Joy Chatel

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Protesters Continue Fight To Save Downtown Home Of Abolitionists

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – In an effort to stall the impending demolition of 227 Duffield Street, activists are demanding the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [http://www.nyc.gov/landmarks] (LPC) “calendar” a review of the house that they say belonged to abolitionists and served as a stop on the underground railroad. Michael

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Petition Launched To Preserve Downtown Home With Abolitionist History

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – A petition [https://www.change.org/p/lisa-kersavage-preserve-227-duffield-street-abolitionist-place-as-a-nyc-landmark?recruiter=980907572&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition] was launched last week to save a four-story brick building that was the formerly the home of two abolitionists and is believed to have