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City Expands Child Preventive Services, Invests in Supporting Families: Brooklyn Awarded $65 Million In Funding

Photo by Volodymyr Hryshchenko on Unsplash.Last week, the New York City Administration For Children’s Services (ACS) announced it will be changing and expanding its programs for preventive services throughout all boroughs — the first major restructuring the agency has had in a decade. Service organizations across the city will

Announcements

Nazi Symbol Of Hate Was Drawn On RBG At Subway Station

GREENPOINT – Repugnant words and a swastika were drawn over the face of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on “The Unstoppable Ruth Bader Ginsburg: American Icon” book poster at a G Train subway stop. Yesterday, a woman tweeted the image, which included the words “Die” “Jew” and “Bitch” along with

Brooklyn Heights

Tell The City How Much The Brooklyn Heights Promenade Means To You

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Community members are taking action against the Department of Transportation [https://www.bqe-i278.com/en]‘s (DOT) proposed plan to build a temporary highway in place of the Brooklyn Heights Promenade during years of repair work to the deteriorating BQE. Along with the “Save the Promenade” online petition

Events

Council Members Host Public Forum Next Tuesday On Charter Revision Ballot Proposals

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – Council Members Brad Lander [https://council.nyc.gov/district-39/] (District 39), Stephen Levin [https://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] (District 33), and Carlos Menchaca [https://council.nyc.gov/district-38/] (District 38) will be joined by Theatre of the Oppressed [https://www.tonyc.nyc] next Tuesday, October 23 in hosting

Boerum Hill

80 Flatbush Gets City Council Approval

BOERUM HILL – The New York City Council voted 48-2 on Wednesday to approve Alloy Development’s controversial 80 Flatbush project. 80 Flatbush school rendering, courtesy of Alloy Development and LuxigonLast Thursday, theNYC Council Subcommittee on Zoning and Franchises [https://council.nyc.gov/committees/land-use/subcommittee-on-zoning-and-franchises/] unanimously approved Alloy’s reduced

Boerum Hill

80 Flatbush Proposal Approved By City Planning Commission

BOERUM HILL – The controversial 80 Flatbush proposal was unanimously approved by the City Planning Commission [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/commission.page] on Monday in another stage of the Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP), Curbed [https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/7/17658456/brooklyn-80-flatbush-rezoning-city-planning-commission] reports. 80 Flatbush

Boerum Hill

Brooklyn Community Board 2 Votes Against 80 Flatbush

BOERUM HILL – Brooklyn Community Board 2 [http://www.nyc.gov/html/bkncb2/html/home/home.shtml] voted against Alloy Development’s proposed 80 Flatbush project during its general board meeting Wednesday evening. The 80 Flatbush site (Photo: Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)The full board vote follows last month’s CB2 Land-Use

Central Brooklyn

No Heat And Hot Water For NYCHA Residents

Photo: Zainab Iqbal/BKLYNERThousands of public housing residents are estimated to be without heat and hot water this cold and chilly Friday morning. Provided by NYCHA.Mayor Bill de Blasio urged residents to call 311 at a press conference on Thursday. “Anyone who does not have hot water or heat

community

Mayor De Blasio Meets Council District 33 At Brooklyn Heights Town Hall

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – Hundreds of Brooklyn residents turned out for a town hall meeting with Mayor Bill De Blasio Wednesday evening moderated by Council Member Stephen Levin [https://council.nyc.gov/district-33/] at St. Francis College. District 33 Council Member Stephen Levin and Mayor Bill de Blasio at a Town Hall

Greenpoint

North Brooklyn Residents Concerned About Truck Traffic

NORTH BROOKLYN – At the community council meeting for the 94th precinct last week, residents of Greenpoint and Williamsburg voiced concerns about truck traffic in their neighborhoods. Truck traffic—and accidents—have been under a microscope after the death of Neftaly Ramirez [/garbage-truck-struck-killed-bicyclist-greenpoint-identified/], a bicyclist struck and killed by a garbage

News

Brooklyn Officials Respond To Trump’s Pulling Out of Paris Accord

Photo by BKLYNERLast Thursday, President Trump announced [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/06/01/530748899/watch-live-trump-announces-decision-on-paris-climate-agreement] his withdrawal of the United States from the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement is a 2015 climate deal made by 195 countries around the world with a goal to reduce greenhouse gas

Holidays

Donate To A Toy Drive At Council Member Levin’s Office

Photo via Christmas Presents [https://www.flickr.com/photos/blackunigryphon/15878989657/in/pool-christmas_present/] Want to help make a child’s holiday a bit brighter this season? Council Member Stephen Levin [http://council.nyc.gov/d33/html/members/home.shtml], whose district covers parts of our area, and the Atlantic

history

City Council Approves Second Expansion Of Park Slope Historic District

Phase II Expansion of Park Slope Historic District. (Via Park Slope Civic Council)Nearly 300 buildings have been added to the Park Slope Historic District [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/historic-district/] (PSHD) as of last Thursday when the New York City Council voted to approve the second expansion since the district’s

Nonsponsored

Local Politicians Remind DOT: Safety And Design Must Co-Exist At Times Plaza

Photo via via Google Maps [https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6848153,-73.9781373,3a,75y,173.58h,82.91t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sPfyF9HVUMn3y1G0EHnS8rA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656] Local street safety advocates and politicians are not wasting any time in keeping up the pressure on the city Department of Transportation

Nonsponsored

Donate To A Toy Drive At Council Member Levin’s Office

Photo via lollisltd [https://www.instagram.com/p/-uUV__Dbtu/?tagged=holidaygifts]Want to help make a child’s holiday a bit brighter this season? Council Member Stephen Levin [http://council.nyc.gov/d33/html/members/home.shtml], whose district covers parts of our area, and the Atlantic Avenue Local

middle school

Panel Discussion Wednesday: “Reimagining The Middle School Admissions Process In District 15”

If you’re a parent of an elementary-aged student, you know — or have heard — how frustrating and confusing the middle school admissions process can be. Before the process starts over once again next year, local leaders are hoping to get a conversation going about the issues to find out what

Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation

Donate To A Toy Drive At Council Member Levin’s Office

Want to help make a child’s holiday a bit brighter this season? Council Member Stephen Levin [http://council.nyc.gov/d33/html/members/home.shtml], whose district covers parts of our area, and the Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation [http://atlanticave.org/], are currently running their annual toy drive

food drive

Donate To Veterans Food Drive At Council Member Levin’s Office

Council Member Stephen Levin [http://council.nyc.gov/d33/html/members/home.shtml], whose district covers parts of our area, is currently participating in a food drive that will benefit veterans [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2HzyOZIEAEq0pV.jpg]. Through Thursday, November 20, you can drop off non-perishable food items at

stephen levin

Help Kids Start The School Year Right By Donating Supplies

While you’re out stocking up on notebooks and pencils for your own child’s back to school needs, consider getting a few extras and donating them to the 5th Annual Backpack to School Event [https://www.facebook.com/55177376157/photos/a.10151398779476158.1073741827.55177376157/10152315233141158/?type=1&theater] at

Brad Lander

Share Your Thoughts On The Future Of 4th Avenue

From condos to traffic calming, there’s no doubt that 4th Avenue has seen a number of significant changes over the past few years, and with the de Blasio administration settling in at City Hall, the Forth on Fourth Avenue [http://parkslopeciviccouncil.org/fourth-avenue/] committee thought this would be the

stephen levin

Lander And Levin Speak Out In Support Of DOT 4th Avenue Overhaul

After last week’s surprise decision by Community Board 6 [http://www.brooklyncb6.org] to vote against [/blog/news/community-board-6-votes-against-proposed-4th-avenue-safety-overhaul] the proposed Department of Transportation [http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/home/home.shtml] safety overhaul on Fourth Avenue, Council Members Brad Lander [http://bradlander.com] and Stephen Levin

District 33

Winners Announced in District 39’s Participatory Budgeting Campaign

Residents from across the 39th District made their way to the polls this weekend to decide how our community would spend one million dollars. Knocking last year’s participation numbers [http://bradlander.com/news/updates/participatory-budgeting-vote-results-0] out of the park, 2,812 neighbors placed their votes, the results have been

District 33

Submit Your Ideas for Participatory Budgeting Projects in District 33

While most of the neighborhood got to enjoy the democracy of deciding where to spend $1 million of Council Member Brad Lander’s budget last year, a large area was sadly left out of the fun. That changes this year, as Council Member Stephen Levin [http://council.nyc.gov/d33/