Gowanus
GOWANUS – Comments regarding the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] ‘s (DCP) Draft Scope of Work [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/applicants/scoping-documents.page] for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#
Announcements
GOWANUS – The Gowanus Canal Community Advisory Group (CAG) [https://gowanuscag.org/] will host a town hall on Wednesday, May 29 to update the public on the Gowanus Canal Superfund clean-up. Designated a Superfund site by the Environmental Protection Agency [https://cumulis.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0206222] (EPA)
Boerum Hill
Swimming at the Prospect Park YMCA, Courtesy of Prospect Park YMCA 1. Two Park Slope Locations The Summer Fun pass [https://ymcanyc.org/join/guest-pass] gives you access to all 22 YMCA locations in NYC, including the Prospect Park Y and Park Slope Armory. 2. Free Child Watch The YMCA
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS/PARK SLOPE – Spoke the Hub [http://spokethehub.org/] celebrates 40 years of bringing community dance classes, performances, and flash mob routines to Park Slope and Gowanus. Spoke the Hub’s Prince Flash Mob at Local Produce event. Elise Long is on the right. (Photo courtesy of Spoke the Hub)
Business
UPDATED: Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at 9:15am: The NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) confirmed that the city acquired the properties October 31, 2018. While a final sale price has not been determined, an advance payment of $36 million “was made to the owner of 234 Butler Street” in
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – An exhibition inspired by the dredging of “black mayonnaise [/see-what-was-found-in-the-gowanus-canal-during-the-4th-street-basin-dredging/] ” from the bottom of the Gowanus Canal will open next weekend at four locations. Dredging equipment at Gowanus Canal 4th Street Turning Basin (Photo: Nathan Haselby)Two Brooklyn-based artists, Sasha Chavchavadze [https://www.sashachavchavadze.com/] and JoAnne McFarland [https:
Boerum Hill
PARK SLOPE – The NYC Department of Transportation [https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/4th-ave-great-sts-dec2017.pdf] (DOT) announced last week that work has begun on the Park Slope portion of the 4th Avenue protected bike lane. DOT crews kicked off work last week between 1st Street and 15th Street
Gowanus
GOWANUS –NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) hosted a Scoping Meeting Thursday afternoon at M.S. 51 to hear community feedback on the Draft Scope of Work [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/applicants/scoping-documents.page] for the Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https:
Business
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Announcements
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
GOWANUS – The NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/index.page] (DCP) is hosting a Scoping Meeting next Thursday, April 25 at M.S. 51 to collect community feedback on the proposed Gowanus Neighborhood Rezoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation]
Business
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