Article: BOROUGH PRESIDENT MARKOWITZ, OTHERS ISSUE STATEMENTS ON PLANNED PROTESTS IN BROOKLYN BY WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Sept. 23 -- The Brooklyn Borough President issued the following statement:

JOINT STATEMENT FROM BP MARKOWITZ, COUNCIL MEMBER BILL DE BLASIO, RABBI ANDY BACHMAN, COMMUNITY LEADER BRAD LANDER, LAMBDA INDEPENDENT DEMOCRATS, ON PLANNED PROTESTS IN BROOKLYN BY WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH

"Brooklyn's diversity is at the core of our strength as a borough, and Brooklynites are never shy about expressing who they are. While we support the right to peacefully gather, we must denounce hate in any form-especially hate from a fanatic cult based in Kansas that has shamefully selected these sacred days observed by ...

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