66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY MEETING HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED (C0VERING KENSINGTON, BOROUGH PARK, AND PART OF MIDWOOD)

66th Precinct Community Council Meeting 

Thursday, February 19th

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

This just in:

 

Meet with the Commanding Officer and other officers of the 66th Precinct at the 66th Precinct Community Council meeting on Thursday, February 19th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Community Council serves as the liaison between the public and the NYPD. 

These meetings give residents and business owners an opportunity to talk face-to-face with the officers.

 

Tell Captain Kenneth Herrarte, the Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct, about your concerns. Your input, perspectives, and insights about crime, quality of life issues, and all other policing matters are invaluable at these meetings. 

 

The 66th Precinct covers Kensington, Borough Park, and part of Midwood.

Meeting location

Community Board 12 Office

5910 13th Avenue

between 59th and 60th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn

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66th Precinct Community Council

President: Mark Katz

e-mail: 66precinctcc@gmail.com

66th Precinct

5822 16th Avenue

between 58th and 59th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn 

phone: (718) 851-5611

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/66th-precinct.page

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD66pct

COMMUNITY BOARD 7'S FEBRUARY 2026 MEETING, IN PERSON AND ONLINE (COVERING WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, AND SUNSET PARK)

Community Board 7 Board Meeting

Wednesday, February 25th

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

From Community Board 7:

The regular monthly board meeting of Community Board 7 will be held on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 @ 6:30 p.m. in the CB7 meeting room located at 4201 4th Avenue (enter on 43rd Street & 4th Avenue). 

You can attend in person or register to attend the board meeting virtually via Zoom: https://bit.ly/4qPkcVv

You can view the board meeting on the Brooklyn Community Board 7’s YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3uQlAtq

Following is the proposed agenda:

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Opening of the meeting
4. Adoption of the agenda
5. Adoption of the minutes of the January 21, 2026 board meeting
6. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on items on the agenda or general)

7. Committee Reports: 
   A) Education, Health & Human Services – 1. Presentation from Tulip Behavioral Health

B) Joint Committee Meeting with Economic Development & Small Businesses and Transportation Committee – 1. NYC Industrial Plan, 2. GRID 2.0 & Special Purpose District

C) Parks & Environment Committee – 1. Update from Prospect Park Alliance, 2. Clean Up Sunset Park activities, 3. Review of NYC Parks capital projects, 4. (Vote required)  - Resolution to support “Cultivating Connections: Brooklyn Parks and Open Spaces Conference” 

8. 2nd Roll Call

9. Elected Officials and Representatives

10. Chairperson’s Report

11. District Manager’s Report

12. Old Business

13. New Business

14. Adjournment

Location

Community Board 7 Office

4201 4th Avenue

entrance on 43rd Street and 4th Avenue

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07@cb.nyc.gov

https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb7/ 

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7

CORNED BEEF AND CANNOLI BINGO

 

Corned Beef and Cannoli Bingo

Saturday, March 14th

6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. 

"Corned Beef and Cannoli Bingo" is a night of Irish tunes, fun, and bingo. It's open to the public and will be hosted by Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

 

"Corned Beef and Cannoli Bingo" will take place on Saturday, March 14th, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Gift card prizes will be awarded. 

 

Tickets cost $40 each if you buy them before March 2nd and $50 if you buy them on or after March 2nd. The price of admission includes a bingo card, food, soda, water, and coffee.

 

Tickets won't be sold at the door, so buy them now at the church rectory, located at 2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between E. 4th and E. 5th streets.

 

Location

Brooklyn Prospect Charter School

3002 Fort Hamilton Parkway

between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

ACTIONS HAPPENING TODAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2026

Actions Happening Today

February 16, 2026

 

ICE Collaborators

out of Our Neighborhoods

Enterprise Rent-A-Car

1212 Coney Island Avenue

between Avenues H and I 

3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

 

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NO KINGS 

President's Day Edition

of Freedom Fridays

Ocean Parkway

at Church Avenue

5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

MESSAGING RESISTANCE: THE TERRACE VISIBILITY BRIGADE

Terrace Visibility Brigade

Wednesdays, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The Terrace Visibility Brigade, a group of pro-democracy neighbors, displays timely political messages on banners and signs on the 11th Avenue bridge, above the Prospect Expressway, every Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Like-minded people are welcome to participate. 

The Terrace Visibility Brigade is part of the nation-wide Visibility Brigade movement, which has one or more chapters in almost every state.

Margaret Neill, the founder of this chapter, explains the impetus and the continuing need for it.

My husband Don and I have been doing this every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. for 16 weeks, taking a break over the holidays. We are both artists who want to do our part to help bring people together during this divisive time in our country.

I got activated in the resistance during Trump’s second term. I started learning about activism thru the great leaders at Target Majority on the  Upper West Side, the Indivisible Leaders, Brooklyn Indivisible, and the daily letters of Heather Cox Richardson and others, like Jessica Craven, who all advocated for working in your own neighborhood, hyperlocally.

Soon, I came upon The Visibility Brigade through a bridge action over the BQE by Brooklyn Visibility, part of Indivisible Brooklyn. I decided to spread the word on more bridges and to pick another bridge right in my own neighborhood. And so, I registered and became the leader of the 11th Avenue bridge over the Prospect Expressway (between 18th and 19th streets) with the Nationwide Visibility Brigade. We are on the map. 

There are actions on McDonald Avenue at Fort Hamilton Parkway and Church Avenue and at Church Avenue on Ocean Parkway with Freedom Fridays, which I could also join, but I thought I’d try to activate neighbors closer to me.

We need to learn about each other and also come together during this divisive time in our country. We all can learn that there are ways we can push back and that we must. The words of Heather Cox Richardson ring in my ears: there are more of us than them and we can help to build a better future.

So, in that vein, I endeavor to bring joy and exuberance to our resistance and help others know they are not alone.

More and more people are joining. The kids really enjoy it. We usually have home-baked cookies. Plenty of signs and hot chocolate.

Please follow me on Instagram @terrace_visibilitybrigade, I just started the instagram page a few days ago.  

Likewise, I am also working on a food drive to help bring groceries to the food pantry of The Center for Family Life in Sunset Park (https://www.centerforfamilylife.org/), a settlement-type nonprofit that is doing amazing work for the vibrant immigrant community all around us.

I am noticing that people seem to find some relief in connecting their feelings to action, and it’s great to be part of that transformation.  

Sincerely,

Margaret

Get involved: Join us on the bridge every Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. or look into https://indivisiblebrooklyn.org/ and https://www.visibilitybrigade.com/.

 

72ND PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MARCH 2026 MEETING WITH RESIDENTS OF WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, AND SUNSET PARK

 

72nd Precinct Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, March 10th

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The next meeting between the public, the 72nd Precinct Community Council, and officers of the 72nd Precinct will be held on Tuesday, March 10th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Meet and talk with the precinct's Commanding Officer, Captain Mobeen Yasin, the precinct's Community Affairs  officers, and the Q-Team officers.

People who live or work in Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park are invited to the meeting to discuss past crimes as well as to learn what the precinct is doing to prevent future crimes.

Find out about the types of crime that have been taking place, their frequency, any enabling factors, and how to prevent them.

Members of the public are invited to voice their concerns about criminal activity, including armed robberies, rape and other forms of sexual assaults, home break-ins, burglaries in local stores, bank robberies, speeding drivers, stolen bicycles, package theft, and other crimes.

Community Councils meet from September through June. Sign up to receive e-mail announcements about future meetings of the 72nd Precinct Community Council by contacting Council President Tina Ponce: tinaponce76@gmail.com or (570) 540-5016.

Location

Marien Heim Senior Center

4502 4th Avenue 

at 45th Street

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

 

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72nd Precinct Community Council: https://www.facebook.com/72nd-Precinct-Community-Council-1611883092371304

 

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72nd Precinct

phone: (718) 965-6311

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/72nd-precinct.page

CompStat report (crime statistics): https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-072pct.pdf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD72pct

"MELT THE ICE HAT" KNITALONG AND FUND RAISER FOR IMMIGRANT AID AGENCIES IN MINNESOTA

Brooknitters for Minnesota:

"Melt the ICE Hat" Knitalong

Sunday, March 8th

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

 

From The Craft Salon:

Join us for the BROOKNITTERS FOR MINNESOTA "Melt the Ice Hat" Knitalong.

The cost of attending is $5 which will go directly to the fabulous folks at Needle + Skein in MN who drafted the hat pattern.

 All proceeds from the sale of this pattern go to the immigrant aid agencies who will distribute the funds to those impacted  by the actions of ICE.

Each person who attends should bring their own yarn + knitting needles. We have plenty of stitch markers and yarn needles if needed. See below for supply info:

Approximately 200 yards of RED yarn of your choice in fingering, DK, or Worsted weight.
Suggested Needles
Fingering weight yarn: US #4 / 3.5mm
DK weight yarn: US #6 / 4mm
Worsted weight yarn: US #8 / 5mm

There is also a crochet pattern so please let me know which pattern you would like.

This workshop is open to adults and teens who already have a basic knowledge and understanding of knitting. This is not for folks who are true beginners who do not know how to knit. Sorry!

Snacks will be provided!

For more info about the hat, pattern, and Needle + Skein check out:

https://payhip.com/b/TqQL1

 

This is a starts on time workshop

 

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What To Bring

• Approximately 200 yards of RED yarn of your choice in fingering, DK, or Worsted weight. 

Suggested Needles 

• Fingering weight yarn: US #4 / 3.5mm 
• DK weight yarn: US #6 / 4mm 
• Worsted weight yarn: US #8 / 5mm

Register here: https://www.hisawyer.com/the-craft-salon-studio/schedules/activity-set/1799005?source=camps

 

Location

The Craft Salon

1101 Church Avenue, first floor

corner of Stratford Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

(917) 324-8290

dari@thecraftsalonstudio.com

https://thecraftsalonstudio.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Thecraftsalonstudio

https://www.instagram.com/thecraftsalon/

https://www.tiktok.com/@the_craft_salon_ny

BIKERS AND WALKERS: ANSWER A SURVEY ABOUT THE CITY'S PLAN TO EXPAND THE GREATER GREENWAY NETWORK

New York City is home to North America’s oldest greenway, Brooklyn's own Ocean Parkway. It's also the home of the nation's oldest bike path, opened in 1894.

Several New York City agencies are currently working together to enhance and expand the 506-mile greenway network, with the goal of providing high-quality, continuous biking and walking facilities in all five boroughs.

The Greater Greenways Long-Term Expansion Plan is a citywide initiative that the New York City Economic Development Corporation, the New York City Department of Transportation, and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation are leading.

A 90-page PDF of the full plan is available at https://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/greater-greenways.pdf. It is presented in two chapters: "Greenways of Today" and "Greenways of Tomorrow." 

What is meant by "greenways": continuous, multi-use corridors designed for human-powered and electric-assist transportation and recreation.

Defined and named through community-driven planning, greenways often follow natural or man-made linear spaces such as railways, highways, rivers, waterfronts, and parkland.

A survey and interactive map support this expansion plan. You can provide feedback by participating in the five-minute survey about the design of future greenways across New York City. The survey closes on Monday, March 2nd, at 5:00 p.m.

 

JOIN A CREATIVE INCUBATOR FOR MUSLIM WOMEN AND GENDER-EXPANSIVE FOLK (FREE)

From Arts & Democracy:

The Mouth of the Sun: A creative writing incubator program focused on Muslim women and gender-expansive folk

Harness the power of your own stories and turn them outward to effect change.

Apply to join a talented cohort that will gather in Brooklyn this spring in a safe space to dig deep and write together over a weekend, guided by author and cultural organizer, Roohi Choudhry, a resident of Kensington, Brooklyn.

Over the summer, we’ll curate a public performance and discussion event focused on how to channel personal narrative into a movement. Along the way, you’ll receive one-on-one coaching and feedback.

 

Presented by Arts & Democracy. No fee to apply or participate. All levels of writing experience welcome.

 

Application deadline: March 1, 2026. 

Apply at bit.ly/mouthofthesun

WRITERS WILL READ FROM THEIR WRITINGS (FREE ADMISSION)

 

Ditmas Lit

Wednesday, February 25th

7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

 

Ditmas Lit is a monthly reading series that showcases a diverse range of emerging and established writers in all genres.

 

Sarah Bridgins and Lena Valencia host the series on the fourth Wednesday of every month. You're invited to hear poets, essayists, fiction writers, and storytellers read from their writings. The date of this month's readings is Wednesday, February 25th, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., with guest co-host Colin Dickey.

 

Admission is free.

 

The readers will be Brendan C. Byrne, Ilise S. Carter, Jonathan Dixon, and Whu An Do. Descriptions of the four readers and the guest host are posted at https://www.ditmaslit.com/upcoming.

 

RSVP at https://www.urbanebrooklyn.com/event-details-registration/ditmas-lit-17.

 

The doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and the show will begin at 8:00 p.m.

 

Location

Urbane Arts Club

1016 Beverley Road

between Coney Island Avenue and Stratford Road

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

UrbaneBrooklyn@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/p/The-Urbane-Arts-Club-100064234354845/ 

https://www.instagram.com/urbane_brooklyn/

"BIRDS OF A FEATHER CRUSH ICE TOGETHER" STICKERS WILL BENEFIT THE IMMIGRANT RAPID RESPONSE FUND

 

From Lofty Pigeon Books:

We are honored to collaborate with local artist @catxwillett on the Birds of a Feather Crush ICE Together sticker

 

100% of sticker sales (all $6 per sticker) will be donated to the Immigrant Rapid Response Fund organized by @womensfndnmn

 

Order here: https://shop.loftypigeonbooks.com/item/FhKjQmgyC4VNQAY51WQafQ (they ship for free nationwide).

 

We are also an access point for red cards [Know Your Rights cards provided by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center], whistles, and other materials for local canvassing groups.

Location

Lofty Pigeon Books

743 Church Avenue

at the corner of E. 8th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(347) 240-3816

info@loftypigeonbooks.com

website: https://loftypigeonbooks.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loftypigeonbooks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loftypigeonbooks

SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT

SMALL BUSINESSES.

 

SOLIDARITY AT HINTERLANDS BAR WITH THE GENERAL STRIKE AGAINST DHS AND ICE

ICE OUT

Friday, January 30th

noon to 4:00 a.m. 

 

From Hinterlands Bar:

Tomorrow, we're standing in solidarity with the general strike to protest DHS and ICE.

 

We want to be transparent - as a small business, closing our doors would directly hurt the workers who are a huge part of making Hinterlands what it is: a safe space for our communities to feel included.

 

Instead, we are participating in a way that we can - CASH BAR ONLY. No money to the credit card companies. No support to the systems that have failed us.

 

We believe resistance doesn't have to look one way to be impactful. This is us refusing to funnel money into systems that don't align with our values, while still protecting the people who rely on this work to survive.

 

Thank you for meeting us where we are. We love you, we stand with you, and we will get through this together.

10% of the proceeds will be donated to the Immigrant Defense Project.

 

Location

Hinterlands Bar

739 Church Avenue

between E. 7th and E. 8th streets

Kensington, Brooklyn

(718) 633-0550

hinterlandsbar@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/hinterlandsbar

https://www.instagram.com/hinterlands_bar/?hl=en

COMMUNITY BOARD 12 JANUARY MEETING TONIGHT, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (FREE)

 

Community Board 12 Public Meeting

Tuesday, January 27th

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.  

From Community Board 12:

Subject:	January Board Meeting Information & Agenda
Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2026 12:25:46 -0500
From:	Community Board 12 <bkcb12@gmail.com>

 

Dear Residents,

 

Our January board meeting is scheduled for today, Tuesday, January 27, at 7:00 PM.

 

The in-person location is at the office of Community Board 12, 5910 13th Avenue.

 

For those that wish to attend on Zoom, please use the following link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/86040079931 

 

To speak at the public hearing, either in person or on Zoom, please click on the following link and fill out the form:

https://forms.gle/8izAHJDN4KsStNtg7

 

We are looking forward to seeing you. 

 

Best Regards,

The Community Board 12 Team

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 24th.

 

Meeting Location

Community Board 12 Office

5910 13th Avenue

Borough Park, Brooklyn 

(map)

 

phone: (718) 851-0800

fax: (718) 851-4140

bk12@cb.nyc.gov

https://www.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb12/index.page

https://www.facebook.com/BkCB12

Chairperson: Yidel Perlstein

District Manager: Barry Spitzer

BROWN BABIES N' BOOKS, STORYTIME WITH RUTH FORMAN (FREE)

 

Storytime with Ruth Forman 

Saturday, February 14th

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

 

From Dessa Carroll, founder of Brown Babies N’ Books:

Brown Babies N’ Books is excited to partner with Lofty Pigeon Books to welcome acclaimed author & poet Ruth Forman for a special Saturday Storytime + book signing

Let’s start our Valentine’s Day with a whole lot of love and cuteness!

Ruth will be reading from her beautiful children’s books Do I Love You? Yes I Do and Like So — tender, lyrical stories that celebrate love, emotional expression, and the power of connection

@ruthformanpoet is a celebrated poet and educator whose work centers healing, imagination, and the inner lives of children. 

 

A former creative writing teacher with June Jordan’s Poetry for the People program and longtime VONA faculty member, her writing uplifts Black voices and nurtures self-awareness, creativity, and confidence in young readers.

Families will have the chance to meet Ruth, get books signed and personalized, and explore more of her inspiring work that encourages kids to feel deeply and dream freely

Come cuddle up, listen close, and share a meaningful literacy moment with your little ones  

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/storytime-with-ruth-forman-tickets-1980041584681

 

Location

Lofty Pigeon Books

743 Church Avenue

at the corner of E. 8th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(347) 240-3816

info@loftypigeonbooks.com

website: https://loftypigeonbooks.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loftypigeonbooks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loftypigeonbooks