Wednesday, March 26, 2014

MUSIC AMONG THE FLOWERS


Frank LoCrasto
Thursday, March 27th, 8 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Frank LoCrasto, local pianist, will perform with a small group of other musicians in Sycamore's flowershop. His wide range of musical styles runs the gamut from jazz to surf rock.

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
between Stratford and Westminster roads
Brooklyn 
less than two blocks from Kensington

  (347) 240-5850
  sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com
 http://sycamorebrooklyn.com

SPRING MEETING DATES FOR ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION


Spring 2014 Meeting Schedule
Albemarle Neighborhood Association

    • Thursday, March 27th, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
      • lobby of 114 Albemarle Road
    • Thursday, April 24th, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
      • lobby of 178 Ocean Parkway
    • Thursday, May 22nd, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
      • lobby of 414 Albemarle Road
    • Thursday, June 26th, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
      • lobby of 415 Albemarle Road or, if weather permits, outdoors in front of 414 Albemarle Road

Foodtown and ANA will provide refreshments.

ANA meetings are always free.

Everyone is welcome to attend ANA meetings, whether a member or not.

Albemarle Neighborhood Association
Founded 1973

MENU: REMY'S VEGETARIAN CUISINE


Remy's menu includes
  • grape leaves salad,
  • bourekas (spinach, cheese, mushroom, and potato),
  • hatzil salad (roasted eggplant, mayo or tomato sauce, garlic, tomatoes, and pickles),
  • green omelette (cilantro, scallion, parsley, spinach, dill with small salad)
  • falafel sandwich,
  • Italian panini,
  • shepherd quiche,
  • broccoli sate (broccoli with peanut sauce),
  • and many other selections.

Dine in, take out, or get a delivery. Place an order on their website.

Remy's Vegetarian Cuisine
3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace, one block from Kensington
(718) 686-1011
website: www.remysbk.com
 

Monday, March 24, 2014

ADULT DAY CARE ON E. 5TH STREET

Albemarle Neighborhood Association Meeting
Thursday, March 27th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The Social Adult Day Care Centers of New York, with corporate offices in Suffolk County, recently opened a Brooklyn Center on E. 5th Street near Albemarle Road.  Its director, Karlene Williams, will be the guest speaker this week at the Albemarle Neighborhood Association's (ANA) first community meeting of spring 2014.

The meeting will be held in the lobby of the apartment building at 114 Albemarle Road at the corner of E. 2nd Street.

Foodtown and ANA will provide refreshments.

ANA meetings are always free. Everyone is welcome to attend the meetings, whether an ANA member or not.

Albemarle Neighborhood Association
Founded 1973

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR TREE GIVEAWAY

Register here to reserve one of the 125 free trees that Compost for Brooklyn is giving away on behalf of the MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaway.

Choose from among Chinese Dogwood, Kieffer Pear, Pink Velour Crape Myrtle, and Brown Turkey Fig.

Pick up the tree on Sunday, April 6th, between noon and 1:00 p.m. Any trees that haven't been claimed by 1:00 will be given away between 1:00 and 2:00 to anyone who wants one (first come, first served).

Horticultural experts will be on hand to answer questions and give advice. 

Plant the tree in the ground in these or other places: front yard, back yard, co-op or condo, community center, etc.

The tree shouldn't get planted here: street, city park, planter, container, terrace, balcony, or roof.

Pick-up location:
Compost for Brooklyn
corner of Newkirk Avenue and E. 8th Street
Kensington, Brooklyn

Click here to see the list of all pick-up locations in all five boroughs. Click here to see all pick-up locations in Brooklyn.

Enjoy your tree!

Saturday, March 22, 2014

RISOTTO BALLS IN THE GARDEN

Flatbush Food Court 
Sunday, March 23rd, noon to 6:00 p.m.

Sycamore Bar's outdoor food series with drink specials

featuring
Arborio King 
and their arancina (risotto balls),
including Roasted Butternut
Squash and Gorgonzola Arancine
and others made to order


Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
between Stratford Road and Westminster Road
Brooklyn

less than two blocks from Kensington

(347) 240-5850
  sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com
 http://sycamorebrooklyn.com

 https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

Friday, March 21, 2014

THE ART OF KRISTEN DOMENICO AT STEEPLECHASE


Opening Night Reception:
Photographs by Kristen Domenico
Friday, March 28th, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. 
I am a photographer, although I don't like that word. I'd like to call myself a visual artist with no particular box to be stuffed into. I take the photos for fun, and I enjoy the process sometimes a lot more than the actual outcome.
I like to roam around New York City late at night and take slow shutter speed photographs of lights and anything that gets my attention. There is really no formula to it. People have joked that it's my personality on a piece of paper....fast, furious, impatient, but yet somehow composed, bright, and fun.
The photos I will be showing on March 28th are 20 examples of that. I've titled the show "eksit pictures" because, as we know, "exit" means to leave a place. A departure of a stage. Spelled slightly differently, the visuals I create are somewhere along the lines of leaving the stage and looking at things a little bit differently.
I hope people have fun looking at the show; I definitely enjoyed making each and every image that will be displayed!
                                                       Kristen Domenico

See some of Kristen's work online: eksitpictures.blogspot.com 
http://kdomenico.carbonmade.com

e-mail: kristen.leigh.d @ gmail.com

Steeplechase Coffee
3013 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace (one block from Kensington)

phone: (347) 799-2640
http://www.steeplechasecoffee.com 
contact online: http://www.steeplechasecoffee.com/?page_id=55



SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES.

REPORT THE PEDESTRIAN HAZARDS YOU SEE IN THE 72ND PRECINCT

72pedestriansafety @ gmail.com

That's the new, dedicated e-mail address in the 72nd Precinct for reporting
  • pedestrian hazards,
  • generally dangerous conditions or areas,
  • streets where double-parking is commonplace, and
  • lack of enforcement of existing traffic laws, particularly 
    • speeding and 
    • failure to yield to pedestrians.

Community Board 7 and its residents have been emphasizing the need to improve traffic-related safety; the 72nd Precinct is hearing them and responding. Pedestrians, bicyclist, and drivers need solutions that will keep them alive and uninjured. Some solutions lie in making changes to laws and street designs; others lie in enforcing laws already in effect.

F AND G TRAIN CHANGES FOR THIS WEEKEND (MARCH 21ST TO 24TH)

From 11:45 p.m. tonight until 5:00 a.m. on Monday, March 24th, the Coney Island-bound F and the Church Avenue-bound G will bypass these three nearby stops:
  • 4th Avenue-9th Street,
  • 15th Street-Prospect Park, and
  • Fort Hamilton Parkway.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

VENDORS AND VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR GREENWOODSTOCK

 

Green-Woodstock
Sunday, May 4th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RAINDATE: Saturday, May 10th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Eight hours of live music,  bargains,
and handmade crafts.
Fun for all ages.

A community market and music festival--an annual tradition since 2010.

Vendors: A space to set up in costs $30. A table with chairs costs an additional $20. To reserve a space, with or without a table and chairs, send an e-mail to greenwoodplayground @ gmail.com

Neighbors: if you can volunteer, send an e-mail to greenwoodplayground @ gmail.com.

Location:
Kevin E. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground
corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and E. 5th Street
Windsor Terrace/Kensington, Brooklyn

Twitter: @fogp1  #fogpfun
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Greenwood-Playground/223014854379847 
Website: http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

SPRING AND GREENWOODSTOCK ARE ALMOST HERE


Greenwoodstock
Sunday, May 4th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
RAINDATE: Saturday, May 10th, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Greenwoodstock is back--bigger and better than before. But what is it?

It's Friends of Greenwood Playground's annual community market and music festival, where neighbors, community  groups, and vendors--local folks selling handmade wares and stoop sale items--set up shop for the day.

Musicians play live all day long. It's always a fun day in the neighborhood!

Vendors are welcome. Volunteers are needed. If you want to do either, send an e-mail to greenwoodplayground @ gmail.com.

Location: Kevin E. Conroy Ballfield at Greenwood Playground, corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway and E. 5th Street, Windsor Terrace/Kensington, Brooklyn. 

Twitter: @fogp1  #fogpfun
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Greenwood-Playground/223014854379847 
Website: http://friendsofgreenwoodplayground.org

TALK TO KENSINGTON'S COMMANDING POLICE OFFICER

66th Precinct Community Council
Thursday March 20th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Do you live within the boundaries of the 66th Precinct? It encompasses part of Kensington, part of Midwood, and Borough Park. Introduce yourself to Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, the precinct's Commanding Officer, talk with him, and ask him questions. Community Affairs officers are always at the meetings and are interested in speaking with residents.

Inspector Deddo will provide an update on the most recent crimes committed in Kensington. He'll explain what the 66th Precinct is doing to solve those and to prevent others from occurring. Tell him about any crime issues that you're aware of that he didn't report on.

The meeting is open to the public.

The 66th Precinct Community Council meets on the third Thursday of the month from September through June, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Meeting place:
Community Board 12 office
5910 13th Avenue
between 59th and 60th streets
Borough Park, Brooklyn
(718) 851-5601

To get there, take the
B16 bus to 13th Avenue and 57th Street and then walk two blocks to the building. To get home, catch the bus on 14th Avenue.

 

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

A FREE TREE FOR YOU


Trees make neighborhoods more beautiful. And they put oxygen in the air. So, reserve a free tree online that you can pick up in Kensington at Compost for Brooklyn. Registration for that location hasn't started yet--keep checking here to see when it begins.

Pick-up day is Sunday, April 6th, from noon to 2:00 p.m. It's part of the MillionTreesNYC Tree Giveaway.

Show up by noon to claim your tree. Unclaimed trees will be given away between 1:00 and 2:00 on a first come, first served basis to whoever shows up. A tree will be considered unclaimed if the person who reserved it hasn't picked it up by 1:00. Trees that nobody reserved will also be given away.

If you have any kind of gardening question, ask the horticultural experts who will be available to advise you. 

The trees have to be planted in the ground in front yards, back yards, and community gardens, at community centers, in schoolyards, etc. They can't be planted on streets, in city parks, in planters or containers, or on terraces, balconies, or roofs.

Compost for Brooklyn is located on the corner of Newkirk Avenue and E. 8th Street.

Click here to see the list of all pick-up locations in all five boroughs.

NO FOOD AT THE CB7 MEETING

UPDATE 2: It turns out that food isn't permitted in the room that the meeting will be in. Apologies from CB7, who hopes that many Windsor Terrace residents show up anyway.

UPDATE 1: The incoming Key Food will serve refreshments at the Community Board 7 meeting. The store will be opening in late spring.


***PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION***

The regular monthly Board Meeting of Community Board #7 will be held in our neighborhood on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, @ 6:30 p.m. The board meeting will be held at the International Baptist Church located at 312 Coney Island Avenue (between Ocean Parkway and Caton Place; entrance on Caton Place) in Windsor Terrace.
 
The following is the proposed agenda:
1.       The Pledge of Allegiance
2.       Opening of the meeting
3.       Adoption of the agenda
4.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Public Hearing on March 12, 2014
5.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Board Meeting on February 18, 2014
6.       Public Comment
7.       Committee Reports: Sanitation, Transportation/Public Safety, Site Selection, Health/Mental Health, Land Use/Landmarks, Parks & Environment
8.       Acknowledgement of Elected Officials & Elected Official Representatives
9.       Chairperson’s Report
10.   District Manager’s Report
11.   Old Business
12.   New Business
13.   Public Comment
14.   Adjournment

Monday, March 17, 2014

FOOD FROM KEY FOOD AT CB 7 MEETING

UPDATE 2: It turns out that food isn't permitted in the room that the meeting will be in. Apologies from CB7, who hopes that many Windsor Terrace residents show up anyway.

UPDATE 1: The incoming Key Food will serve refreshments at the Community Board 7 meeting. The store will be opening in late spring.


***PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION***

The regular monthly Board Meeting of Community Board #7 will be held in our neighborhood on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, @ 6:30 p.m. The board meeting will be held at the International Baptist Church located at 312 Coney Island Avenue (between Ocean Parkway and Caton Place; entrance on Caton Place) in Windsor Terrace.
 
The following is the proposed agenda:
1.       The Pledge of Allegiance
2.       Opening of the meeting
3.       Adoption of the agenda
4.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Public Hearing on March 12, 2014
5.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Board Meeting on February 18, 2014
6.       Public Comment
7.       Committee Reports: Sanitation, Transportation/Public Safety, Site Selection, Health/Mental Health, Land Use/Landmarks, Parks & Environment
8.       Acknowledgement of Elected Officials & Elected Official Representatives
9.       Chairperson’s Report
10.   District Manager’s Report
11.   Old Business
12.   New Business
13.   Public Comment
14.   Adjournment

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 SHIFTS MEETING PLACE TO WINDSOR TERRACE FOR MARCH

***PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION***

The regular monthly Board Meeting of Community Board #7 will be held in our neighborhood on Wednesday, March 19, 2014, @ 6:30 p.m. The board meeting will be held at the International Baptist Church located at 312 Coney Island Avenue (between Ocean Parkway and Caton Place; the entrance is on Caton Place) in Windsor Terrace.
 
The following is the proposed agenda:
1.       The Pledge of Allegiance
2.       Opening of the meeting
3.       Adoption of the agenda
4.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Public Hearing on March 12, 2014
5.       Adoption of the Minutes of the Board Meeting on February 18, 2014
6.       Public Comment
7.       Committee Reports: Sanitation, Transportation/Public Safety, Site Selection, Health/Mental Health, Land Use/Landmarks, Parks & Environment
8.       Acknowledgement of Elected Officials & Elected Official Representatives
9.       Chairperson’s Report
10.   District Manager’s Report
11.   Old Business
12.   New Business
13.   Public Comment
14.   Adjournment

Friday, March 14, 2014

JOB OPENING: DISTRICT MANAGER, COMMUNITY BOARD 12



Civil Service Title:          DISTRICT MANAGER (MANAGERIAL /                                         NON-COMPETITIVE)
Agency:                            BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 12
Hours:                              FULL-TIME
Salary & Benefits:          $65,000 - $75,000 annually

All submissions must be mailed or delivered to the Board office by the close of business on or before March 20th. 
DESCRIPTION
This is a management position encompassing responsibilities for expediting, monitoring and evaluating municipal services within the community district as directed by the Community Board. All positions are allocated to Assignment Level I of the Pay Plan for Management Employees.
Under executive direction of a Community Board, represents the Board in monitoring and evaluating the delivery of municipal services within the community district and actively participates in the coordination of delivery of these services. Serves as a conduit among residents of the district, members of the Community Board and district personnel providing municipal services.
With full authority to act for the Board, presides at meetings of the District Service Cabinet, composed of agencies providing municipal services on a decentralized basis (e.g., Department of Education, Park & Recreation, Sanitation, Police, Fire, etc.). Establishes the agenda, energetically represents the interests of the community and the Board in dealing with the managers or district supervisors representing their respective departments on community based complaints and problems of community residents.
Attends Community Board meetings. Reports on issues concerning, and actions taken at District Cabinet meetings as well as on other pertinent matters.
Processes complaints from residents of the district relating to services provided by municipal agencies within the district. Resolves minor local complaints and processes complaints of a recurring or major nature to appropriate authority. Prepares written or verbal reports to the Community Board on complaints received.
Supervises and administers the office and the staff of the Community Board. Resolves local complaints and directly brings major complaints of a recurring and/or multi-borough or city-wide nature to the Borough President, the Mayor (through representatives) and to the Public Advocate.
Participates in the formulation and development of Community Board policies and procedures. Executes these policies and procedures as necessary.
May be assigned by the Community Board to conduct investigations on needed services, to initiate plans for providing such services, or to take other actions as the Community Board deems necessary. Directs staff in planning and research in this area, as necessary.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS
1.    At least three years of full time experience in government, public administration or city planning of which one year must have been in a supervisory capacity.

TO APPLY, PLEASE SUBMIT COVER LETTER AND RESUMES TO:

For anyone interested in applying for the position of District Manager, the Board is accepting cover letters and resumes addressed to:

Yidel Perlstein, Chairman,
Brooklyn Community Board 12
5910 13th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219.

All submissions must be mailed or delivered to the Board office by the close of business on or before March 20th.

Saturday, March 8, 2014

SYCAMORE BAR'S NEXT FLATBUSH FOOD COURT


Flatbush Food Court 
Sunday, March 9th, noon to 6:00 p.m.
 

Sycamore Bar's outdoor food series
with drink specials 
 featuring
Barry's Tempeh

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
between Stratford Road and Westminster Road
Brooklyn

less than two blocks from Kensington

(347) 240-5850
  sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com
 http://sycamorebrooklyn.com
https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

Friday, March 7, 2014

CARDIO-KICKBOXING FUND RAISER: KICKING AND PUNCHING FOR THE PTA


Cardio-Kickboxing
Sunday, March 9th, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Lend a hand to the P.S. 154 PTA by kicking and punching. Join other adults in a one-hour cardio-kickboxing workout at the school this Sunday. You don't need to have any previous experience with cardio-kickboxing, and you don't need gloves. But you do need to wear sneakers!

A maximum of 25 students can be accommodated. Advance tickets cost $15; tickets at the door cost $20. Send an e-mail to Laurel at laurelacarroll @ gmail.com to make a reservation.

All proceeds will go to the PTA.

This activity is not sponsored or endorsed by the DOE or the City of NY.


P.S. 154-The Windsor Terrace School 
MMR Room
1625 11th Avenue, between Windsor Place and Sherman Street 
Windsor Terrace 
http://www.ps154.org