Education
Via change.org [https://www.change.org/p/andrew-cuomo-tell-governor-cuomo-and-the-nys-doh-save-new-york-s-school-based-health-centers] Four 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 [https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/
Events
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
Big Story
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
Gowanus Canal, Photo by Nathan HaselbyNYC Council Member Brad Lander sent out a message today asking neighbors to get involved with Plan Gowanus [https://plangowanus.com/PlanGowanus], the digital community engagement platform where users can find information about and provide feedback to the Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study [/gowanus-neighborhood-planning-study-collaboration-community/]. The mission
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Photo by BKLYNERLast Thursday, President Trump announced [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/530748899/watch-live-trump-announces-decision-on-paris-climate-agreement] 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
Announcements
Photo by Freelancers Union via Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/freelancersunion/photos/pcb.10155377722089726/10155377719669726/?type=3&theater] On 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
Announcements
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 oasis
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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 [http://bradlander.nyc/2017-winning-pb] the seven winning capital projects and five winning
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Photo courtesy of the Office of Brad Lander via flickr [https://www.flickr.com/photos/56684398@N08/33396726373/in/album-72157682837440416/] The 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
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> Prospect Park pic.twitter.com/grfT9iHBVh [https://t.co/grfT9iHBVh] — Adam Gurri (@adamgurri) April 9, 2017 [https://twitter.com/adamgurri/status/851158752699064321] 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
![[UPDATE] Bye Bye Key Food: Deal Closed, Construction To Begin This Year](/content/images/size/w600/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/key-food-4.jpg)
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Photo by BKLYNER[Updated: Monday, April 3 at 9:30am] City Council Member Brad Lander’s office released an announcement [http://bradlander.nyc/news/updates/agreement-reached-for-neighborhood-supermarket-affordable-housing-at-5th-avenue-key-foo] on Thursday, March 30 regarding the agreement reached [/bye-bye-key-food-deal-closed-construction-begin-year/] with Avery Hall Investments on the Key Food site located at 120 Fifth Avenue. “The
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District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo at Camp Friendship in Park SlopeVoting for Participatory Budgeting [/tonight-see-participatory-budgeting-projects-flatbush-midwood/] 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 [http://council.nyc.gov/