Community Board 6

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

affordable housing

New Men’s Shelter Opening Next Year On Sackett Street In Gowanus

GOWANUS – A new homeless shelter for single men is coming to Gowanus. 601 Sackett Street (Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The 200-bed men’s shelter is slated to open at 601 Sackett Street, between 3rd and 4th Avenues, in 2020 and will be operated by Fedcap, a non-profit vocational training service based

Gowanus

Why Exactly Is The New 3rd Avenue Shelter Half As Expensive As Those On 4th?

GOWANUS – Officials at a lightly attended Wednesday night meeting about the new homeless shelter at 399 3rd Avenue cited a city rule preventing them from discussing ongoing procurement negotiations in order to dismiss questions about the cost disparity between the 3rd Ave shelter, operated by Praxis Housing Initiatives, and the

community

Gowanus News: Appeal To City Agencies, Comments To DCP, IBZ Roundtables

GOWANUS – Carroll Gardens Coalition For Respectful Development (CG CORD) has requested that Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) coordinate at least two town hall meetings with NYC agencies about the Gowanus rezoning. The group has also started an online petition. A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge

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Neighbors Petition Against 4th Ave Homeless Shelters; More Meetings Planned

[UPDATED: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 5:45pm] Committee for 4th Avenue has indicated that the petition does not state overcrowding at P.S. 124 as a concern but rather notes with the limited number of parents able to assist the school’s P.T.A., “a large influx of

Development

DCP Scoping Meeting For Gowanus Rezoning, April 25

GOWANUS – The environmental review process for the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal is underway, with the release on Friday of NYC Department of City Planning‘s (DCP) Environmental Assessment Statement (EAS) and Draft Scope of Work. A view of the Gowanus Canal from the Union Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Collecting

Development

DCP Presents Draft Zoning Proposal To Community Board 6

GOWANUS – The auditorium of P.S. 133 was packed Thursday evening with locals eager to see NYC Department of City Planning‘s (DCP) presentation of the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal. Via NYC Department of City Planning presentation of the Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal to Community Board 6The meeting followed last

Carroll Gardens

Help Plan The Future Of Two Parks On Carroll & Henry Streets

CARROLL GARDENS/COBBLE HILL – Carroll Gardens neighbors will have an opportunity next week to share their ideas for improvements to Carroll Park (bounded by Court, President, Smith, and Carroll Streets). NYC Parks is hosting a visioning session at 7pm on Tuesday, February 26 across the street from the green space

Announcements

DCP To Present Gowanus Draft Zoning Feb. 28 At PS 133

GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) will follow up last week’s Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal open house with a formal presentation at 6pm on Thursday, February 28 at PS 133, William A. Butler School, 610 Baltic Street (at 4th Avenue). Unhappy with the open house format of

Columbia Street Waterfront

Columbia Waterfront Neighbors Call On Developer To Scale Back 41 Summit Street

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – A group of Columbia Street Waterfront residents are rallying to oppose a developer’s plans to build a seven-story building in their low-rise neighborhood. Rendering of 41 Summit Street via Sheldon Lobel presentationNeighbors Katarina Jerinic and Anthony Bradfield live on Carroll Street, directly behind the proposed development

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

Boerum Hill

Meet Peter Fleming – The New Chair of Community Board 6

CARROLL GARDENS/PARK SLOPE – Brooklyn Community Board 6 elected Park Slope resident Peter Fleming as its new Chair at the start of its December board meeting. “One of the things that I think is really important about the community board is that we do have a diversity of people,” Fleming

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DOT Plans Safety Improvements Along Columbia Street

RED HOOK – Brooklyn Community Board 6 unanimously approved a proposal from the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) during a general board meeting on Wednesday, December 12, to install pedestrian safety enhancements along Columbia Street near PS 676 and Summit Academy Charter School (27 Huntington Street). Via NYC DOT Columbia Street

Cobble Hill

Community Board 6 Approves 6-Foot Fence Plan For LICH Site

COBBLE HILL – After plans to erect a nine-foot-high brick wall along Amity Street were tabled at a Brooklyn Community Board 6 Landmarks & Land Use Committee meeting in October, Fortis Property Group developed an alternate plan to install two shorter steel fences at the site instead. Rendering by Romines ArchitectureRendering

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Updates On Harold Ickes Playground And Red Hook Ball Fields

RED HOOK – The Parks, Recreation, and Environmental Protection Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 6 held a meeting Wednesday night to update locals on the Harold Ickes Playground and the Red Hook ball fields. Harold Ickes Playground at Hamilton Avenue & Van Brunt Street via Google MapsThe Harold Ickes Playground is

Announcements

Reminder: Dept. Of Sanitation Reduces Organics Pickup In CB6 Starting Today

PARK SLOPE – As reported last month, the NYC Department of Sanitation (DSNY) is reducing the organics collection schedule for neighborhoods in Brooklyn Community Board 6, including Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Red Hook. Photo: BKLYNERStarting today, July 30, organics will only be picked up once a week,

community

9th Street Redesign: A Step Closer To Reality

PARK SLOPE – The Brooklyn Community Board 6 Transportation Committee unanimously voted to approve the NYC Department of Transportation‘s (DOT) redesign of 9th Street (between 3rd Avenue & Prospect Park West) Thursday evening with a few conditions. Via NYC DOTAt the end of May, DOT’s Ted Wright, the Director

Announcements

Dept. Of Sanitation Will Reduce Organics Pickup In CB6 Neighborhoods

[UPDATED: Tuesday, June 19 at 12:45pm] According to the New York City Department of Sanitation, at the end of Fiscal Year 2017, approximately 10.6 percent of the organic waste produced by residents with access to the curbside program was recycled. The three percent previously reported reflects both those

Gowanus

Gowanus Rezoning Framework Released

GOWANUS – After a year and a half of community members and stakeholders participating in more than 100 hours of meetings and workshops, including four public events and 26 working group meetings, Council Members Brad Lander (District 39), Stephen Levin (District 33), and the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) today

Carroll Gardens

Former CB 6 District Manager Indicted For Forgery, Gave Self Nearly $40,000 in Raises

[Left – Right] Kim Maier, Executive Director, Old Stone House; Gilly Youner, co-President, Park Slope Civic Council; CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman; Daniel Wiley, Community Coordinator for Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez; John Frost, E.D. of Bikeshare Program, DOT; NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg; Council Member Brad Lander; Doug Gordon, Brooklyn Spoke;

Business

CB6 Votes Against Woodland’s Liquor License Application Again

PARK SLOPE – Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) once again voted against approving the renewal of a liquor license application for Woodland, a contentious restaurant/bar located at 242 Flatbush Avenue at the corner of 6th Avenue. 242 and 240 Flatbush Avenue, Woodland is on the left (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

environment

CB6 Holds On Approving Thor’s Revised Red Hoek Point Plans Until Neighborhood Concerns Are Addressed

RED HOOK – Until Thor Equities resolves a number of concerns raised by neighbors, Brooklyn Community Board 6’s Landmarks/Land Use Committee voted to hold off on approving modified plans for the developer’s Red Hoek Point project. Red Hoek Point rendering from Scape presentationAt a committee meeting Thursday evening,

Announcements

Neighbors Want Red Hoek Point Developer To Address Environmental Concerns

RED HOOK – Red Hook neighbors say construction on the site of Thor Equities’ Red Hoek Point project has been the cause of some environmental issues in the area and they want the developer to address the problems before moving forward with the project. Construction site, October 2017 (Photo: Pamela Wong/

Boerum Hill

Carroll Gardens/Cobble Hill Residents Express Frustrations Over DOT’s Carshare Pilot

CARROLL GARDENS – Though it was chilly outside Thursday evening, the mood inside the auditorium at P.S. 32 was heated as neighbors expressed their feelings about the citywide Carshare Pilot Program during a Community Board 6 Transportation/Public Safety Committee Meeting. NYC DOT Project Manager Laura MacNeil presenting the Carshare

Boerum Hill

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