Aaron Donovan

Upper Green Side takes stock of its accomplishments for the month and plans ahead for the next month at its regular monthly meeting. Also, this month a special guest speaker: Ben Jervey, author of "The Big Green Apple" who will present ideas on how to make a difference in our lives and in our community.

A meeting of Auto-Free New York entitled "Strategies for Reducing Car Use in Manhattan" and featuring Megan Shane, Deputy Policy Director for Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

A meeting of Auto-Free New York entitled "Moving NYC Toward Energy Independence" and featuring Dan Miner, Chairman of the Energy Committee of the Sierra Club's New York City chapter.

For the past 28 months, the NYPD has been harassing law abiding cyclists on the Critical Mass bike rides. Now the NYPD is proposing new parade permit rules that target the Critical Mass rides but would also affect thousands of other New Yorkers. It's time for New York taxpayers to be told of the outrageous amount of money the Bloomberg administration is spending on its harassment campaign of cyclists. A very detailed, thorough cost analysis of these expenditures has been completed by economist Charlie Komanoff and Time's Up!, along with the assistance and support of civil rights attorneys Norman Siegel and Gideon Oliver, and the organizations FreeWheels and 100 Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care.

Join the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative to raise spirits and funds, and to focus on the future of open space along the Red Hook piers. Enjoy a casual evening of drinks and hors d’oeuvres, hosted by BGI’s Board of Directors and fellow Greenway supporters. Since last year’s inaugural fundraiser at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, BGI has made great strides toward building the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway.

A forum about the evolution of advocacy based planning and inauguration of the Hunter College Center for Community Planning & Development.

An in-depth view of various modes of transportation serving Newark. The following officials will provide updates and a look ahead at plans that will be important building blocks for future economic development:

Lecture by James Howard Kunstler with a reception to follow as the author signs copies of The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century.

A community forum dealing with the proposed Atlantic Yards arena and high-rise development project.

Second Avenue Subway Task Force meeting sponsored by Manhattan Community Board 8.