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Council Member Brad Lander

Jan
30
Gowanus Draft Zoning Proposal Released Today

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
3 min read
Jan
21
Help Track Dangerous Intersections in Lander’s District 39

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
2 min read
Jan
16
Council Member Requests Riders’ Responses To #RogueFExpress

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
3 min read
Dec
05
Wyckoff Gardens Residents Demand Answers To Water Shut-Off At Fair Housing Meeting

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
9 min read
Nov
26
Prospect Park Debuted Freeze-Resistant Drinking Fountains During Last Week’s Frigid Weather

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
1 min read
Nov
09
70 Steps Are Too Many! Locals Renew Call On MTA To Install Elevator at 7th Ave F/G Station

70 Steps Are Too Many! Locals Renew Call On MTA To Install Elevator at 7th Ave F/G Station

PARK SLOPE – Dozens of advocates joined Council Member Brad Lander and Assembly Member Robert Carroll outside of the 7th Avenue
6 min read
Nov
07
Is Your Small Business ADA Compliant? Info Session This Friday

Is Your Small Business ADA Compliant? Info Session This Friday

PARK SLOPE – Small business owners uncertain about the Americans With Disabilities Act [https://www.ada.gov/] (ADA) regulations or whether
1 min read
Oct
29
CB6 Tables Developer’s Planned 9-Foot-High Wall At LICH Condo Site

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 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/
5 min read
Oct
22
Students Help Cut Ribbon For New ‘Green’ Playground At P.S. 282

Students Help Cut Ribbon For New ‘Green’ Playground At P.S. 282

PARK SLOPE – Dozens of P.S. 282 students and Principal Rashan Hoke joined Council Member Brad Lander, NYC Department of
4 min read
Sep
18
LPC Designates Former Hans S. Christian Kindergarten A Landmark

LPC Designates Former Hans S. Christian Kindergarten A Landmark

CARROLL GARDENS – On Tuesday morning, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/lpc/index.page] (LPC) designated
3 min read