Clarke to hold rally outside Fort Hamilton gate
Congress member wants Lee, Jackson names removed
Putting pressure on the U.S. Army hasn’t worked, so a Brooklyn lawmaker is turning to other methods to try and force the federal government to remove tributes to two Confederate generals from the U.S. Army Garrison at Fort Hamilton.
U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-Central Brooklyn) is coming to Bay Ridge on Tuesday, Aug. 22 to lead a protest rally in John Paul Jones Park outside the main gate of Fort Hamilton to demand that the Army change the names of two streets located within the fort: General Lee Avenue and Stonewall Jackson Drive.
The rally will take place inside the park, located on Fourth Avenue and 101st Street, at 11 a.m.