey of service to form discussion forums on neighborhood Directors of the Fort Greene Citizens Council greenstreet forming the intersection of Lewis to the Bedford-Stuyvesant community at planning and self-empowerment. Barely into and he was a consultant to the Malcolm X, Avenue and Fulton Street, officially became the young age of 14--he founded the Young his 20’s, Mr. Pinn had a strong, steady hand Marcy and Risley Dent Senior Centers. In a garden landmark memorial to the legacy of Peoples’ Macon-MacDonough-Stuyvesant- in organizing block associations, Parent- 1995, he joined Our Lady of Charity Roman Mr. Pinn who passed 21 years ago. Lewis Block Association in Bedford- Teacher Associations and tenants’ rights Catholic Church. Five years ago, Community Board #3 of Stuyvesant, one of the first youth-governed groups. His outreach eventually touched In his professional career as an assistant Brooklyn voted unanimously to name the organizations of its kind in the city and later many families, individuals, fellow residents to Assemblyman Al Vann and Councilwoman plot of earth – now a garden –after Mr. Pinn, served as an intern for Councilman Al Vann and many elected officials. ➔ Continued on page 3 celebrate President-elect Donald Trump, Program(COINTELPRO) of the 1960’s View From Here there is not much more you need to know as a guide to what to expect in the coming about the importance of the time we’re years. And with the double-edged sword entering. And even with the wonders of of the Internet, easier for the government Coming Together in the Trump Era technology, it through the work of the to keep track of the opposition, but also, as ■ By David Mark Greaves the worst of human nature has no depth it community organizer that the grassroots the Black Lives Matter Movement and the will not explore. These are those nascent constituency finds its voice and ability to white nationalist movements have shown, he only good news on the elec- times, and who will be needed to fight effect change. Attending meetings making easier to unite and have a voice in the na- tion of Donald Trump is the in these coming years will be committed the calls, doing the work Charles Pinn and a tional dialogue. wall of opposition forming as community activists such as Charles young Barack Obama once did, they are the As hope continues to fade that the Tthe extent of the poisoning of everything C. Pinn, who, because of his work as a point of contact between policy and people. election of Donald Trump won’t be as bad decent about America is becoming clear. community organizer, had his name made They are the ones who will help save the as we think, we are being given the oppor- Each new presidential appointment brings immortal last Saturday at the Charles C. community and reset the course the nation tunity for the many groups who make up new fears of changes of such magnitude Pinn Triangle at Lewis Avenue and Fulton has been put on. this country to come together in fierce and and permanence that they qualify as a Street. They will not only have to face a joyful opposition against a common foe. We takeover of the country by the worst of When white nationalist groups feel daunting future, they’ll have to remember will march in support of groups other than human nature, and as we’ve seen in Slav- emboldened to shout “Heil Victory” with the past previously cited and include our own. We will reaffirm the America we ery, Reconstruction and the Holocaust, a Nazi salute in the nation’s capital to in their studies the Counterintelligence believe in. 2 OUR TIME PRESS November 24-30, 2016 VOL. 21 NO. 48 IMPACCT-Brooklyn Names Affordable Housing Banker and Nonprofit Leader as Executive Director rooklyn NY, November 17, 2016 COO. There, she provided centralized lead- whose 30 years of experience in community IMPACCT–Brooklyn, formerly — Citing her extensive experi- ership and resources for eight service offices development, banking and nonprofit man- known as Pratt Area Community Council, ence in financing for affordable that assisted residents to buy, maintain and agement encompass the skills and talent that is a community development corporation Bhousing, as well as operational manage- keep their homes. our board was seeking. With her passion for founded in 1964 assisting residents build ment skills, IMPACCT–Brooklyn today Prior to joining NHSNYC, Ms. Grier creating affordable housing opportunities flourishing communities in Fort Greene, announced the appointment of Bernell K. served as Executive Vice President for for New York residents, plus solid nonprofit Clinton Hill, Bedford Stuyvesant, Grier as its Executive Director, effective Fleet Community Bank (acquired by Bank management and community development Crown Heights, and Prospect Heights. December 5, 2016. of America). She began her career in retail experience, we are confident she will help Services provided to Central Brooklyn As Executive Director, Ms. Grier will banking at Chase Manhattan Bank, where us grow strategically in meeting our vision residents consist of: a) the preservation lead the community development corpora- she was promoted into various roles in for all of Central Brooklyn.” and creation of affordable housing; b) tion serving Central Brooklyn in furthering commercial lending and community devel- Ms. Grier received an MBA in the development of small businesses and its mission of preserving affordable housing opment. Ms. Grier currently serves on the Sustainability from Bard College and a vibrant commercial corridors that lead and promoting businesses development, job board of the New York Housing Conference BA in Economics from City University of to the creation of jobs for community creation and resident leadership, continuing and as an advisory board member of New New York (City College). She is a David residents; and c) the development of its success since 1964. York University’s Furman Center. Rockefeller Fellow and holds a certificate resident leadership and community de- Ms. Grier joins IMPACCT–Brooklyn “I have long supported and admired from the Harvard Kennedy School and velopment services that strengthen fam- after serving as Director and Vice President the work of IMPACCT–Brooklyn, having NeighborWorks America’s Achieving ilies and build stronger neighborhoods. of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New served on its Board in the late 1990’s,” said Excellence Program. She resides in Clinton IMPACCT is governed by a 16-member York Affordable Housing Program, where Ms. Grier. “I am truly honored and excited Hill, Brooklyn. Board of Directors, and currently oper- she oversaw the project management, oper- to return as leader of this advocacy group The selection of Bernell K. Grier by ates in three locations. The organization ations and roll-out of the $30 million grant and am committed to preserving affordable the Board of Directors followed a national has an annual operating budget of program among FHLBNY members and housing and building strong, vibrant neigh- search to find a successor to long-time approximately $4.8M and a staff of 45 project sponsors. Previously, she worked borhoods in Central Brooklyn." Executive Director, Deborah Howard, who employees. To learn more about the work at Neighborhood Housing Services of New Chairman David Hanzel commented, will retire as of Friday, December 30th, of IMPACCT, please visit our website at York City, Inc. (NHSNYC) as CEO and “We are delighted to have Bernell Grier, 2016. www.impacctbrooklyn.org A monumental day: NYS Court of Appeals decision stops NRC from re-licensing Indian Point ssining, NY -- The NYS Court of a decision made by a lower court. Citing effectively stops the Nuclear Regulatory of State, which refused to provide coastal Appeals unanimously determined numerous environmental and public safety Commission from re-licensing Indian Point. zone approval. Without that coastal zone ap- that the New York Department of concerns, the NYS Department of State filed “The Coastal Zone Management Act proval, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission OState was correct regarding its determina- an objection to Indian Point's application for gives the New York Secretary of State the cannot relicense Indian Point. It is a complete tion that it has the right to review Entergy's a Coastal Consistency Certification in late authority to refuse certification of any project stopper.
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