FREE LOVE: NO FEE FOR ADOPTIONS AT SEAN CASEY ANIMAL RESCUE THIS WEEKEND

Two days, zero dollars. Adopt cats and dogs for free from Sean Casey Animal Rescue on Saturday, May 31st, and Sunday, June 1st, during Maddie’s® Pet Adoption Days.

The adoption fee will be waived at both Sean Casey locations (Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park) and at Petco at Union Square. A lot of wonderful cats and dogs with high hopes will be waiting to meet the person that they will go home with.

Maddie’s Fund® will pay for all of the adoptions that take place at the participating shelters and rescues by qualified adopters who pass the "good home" screening test.

591 cities in 9 states are participating in this annual event. Last year, more than 8400 animals were adopted.

Schedule

Sean Casey Animal Rescue

Saturday, May 31st, and Sunday, June 1st

Petco – Union Square
860 Broadway, at 17th Street
Manhattan
11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Sunset Park
551 39th Street, between 5th and 6th avenues
Brooklyn
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Windsor Terrace
153 East 3rd Street (between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue)
Brooklyn
11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Sean Casey Animal Rescue

(718) 436-5163

nyanimalrescue @ yahoo . com

www.nyanimalrescue.org

F AND G SUBWAY CHANGES FOR MAY 30TH THROUGH JUNE 2ND

Planned Service Changes for the F and G trains,

Friday, May 30th, 11:30 p.m.

through Monday, June 2nd, 5:00 a.m.

  
Coney Island-bound F trains will run express from Jay St-MetroTech to Church Av.

Coney Island-bound F service will not be available at

• Bergen St,
• Carroll St,
• Smith-9 Sts,
• 4 Av-9 St,
• 15 St-Prospect Park, and
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy. 

For service to these stations, take the F  to 7 Av or Church Av and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F. 

For service from these stations, take the F to 7 Av or Jay St-MetroTech and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F. 

 

Note: The G train will not stop at

• Bergen St,
• Carroll St,
• Smith-9 Sts,
• 4 Av-9 St,
• 7 Av,
• 15 St-Prospect Park, and
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy

during this time.

• Transfer between A, C, and G trains at Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts. 
• Transfer between A, C, and F trains at Jay St-MetroTech.

A FAIR ON A FAIR SUNDAY

P.S. 230 School Fair

Sunday, June 1st, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Good weather is predicted for this year's P.S. 230 School Fair. The fair will feature

** games for children of all ages,
** a bouncy house,
** an obstacle course,
** arts and crafts,
** henna and face painting,
** planting,
** sports games,
** an international food potluck, and
** a bake sale.

Students, parents, and teachers will sing, dance, tell jokes, and more at the "Open Mic."

The fair will be held in the P.S. 230 schoolyard, near the corner of McDonald Avenue and Albemarle Road in Kensington.

PARKING RULES ALTERED FOR MAY 29TH

Alternate side of the street parking regulations for street cleaning will be suspended on Thursday, May 29th, for Solemnity of the Ascension. All other regulations, including those for parking meters, will remain in effect.

MISSING SENIOR: LUOCAN HU

Luocan Hu, missing

The NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for Mr. Luocan Hu, who has been missing since Monday, May 26th, at 11:15 a.m.

Mr. Hu is Asian, 68 years old, and 5'2" tall, and he weighs 105 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. When last seen, he was wearing a black jacket and black pants.

He has only lived in the United States for a month. He doesn't speak English.

Mr. Hu lives at Franklin Avenue and St. John's Place in Brooklyn. That's where he was last seen. 

If you see Mr. Hu or if you have information that might help the police find him, call 911.

DEEJAY YOUR VINYL

Vinyl Club at Sycamore Bar

Monday, June 2nd, 8:00 p.m. to midnight

Bring your vinyl records to Sycamore Bar to spin on their big sound system. Bring any kind of music you'll want to deejay.

Spinning is free.

Vinyl Club, since 2008. Hosted by Becca.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Vinyl-Club/101105360771 

e-mail: mondaynightvinylclub @ gmail.com

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

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

website: www.sycamorebrooklyn.com 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

THE BEER MENU AT THE ADIRONDACK

The beer menu at The Adirondack offers 20 different beers--12 on tap, 6 in bottles, and 2 in cans.

The  tap beers, in 10-ounce to 16-ounce glasses, feature New York brands like Great South Bay, Ithaca, Peekskill, Newburgh, and Southern Tier.

The bottled beers, in 12-ounce bottles, include a gluten-free beer from Albany and a hard cider from Warwick.

The canned beers, also 12 ounces, are a lager and a cream ale.

The Adirondack is open
Monday through Thursday, from 3 p.m. to 2 a.m.,
Friday, from 2 p.m. to 4  a.m.,
Saturday, from noon to 4 a.m., and
Sunday, from noon to 2 a.m.

Credit cards are accepted.

The Adirondack
1241 Prospect Avenue
between Greenwood Avenue and Reeve Place
(718) 871-0100
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mohawk_Tavern
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Adirondack/858246554191009

WT BAR REQUESTING SIDEWALK CAFE

Community Board 7

Transportation Committee Meeting

Wednesday, June 4th, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

Agenda

The Adirondack has applied for an unenclosed sidewalk café that would accommodate twenty-two people at ten tables. The bar, whose original name was Mohawk Tavern, is at 1241 Prospect Avenue, between Greenwood Avenue and Reeve Place, in the building formerly occupied by Crossroads Café.

Also on the agenda is a proposal by Salmar Industries to change two east-west streets, 29th Street and 3rd Avenue and 31st Street and 3rd Avenue, from one-way to two-way streets beneath the Gowanus Expressway.

The meeting is open to the public.

Meeting location:
Kings Bay Y of Windsor Terrace
1224 Prospect Avenue  at Vanderbilt Street
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
phone: (718) 407-6377
e-mail: info @ ywindsorterrace.org
website: ywindsorterrace.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ywindsorterrace

ISRAELI DANCING CONTINUES

Israeli Dance Party

Sunday, May 25th, 6:45 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Kick up your heels at this weekly, mostly-Israeli dance party at Flatbush Jewish Center,

327 E. 5th Street at the corner of Church Avenue,

Kensington, Brooklyn

SISTERHOOD FLEA MARKET

Sisterhood Flea Market

Sunday, June 8th, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Flatbush Jewish Center Sisterhood will be selling housewares, toys, new and gently-used clothing, collectibles, and more at its annual flea market.

Flatbush Jewish Center

downstairs in the Hanid Room 

327 E. 5th Street, corner of Church Avenue 

Kensington 

Enter through the door on E. 5th closest to Church.

phone: (718) 871-5200 

fax: (718) 871-5204  

e-mail: fandstjc @ verizon.net 

http://www.flatbushjewishcenter.org 

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

calendar of events: http://www.flatbushjewishcenter.org/index.php?p=50

PARKING RULES ALTERED FOR MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 26TH

Alternate side of the street parking regulations (for street cleaning) and parking meter regulations will be suspended on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26th. 

Memorial Day is a major legal holiday. Stopping, standing, and parking are permitted on major legal holidays, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect seven days a week. An example of that is a "No Standing Anytime" zone.

A CLEAN CHURCH AVENUE: VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Neighborhood volunteers during a previous clean-up

The results of their work

Volunteers are needed on Saturday, May 31, 2014, for A Clean Church Avenue (organized in partnership with Flatbush Development Corp.’s Neighborhood Beautification Day).

We will be painting over graffiti, cleaning up trash, and scraping posters off buildings and we hope you can help! Families are welcome, and additional help is needed to clean the residential streets bordering Church Avenue.

What: A Clean Church Avenue neighborhood beautification

When: Saturday, May 31, 2014 (rain date: Sunday, June 1st), from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Where: Meet up at 9:00 a.m. outside Downtown Natural (Church Ave. and E. 17th Street)

T-shirts and supplies will be provided to all volunteers. 

Checkers Restaurant will be donating coupons for a free lunch to the first 45 volunteers who complete the day.

Volunteers are invited to join us after the clean-up for a fabulous backyard BBQ right off Church Avenue. Please RSVP for the clean-up and BBQ to katiem @ churchavenue.org or call 718-282-2500, x79290.

This event is sponsored by Councilmember Mathieu Eugene, Councilmember Jumaane Williams, HealthPlus Amerigroup, with additional support from Lowe’s, Downtown Natural Market, Medina Silk, Checkers, and the businesses of Church Avenue.

Lauren Elvers Collins

Executive Director

Church Avenue Business Improvement District

FOUND! MISSING TEEN, ELICEO CORTEZ, FOUND SAFE

Happy news: the mother of the Brooklyn teenager who had been missing since after school on Friday, May 16th, reports that he has been found and is unharmed.

Fourteen-year-old Feliceo Cortez had boarded a city bus to go home from school. He normally takes a school bus to get home. Feliceo was later seen at a subway station. This morning, a school guidance counselor saw him on the street where Feliceo had boarded the city bus, the Daily News reports.

CRAWFISH BOIL AT SYCAMORE BAR

5th Annual Crawfish Boil

Saturday, May 31st

5th annual down-home Crawfish Boil

with the Abita Brewing Company

$25 for a large bucket of crawfish

and a pint of Abita Beer

Purchase tickets online here, through Brown Paper Tickets. Choose the serving time you prefer--1:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., or 5:00 p.m.

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road
between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road (less than
two blocks from Kensington)
Brooklyn 

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

MISSING AUTISTIC TEEN: ELICEO CORTEZ

                       Feliceo Cortez       Credit: NYPD

Feliceo Cortez, an autistic fourteen-year-old boy, has been missing for two days. At the end of the school day on Friday, May 16th, at about 2:00 p.m., he boarded a city bus to go home instead of getting on a school bus, as he normally would. Feliceo was seen about forty minutes later at the Sheepshead Bay Q line subway station.

He had left Leon M. Goldstein High School for the Sciences at Kings borough Community College in Manhattan Beach to go to his home at 2119 Beverley Road, between E. 21st Street and Flatbush Avenue.

Feliceo is 6 feet and 1 inch tall, weighs 135 pounds, and has brown eyes, black, close-cut hair, a long scar down his back, and burn marks on his hands.

He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, a black t-shirt, blue jeans, and black Converse high-top sneakers when he was last seen.


To pass along information about his whereabouts, call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS or log onto the Crime Stoppers website or text tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and enter TIP577.

PILATES AT P.S. 154

Adults Open-level Pilates Mat Class

Sunday, May 18th, 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Fee: $20

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

HAMILTON'S INTRODUCES DELIVERY SERVICE

UPDATE: Delivery is now available through Seamless and GrubHub. The delivery minimum is $15.

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As of last night, Hamilton's delivers--every night from 5:00 p.m. until closing time.

The current delivery zone is south to Church Ave., west to Chester Ave., east to Prospect Park Southwest (south of Fort Hamilton Parkway) expressway and north to Vanderbilt Street (on the west side of the expressway).

Owners Georgia and Kevin hope to expand the delivery area quickly.

The minimum order for delivery service is $15. Credit cards are accepted by phone. Grub Hub and Seamless aren't being accepted yet.

Hamilton's

2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway

southeast corner of E. 4th Street 

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

one block from the Kensington border

(718) 438-0488

hamiltonbkny [at] gmail [dot] com

https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826?ref=ts

http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com

DATE UPDATE FOR KNIT/CROCHET SOCIAL GROUP

The first get-together of the Kensington Brooklyn Knit & Crochet Social Group will be on Tuesday, June 10th, instead of June 3rd. It will still be at Church Cafe Wine Bar from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Church Cafe Wine Bar
416 Church Avenue
between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
(718) 435-2574
https://www.facebook.com/churchcafewinebar

WEAPONS SEIZED FROM DAHILL ROAD HOUSE

                                                                            photo by NYPD

Armed with a search warrant, police found an assortment of guns, ammunition, and bladed weapons at 175 Dahill Road yesterday at 7:00 a.m. They seized

• a 9 mm Hi-Point rifle with the serial number defaced,
• a loaded .380 caliber Bryco semi-automatic handgun,
• a .357 caliber Taurus Revolver,
• a .38 caliber INA Brazilian Revolver,
• 50 rounds of .45 caliber ammunition,
• 50 rounds of 9 mm ammunition,
• 67 rounds of .347 caliber ammunition,
• 50 rounds of .38 caliber ammunition,
• 17 rounds of .380 caliber ammunition,
• a .45 caliber magazine,
• 8 swords,
• a machete,
• nunchakus,
• assorted knives,
• air pistols,
• 8 Codeine tablets, and
• marijuana.

The police arrested four residents of the single-family house. Three are brothers: Bashkim Sylmetaj, 36; Michael Sylmetaj, 42; and Adem Sylmetaj, 38. The fourth is Zenaida Vaysberg, 32. Dahill Home Improvement, Inc. is also listed at that address.

All four people were charged with

• criminal possession of a weapon 2, loaded weapon,
• criminal possession of a weapon 3, defaced weapon,
• criminal possession of a controlled substance, and
• unlawful possession of marijuana.

KNIT AND CROCHET SOCIAL GROUP CREATED

Update: The first meet-up will be on Tuesday, June 10th, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

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Created just yesterday, the Kensington Brooklyn Knit & Crochet Social Group will provide people with an opportunity to meet neighbors they can knit, crochet, and socialize with.

Tara, the organizer, has arranged for the get-togethers to be at Church Cafe Wine Bar every other Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., starting on June 3rd. Practitioners at all skill levels are welcome to join and to give each other help, advice, and guidance.

To sign up, just click "Join Us!" on the Kensington Brooklyn Knit & Crochet Social Group's meet-up page.

Church Cafe Wine Bar
416 Church Avenue
between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
(718) 435-2574
https://www.facebook.com/churchcafewinebar

STREET CLOSED FOR CRANE

The southbound Ocean Parkway service road from Albemarle Road to Caton Avenue will be closed on Saturday, May 17th, and/or Sunday, May 18th. Closure will be from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to facilitate operation of a crane.

STREET CLOSURES FOR BROOKLYN HALF MARATHON

Streets that will be closed on Saturday, May 17th, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., for the Brooklyn Half Marathon:

Street Route, part 1:

• Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Empire Boulevard
• Empire Boulevard between Washington Avenue and Flatbush Avenue
• Flatbush Avenue between Empire Boulevard and Grand Army Plaza
• Grand Army Plaza (Entire Circle)
• Ocean Avenue between Flatbush Avenue and Parkside Avenue
• Parkside Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Park Circle

Prospect Park Route:

• West Lake Drive between East Drive and South Lake Drive
• South Lake Drive between West Lake Drive and East Lake Drive
• East Lake Drive between South Lake Drive and East Drive
• West Drive between East Drive and West Lake Drive

Street Route, part 2:

• Park Circle between South Lake Drive and Ocean Parkway Entrance Ramp
• Ocean Parkway between Ocean Parkway entrance ramp and Surf Avenue
• Surf Avenue between Ocean Parkway and West 12th Street
• Boardwalk between West 10th Street and Stillwell Avenue
• West 10th Street between Surf Avenue and Boardwalk

66TH PRECINCT MONTHLY MEETING WITH THE PEOPLE THEY PROTECT AND SERVE

66th Precinct Community Council meeting

Thursday, May 15th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

An invitation from the 66th Precinct Community Council:

Dear Community Members:

Reminder Tomorrow Thursday:  will be the Monthly 66 precinct Community Council meeting at 5910 13th Ave. 7:30pm. You are invited to come meet Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, the Commanding Officer of the 66 Precinct update the community on the latest crimes in our community, and what is being done about it. There is also an opportunity to bring any crime issues you may have to their attention. You can also find out about the many different programs available that may be of interest to you.

The event is open to the public so let your friends and neighbors know.

The meeting will take place in Community Board 12's office, 5910 13th Avenue, between 59th and 60th streets. Phone: (718) 851-5601.

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.

CHANGES ON G TRAIN ALL WEEK

No G trains will run between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Church Av from Monday, May 12th, through Friday, May 16th, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Alternate service will be provided by F trains and free shuttle buses. 

Shuttle buses will make all G stops between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn, connecting with the F at Jay St-MetroTech.

F trains will make all G stops between Bergen St and Church Av. 

Transfer between G trains and shuttle buses at Bedford-Nostrand Avs.

Transfer between A, C, and F trains and shuttle buses at Jay St-MetroTech.

The G will still operate between the Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs stations.

MEMORIAL DAY MUSIC AMONG THE MONUMENTS

Memorial Day Concert

Monday, May 26th, 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The 16th annual Memorial Day concert in Green-wood Cemetery will feature the ISO Symphonic Band playing the works of composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist Leonard Bernstein, Broadway musical theater lyricist Fred Ebb, composer and pianist Louis Moreau Gottschalk, and other great figures from the music world who are buried in Green-wood.

Bring a blanket so that  you can sit down, as chairs won't be provided. Food and refreshments will be sold all day. The concert is free, but register here so your hosts can have an idea of how many people to expect.

Enter Green-wood at 500 25th Street at 5th Avenue, the main entrance.

Directly after the concert, take an hour-long patriotically-themed Memorial Day trolley tour with Green-Wood Historian Jeff Richman. The cost is $10 for members of Green-Wood and $15 for non-members. Click here for more information.

CHURCH FUND RAISER: SPRING EXTRAVAGANZA AT IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH

Spring Extravaganza

Saturday, June 7th, 6:00 p.m.

Tickets for Spring Extravaganza, the annual fund raiser of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, are now available at the rectory. The $20 ticket includes a light meal of sandwiches, cookies, water, soda, or coffee. $375 has been collected so far for the Super 50/50 raffle.

Tickets will not be sold at the door.

For more information,  call (718) 871-1310, ext. 10.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church
2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 4th and E. 5th streets
Windsor Terrace, one block from Kensington

website: http://www.ihmbrooklyn.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Immaculate-Heart-of-Mary-Roman-Catholic-Church/1432137603707177

TONIGHT'S LOUD NOISES WILL BE FIREWORKS

A fireworks display will accompany the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations' Ellis Island Medals of Honor Ceremony tonight. The fireworks will be displayed in New York Harbor--east of Liberty Island--beginning at approximately 11:30. If tonight's weather is inclement, the display will be rescheduled for tomorrow night at 11:30.

The Medals of Honor are presented annually to "American citizens who have distinguished themselves within their own ethnic groups while exemplifying the values of the American way of life."

MISSING SENIOR: ANGELA MORALES

Angela Morales

Missing from Coney Island Avenue and Beverley Road since 5:30 p.m. on Friday, May 9th: Angela Morales, an 80-year-old Hispanic woman who has dementia.

Ms. Morales is 5'1" tall, weighs 115 pounds, and has grey hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue jacket, blue pants, a brown sweater, and white sneakers. 

If you see Ms. Morales or can provide any helpful information,

• call 9-1-1 or
• call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or
• submit a tip on the Crime Stoppers website at http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or
• text a tip to 274637[CRIMES] and enter TIP577.

RALLY AGAIN TO SAVE BISHOP FORD

Rally #2 to Save Bishop Ford

Sunday, May 18th, 3:00 p.m.

Not willing to let their alma mater close on June 30th without a struggle, several Bishop Ford alumni created a five-year financial plan to keep the school open and presented it to the school's Board of Directors.

The plan called for the school to 

"grow responsibly through tuition, rental income and an engaged fundraising effort with greater contact with our alumni base"

and

"address building repair issues and a focused sales and marketing effort on how we raise enrollment for future classes." 

When the Board met at Holy Name of Jesus Church on Monday, they didn't vote on the  plan because of

"the lack of guaranteed funds that were being brought to the table to ease some of the current debt concerns at the school."

Today, the Save Bishop Ford Foundation Fund began an effort to raise a starter fund through GoFundMe. They intend to show the Board and Bishop DiMarzio that they'll back up their words with financial support.

Alumni have organized a rally for May 18th at the school, a follow-up to the one on April 28th. Follow the progress of plans for the rally on its Facebook page.

Also, sign the petition to "Keep Bishop Ford's Doors Open!" and leave a comment. More than 2,200 people have already signed. The petition is addressed to the Bishop Ford Board of Directors.

CHAMBER MUSIC: LINCOLN CENTER COMES TO KENSINGTON

Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

Wednesday, May 21st, 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.

This free HD screening features an all-Mozart program: Piano Trio in B-flat major, K. 502; Horn Quintet in E-flat major, K. 407; and Viola Quintet in C major.

The program is performed by pianist Soyeon Kate Lee, violinists Benjamin Beilman and Ani Kavafian, violists Lily Francis and Paul Neubauer, cellist Timothy Eddy, and horn player Radovan Vlatković.

The program closed the Chamber Music Society's 2012-2013 season.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis.

Kensington Library 
4207 18th Avenue
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
(718) 436-0545
http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/locations/kensington