As Ahmadinejad Addresses UN, New York Elected Officials Will Hold A Press Conference This Morning Calling On Iran To 'Do A 180' On Nuclear Weapons And Disregard For Human Rights

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ --

What: As Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad addresses the Millennium Development Goals Conference on Monday, top New York elected officials and community leaders will gather at a press conference to demand Iran's government "Do a 180" and immediately stop its development of nuclear weapons and disregard for human rights.  The leaders will urge support of a newly formed coalition – Iran180.org – and announce new legislation in the US Senate sponsored by Senator Gillibrand to crack down on Iran's nuclear program.

Who: Scheduled to Attend: Sen. Gillibrand; Representatives Ackerman, Crowley, Engel, Israel, Maloney, Nadler, Rangel, Weiner; NYS Comptroller DiNapoli; NYC Council Speaker Quinn; State Senator Liz Krueger, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio – along with Sponsoring NY Organizations including: 100 Hispanic Women, Anti Defamation League, Chinese Community Relations Council, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, NAACP NY, Progressive American-Iranian Committee, UJA-Federation of New York and more.

Why: "Human Rights. Not Nuclear Rights" is Iran180's Mission and Leaders Will Urge Everyday New Yorkers to "Send a Message to Mahmoud" at "Street Event" on September 23rd Opposite the UN or Via Petition at www.iran180.org  

When: Press Conference: 10AM, Monday, September 20th 2010

Where: Ralph Bunche Park, 343 East 43rd Street (at dead end, Tudor City Place), Manhattan

Traffic Alert

During the UN General Assembly Week, traffic on the East Side often grinds to a halt. Expect delays. If possible, use public transportation.  Subways (Grand Central) are more likely to be on schedule than any buses.  First Avenue, in front of the United Nations, will be a frozen zone (cars will be able to use the First Avenue underpass, but expect congestion), the eastern lane of Second Avenue is reserved for VIP motorcades. Many other streets around Manhattan will be temporarily frozen as VIP's move about the city. If you must drive, there are two options:

1. Public officials may park on the west side of Second Avenue, as long as their driver stays in the car

2. All cars driving to the press conference site must pass the vehicle checkpoint on East 41st Street, between Second and Third Avenues.  To reach the checkpoint, start south of East 41st Street and proceed north on Third Avenue and make a right turn onto East 41st Street (n.b. there will be no turns allowed from Second Avenue) and follow the road in Tudor City around the park to East 43rd Street.

SOURCE Iran180