Brooklyn officials sleep in tents to push Bushwick Inlet Park deal
A little rain doesn’t stop overnighter
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney and residents in Greenpoint and Williamsburg slept in tents on Saturday night – in the driving rain –to spotlight the city’s offer to pay $100 million for the land needed to complete the long-promised 28-acre Bushwick Inlet Park.
Organized by Friends of Bushwick Inlet Park, the overnight campout was capped by a ceremonial turning of the countdown clock. The clock is ticking off the days leading up to the offer’s deadline on Monday, August 8.
Despite the rain, the overnight went well, said Adams’ spokesperson Stefan Ringel.