COME CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF KENSINGTON PLAZA

CREATE OCCUPY KENSINGTON

OCCUPY KENSINGTON
General Assembly
Saturday, June 2nd, 6:00 p.m.
In the park at the corner of

Vanderbilt Street and E. 5th Street

Come Join Us.

Occupy Kensington onFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/381317025244534/ 

YOUTH SAFETY DAY TO BE PRESENTED BY NYPD

A "Youth Safety Day" will be presented by the Crime Prevention Section and the 66t Precinct this Sunday, June 3rd, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at FDR High School on 5800 20th Avenue.

Admission is free.

If you would like more information about the event, call Detective Milici at the 66th Precinct at (718) 8951-5611.

MAKE ART IN THE GARDEN

                                                                       Art in the Garden

Saturday, June 2nd, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Bring your art supplies--paint, pencils, paper, brushes, cups for water--to the East 4th Street Community Garden on Saturday and enjoy the garden in full bloom.

• Kid’s Crafts. 10:00 a.m. to noon 
• Flower Arranging, led by Mylinh Nguyen. Supplies are included. The class is limited to 8 people.  11:00 a.m.
• Watercolor and Sketch Classes, led by Sherry Davis, local artist and teacher. noon to 2:00 p.m.

Sherry Davis is a Kensington-based artist whose favorite mediums are watercolor, pencil, pen-and-ink, ceramic underglaze, and, lately, acrylic. Her art is inspired by her neighborhood. Sherry is currently creating a mural for Iglesia Pentecostal on Church Avenue in the Ditmas section. www.sherrydavisart.com.

TONS OF BICYCLISTS WILL RIDE THROUGH KENSINGTON

Tour de Brooklyn, 2009

The 8th Annual Tour de Brooklyn will pedal its way through Kensington and seven other neighborhoods this Sunday. In 2009, the last year the route passed through Kensington, more than 2,000 people rode.

Open to riders of all ages and abilities, the 21.5 miles is traveled at a leisurely, family-friendly pace, allowing participants to take in the sights of each neighborhood they pass through, possibly for the first time.

The tour is held every year on the first Sunday after Memorial Day weekend. The starting point and route change every year.

KENSINGTON PLAZA'S GRAND OPENING THIS SUNDAY

From City Councilmember Brad Lander...a press release announcing the official opening of Kensington Plaza

Please join me for a ribbon-cutting for the new “Kensington Plaza” – this Sunday, June 3rd, at 12:30 pm at the intersection of Church Avenue and Beverley Road (in front of Walgreens). This new (albeit small!) public space will add to civic life in Kensington and I am excited to celebrate it with you and your neighbors on Sunday.

The idea for creating a small plaza on the recently-extended sidewalk came from Kensington residents who wanted to address the neighborhood’s lack of open space. In response, my office worked with community members and a number of City agencies on a plan to add a few trees, benches, and granite blocks – to turn this into a small space where people can sit for a few minutes, to enjoy an ice cream, coffee, or conversation.

In February, Kensington residents, local civic groups, and representatives from City agencies came together at PS 230 to talk about what the plaza would look like, and also to address concerns. I have continued to have conversations with community residents after the meeting and have worked hard with the appropriate City agencies to make Kensington Plaza the community space you want. I am happy to report that:

• The NYC Parks Department has planted three additional trees at the plaza.
• NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will install four new benches and two new granite blocks by the end of this week.
• In response to concerns about the intersection, DOT painted a high visibility crosswalk over Beverley Road.
• A new volunteer “stewardship group” has formed to help keep the plaza clean. In addition to regularly picking up garbage, sweeping the space, and helping care for the trees, the group is interested in promoting small community activities at the plaza to encourage community use of the space.
• The NYPD 66th Precinct has committed to focus on the plaza with attention from the neighborhood beat cop and other officers.
• The Department of Sanitation has committed to work with nearby property owners so that they do not get unfairly fined.
• The NYPD 66th Precinct has also begun removing graffiti in the area, starting with locations identified by neighbors near Beverley Road.

Working together, I am hopeful that Kensington Plaza will be a space that community members take pride in, a place where we can meet each other and socialize, and a unique feature that supports what makes Kensington – and New York City – a great place to live.

I would like to thank the West Kensington Action Group and the Albemarle Neighborhood Association for their support, and the NYC Department of Transportation, NYC Department of Sanitation, and NYPD 66th Precinct for helping to make Kensington Plaza a reality.

And, most importantly, I would like to give special thanks to the Kensington Plaza Stewardship Group for contributing their time, energy, and enthusiasm. If you have questions or concerns, or you would like to become involved with the Stewardship Group, please contact my District Director, Catherine Zinnel, at 718-499-1090 or czinnel@council.nyc.gov.

I look forward to seeing you at Kensington Plaza on Sunday, and in the future.

Brad

Serving the neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope,
Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington

456 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor * Brooklyn, NY 11215 * 718-499-1090

BIKE RACKS ON FHP

Fort Hamilton Parkway's new parking racks for bicycles,

in front of Steeplechase Coffee Shop,

between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets.
Installed by Steeplechase co-owner Keith  McKee.

SAVANNAH NUNEZ HAS BEEN FOUND

Savannah Nunez, the fourteen-year-old girl who has been missing since last Tuesday, May 22nd, has been found, and she is safe. It appears that she had run away from home and went to a friend's house.

WALKING IN THE MOONLIGHT

Moonlight Walking Tour in Green-wood Cemetery

Saturday, June 2nd, 8:30 p.m. to 10:15 p.m.

Green-wood Cemetery historian Jeff Richman will lead an expedition through the cemetery's Catacombs, built in the 1850s and normally closed to the public. Then it's on to gravestones of several historical figures and to the site of the Revolutionary War's Battle of Brooklyn.

The tour will be accompanied by live accordion music.

Bring a flashlight with you.

Ticket price: $15 for members of the Green-Wood Historic Fund; $20 for non-members. 

Reservations are recommended. Make them online at http://www.green-wood.com/event/moonlight-walking-tour/ or call (718) 210-3080.

Meeting place: inside the main gate at 25th Street at 5th Avenue.

Subway directions: R  train to 25th Street in Brooklyn. Walk up the hill one block and into the cemetery.

Free parking is available.

CRAWFISH SATURDAY

Sycamore Bar's 3rd Annual Crawfish Boil

with Louisiana's Abita Brewing Company 

Saturday, June 2nd

Live music, crawfish, and seasonal and specialty beers from Abita 

$25 for a large bucket of crawfish and a pint of beer

$5 beers all day long

A limited number of tickets is available. Sign up online for either the 2:00 p.m. or the 4:30 p.m. festivities.

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop

1118 Cortelyou Road, between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road

(Q train to Cortelyou)

phone: (347) 240-5850
e-mail: sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail.com
website: www.sycamorebrooklyn.com

KENSINGTON TRASH MOB'S NEXT CHURCH AVENUE CLEAN-UP

 Kensington Trash Mob

Sunday,

June 3rd,

11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Fresh air, activity, refreshments, and a cleaner Church Avenue...all of that can be yours as a Kensington Trash Mob volunteer. And if you're one of the first ten first-timers to arrive, you'll get a free Kensington Trash Mob tee-shirt!

The Trash Mob will meet in front of Walgreens at Beverley Road/McDonald Avenue this Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Join them!

MISSING CHILD: SAVANNAH NUNEZ

MISSING CHILD

Name: Savannah Nuñez

Age: 14 years old

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 145-150 lbs.

Complexion: Light Hispanic

Hair: She wears it curly or straight

Eyes: Brown

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Savannah Nuñez went missing from her Windsor Terrace/Park Slope home on May 22nd, 2012 at around 6:00 P.M. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and dark gray and blue Nike running sneakers. If you have any information regarding her disappearance, please call the 72nd Precinct at 718-965-6312 or 91.

DETECTIVE ASSIGNED TO 16TH STREET SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE

The 72nd Precinct's Detective Victor Paribello has been assigned to investigate the sexual assault that took place on 16th Street this past Wednesday, May 23rd. Anyone who has information about the case--no matter how much or how little--is urged to call him at (718) 965-6336, the phone number for the Detective Squad.

For information about the assault, see our blog posts Attack by a Groper Today and More Details on the 16th Street Groping.

On the second Tuesday of the month, from September through June, the police and the public get together at meetings of the 72nd Precinct Community Council to discuss what is on their minds and to share ideas and information. The Community Council meetings start at 7:30 p.m. and end at 8:30 p.m. at Marion Heim Senior Center, 4520 4th Avenue at 45th Street. Donna Maxil is the president. For further details, call the precinct at (718) 965-6311.

Another venue for discussing problems in the community is Community Board 7 meetings. These are held on the third Wednesday of the month, from September through June, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Open to the public, they are held at 4201 4th Avenue at 43rd Street. The entrance is on 43rd Street. Phone: (718) 854-0003. Fax: (718) 436-1142. E-mail: communityboard7 @ yahoo.com. Chairperson: Fred Xuereb. District Manager: Jeremy Laufer.

GRAND OPENING OF GREENMARKET BY PS 154 ON JULY 8TH

The Windsor Terrace - PS 154 Greenmarket Opens Sunday, July 8th

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn—GrowNYC is thrilled to announce the grand opening of the long-awaited Sunday Windsor Terrace - PS 154 Greenmarket.

The introduction of this new market will provide an amazing selection of fresh, locally grown food produced and sold by regional farmers. The offerings will range from vegetables, fruits, plants, and flowers to fresh fish and baked goods. Look for free cooking demonstrations, raffles, and family-friendly activities at the market all season long.

Get to know the farmers, chat with neighbors and friends, and discover how delicious locally grown foods can be at your neighborhood Greenmarket!

The Windsor Terrace - PS 154 Greenmarket will be located in front of PS 154 on 11th Avenue, between Windsor Street and Sherman Street. It will be open every Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., from July 8th through November 18th. Visit http://www.grownyc.org/ourmarkets for updates on the grand opening.

* WIC and FMNP checks accepted at individual farmer stands.

* EBT/Food Stamps/Debit/Credit accepted at market info tent.

* GrowNYC's Food Scrap Collection - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

SAFE SLOPE'S TIPS ON STAYING SAFE

Attention Neighbors:

Early Wednesday morning (May 23rd), there was an attempted assault on 16th Street (between 4th and 5th Avenues). This incident is part of a larger pattern of violence in our community. Fortunately, neighbors were willing to help.

What you can do to help prevent violence
Intervening shouldn't compromise your safety. If you see or hear harassment, assault, or any other forms of violence happening, remember you have lots of options:

• Ask for help (alert others in the area, call 911)
• Create a distraction by spilling your drink or yelling
• Check in with the victim directly if there are safety concerns

What you can do if you are concerned about your personal safety
While a victim of assault is never at fault, there are a few things anyone can do to reduce their risk:

• Try and be aware of your surroundings
• Try to walk with a friend
• If possible, walk in well lit areas
• Don’t wear headphones while walking or jogging
• If possible, walk in areas where there is a lot of foot traffic or establishments open late at night so you have a safe place to get help
• Avoid passing too close to big bushes, dark doorways, or alleys

What you can do if you don’t feel safe traveling at night
There are services that can help you:

• Safe Slope volunteers offer Safe Walks to women and LGBTQ folks in South Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Sunset Park on Thursdays (8:00pm-1:00am); Fridays and Saturdays (8:00pm-3:00am). Please send us an email (safeslope @ gmail.com), text us (347-709-8852), or leave us a voicemail (347-709-8852) by 6:00pm of the night you need a walk to request a walk. Please go to www.safeslope.org for more details.
• RightRides offers free, safe, late-night rides home citywide to women, LGBTQ and genderqueer individuals on Friday and Saturday nights (midnight-3:00AM). Call(718) 964-7781or (888)215-SAFE (7233).
• Brooklyn Bike Patrol offers walks home to women in many Brooklyn neighborhoods on Sunday-Thursday (8:00pm-midnight) and Friday-Saturday(8:00pm-3:00am). Call 718-744-7592 or email rocket55j @ aol.com or brooklynbikepatrol @ gmail.com.
• visit http://www.safeslope.org for a list of additional resources. Please email Safe Slope (safeslope @ gmail.com ) if you are interested in volunteering with us.

flyer produced by Safe Slope
May 25, 2012

MORE DETAILS ON THE 16TH STREET GROPING

Park Slope sexual abuse suspect

A twenty-two-year-old woman was groped on 16th Street between 5th and 4th avenues on Thursday morning. Returning home from work, she exited the 4th Avenue/9th Street F/G station at 5:03 a.m. and was walking on 16th Street when a man approached her from behind and put his hands under her skirt. She had noticed him prior to that, but she thought she had eluded him.

The woman screamed loudly, and a neighbor heard her. A second neighbor chased the attacker, grabbed him at Prospect Avenue and 3rd Avenue, and held on to him. When the police arrived, they wrote down information about the suspect and released him fifteen minutes later because they didn't have a victim. She had left the crime scene.

The police then left. They returned to the neighborhood later that day to question neighbors and check security cameras.

Police have released three videos of the suspected attacker, who was wearing a red baseball cap and camouflage pants and was carrying a shoulder bag crossed against his chest.. He is in his 40s, about 140 pounds, 5 feet and 4 four inches tall, and Hispanic. 

The Brooklyn Paper says that the "Two officers involved in the incident have been placed on modified duty pending an investigation."

Anyone with information in regards to this case is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers Website  at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

ATTEMPTED RAPE IN SUNSET PARK YESTERDAY (THURSDAY)

In Sunset Park yesterday (Thursday) morning, a man knocked on a door, went into a woman's home after she opened the door, and tried to rape her. A member of  the intended victim's family intervened, and the attacker fled. The attacker is Hispanic, in his 40s, 5 feet 8 inches tall, and about 170 pounds. 

News 12 has an extremely clear video of the attack. 

The New York Post reports that the assault took place in Sunset Park on 49th Street at 3:00 a.m. 

The intended victim is 57 years old, according to NY 1. 

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS (8477). Tips can also be submitted online.

THESE ARE THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

Assemblymember Dov Hikind shows one of the 150 high-tech security cameras that will be purchased for the Leiby Kletzky Security Initiative. The four-lens cameras will be purchased with a grant from the New York State Senate and placed in Borough Park, Midwood, and "all the way to Manhattan Beach."

The goal of the pilot program is to protect children and adults and, in the case of Jewish neighborhoods, protect communities that are subject to anti-Semitic activities.

On the map shown in the videos, the red dots represent the planned locations of the cameras, including outside such sites as major schools and synagogues as well as at thoroughfares.

Nachman Kletzky, father of murdered eight-year-old Leiby Kletzky, was present in his first public appearance ever, although he did not speak.

FEELING QUEASY FOR SEAN CASEY ANIMAL RESCUE

To celebrate the 85th anniversary of the opening of the Cyclone roller coaster, Luna Park at Coney Island will host its "Cyclone Roller Coaster 1st Annual Charity Coasterthon" on Saturday, June 9th. Our neighborhood's very own Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR) is one of only twelve non-profit organizations that were chosen to participate in this fund raising event.

Two lucky (unlucky?) representatives from each organization will have the opportunity to try not to lose their lunch while riding the roller coaster for ten hours, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Support SCAR by donating to the riders for each cycle they complete (for example, you can donate $2 per ride or $3 per ride--or any other amount) or by donating a flat fee via PayPal by June 16th.

In addition to the money raised that way, Luna Park will donate $24,000 to the organization whose riders keep riding for ten hours.

Cheer Sean Casey Animal Rescue on in person while enjoying food, music, and other festivities. SCAR will have a booth with adoptable pets and will be selling t-shirts.
 

SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES!

Sean Casey Animal Rescue

153 E. 3rd Street, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue
on the border of Windsor Terrace and Kensington

(718) 436-5163
http://scarnyc.org

nyanimalrescue [at] yahoo.com

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY637.html

https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue

NO ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING MONDAY

Regulations for alternate side of the street parking for street cleaning will be suspended on Monday, May 28th, for observance of Shavuot and Memorial Day. Because Memorial Day is a major legal holiday, parking meter regulations will also be suspended.

MEMORIAL DAY REDEDICATION OF COL. DONALD COOK SQUARE

Memorial Day Rededication of Col. Donald Cook Square

Friday, May 25th, 2:00 p.m.

Donald Cook (1934-1967) grew up at 107 E. 2nd Street, between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Greenwood Avenue.

He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1956. In 1964, during the Vietnam War, he was assigned to Saigon. Three weeks after arriving, he volunteered to lead a search for a downed helicopter. The enemy attacked, and he was shot, captured, and held as a prisoner of war for three years. 

Throughout his imprisonment, his conduct was heroic, selfless, and beyond reproach, and for that he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.

The enemy reported him dead on December 8, 1967. His body has not been recovered.

ATTACK BY A GROPER TODAY

Dozens of women were groped in the streets and subway stations of Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Park Slope, Greenwood Heights, Sunset Park, and Bay Ridge from May 2010 through January 2012. Today, the following post on EveryBlock today by Concerned Citizens of Greenwood Heights indicates that the problem, after either stopping for a few months or occurring but not being reported, has returned:

"I am reporting this through a 3rd party, but I felt is was important to alert the news groups. The person I spoke to, who will remain anonymous for now, gave me the following information:

This morning at 5am 5/23/12, on 16th Street, btwn 4th/5th Aves (south side) there was another attempted sexual assault by a male Hispanic on a young Caucasian female. When the victim screamed and neighbors came out of their homes, the attacker fled.

The victim and several witnesses called 911.

One neighbor chased the attacker to 4th Avenue and held him until the 72nd Pct. arrived.

The police offers [officers] who responded let the attacker go and would not take a report from the witnesses. The officers made little or no attempt to talk to the victim.

So now we have a scared victim (in hiding) and neighbors contacting me to give their report anonymously, as they fear the 72nd Pct.

Fortunately there are two witnesses, one of which saw the attack last spring on 16th St, who will talk to the 72nd Pct. When/if I get that info, I will make it available.

i have asked the witness who called me to call CB7 and file a formal complaint.

We'll take it from there. While I do not have all the facts, I am appalled that the 72nd Pct. would handle the situation in such a manner, but I am not surprised. Which is very sad.

I should be reporting via CB7 with the Pct. reporting to CB7, not the other way around.

More info to the newsgroups when i hear more."

BLOCK PARTY AT COMPOST FOR BROOKLYN

DETAILS

• Recycle E-waste from 10am - 4pm with LES Ecology Center (FAQ)
• Dance to live music curated by Primary Records
• Go home with a free tree (via NYRP)
• Enter the famous raffle (donors below)
• Visit the book sale
• Get a free bike bell from NYC Dept. of Transportation
• Pick up free seeds
• Eat great food from the bake sale
• Check out the garden and the compost project

WORKSHOPS AND TABLES

• Participate in a fixing session with the Fixers Collective
• Learn all about herbs from BUDS
• Learn about Brooklyn Neighbors Composting's exciting project in District 39
• Test your knowledge of fermentation and taste sauerkraut with Cantaloupe Alone
• Learn about beekeeping and urban gardening from Agrowculture
• Recycled jewelry with Rebutton Studios
• Western Queens Compost Initiative
• Sims Recycling
• Farm at Wassaic
• 596 Acres
• Build it Green!NYC
• Urban Martial Arts
• Munjoy Metals
• and many more!

MANY THANKS TO OUR RAFFLE DONORS!

• Brooklyn Butcher Blocks
• Brooklyn Fencing Club
• Catskill Bagels
• Storey Publishing
• Castle Compost
• Qathra
• Purple Yam
• TB Ackerson Wine
• Salud
• Toy Space
• Top Cafe Tibet
• Storey Publishing
• Natural Frontier Market

TELL YOUR FRIENDS!

On Facebook
On Flickr
On Twitter

Planning to be there?
Join the event on Facebook.

GET INVOLVED

Contribute to the bake sale. All proceeds directly support Compost for Brooklyn's gardens and programs.
Volunteer at the event. Help out and have fun while you're at it.
Suggest a workshop or table. 

COMPOST FOR BROOKLYN IS FISCALLY SPONSORED BY THE OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE (OSI).

Compost for Brooklyn

Newkirk Avenue and East 8th Street

Brooklyn, New York 11230

FREE MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT

14th Annual Memorial Day Concert
at Green-Wood Cemetery

Monday, May 28th, 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Listen to the ISO Symphonic Band--a wind, brass, and percussion ensemble of New York City students--and its founder and conductor, Brian P. Worsdale, play the music of composers buried in Green-Wood Cemetery: Fred Ebb, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Leonard Bernstein, and others.

The concert is free.  Bring a blanket to sit on. Food and refreshments will be sold all day.


Take the “R” train to 25th Street in Brooklyn and walk up the hill one block and into the cemetery. Meet inside the main gate.

Make reservations by clicking here and scrolling down. Donations are welcome. 

A mini tour on the trolley will follow the concert, featuring such highlights as De Witt Clinton's bronze statue, Battle Hill, and the Civil War Soldiers’ Lot.

Click here for tickets or call (718) 210-3080. Cost: $5 for members of The Green-Wood Historic Fund; $10 for non-members. Seating is limited, so making reservations is recommended.

Free parking is available.

Historic Green-Wood Cemetery

25th Street at 5th Avenue

http://www.green-wood.com

MORE ABOUT THE LEIBY KLETZKY SECURITY INITIATIVE

The high-tech surveillance cameras that will be put in Borough Park and Midwood through the Leiby Kletzky Security Initiative will be located outside of businesses, synagogues, and schools in predominantly Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods. The program could be in place within two months or sometime in the fall.

This pilot program is funded by a a $1 million New York state grant sponsored by State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. The grant will be given to Agudath Israel to purchase the cameras and administer the program. Law enforcement officials will be able to view footage. It's likely that Shomrim also will.

LEIBY KLETZKY SECURITY INITIATIVE: HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS

In the name of Leiby Kletzky, the eight-year-old boy who was kidnapped and murdered last July, 150 high-tech security cameras will be installed in Borough Park and Midwood for the prevention of crime and, when needed, for solving crimes.

The area to be covered, writes Assemblymember Dov Hikind, will be bounded by "60th Street to McDonald Avenue, 9th Avenue to 20th Avenue in Borough Park, McDonald Avenue to Ocean Avenue, and Foster Avenue to Avenue U in Midwood." 

He adds that "Surveillance cameras will be mounted at major intersections. Camera output will be accessed by private volunteer organizations and can be reviewed by authorized police officials."

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL NOTES, MAY 2012

At last night’s 66th Precinct Community Council meeting, Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo Jr. announced that robberies had dropped 17% since the Council’s last meeting in April—when he took command—and burglary was down 43%. Nonetheless, he pointed out, that represents 16 people whose homes were burglarized. Kensington led the precinct in crime reduction last month, with a drop of 34%.

An ongoing problem, he said, is grand larceny—credit card or identity theft—where stats are up. The Cop of the Month, Officer Anthony Carreira, captured two perpetrators of identity theft who were able to cash a check for $4,500 using phony identification. This was Officer Carreira’s fourth Cop of the Month award.

Deputy Inspector Deddo introduced 13 florists who work within the precinct's boundaries. They had asked for the precinct’s help in curtailing the blossoming of illegal street flower vendors, and he had invited them to present their case at the meeting. The illegal vendors, the florists’ spokesperson said, cannot do arrangements, don't handle weddings or bar mitzvahs, and don’t pay taxes.

The traffic jams on Coney Island Avenue were on his mind. The precinct conducted two operations there and expects to send out more.

When asked if the Community Council could sometimes meet in Kensington, he explained that the meeting doesn't rotate and that the current location is central. He said that if there is a neighborhood association in Kensington, he would be willing to speak there.

OCEAN PARKWAY PARTIAL CLOSURE TOMORROW

Multiple street closures will be in effect in Brooklyn tomorrow, Saturday, May 19th, including in Kensington, from approximately 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. The cause is the New York Road Runners' Brooklyn Half Marathon (13.1 miles). 

Affected streets will include sections of Flatbush Avenue, Grand Army Plaza, Prospect Park, Ocean Parkway, Surf Avenue, and Stillwell Avenue. Route details and maps are attached and available at: http://bit.ly/JokhE6.

Ocean Parkway will be closed from the Ocean Parkway entrance ramp to Surf Avenue.

See a PDF of the course map by clicking here. For the spectator map, click here.

FIVE-HOUR SEEDLING MARKET BY BROOKLYN COMMUNE

Project EATS Pop-up Market

Sunday, May 20th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Project EATS will sell a variety of  plants and seedlings of vegetables, herbs, and fruit grown in local urban farms. You'll find them in front of Brooklyn Commune the day after tomorrow.

FOR SALE

anise, basil, bell peppers, bronze fennel,

butternut squash, collards, cherry tomatoes,

cucumbers,herbs, kale, heirloom tomatoes,

hissop, hot peppers, lovage, summer squash,

and watermelon

"Project EATS is an ArtAction in neighborhood-grown agriculture (NGA) that develops community-run urban farms, food & herbal enterprises." Its goal is "Urban communities that feed, heal, & generate resources for themselves that increase their overall well being."

Brooklyn Commune

601 Greenwood Avenue, at the corner of Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace
(718) 686-1044
e-mail: feedme @ brooklyncommune.com
http://brooklyncommune.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Commune/109783589077211?ref=ts&v=wall

SPRING FLING AND FLEA MARKET

The P.S. 154 Spring Fling and Flea Market

Saturday, May 19th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

• giant obstacle course
• games games games galore
• creative crafts
• fantastic food
• loads of fun for all ages

PLUS

the neighborhood's biggest "sidewalk sale"

Rent a table for $25, bring your goods--old or new--to sell.

The rental fee goes to the PTA; you keep your take.

Flea market questions?

E-mail them to Kristen at kristenseersucker @ gmail.com.

P.S. 154 schoolyard

1625 11th Avenue, at the corner of Sherman Street

Windsor Terrace

BRING YOUR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS TO THE 66TH PRECINCT MEETING

                                  Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo

Tomorrow night, Thursday, May 17th, the Monthly 66th Precinct 

Community Council meeting will be held at 5910 13th Avenue, 

between 59th and 60th streets, at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited 

to attend to meet Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, the precinct's 

new Commanding Officer, as he updates the community on the 

latest crimes here and how the precinct is dealing with crime.

The meeting provides an opportunity for the community to bring 

crime-related issues to the attention of the precinct. People can 

also learn about the many programs available.

The Community Council meets on the third Thursday of the month, 

from September through June, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.  All 

residents of the community are invited to attend meetings to listen, 

to learn, and to report problems. For further details about the 

meeting, call the precinct's Community Affairs at (718) 851-5601.

66th Precinct Community Council
     President: Marc Katz
     Vice President: Felix Burgos
     Recording Secretary: Fran Starapoli
     Treasurer: Tony Pedri
     Sergeant At Arms: Ari Weiss
     Corresponding Secretary: Mohammed J. Alam
     Assistant Secretary: Hymie Mochon

MISSING SENIOR CITIZEN: ADRIAN GONZALEZ

UPDATE: MR. GONZALEZ WAS FOUND THIS AFTERNOON.

 

The NYPD issued a Missing Senior Notification at 4:00 this morning for eighty-year-old Adrian Gonzales. Mr. Gonzalez was last seen in Brooklyn yesterday at 2020 Albemarle Road, near E. 21st Street. He is Hispanic, has dark hair and brown eyes, is 6'1" tall, weighs 180 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black hat, a white sweater, blue jeans, and black shoes.

If you see Mr. Gonzalez, call (800) 577-TIPS (8477). You can submit tips online at www.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.com.