Announcements
Gary. (Photo: Zainab Iqbal/Bklyner)KENSINGTON – The Kensington Plaza is a small, triangular space created by Church Avenue and Beverly Road meeting at an odd angle. A stretch of concrete sidewalk was turned into a Plaza in 2012 to serve as a green space for neighbors to hang out and
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Kensington Plaza in 2016 after the beautification effort. (Photo: Michael M Kadish with permission)KENSINGTON – Neighbors’ complaints of trash at the Kensington plaza (just off Church and McDonald) have finally been heard and the Department of Homeless Services (DHS) will be conducting a clean-up in the plaza tomorrow, August 28.
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For all our neighbors who love spending time outdoors, we have good news for you! The city Department of Transportation is looking at building a pedestrian plaza [/green/greening-up-kensington-flowers-parks-more-coming-to-our-area#prettyPhoto] at McDonald Avenue and Avenue C — and the city, along with the Kensington Stewards and Neighborhood Plaza Partnership, want to
Daffodil Bulb Planting
With more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs to plant in Church Avenue’s tree pits, from McDonald Avenue to Ocean Parkway, the Kensington Stewards are hosting a Sunday morning “Daffodil Dig” to kick off their fall planting frenzy. Meet at the Kensington Plaza, Church Avenue and Beverley Road, in front
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Get ready to rock! Registration for Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/], the free outdoor festival that gives artists an opportunity to take their music to the streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks, and gardens of NYC, is now open. The eighth annual event will take place on Saturday,
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Was it a strong work ethic or just a big heart that prompted the district Sanitation Supervisor John Imbriale to volunteer his laborers, Jeff and Meziane, to clear Kensington Plaza’s tree pits of weeds? Passersby (and the Kensington Plaza stewards) gave the new clean-shaven look a big thumbs up
Community Board 12
About 100 people were present at the May 28 meeting [/politics/community-board-12-monthly-meeting-tonight-at-ps-230] of Community Board 12 [http://www.brooklyncb12.org/] at PS 230 Upper School [http://www.ps230.org/] in Kensington, including board members, elected officials and their representatives, and the public. Several attendees expressed thanks to CB12 for bringing
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The Presidents’ Day vacation was cut short by Superstorm Sandy’s debilitating impact, but public school children still have a 4-day weekend. We’ve compiled a list of activities to keep them entertained. Prospect Park: * Audubon Center [http://www.prospectpark.org/calendar/event/midwinter-recess] (Lincoln Rd/Ocean Ave entrance)–February
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In response to a recommendation by Community Board 12 to remove two of the four new benches [/events/carolers-sing-vigilers-talk-and-a-neighbor-squawks-at-kensington-plaza] in the 6-month-old Kensington Plaza, neighbor Bridget Elder has started an online petition [http://signon.org/sign/let-us-keep-all-of-the.fb23?source=s.icn.fb&r_by=1489015] to ask that the
Kensington Plaza
Full Disclosure: JC Martinez-Sifre is an active member of the Kensington Plaza Stewards and the coordinator for the Kensington Trash Mob. It was a big night of clean-up for the Kensington Plaza Stewards as they convened en masse last night to sweep away the detritus of poor assessments Community Board