Announcements War on Cars: Doug Gordon On Changing Culture and Imagining a Different Kind of City Doug Gordon. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)PARK SLOPE — Street safety advocate Doug Gordon, 45, has over 20,000 followers [https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.google.com/url?q%3Dhttps://twitter.com/BrooklynSpoke%26amp;sa%3DD%26amp;ust%3D1576274883841000&sa=D&ust=1576274883854000&usg=AFQjCNGqWkQy5mLQPsLURATbwAupZy5SPw] on Twitter. [https:
advocacy Reminder: Applications For Community Boards Due This Sunday A map of local Community Board borders. (Source: nyc.gov)This is just a reminder to get in your applications for local Community Boards [http://www.nyc.gov/html/cau/html/cb/brooklyn.shtml]! Joining these organizations is your opportunity to play a role in local community government. And for
advocacy An Outpouring Of Support For Sheepshead Family Featured By NYT’s Neediest Cases Marks Jewish Community House (Source: Google Maps)The story of Sheepshead Bay resident Yefim Ulitskiy, published by the New York Times’ Neediest Cases [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/06/nyregion/after-his-ex-wifes-death-juggling-care-for-his-daughters.html] on January 5, describes a man whose ex-wife has died and struggles to take care of his
advocacy Bensonhurst Couple Fights To Keep Home For Autistic Son John Cosentino and his mother. (Source: Anthony Cosentino via Brooklyn Eagle)A Bensonhurst couple is fighting to save the last-resort home of their severely autistic son, who lives in one of the state’s few remaining housing facilities for the developmentally disabled that is now slated for closure. Anthony and
advocacy And Today We’re Freaking Out About The Geese Photos of the staging area at the Fountain Avenue landfill. (Source: GooseWatch NYC)Another day, another animal in the cross-hairs of the wildlife gestapo. In the wacky world of wildlife preservation, we’ve seen battles rage over swans [/dec-opens-fire-upstate-swans-defying-elected-officials-passed-mute-swan-murder-moratorium/] and cats [/cats-saved/]in the past few weeks, and now concerns
advocacy Diagnosed With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Sheepshead Native Seeks Your Help In Search For Marrow Donor Kushner and son.Seth Kushner, a Sheepshead Bay native now living in Bay Ridge with his wife and 5-year-old son, was diagnosed last month with an aggressive Acute Myeloid Leukemia, sparking an urgent search for a bone marrow donor who may help save his life. If Kushner’s name is
advocacy Riders Alliance Announces Brainstorming Session For Mass Transit Improvements In Southern Brooklyn The Riders Alliance, an advocacy organization for subway and bus riders, is launching an initiatve to bring together Southern Brooklyn straphangers to demand improved public transportation services. To kick off the initiative, they’re holding a brainstorming session on March 27, at 7:00 p.m., at the Homecrest Presbyterian
2753 coney island ave Be Proud And Aqua Health Team Up To Distribute Passover Food For The Needy A traditional Passover seder table. Source: WikipediaFive hundred needy people and seniors will join the Be Proud Foundation and friends during the fourth annual Passover Food Distribution at Aqua Health Rehabilitation Center, 2753 Coney Island Avenue, Thursday, March 21 from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. According
advocacy Tomorrow: Jamaica Bay Task Force Meeting The Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge. Source: Howard N2GOT / FlickrThe Jamaica Bay Task Force (JBTF) will meet November 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center [http://nyharborparks.org/visit/jaba.html], Crossbay Boulevard in Broad Channel, Queens. The public is invited
advocacy Help Save The Diamondback Terrapins Of Jamaica Bay! (P.S. – They’re Turtles) Dr. Russell Burke is out to save the Diamondback Terrapins of Jamaica Bay. Diamondback Terrapins are unique turtles that live only in the coastal swamps of the eastern and southern United States – and that includes our beloved Jamaica Bay salt marshes. These cuddly little fellas are in trouble for a
advocacy Local Pols Pledge Support To Bay Area Transit Improvements At Town Hall Meeting Local elected officials pledged support to bringing back full B4 bus service and other public transportation improvements to the area at last night’s Sheepshead Bay Transit Town Hall, organized by Sheepshead Bites, Transportation Alternatives, Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz and the Sheepshead Bay – Plumb Beach Civic Association. More than 50 people
Opinion Op-Ed: Hydrofracking Gamble Is a Gas, Gas, Gas The NYC watershed and a state forest and park are located within the Marcellus Shale, where drillers want to hydrofrack for natural gas. (Source: NYC DEP) BETWEEN THE LINES: As drivers in Brooklyn feel the pinch of gas prices that have rapidly increased since the year began, there’s another
advocacy Sean Casey Animal Shelter Needs Your Help The dedicated team from the Sean Casey Animal Rescue. Source: KARMABrooklynSome heartbreaking news stories should really come with warning labels or, in the very least, a box of tissues. The Daily News ran a piece [http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/brooklyn/2011/06/08/2011-06-08_rescuing_the_pets_injured_
advocacy Know Your Community Board: Q&A With Theresa Scavo [/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/scavo.jpg]Theresa Scavo, Community Board 15 ChairpersonThe New York City Community Boards – the 50 member panels forming the hyper-local level of city government – are accepting applications until Monday, February 22. For nearly half a century, the Boards have served as a go-to resource for residents
