Council Member Brad Lander

Historic Concert Grove Pavilion to Reopen After Restoration Later This Year

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

Announcements

UPDATE- It Keeps Happening: 18th Cyclist Killed In Sunset Park

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

Business

Protesters Rallied Ahead of Woodland Hearing On Wednesday

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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Community Board 7 Holds Meeting On 4th Avenue Homeless Shelters

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

Surprise Inspection At Brooklyn Detention Center Reveals “Cruelly Hot Conditions”

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

Lander To Demand “Real F Express” Service At MTA Meeting On Monday

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. Express F

Gowanus

A Perfect Day For The Spray Showers At The Newly Opened Ennis Playground

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

Knuffle Bunny Hops Into New Home At Park Slope Library

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

LPC Calendars 5 Gowanus Sites For Landmark Consideration

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

Business

SLA Hearing On Woodland’s Liquor License Scheduled For June 18

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

Announcements

Lander Announces Winning PBNYC Projects For District 39

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

Announcements

Learn About Two Homeless Shelters Coming To 4th Avenue At May 1st Meeting

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

Business

Meat Department Workers Picket 5th Avenue Key Food

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

community

District 39 Participatory Budgeting Project Expo: Sewing Circles, Garden Tool Library & More

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

Developer Withdraws Proposal For 41 Summit Street

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

Announcements

Learn About The Projects On District 39 Participatory Budgeting Ballot

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

Columbia Street Waterfront

Council Member Grapples with 41 Summit Street Rezoning

COLUMBIA STREET WATERFRONT – The 41 Summit Street rezoning application was presented during the NYC City Council [https://council.nyc.gov] Subcommittee on Zoning & Franchises hearing on Wednesday, March 6. Via Columbia Waterfront Neighbors presentation to City Planning Commission_CROPPEDA representative for the developer of 41 Summit Street clarified that the

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

Central Brooklyn

Safe Streets Advocates Rally For Reckless Driver Accountability Act

NYC Council Member Brad Lander, Council Speaker Corey Johnson, and safe streets advocates rallied outside City Hall on Tuesday for legislation that would make city streets safer by getting the most dangerous drivers off the roads. > We’re on the steps of City Hall with @bradlander [https://twitter.com/bradlander?

Development

Activists Demand Answers At Gowanus Rezoning Open House

GOWANUS – An activist group hijacked the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page]‘s (DCP) Gowanus Draft Rezoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] open house Wednesday night, staging their own meeting at the event held inside the

Development

Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Released Today

GOWANUS – NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) released the long-awaited Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] Wednesday morning (January 30). Using the Gowanus Framework [/gowanus-community-gathers-to-discuss-rezoning-framework-with-city-agencies/]—a document created in 2018 following hours of

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Help Track Dangerous Intersections in Lander’s District 39

PARK SLOPE – Following the deadly crash last March at 5th Avenue and 9th Street [/details-released-mondays-deadly-collision-park-slope/] that killed Abigail Blumenstein and Joshua Lew, and later resulted in the death of Ruthie Ann Miles’ unborn child, Council Member Brad Lander has launched an online traffic issue tracker to help make his district’

Central Brooklyn

Council Member Requests Riders’ Responses To #RogueFExpress

[UPDATED: Thursday, January 17, 2019 at 11:30am] According to the MTA, when a delay occurs, trains are often switched to express to shorten gaps in service and appropriately space trains. Train crews must inform riders in a timely manner when they receive notice from dispatchers that a train will

community

Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

GOWANUS – Tuesday evening, at the start of a meeting to discuss Fair Housing in Gowanus, local NYCHA residents demanded answers from officials explaining why Wyckoff Gardens was without water for several hours on Sunday and again on Monday morning. Gowanus Fair Housing Meeting, Dec. 4, 2018 (Photo: Nathan Haselby)“The

Central Brooklyn

Prospect Park Debuted Freeze-Resistant Drinking Fountains During Last Week’s Frigid Weather

PROSPECT PARK – Just before members of the Prospect Park Track Club [https://pptc.org] took off on their annual Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving morning, November 22, Council Member Brad Lander and Prospect Park Alliance [https://www.prospectpark.org/get-involved/2018-year-end-challenge-copy/?redirect_url=%2F] President Sue Donoghue unveiled the park’s