Council Member Mathieu Eugene

Central Brooklyn

CB14 Approves Rezoning For New Caton Flats; Pols Support Affordable Housing

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)Last night, members of Community Board 14 passed a rezoning proposal [http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/DECEMBER-2016-Agenda1.pdf] for the Caton Flats Development, paving the way for the 166-unit mixed affordable housing building at the Caribbean commercial epicenter, the Flatbush Caton Market

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UPDATED: Flatbush Avenue Bike Lane Petition Builds Momentum This Week

(Sample 2-way bike lane image via Transportation Alternatives petition [https://campaigns.transalt.org/petition/two-way-protected-bike-path-flatbush]) [Update 12/7: We spoke to the petition’s founder and added in her story throughout] Local Council Members take note: A petition for a 2-way protected bike lane on Flatbush Avenue [https://campaigns.transalt.

Central Brooklyn

‘Know Your Rights’ Training In Flatbush Reveals Deeper Fears For Haitian Immigrants

Nick Klein, CAMBA attorney delivering a ‘Know Your Rights’ training at the Flatbush Library. (Photo by DPC)With deportations of Haitian refugees resuming at full speed and the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in the hands of a president-elect touting anti-immigrant rhetoric, many Haitian immigrants in Flatbush are worried

Central Brooklyn

City Council Member Mathieu Eugene Announces Hurricane Relief Task Force For Haiti

Hydro-Estimator, Central America Oct 4, 2016. (Photo via NOAA Center for Satellite Applications and Research)Local politicians are announcing relief efforts for Haiti, which faces a humanitarian crisis in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, starting here in Flatbush — a longtime epicenter of the Haitian-American community. Hurricane Matthew touched down in

Central Brooklyn

$500K Slated For Tot Lot Renovation, Says Councilman [Updated With 2014 Budget Followup]

(Photo by Ditmas Park Corner)The Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot, a neighborhood playground on Cortelyou Road at Argyle Road, is a small but vital corner park named for a local fallen police officer. It’s also been the cause of angst for local parents over the past few years,

Announcements

Mayor Bill DeBlasio And City Council Announce Investment Into Summer Youth Employment

Council Member selfie (Photo via Jumaane Williams/Twitter [https://twitter.com/JumaaneWilliams])Yesterday, local City Council Members celebrated a handshake deal for the city’s budget for fiscal year 2017, which includes 60,000 slots for the Youth Summer Employment Program. City Council and Mayor Bill DeBlasio announced the $82.

Arts & Culture

The Music Program That Makes PS 217 Students Swing

(Students Angelina, Maria, Alexis, Melanie, and Jayson prepare for the spring recital. Teacher Judy Brandwein and Ahyaan)The first spring recital of P.S. 217’s Afro Latin Jazz Alliance’s Academy of Music (ALJAM) ended on a high note. But perhaps the most impressive part of that May 31

Arts & Culture

Students Enrich The Neighborhood With Vibrant Public Art Projects

Upcoming mural at Midwood HS connects Midwood’s past and present. (Photo via Groundswell)What is it really like to be a middle school student in Ditmas Park? This week, two neighborhood schools will unveil vibrant student murals that express their answers to that very question. Throughout the school year,

Central Brooklyn

Council Member Eugene Will Face Challenger In 2017

Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, at microphone, speaking at a press conference in 2015. (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Mathieu Eugene, who has represented the Flatbush area in the New York City Council since 2007, will have some competition next year. Brian-Christopher Antonio Cunningham [http://www.briancunninghamnyc.com/about/brian/] has filed paperwork

Central Brooklyn

Bag Bill Passes But Debate Continues Over How Best To Reduce City’s Waste Output

Source: katerha via flickrThe City Council on Thursday narrowly passed a controversial shopping bag fee aimed at curbing the use of disposable grocery bags in favor of more environmentally-friendly, reusable alternatives. Proponents of the bill [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1687953&GUID=492A60EA-D352-462A-915A-BB2C34A58D61&Options=&

Central Brooklyn

Brooklyn Kids Rally To Save Summer Programs Cut In Mayor’s Budget

Council Member Mathieu Eugene at a rally to restore summer program funding at Brooklyn Borough Hall last Thursday. (Photo via Council Member Eugene’s office) Is summer camp for thousands of New York City kids in jeopardy? Local Council Member Mathieu Eugene, who chairs the City Council’s Youth Services

Central Brooklyn

With Youth Unemployment At 29 Percent, Councilmembers Call For Expansion Of City Summer Jobs Program

Council Members Jumaane Williams and Mathieu Eugene — with other Council Members, advocates and young people — at a rally this morning at City Hall. (Photo: office of Jumane Williams)In 2015, over 130,000 teenagers and young adults sought positions in the City’s summer jobs program but less than half