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BQX Community Meetings Ahead Of April Environmental Review: Here’s What’s Proposed

BQX rendering 2020 via DOTThe Brooklyn-Queens Connector (BQX) proposal to build a streetcar along the Brooklyn and Queens waterfronts is moving forward with a community engagement process ahead of an environmental impact review in April of this year. The city’s Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and Department of Transportation (DOT)

Announcements

Recap Of October Community Board 6 General Meeting

By: Michael Racioppo, District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6 The following is a recap of the Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) General Meeting held Thursday, October 10 at PS 32. CB6 serves Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Red Hook. The first agenda item was

Arts & Culture

Community Board 6 Supports Redevelopment Of Old American Can Factory

GOWANUS – Community Board 6 voted in favor of plans to redevelop The Old American Can Factory which would allow the historic complex to offer more affordable workspace to local artists and creatives. The Old American Can Company at 3rd Street & 3rd Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)“What he is

Carroll Gardens

Electric Car Charging Stations Coming to Park Slope in Fall 2019

PARK SLOPE – On the evening of June 20th, the Transportation and Public Safety Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 convened at P.S. 133 to hear two presentations. First, representatives from the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) and Mayor’s Office of Sustainability spoke about a roll-out of Electric Car

Development

UPS Demolishes Red Hook Building Despite Community Protests

[UPDATE: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 10am] Carolina Salguero informed Bklyner that “a small portion” of The Lidgerwood Building was demolished on Friday, May 24. She said activists were able to stop the work Friday afternoon “due to non-compliance with permits,” however demolition resumed on Tuesday, May 28. RED HOOK

Gowanus

Reminder: Comments On Gowanus Rezoning Due Monday, May 27

GOWANUS – Comments regarding the NYC Department of City Planning‘s (DCP) Draft Scope of Work for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning proposal are due on Monday. Gowanus Canal seen from the 9th Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby)DCP will accept written comments until the close of business on Monday, May 27.

Announcements

Gowanus Scoping Meeting Next Week, Thursday, April 25

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) is hosting a Scoping Meeting next Thursday, April 25 at M.S. 51 to collect community feedback on the proposed Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning and the Draft Scope of Work which was released in late March. A view of the Gowanus Canal from

Development

CB6 Grills City Planning On Gowanus Rezoning

GOWANUS – Representatives from NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) and Housing Preservation & Development (HPD) met with the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee Thursday evening to address questions about the proposed Gowanus rezoning. Earlier this week, CB6 sent DCP an initial list of more than 50

Announcements

DCP Hosts ‘Next Steps In Planning For Gowanus’ Feb. 6

[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 3:10pm] According to DCP, the agency is working to release the draft zoning proposal by the February 6 meeting. The event will be held in an open house format. GOWANUS – Save the date! The NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) will host “Next

Cobble Hill

CB6 Tables Developer’s Planned 9-Foot-High Wall At LICH Condo Site

COBBLE HILL – At last Thursday’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee meeting, representatives from Fortis Property Group presented plans to build a nine-foot-tall brick wall on the Amity Street side of the developer’s 5 River Park condo project rising at 347 Henry Street (between Amity

Carroll Gardens

CB6 Land Use Committee Rejects Developer’s Proposed Rezoning Of 41 Summit Street

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT DISTRICT – The PS 15 auditorium was packed Thursday evening for the Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee meeting where a public hearing was held for 41 Summit Street. Rendering of 41 Summit Street via Sheldon Lobel presentationA developer recently filed a ULURP zoning map

Carroll Gardens

Meet The New District Manager of Community Board 6

COBBLE HILL – Brooklyn’s Community Board 6 welcomed new District Manager Michael Racioppo in May, following a tumultuous year in which his predecessor, who served in the position for 27 years, resigned amid accusations of stalking a former girlfriend before being indicted a few months later for forgery and theft.

community

Gowanus Community Gathers To Discuss Rezoning Framework With City Agencies

GOWANUS – The PS 32 gymnasium was packed Wednesday evening for an open house where community members from Gowanus and the surrounding neighborhoods could learn about and comment on the NYC Department of City Planning‘s (DCP) “Gowanus: A Framework for a Sustainable, Inclusive, Mixed-Use Neighborhood.” Gowanus Neighborhood Planning Study Framework

Carroll Gardens

CB6 District Manager Steps Down Earlier Than Planned

PARK SLOPE – The embattled District Manager of Brooklyn Community Board 6, Craig Hammerman, has stepped down from his post earlier than initially planned. At a CB6 General Board Meeting held Wednesday evening at the John Jay Education Campus, Sayar Lonial, the board’s Chair, announced that Hammerman’s last day

community

CB6 District Manager Takes Leave Of Absence Amid Allegations Of Stalking

Brooklyn Community Board 6 (District Manager Craig Hammerman is seated second from left) Photo via NYC.GovAt Wednesday night’s Brooklyn Community Board 6 general meeting at PS 32 in Carroll Gardens, the board’s chair announced that long-time District Manager Craig Hammerman is taking a leave of absence. “The

Health

Community Board 6 Reviews Proposal for Substance Abuse Center in Gowanus

[L-R] Avraham Schick, Executive Director, Jonathan Cohen, Manager, Special Projects, Kirk Chisholm, Clinical Director of NYCATS. (Photo by Pamela Wong / BKLYNER)The Youth/Human Services/Education Committee of Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday evening to review a proposal by RevCore/NYCATS (New York City Addiction Treatment Services) to

Nonsponsored

Overflowing, Passionate, And Civil Crowd Pack Citi Bike Hearing, And It’s About More Than Just Spokes

The Citi Bike public hearing was so crowded that there was an overflow room. (Photo by Donny Levit / Park Slope Stoop)(function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_

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DOT Declines To Attend Citi Bike Public Hearing; Will ‘Potentially Make Adjustments’ To Station Locations

NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg (center, parking bike), Park Slope Civic Council co-President Gilly Youner (on bike), Council Member Brad Lander (center with tie, walking bike) and other officials rode into the unveiling of a new Citi Bike docking station on 5th Avenue near 3rd Street on August 25,

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Citi Bike Expansion Into Park Slope Boasts More Stations Than Originally Planned

Photo via citi bikeMore spokes are wheeling their way into the Park Slope and surrounding neighborhoods — even more than what was originally planned. The Department of Transportation announced that 73 new Citi Bike docking stations will be added to the neighborhoods covered by Community Board 6, which includes Park Slope,

Neighbors

‘Rep Your Hood’: Park Slope Rapper Pumpkinhead Memorialized In Passionate Street Renaming Ceremony

Photo by Ben ‘Sted’ McRobertsPark Slope rapper Robert “PH” Diaz was memorialized in a stirring and celebratory street renaming last Saturday, April 23, which served as a rousing tribute to the former Degraw Street resident. Robert “PH” Diaz, (Pumpkinhead). (Photo courtesy of family)Diaz, who performed and recorded under the

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Meet Sayar Lonial, Your New Chair Of Community Board 6

CB6 Chair Sayar Lonial. (Courtesy of Sayar Lonial)Our Community Board 6 has recently undergone a change in leadership, as Sayar Lonial assumed the role of the Chair of the Community Board during their meeting last month. Outgoing Chair Gary Reilly — who was elected in December 2015 to serve his

Announcements

Decisions, Decisions, Help Make Decisions: Community Board Membership Application Deadline Is February 15

Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson meets with Brooklyn CB Chairs and District Managers. (Photo via Community Board 6)Are you passion about engaging in significant decisions in your community? Do you have opinions about real estate development, educational institutions, city-wide policies, and the future of our neighborhood? If you are a

Business

‘Save The Fifth Avenue Key Food’ Advocacy Group Formed To Combat Property Purchase

Photo by Park Slope StoopAn advocacy group whose goal is to “keep affordable food for the community in the north Slope” was established over the weekend through change.org. After it was announced last month that Avery Hall Investments intends to buy the current Key Food parcel at 120 5th

Business

Paddy’s Of Park Slope Opens, ‘A Dream Fulfilled’ For The Owners

Photo via Paddy’s of Park SlopeOn a rainy Tuesday afternoon, we ventured over to the recently opened Paddy’s of Park Slope (273 13th Street near 5th Avenue) to get acquainted with owners Teresa Morgan-Langton and Mark Langton. Warm and affable, the two owners made us forget about the

Education

‘Before You Build, You Must Dig’ Is Public Outcry As CB6 Committee Votes On Gowanus Pre-K Plan

Robert Furman, President of Brooklyn Preservation Council speaks out against the pre-K proposal, favoring a public park that would memorialize the Maryland 400. (Photo by Park Slope Stoop)Archaeology, history, nearby neighbors, and education make strange and fascinating bedfellows. The Youth/Human Services/Education Committee of Community Board 6 conditionally