THE P.S. 154 WINTER FAIR SAYS WINTER IS APPROACHING

P.S. 154 Winter Fair

Saturday, December 7th, noon to 4:00 p.m.

Entertainment and activities for all ages are yours at the annual Winter Fair.

• Silent Auction
• Raffle
• Crafts
• Food
• Entertainment

For six days (December 1st through December 6th) before Saturday's live silent auction, the auction will be open online. See "Many Items and Services Donated to P.S. 154's Silent Auction" for details, including links to the items being auctioned.

P.S. 154-The Windsor Terrace School
1625 11th Avenue
between Windsor Place and Sherman Street
Windsor Terrace 
phone: (718) 768 0057
fax: (718) 832 2573
school website: http://www.ps154.org

PTA website: http://ptaofps154brooklyn.org
PTA e-mail: info @ ptaofps154brooklyn . org

P.S. 230'S BOOK FAIR AND MUSIC

Book Fair, Children's Event,

and Musical Performance

Sunday, December 1st, noon to 4:00 p.m.

Free book fair/literary arts festival for P.S. 230 at Barnes and Noble: read-alouds, arts and crafts, games, and prizes, plus musical story time with Suzi Shelton at 2:00 p.m. Open to all school-age children.

"ALL DAY the book store will donate 20% of purchases to our school. Mention PS 230 at check out and we will get the credit at no additional cost to you!"

If you can't get to the book fair, go to bn.com/bookfairs to support P.S. 230 from December 1st through December 6th. The flier above says to use code 1117293 at the checkout, but the school's website says to use code 1117296; if the one you use doesn't work, try the other one. 

Barnes and Noble 

267 7th Avenue at 6th Street 
Park Slope 
(718) 832-9066

MANY ITEMS AND SERVICES DONATED TO P.S. 154'S SILENT AUCTION

More than two dozen distinctive donations--on land, on water, and in the sky--have been made to the PTA of P.S. 154 for its fund raising silent auction, with more on the way.

Six days of online bidding starts this Sunday, December 1st, at 8:00 a.m., and ends on Friday, December 6th, at 10:00 p.m., followed by live bidding at the P.S. 154 Winter Fair on Saturday, December 7th, from noon to 4:00 p.m.

You'll find interesting and unusual gifts for family, friends, and yourself. Some are for kids, some for adults, and some for all ages. No restrictions have been placed on the number of items you can bid on. A few of them are

• an aerial tour of New York City,
• a birthday party at Prospect Park Carousel,
• a birthday party at Brooklyn Balloon Company,
• classes at Buckley School of Irish Dance,
• a Frequent Visitor Pass to Brooklyn Botanic Garden,
• sailing on the Hudson River sloop Clearwater,
• classes at Kidville,
• a hands-on science lab experience at Brooklyn College,
• family membership to The Museum Of Modern Art,
• dinner at Brooklyn Commune,
• a gift certificate to The Double Windsor, and
• a family photo shoot at Windsor Photography NYC.

Donations are still being accepted.  

http://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/AuctionHome.action?auctionId=198387634

BARTEL-PRITCHARD SQUARE GREENMARKET CANCELLED TOMORROW, 11/27/13

Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket is cancelled tomorrow, November 27th.

Due to the stormy weather predicted for 11/27/13, the Wednesday Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket has been cancelled. There is no Bartel-Pritchard Greenmarket tomorrow, 11/27/13. 

If you special ordered a pie from Bread Alone, it will instead be distributed tomorrow at the special Wednesday Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket from 8am to 4pm. http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/brooklyn-grand-army-plaza

Unfortunately, the Wednesday market was to have been the last one of the season at Bartel-Pritchard Square. The farmers and market managers enjoyed bringing fresh, locally grown foods to your neighborhood. This year's lineup included American Seafood, Bread Alone, Goodale Farms, J Glebocki Farms and Williams Fruit Farm and we thank you for your patronage! Remember, these farmers can still be found at some of our year-round Greenmarkets. For more information please visit: http://www.grownyc.org/greenmarket/ourmarkets

 

The Wednesday Bartel-Pritchard Square Greenmarket will return next Spring 2014! Till then, remember to eat your fruits, veggies, fish and whole grains! 

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Colleen Grant Coordinator GrowNYC Greenmarket 51 Chambers Street, Suite 1231 New York, NY 10007 cgrant @ grownyc . org
c 917.573.9844
Growing awareness. minds. food. gardens... growing a better NYC.
www.GrowNYC.org

A NEW KENSINGTON STORY, FINALLY

At long last--after a year, a month, and a week--Ron Lopez has written a new Kensington story for us, for our education and amusement. Enjoy Ron's writing style, humor, and insights as he takes you on a tour of the neighborhood he was born in, grew up in, and continues to live in--not far from where you are.

Thank you for coming back, Ron. I've missed your tales of life in Kensington with family and friends, browsing in the toy store, sitting in the classroom, playing roller hockey on the block, bowling at the local lanes, going to the Beverly Theater, and becoming an adult in this great neighborhood.

THANKSGIVING PARKIING RULES

Alternate side of the street parking regulations and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, November 28th.
The next day, Friday, November 29th, isn't a holiday, so alternate side parking regulations, parking meter regulations, and all other parking regulations will be in effect.

MISSING SENIOR CITIZEN: ENRIQUE SANTANA-RIOS

The NYPD issued a Silver Alert today at 2:30 p.m. for the disappearance of Enrique Santana-Rios. He was last seen last night at about 9:30 in his  residence on 14th Street and 4th Avenue in Brooklyn.

Mr. Santana-Rios is male, Hispanic, eighty-two years old, stands 5'6" tall, weighs 145 pounds, has white hair, and was last seen wearing a black jacket, tan pants, a black baseball cap, glasses, and black sneakers.

He suffers from Alzheimer's Disease.

If you see Mr. Santana-Rios or have any information regarding his whereabouts, call 9-1-1.

MISSING CHILD: ALVARO ARGUELLO

The NYPD is searching for missing twelve-year-old Alvaro Arguello. He was last seen on Friday evening on 34th Street in Manhattan with friends. Alvaro is 5 feet tall and weighs 107 pounds. The Brooklyn Eagle reports that he is from Prospect Park South.

If you see him, call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at (800) 577-TIPS to let them know.

PUNCHER (UPDATE: NOT) CHARGED WITH HATE CRIME

UPDATE, 11/24/13: On Friday, the NYPD announced the charges listed below; on Saturday, the prosecutor said the charges are assault, harassment, and menacing.

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The 66th Precinct has charged twenty-eight-year-old Amrit Marajh of Kensington with aggravated harassment in the second degree as a hate crime, third-degree assault, and third-degree assault as a hate crime.  He allegedly punched Shmuel Perl, a twenty-four-year-old Jewish man, in his head Friday morning in an attempt to knock him unconscious. Perl was wearing a yarmulke.


Marajh was one of four men in their twenties and thirties who surrounded Perl on his way home from work at 2:45 a.m. on 18th Avenue and Seton Place, not far from E. 2nd Street. After the punch was thrown, Perl remained conscious. He scrambled to his feet and fled. He called Borough Park Shomrim Patrol and told them what had happened. They, in turn, notified the NYPD.

The other three men didn't have any charges brought against them.

The Guardian Angels have begun patrolling Crown Heights and Midwood in hopes of deterring those who have violence on their minds. 

"Dee Voch" magazine interviewed Mr. Perl just two hours after the attack. The interview is on YouTube.

CAFE FOR CHURCH AVE.

Church Cafe, a restaurant and bar, will open at 416 Church Avenue, between E. 4th and E. 5th streets, the former location of Plaza 5 de Mayo.

Source: the Kensington page on Facebook

ARREST FOUR FOR ATTACK ON ONE

The 66th Precinct and Shomrim today apprehended the four people who allegedly attacked a man this morning on 18th Avenue and E. 2nd Street. The officers arrested them. The nature of the attack fits the general description of the "knockout"attacks.

THIS WEEKEND'S F AND G TRAIN REROUTING

Queens-bound F trains and G trains will run express between Church Avenue and Smith-9th Streets from 11:45 p.m. on Friday, November 22nd, to 5 a.m. on Monday, November 25th, due to work on the Church Avenue Interlocking..

The trains will skip Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park West, and 4th Avenue-9th Street.

STABBED IN THE HAND

A man was stabbed in the hand at Avenue F and E. 3rd Street at 10:00 last night. He was transported to a hospital and is in stable condition.

DANCE CLASSES FOR TODDLERS AND PRE-K

Cynthia King vegan ballet slippers

Registration is open for this winter's toddler and pre-K dance classes. 

Toddler Dance class 
For ages 2.5 to 3, accompanied by a caregiver. 
Classes meet on 

• Wednesdays at 11:00 a.m, December 4th through February 19th 
• Sundays at 10:15 a.m., December 8th through February 16th 
• Sundays at 11:00 a.m., December 8th through February 16th

Registration fee: $225.

Register in person or online.

Pre-K Dance class

For ages 3 to 4, independent from parent.

Classes meet on

• Sundays at 10:00 a.m., December 8th through February 16th

Registration fee: $315.

Children must meet with a teacher to determine their readiness for a class independent of parents. Call or send an e-mail to schedule an appointment time to meet and register.

 

Cynthia King Dance Studio 
1256 Prospect Avenue 
between Reeve Place and Greenwood Avenue 
in Windsor Terrace

phone: (718) 437-0101
e-mail: info @ cynthiakingdance . com
website: http://cynthiakingdance.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/CynthiaKingCKDS 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Cynthia-King-Dance-Studio/148621258700 

To reach the studio by subway, take the F or the G to the Fort Hamilton Parkway station. Use the Prospect Avenue exit only, so you'll be on the correct side of the Prospect Expressway.

ARRESTED MAN CHARGED WITH GROPING CRIMES

Jesse Dailey is under arrest for brushing up against a ten-year-old girl and groping her eleven-year-old friend on September 20th, groping an eleven-year-old girl on November 11th, and assaulting an undercover Special Victim’s Detective.

Two men witnessed Dailey assaulting the detective and chased him from 5th Avenue up to 6th and back down to 5th. When they caught up to him, they asked him to show them his ID, and he complied. Then one of them, forty-year-old Park Slope resident Lawrence Abdullah, photographed it.

On Tuesday, Abdullah saw on TV a photo of Dailey from a store's surveillance camera and realized it was the man he had pursued the day before. He gave the photo of Dailey's ID to police in the 78th Precinct. They went to Dailey's house on 13th Street at 6th Avenue on Wednesday and took the thirty-four-year-old into custody.

The September 20th attacks took place at about 4:30 p.m. on 5th Avenue between 10th and 12th streets. The November 11th attack took place at about 4:00 p.m. on 4th Street near 6th Avenue. The assault on the detective occurred on November 11th on 5th Avenue near 9th Street when the detective was investigating the assault that happened to the child earlier that day.

The charges against Dailey for the crimes against the children are first-degree sex abuse, forcible touching, and endangering the welfare of a child. For attacking the detective, he is charged with assault, resisting arrest, and obstructing governmental administration.

HANUKKAH PARTY

Hanukkah Party

Sunday, December 1st, 5:00 p.m.

Food, music, Israeli dancing, and activities for the kids.

Cost: Free for members. General admission: adults $5, children $2.

Flatbush Jewish Center
Hanid Room 
327 E. 5th Street, at the corner of Church Avenue
Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200
fax: (718) 871-5204 
http://www.flatbushjewishcenter.org
https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

This year, Hanukkah
begins at sundown on Wednesday, November 27th,

and ends at sundown on Thursday, December 5th.

TIRES STOLEN FROM CAR PARKED ON FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY

This Honda Accord's tires were stolen while it was parked on the south side of Fort Hamilton Parkway just west of E. 2nd Street. It is supported by a few bricks. Stealing tires seems to be a more common occurrence than in previous years.

JONATHAN RYAN DAVIS: "REFLECTIONS ON ART"

 

Jonathan Ryan Davis
"Reflections on Art": A Photography Show

Friday, November 22nd, 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

On exhibit until the end of January.
For purchase information, contact Jonathan.
portjd @ gmail . com or (917) 613-6201

Steeplechase Coffee

3013 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets

Windsor Terrace-Kensington

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

SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES.

MAN IN CUSTODY MAY HAVE GROPED LITTLE GIRLS AND ASSAULTED DETECTIVE

suspected of forcibly touching young girls

suspect in assault on detective

A man is suspected of groping four girls--aged twelve or younger--in Park Slope since June. The locations of the crimes were 5th Avenue between 4th Street and 11th Street and 4th Street by 6th Avenue. No reports have been heard of gropings in other neighborhoods.

An undercover Special Victim’s Detective thought she recognized him on 5th Avenue near 9th Street at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 18th. She tried to arrest him, but he struggled, broke free, and fled.

The suspect in the gropings is a male, white, between the ages of 25 and 35 (or possibly in his 40s), between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a slim build.

The police want anyone with information about these gropings to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-8477. Or submit a tip online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. All communications are kept confidential.

Additional details are on these web pages:

• http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/19/police-groper-targeting-young-girls-in-park-slope/
• "Police: Groper Targeting Young Girls In Park Slope. Victims In Incidents Were All 12 Or Younger"
• http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/19/suspected-wanted-in-connection-with-assault-on-police-officer/
• "Suspect Wanted Assault On Police Officer Asking About Gropings. Incident Took Place In Park Slope On Monday Afternoon"
• http://gothamist.com/2013/11/19/park_slope_groper_still_on_the_loos.php
• "Park Slope Groper Still On The Loose After Fighting Off Detective"
• http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9332615
• "Man wanted for groping 11-year-old girl"
• http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Park-Slope-Brooklyn-Girl-11-Years-Old-Groping-Suspect-Police-Officer-Assault-232601531.html
• "Girl Groped on Park Slope Street, Suspect Sought: NYPD"
• http://nypost.com/2013/11/19/sex-assaults-suspect-on-the-loose/
• "Sex assaults suspect on the loose"

GROPER FOCUSES ON YOUNG GIRLS

suspected of forcibly touching young girls

suspect in assault on detective

A man groped four girls--aged twelve or younger--in Park Slope in the past week or so. The locations of the crimes were 5th Avenue between 4th Street and 11th Street and on 4th Street. No reports have been heard of gropings in other neighborhoods. 

An undercover Special Victim’s Detective recognized him on 5th Avenue at about 3:30 p.m. on Monday, November 18th. She tried to arrest him, but he struggled, broke free, and fled. 

The suspect is a male, white, between the ages of 25 and 35 (or possibly in his 40s), between 5 feet 9 inches and 5 feet 11 inches tall, with a slim build. 

The police want anyone with information about these gropings to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-8477. Or submit a tip online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com. All communications are kept confidential.

Additional details are on these web pages:

• http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/19/police-groper-targeting-young-girls-in-park-slope/
• "Police: Groper Targeting Young Girls In Park Slope. Victims In Incidents Were All 12 Or Younger"
• http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/11/19/suspected-wanted-in-connection-with-assault-on-police-officer/
• "Suspect Wanted Assault On Police Officer Asking About Gropings. Incident Took Place In Park Slope On Monday Afternoon"
• http://gothamist.com/2013/11/19/park_slope_groper_still_on_the_loos.php
• "Park Slope Groper Still On The Loose After Fighting Off Detective"
• http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9332615
• "Man wanted for groping 11-year-old girl"
• http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Park-Slope-Brooklyn-Girl-11-Years-Old-Groping-Suspect-Police-Officer-Assault-232601531.html
• "Girl Groped on Park Slope Street, Suspect Sought: NYPD"
• http://nypost.com/2013/11/19/sex-assaults-suspect-on-the-loose/
• "Sex assaults suspect on the loose"

GREEK FOOD AND SPIRITS

Flatbush Food Court

Sunday, November 24th, noon to 6:00 p.m. 

Week 5 of Sycamore's outdoor food series

with drink specials,
such as
$20 bloody mary pitchers and $20 mimosa fun-packs

 Anthi's Greek Food 

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road 
between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road 
Brooklyn

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

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

BANKING SERVICES AND TRAFFIC PROBLEMS ON ANA AGENDA

AN UPDATE IS POSTED AT "ALBEMARLE ACTIVISM BRINGS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS"

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Albemarle Neighborhood Association meeting

Thursday, November 21st

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

The guest speaker at this week's meeting of the Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) will be Martine Kimmey, manager of the Kensington branch of Astoria Federal Savings. She will speak about banking issues important to the community.

An update from the Department of Transportation about the traffic problems on Albemarle Road will be presented--the problems being vehicles speeding on Albemarle, stop signs on side streets being ignored, and obstructions blocking the view from the side streets of approaching vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists.

Gift certificates from Foodtown will be raffled off.

The meeting is free for ANA members as well as non-members. As always, Foodtown and ANA will provide refreshments for attendees.

The meeting will be held in the bank's lobby, 101 Church Avenue at the corner of McDonald Avenue.

This will be the final ANA meeting for 2013. The first meeting in 2014 will be held in March.

COMMUNITY COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY BOARD MEETINGS THIS MONTH

Community Council and Community Board Meetings This Month

Community Boards and Police Precinct Community Councils are supposed to represent their communities. They don't know what the communities want unless community residents tell them.

Tuesday, November 19th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  72nd Precinct Community Council
   location: 72nd Precinct, 830 4th Avenue

Wednesday, November 20th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  Community Board 7
   location: Community Board 7 Office, 4201 4th Avenue

Thursday, November 21st, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
  66th Precinct Community Council 
   location: Community Board 12 office, 5910 13th Avenue

Tuesday, November 26th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
  Community Board 12
   location: Amico Senior Center, 5901 13th Avenue

ROBBERY AT HUMMUS GARDEN

UPDATE, 8:00 P.M.:  The damage has been repaired, and Hummus Garden is open for business!

Burglars broke into Hummus Garden sometime between last night's closing and this morning's opening. They gained entry by smashing the restaurant's window. The bloodstains they left behind will undergo DNA testing by the NYPD.

The Mediterranean vegetarian restaurant just opened on October 20th.

Hummus Garden

3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway

between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets

Windsor Terrace-Kensington

To ask questions, make reservations, or arrange private parties,

call (718) 686-1011 

HummusGarden @ gmail . com

http://www.myhummusgarden.com

menu: http://www.myhummusgarden.com/#!menu/c24tf