Community Organizations Involved in Williamsburg's Incinerator Struggle

Case Study: El Puente & the Struggle Against the Navy Yard Incinerator in Brooklyn, NYC

Index of Community Organizations Involved in the Struggle Against the Navy Yard Incinerator in Brooklyn, NYC

*Organization*	*Contact Information*	*Summary*
Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation (BLSC)		BLSA represented CAFE in its lawsuit challenging the City's garbage disposal plan. Also represented Latinos in several disputes with Hasidim.
Center for the Biology of Natural Systems	Barry Commoner
Community Alliance for the Environment (CAFE)		El Puente and UJO are the flagships of the coalition, which includes activists from NYPIRG, local congregations, environmental groups, housing advocates and educators. Each group is responsible for organizing and informing its own constituents.
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)	257 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10010	EDF Membership 1-800-684-3322
Hunter College Community Environmental Health Center
Lower East Side Coalition for a Healthier Environment	Margarita Lopez (212) 677-4772
Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)	40 West 20th Street New York, NY 10011	Contends that as long as the City can spend millions of dollars to burn garbage, recycling will not be its first priority.
New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG)	9 Murray Street New York, NY 10007 (212) 234-1628	A non-profit environmental organization.
United Jewish Organizations of Williamsburg	(718) 643-9700	UJO is a political advocate and umbrella organization representing 125 Hasidic-run social service agencies, congregations, schools and other groups. Rabbi David Niederman is the Executive Director and has been battling the construction of the incinerator since the mid-1980s. In 1993, according to Niederman, there were 60,000 people under one spokesman.
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