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Details of the pre-restoration Concert Grove Pavilion. Photo by C. Paul Martinka, courtesy of Prospect Park AlliancePROSPECT PARK –The historic Concert Grove Pavilion in Prospect Park will be undergoing a renovation, Prospect Park Alliance announced on Monday, and should be restored to its former glory within the year. Prospect Park
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A woman holds a poster at the cyclist die-in early this month. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)UPDATE: The cyclist has been identified as Em Samolewicz. She was 30-years-old. A candlelight vigil will be taking place tonight at 5:30 p.m. at 36th Street and Third Avenue. SUNSET PARK – Another
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PARK SLOPE – Members of The Black Institute [https://theblackinstitute.org/], Black Lives Matter [https://blacklivesmatter.com/], and Woodland patrons held a rally outside of the New York State Liquor Authority [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/cecm/permitting/new-york-state-liquor-authority.page] ‘s (SLA) offices on Wednesday ahead of another hearing on the
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PARK SLOPE – Officials took a grilling from Park Slope residents at a Community Board 7 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page] meeting Tuesday regarding two homeless shelters planned for 4th Avenue [/city-will-pay-over-261m-for-two-4th-avenue-family-shelters/]. Christine Quinn at the Community Board 7 meeting on the two planned 4th Avenue shelters (Photo:
Boerum Hill
BOERUM HILL – Council Member Brad Lander joined the NYC Board of Correction [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/boc/index.page] for a surprise inspection of the Brooklyn House of Detention (275 Atlantic Avenue) on Sunday afternoon and found 450 detainees awaiting trial and staff members enduring “cruelly hot conditions” on
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander has launched a petition [https://www.landerfornyc.com/real-f-express?utm_source=TW&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=real_f_express] demanding that the MTA provide commuters with a “real F Express train” instead of cutting service in some areas of his district.
Gowanus
GOWANUS – NYC Parks [https://www.nycgovparks.org] Commissioner Mitchell Silver, NYC Parks Brooklyn Borough Commissioner Marty Maher, and City Council Member Brad Lander cut the ribbon on the newly revamped Ennis Playground [https://www.nycgovparks.org/planning-and-building/capital-project-tracker/project/7237] on Wednesday. CB6 DM Michael Racioppo, Council Member Brad Lander,
Events
PARK SLOPE – After years of planning, a statue of the beloved children’s book character, Knuffle Bunny, was finally unveiled Thursday morning at the Park Slope Library [https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/park-slope]‘s Reading Circle And Storytelling Garden. Knuffle Bunny statue at Park Slope Library’s Storytelling Garden (Photo:
Gowanus
GOWANUS – The NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) voted Tuesday morning to calendar eight buildings across five properties in Gowanus for consideration as individual landmarks. Gowanus Flushing Tunnel/Pumping Station and Gate House at 196 Butler Street (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)The sites
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PARK SLOPE – Another New York State Liquor Authority [https://sla.ny.gov] (SLA) hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 18, regarding the fate of Woodland’s liquor license. Woodland, 242 Flatbush Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner)As reported last week [/details-on-woodlands-liquor-license/], following a May 29, 2019 SLA disciplinary hearing regarding
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PARK SLOPE – Council Member Brad Lander announced the winners of this year’s District 39 Participatory Budgeting (PBNYC) projects [https://pbnyc39.com/2019-capital-projects/] last week. The seven capital projects and ten expense projects on the ballot were presented at a Project Expo held at the Park Slope Library in early
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PARK SLOPE – The community is encouraged to attend a meeting scheduled for Wednesday, May 1 at the John Jay Educational Campus (237 7th Avenue) to discuss two new homeless shelters planned for 535 and 555 4th Avenue in Park Slope. Council Member Brad Lander is co-hosting the community meeting with
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PARK SLOPE – Drivers on 5th Avenue honked their horns Tuesday afternoon to show support for the dozens of union members picketing in front of Key Food supermarket (120 5th Avenue). Picketers in front of Key Food, 120 5th Avenue (Photo: Pamela Wong/Bklyner) Employees of Key Food’s meat departments
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PARK SLOPE – Excitement about new possibilities in District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] ran high at the Participatory Budgeting [https://pbnyc39.com/] Project Expo at the Park Slope Library on Tuesday night. “I think there’s a strong argument to be made that this ballot has more good things
Columbia Street Waterfront
COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – The developer proposing to upzone 41 Summit Street and two adjacent sites on Hamilton Avenue withdrew the ULURP application prior to the NYC City Council [https://council.nyc.gov/] subcommittee vote scheduled for Tuesday, April 2. Via Columbia Waterfront Neighbors presentation to City Planning Commission“After much
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PARK SLOPE – Participatory Budgeting [https://council.nyc.gov/pb/] vote week (March 30—April 7) is almost here! If you live in Council Member Brad Lander’s District 39 [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/], be sure to check out the upcoming Project Expo (April 2) where you can learn all