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CB6 Approves DOT’s 4th Avenue Bike Lane Proposal With Adjusted Timeline

PARK SLOPE – At the Brooklyn Community Board 6 General Meeting Wednesday evening, the board voted to pass the NYC Department of Transportation’ s (DOT) proposal to install four miles of protected bike lanes, and other improvements, along 4th Avenue from 65th Street in Sunset Park to Atlantic Avenue in Boerum

Central Brooklyn

Kensington Stands In Peace Against Port Authority Pipe Bomber

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERKENSINGTON – Muslims, Jews, and neighbors of all different backgrounds and faiths gathered at Ave C Plaza on a cold and snowy afternoon today, along with Assembly Member Robert Carroll and Council Member Brad Lander, to stand in solidarity against the Manhattan pipe bomber who lived in the

Animals

Potential Buyer Promises To Keep Horses At Kensington Stables For At Least Five Years

WINDSOR TERRACE – Kensington Stables may be safe for the next five years, according to the property’s seller. Kensington Stables (Photo: BKLYNER)The stables, located near Prospect Park at 55 Caton Place near East 8th Street, went on the auction block in February. The property was pulled from the bankruptcy

Announcements

Bill Passed To Protect Tenants From Landlord Harassment

BROOKLYN – The New York City Council passed a bill on Thursday that will protect tenants from harassment from “unscrupulous” landlords looking to drive them out and cash in on their apartments. Via Facebook“Unfortunately, for some unscrupulous landlords in NYC, harassing tenants out of their apartments is part of the

Announcements

Rally To Bring Back New And Improved B71 Bus Service This Friday

CARROLL GARDENS – Join neighbors this Friday, October 13 at a rally to show support for the B71+ bus, an improved version of the cross-Gowanus B71 bus that the MTA took out of service in 2010 due to budget cuts and low ridership. The proposed B71+ bus service would connect Crown

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Neighbors Organize Meeting To Discuss Concerns Regarding CAMBA Shelter Residents In Park Slope

CAMBA Park Slope Women’s Shelter, 1402 8th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)PARK SLOPE – “This is not a meeting about eliminating the shelter,” Barbara Barran said at the start of a meeting Wednesday night addressing recent problems with some of the residents at the CAMBA-operated women’s shelter located

Announcements

Prospect Park Ball Fields 6 And 7 Reopen

PROSPECT PARK – On Friday, September 22, Prospect Park Alliance President Sue Donoghue and Council Member Brad Lander hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially reopen two newly restored ballfields on Prospect Park’s Long Meadow. Left to right: Brooklyn Parks Commissioner Marty Maher, Council Member Brad Lander, Prospect Park Alliance President

Carroll Gardens

Groundbreaking At Carroll Gardens’ St. Mary’s Playground

St. Mary’s Playground groundbreaking (L-R: CB6 Parks Chair Mark Shames, Gowanus Canal Conservancy’s Executive Director Andrea Parker, Brad Lander, Assembly Member Jo Anne Simon, NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Martin Maher, CB6 Co-Chair Michael Racioppo, and members of the Gowanus Green Team), Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNERCarroll Gardens – Just

Central Brooklyn

Mayor Proposes Plan To Tax City’s Wealthiest To Fund MTA Repairs

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to tax the wealthiest New Yorkers to fund much-needed repairs and improvements to the city’s troubled MTA system. The mayor’s proposed plan would raise income taxes from 3.87% to 4.41% for New York individuals earning more than $500,000

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Gowanus Green Team: Preparing Young Apprentices For ‘Green Jobs’

Brad Lander and the Gowanus Green Team (Photo courtesy of the Office of Council Member Brad Lander)On Wednesday morning, the Gowanus Canal Conservancy and Council Member Brad Lander launched the Gowanus Green Team, a training program that prepares young adults for “green jobs.” With $50,000 in funding provided

Education

State Budget Cuts Force Four Brooklyn School-Based Health Centers To Close

Via change.orgFour school-based health centers (SBHC) located in Brooklyn public schools are being forced to shut down due to recent state budget cuts and changes in how the State Department of Health reimburses the centers, DNA Info reports. SUNY Downstate Medical Center has announced that four of the SBHCs

Events

#GetOrganizedBK Hosts Civic Festival Tuesday At Prospect Park

The #GetOrganizedBK team is hosting a free Civic Festival—a resistance and community building event, tomorrow at Prospect Park. On Tuesday, from 4:30pm to 8:30pm at the Prospect Park Bandshell, the organization will celebrate and highlight all the work the #GetOrganizedBK working groups and members have accomplished over

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Community Board 6 Begins Discussions On City’s Homeless Shelter Plan

Representatives of the NYC Department of Social Services discussed Mayor Bill de Blasio’s “Turning the Tide on Homelessness in New York City” plan with Community Board 6 members Wednesday evening, giving them the opportunity to help decide where future shelters will be situated. In a meeting initiated by NYC

Announcements

Lander Urges Neighbors To Help ‘Plan Gowanus’

Gowanus Canal, Photo by Nathan HaselbyNYC Council Member Brad Lander sent out a message today asking neighbors to get involved with Plan Gowanus, the digital community engagement platform where users can find information about and provide feedback to the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study. The mission of the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning

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Brooklyn Officials Respond To Trump’s Pulling Out of Paris Accord

Photo by BKLYNERLast Thursday, President Trump announced his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a 2015 climate deal made by 195 countries around the world with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit the rise in average global temperatures. The main

Announcements

What You Need To Know About NYC’s “Freelance Isn’t Free Act”

Photo by Freelancers Union via FacebookOn Monday, May 15, the country’s first law protecting freelancers from deadbeat employers went into effect in New York City—home to over one million freelancers and independent contractors. The “Freelance Isn’t Free Act” ensures freelancers and independent contractors get paid on-time and

Announcements

Park Slope Library Unveils New Reading Circle And Storytelling Garden

Park Slope Library, 431 6th Avenue (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)On Saturday, Council Member Brad Lander hosted a ribbon-cutting for the Park Slope Library’s new reading circle and storytelling telling garden at the 431 6th Avenue branch. Located in the gated green space overlooking 9th Street, the

community

District 39 Participatory Budgeting: The Results Are In

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park Slope, March 29, 2017 (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The results are in for New York City’s Participatory Budgeting Cycle 6! Council Member Brad Lander announced the seven winning capital projects and five winning programming/expense projects for

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Lander’s #GetOrganizedBK! Sponsors Most Protests In NYC Since The Election

Photo courtesy of the Office of Brad Lander via flickrThe election of Donald Trump into the White House has spurred an overwhelming amount of public protests, the likes of which New York City hasn’t seen since the radical 1960s, the New York Post reports. New Yorkers for Parks crunched

News

FDNY Extinguish Brush Fire At Prospect Park Sunday

Prospect Park pic.twitter.com/grfT9iHBVh — Adam Gurri (@adamgurri) April 9, 2017 Brooklynites out enjoying Sunday’s pleasant weather got a surprise when a fire ignited in a wooded area in Prospect Park. Three engines and one ladder responded to a call at Prospect Park West and 9th Street at

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[UPDATE] Bye Bye Key Food: Deal Closed, Construction To Begin This Year

Photo by BKLYNER[Updated: Monday, April 3 at 9:30am] City Council Member Brad Lander’s office released an announcement on Thursday, March 30 regarding the agreement reached with Avery Hall Investments on the Key Food site located at 120 Fifth Avenue. “The ‘Cooperation Agreement’ between AHI and the Community

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PB District 39 Project Expo: 18 Great Projects To Choose From!

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park SlopeVoting for Participatory Budgeting began Saturday, March 25 and runs though Sunday, April 2. If you haven’t voted yet—what are you waiting for?! Wednesday night New York City Council Member Brad Lander hosted a PBNYC Project Expo

Central Brooklyn

Crash On Ave J Fuels The Fire Over Ocean Parkway Speed Limits

Doing a report on #traffic dangers on #oceanparkway and it really is no joke. Just witnessed a pretty bad #accident @News12BK #traffic pic.twitter.com/4Ze2PCQR4x — Kathryn Thomson (@kathrynthoms) March 24, 2017 While reporting on the ‘raise the speed limit on Ocean Parkway’ controversy, a News 12 reporter saw a

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District 39 PB Vote: Mobile Showers For The Homeless, More Trees, Or A/C For Students

Voting for Participatory Budgeting begins this Saturday, March 25. Below is a list of the 18 project proposals on the ballot for Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 (Borough Park, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Kensington, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace). With new online voting, it’s easier

News

Fire At 88 Prospect Park West Displaces Residents For Months

88 Prospect Park West (Image via Google Maps)NYC Council Member Brad Lander (39th District) posted a message to his Facebook page yesterday urging Brooklynites to help Park Slope families displaced by a fire last Saturday (March 4) evening. “This past weekend, a fire broke out in the basement of