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Boerum Hill

Sweeping Attendance Zone Changes Proposed For Elementary Schools In Brooklyn’s District 15

Ps 32 Samuels Mills Sprole, 317 Hoyt Street via Google MapsBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat In a bid to relieve overcrowding and help spur integration, the education department is weighing [https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2019/05/29/to-boost-diversity-and-address-enrollment-issues-brooklyns-district-15-may-redraw-elementary-attendance-zones/] whether to redraw elementary school zone lines — or remove attendance boundaries

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 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] convened at P.S. 133 to hear two presentations. First, representatives from the NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml]

Cobble Hill

NYT Opens Storefront Installation in Cobble Hill

Bklyner/Olivia OldhamBOERUM HILL – The New York Times has launched a new project, “The truth is local”, to showcase their local reporting in New York City. In each of the five boroughs, a storefront art installation sheds light on stories done in the area. In Brooklyn, the Times has taken

Cobble Hill

Work On Henry Street Park III Expected To Begin This Fall

COBBLE HILL – Representatives for Fortis [https://fortispropertygroup.com/] and MPFP Landscape Architecture & Urban Design [https://mpfp.com/] provided another update regarding the upcoming renovation of Henry Street Park III during the Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] Parks Committee meeting on Wednesday. The site of Henry Street

camps

AYSO Soccer Camp to the Rescue

Last minute change of plans? Need summer coverage for your K-8 children? Looking for a camp where your kids can be outside, have fun, and play soccer, while also being affordable? Welcome to BrooklynAYSO Community Soccer Camp [http://www.brooklynayso.org]. Courtesy of Brooklyn AYSOBrooklynAYSO (www.brooklynayso.org [http://www.

Animals

Bond Vet Opens in Cobble Hill

Olivia Oldham/BklynerCOBBLE HILL – Bond Vet is dripping in millennial pink. The new Court Street pet clinic [https://bondvet.com/] is stylish, brimming with succulents, neon signs, and canine-height hashtags. Though the clinic is designed with human visitors in mind, however, it is carefully tailored to meet the needs of

Carroll Gardens

Former CB6 District Manager Found Not Guilty On Forgery Charges

COBBLE HILL – A former long-time Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] (CB6) District Manager has been found not guilty for allegedly giving himself more than $38,000 in raises over a three year period using the electronic signatures of two CB6 chairs. Brooklyn Community Board 6, Hammerman is

Cobble Hill

CB2 Recommends Overhaul of City’s Plan for Atlantic Ave. Jail

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – Community Board 2 (CB2) convened on Wednesday, June 12th, to discuss and vote on their new recommendation for the 275 Atlantic Avenue jail. The jail is part of a four-jail system proposed by the city, created in part to shrink and eventually close the Rikers Island Correctional Center.

Announcements

Profile: TransAlt Tom DeVito On Street Design And Advocacy As Therapy

Thomas and Lennie. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)COBBLE HILL – The first thing one notices when approaching Thomas DeVito is a beautiful Jindo-mix puppy named Lennie who, much like her owner, doesn’t like to sit still. DeVito is the Director of Advocacy at Transportation Alternatives, an organization [https://www.transalt.

Carroll Gardens

76th Precinct Warns of Increase in Thefts as it Wraps Community Meetings for the Summer

Olivia Oldham/BklynerCARROLL GARDENS – On Wednesday, June 5th, residents of the 76th precinct gathered in the basement room of the police station for the last community meeting before disbanding for the summer. Deputy Inspector Megan O’Malley gave a brief run-down of area crime in the last month, emphasizing that

Bed Stuy

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Discover a new summer cocktail or cuisine, update your wardrobe for the warm weather, or sweat off your stress – and get an extra 10% off. Just use code SUMMER when you pay with Cinch [https://cinchwallet.app.link/79Vmqb6pfX] around Park Slope! Cinch is your neighborhood app that helps support

Carroll Gardens

D15 May Rezone Elementary Schools To Boost Diversity And Enrollment

P.S. 29 in Cobble HillBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE – On the heels of sweeping admissions changes [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] aimed at integrating middle schools, District 15 in Brooklyn could soon redraw [https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/951dd9a1-96ac-438b-8642-d89cc6651997/downloads/5.20.19_