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COBBLE HILL – A former long-time Brooklyn Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] (CB6) District Manager has been found not guilty for allegedly giving himself more than $38,000 in raises over a three year period using the electronic signatures of two CB6 chairs. Brooklyn Community Board 6, Hammerman is
Business
Gowanus Canal seen from the 9th Street Bridge (Photo: Nathan Haselby)GOWANUS – Business owners in the “industrial business zone” of Gowanus made it known to officials on Wednesday that they feel left behind by the neighborhood’s larger rezoning, urging the de Blasio administration to take steps to protect manufacturing
Announcements
GOWANUS – Thanks to Gowanus Canal CAG [https://gowanuscag.org/] member Brad Vogel for providing a heads-up on a meeting tonight (June 13) regarding cleanup plans for the former Citizens Works Manufactured Gas Plant (MGP) site at Smith & 5th Streets. Oil slick seen in the Gowanus Canal (Photo: Nathan Haselby)
community
GOWANUS – Carroll Gardens Coalition For Respectful Development [http://carrollgardenspetition.blogspot.com] (CG CORD) has requested that Brooklyn Community Board 6 [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb6/index.page] (CB6) coordinate at least two town hall meetings with NYC agencies about the Gowanus rezoning. The group has also started an online
Carroll Gardens
Olivia Oldham/BklynerCARROLL GARDENS – On Wednesday, June 5th, residents of the 76th precinct gathered in the basement room of the police station for the last community meeting before disbanding for the summer. Deputy Inspector Megan O’Malley gave a brief run-down of area crime in the last month, emphasizing that
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – Join Artichoke Dance Company [https://www.artichokedance.org/] next Saturday, June 15, for Gowanus Visions, a day of free performances, workshops, and activities to raise awareness of the Gowanus Canal Superfund cleanup [/epa-outlines-next-steps-in-gowanus-superfund-cleanup/] and planned neighborhood rezoning [/cb6-grills-city-planning-on-gowanus-rezoning/]. Lynn Neuman, the Director of Artichoke Dance, has lived a few
Arts & Culture
GOWANUS – After 11 years at 45 4th Avenue, the non-profit community dance and youth development center Dancewave [https://dancewave.org/] has moved a few blocks south and will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony and block party to celebrate its new home. Dancewave, 182 4th Avenue, via Google MapsLocated at 182 4th
Arts & Culture
Photo provided by Dumbo.is [https://dumbo.is/]June INDUSTRY CITY SUMMER SERIES [https://www.cityfarmpresents.com/summerseries] at Courtyard 1-2, June 5 through Sept. 28 [Various prices]: This year’s summer series features an expanded schedule with more than 35 concerts and dance parties. Audiences will discover a diverse
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GOWANUS – Residents of Gowanus and surrounding neighborhoods braved the rain Wednesday evening to attend the Gowanus Superfund Town Hall at P.S. 133. Oil slick seen in the Gowanus Canal (Photo: Nathan Haselby)The Gowanus Canal Community Advisor Group [https://gowanuscag.org] (CAG) hosted the event to provide locals with
Carroll Gardens
P.S. 29 in Cobble HillBy Christina Veiga, Chalkbeat PARK SLOPE – On the heels of sweeping admissions changes [https://chalkbeat.org/posts/ny/2018/09/20/brooklyn-middle-schools-eliminate-screening-as-new-york-city-expands-integration-efforts/] aimed at integrating middle schools, District 15 in Brooklyn could soon redraw [https://img1.wsimg.com/blobby/go/951dd9a1-96ac-438b-8642-d89cc6651997/downloads/5.20.19_
Business
GOWANUS – Now that the deadline has passed to submit comments [/reminder-comments-on-gowanus-rezoning-due-monday-may-27/] to the NYC Department of City Planning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/plans/gowanus/gowanus-framework.page#navigation] (DCP) to help the agency prepare its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the Gowanus Rezoning [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/
Gowanus
GOWANUS – A man was slashed on the northbound G train platform at the Smith-9th Street subway station early Thursday morning. Smith-9th Street Station via Google MapsAt approximately 2:45am on Thursday, May 23, police say a man was slashed in the face and leg by an unknown assailant. It is