Councilman Jumaane Williams

Shirley Chisholm Community Center Planned For East Flatbush

Photo: Change.orgChildren in East Flatbush will have a new place to spend their time—the Shirley Chisholm Community Center. The recreation center will consist of an indoor basketball court, fitness studios, multipurpose rooms, a children’s center, classrooms, a rooftop track, and an urban farm. It was an endeavor

Central Brooklyn

Over 700 Attend Youth Conference Organized By Community Board 14

The 2016 Community Board 14 Youth Conference at the Flatbush YMCA. (Photo: CB 14)Demonstrating the huge demand that exists for jobs and educational opportunities for young people, over 700 area students attended Community Board 14’s Youth Conference last Thursday. This was Board 14’s ninth year of sponsoring

Central Brooklyn

With Support From Flatbush Councilman, One Step Closer To Plastic Bag Fee

Councilman Jumaane Williams (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)There may be light at the end of the tunnel for the multi-year effort to control plastic bag waste in New York City. Councilmember Jumaane Williams of Flatbush has signed onto proposed legislation [http://legistar.council.nyc.gov/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=1687953&GUID=

Central Brooklyn

Get Ready To Vote In Participatory Budgeting!

Screenshot of map showing some of the Participatory Budgeting projects on this year’s ballot in the 39th, 40th and 45th Councilmanic districts.Participatory Budgeting [http://council.nyc.gov/html/pb/faq.shtml#what-is-participatory-budgeting] (PB) Vote Week is March 26th to April 3rd! Residents of the 39th (Brad Lander), 40th

Central Brooklyn

Flatbush Councilman Calls For A Job For Every Local Teen

Council Member Jumaane Williams (Photo: Ditmas Park Corner)Teen employment in New York City has never recovered since the Great Recession. New York City Council Member Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml], whose district includes Flatbush, East Flatbush and other areas in Central Brooklyn, proposed

Councilman Jumaane Williams

Live In District 45? Attend A Participatory Budgeting Meeting Thursday

Council Member Jumaane Williams [http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml] is inviting members of the community in District 45 to help kick off the 2015-2016 Participatory Budgeting [http://pbnyc.org/] cycle with a meeting on Thursday, October 1 at the Flatbush YMCA [http://www.ymcanyc.org/flatbush]

Councilman Jumaane Williams

Brooklyn Mela Draws Thousands Of People To Coney Island Avenue For Festivities Celebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day

Photo by Ditmas Park CornerThousands of people filled Coney Island Avenue Sunday, August 16, to celebrate Pakistan’s independence day with heaps of delicious food, music, dancing and more for the annual Brooklyn Mela [/blog/events/brooklyn-mela-will-be-celebrated-on-coney-island-avenue-this-sunday-watch-out-for-street-closures-and-bus-changes-2] . Held each year in New York City’s largest Pakistani community, the festivities

Councilman Jumaane Williams

Tenant Advocates Continue Push For Rent Reform Following Mass Arrests In Albany

Assembly member Rodneyse Bichotte was one of numerous elected officials arrested at a rent reform rally in Albany Wednesday. Photo via the Flatbush Tenant Coalition [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.849332008473942.1073741871.268117579928724&type=1] After about 60 legislators and tenant advocates were arrested [/blog/news/council-members-jumaane-williams-laurie-cumbo-arrested-while-protesting-for-stronger-rent-laws-in-albany]

accident

Pedestrian Struck At Notoriously Dangerous Coney Island Avenue & Cortelyou Road Intersection

A pedestrian was struck on Cortelyou Road and Coney Island Avenue Wednesday afternoon, the FDNY told us. According to unconfirmed reports, the pedestrian was a child, but the FDNY and NYPD did not have the age of the person. The FDNY said the individual was transported to Methodist Hospital, but

Brad Lander

Local Lawmakers Slam City Property Tax Exemption Program, Saying It Has Lined Developers’ Pockets & Paved The Way For Gentrification

Councilman Jumaane Williams at the hearing he led Thursday on the 421-a property tax exemption program. Photo by William Alatriste/NYC Council [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nyccouncil/16398315345/]Local legislators slammed the city’s 421-a property tax exemption program [http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/developers/ahp.shtml]

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

Things To Do In Ditmas Park This Weekend

While winter seems to have all of a sudden arrived, [/blog/weather/ack-winter-sanitation-issues-first-snow-alert-season] don’t let the cold weather stop you from going to all the amazing events happening in our neighborhood this weekend! You can check out a ton of local talent at the Flatbush Artists Studio Tour [/blog/

Brooklyn Mela

This Week In Ditmas Park

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