COMPOST DROP-OFF SITE REOPENS IN WINDSOR TERRACE

Prospect Farm in Windsor Terrace has announced that compost can once again be dropped off there on Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon. May 9th was the last day that drop-offs were accepted because the garden had received an overwhelming amount of compost. Sanitation Department curbside pick-ups are suspended through June 30, 2021.

After a pandemic-related hiatus, Prospect Farm is now back to collecting our neighborhood's food scraps, diverting them from landfills, and making healthy and fertile compost to feed our local soils. 

Every Saturday between 11am and 12pm

1194 Prospect Ave (below the Seely St bridge)

 

Mask wearing and physical distancing guidelines will be enforced so please be respectful.

Please only bring accepted materials, as listed below, to be donated to Prospect Farm and be sure to remove any produce stickers, rubber bands, and twist ties from your scraps before dumping them.

 

Accepted:

Fruit and vegetable scraps

Coffee grounds and filters

Paper tea bags

Egg and nut shells

Food-soiled paper towels and napkins

Bread and grains

Shredded newspaper

Sawdust and wood shavings from untreated wood

Stale beans, flour, and spices

Cut or dried flowers

Houseplants and potting soil

Feathers

BPI-Certified compostable plastics

 

NOT accepted:

Meat or fish scraps

Cheese or dairy products

Fats, grease, oil, or oily foods

Cat or dog feces

Kitty litter

Colored or glossy paper

Sawdust made from pressure-treated plywood or lumber

Coal or charcoal ashes

Non-compostable materials like plastic, metals, or glass

Diseased or insect-infested houseplants and soil

Biodegradable plastics

 

Reopening and expanded capacity for composting with Prospect Farm is thanks to a new partnership with Big Reuse in Gowanus. 

Find all of this info and more on the website: https://prospectfarm.org/composting.

 

You can also join the newsletter to receive updates on the garden, volunteer opportunities, and/or our composting work: http://bit.ly/PFcompost.

 

Please donate to keep this service and garden running: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=NXFFB9J4SQN92.

 

GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY'S FALL HOURS

 

 Good news about closing time from the President of Green-wood Cemetery:

We know how important Green-Wood has been for members of our community over the last six months—as a safe space to wander, explore history, and commune with nature.

As the weather gets cooler and the days get shorter, Green-Wood closes the gates a bit earlier in the day. Typically, on October 1st, our closing time shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

This year, because we have welcomed an unprecedented number of visitors, we have decided to keep all four of our entrances open till 6:00 p.m. daily through the month of October. That means you will have an hour more than usual at this time of year to enjoy our landscape each evening. 

 

We will resume our regular fall hours (5:00 p.m. closing time) in November.

We hope that Green-Wood will continue to serve as a welcome respite from the challenges of 2020.

Richard J. Moylan
President

 

From their website:

Beginning October 1, 2020 our hours will change to the following:

• Our Main Entrance (Fifth Avenue and 25th Street) will be open daily from 8am to 6pm.

• Our Sunset Park Entrance (Fourth Avenue and 35th Street) will be open daily from 8am to 6pm.

• Our Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance (Fort Hamilton Parkway and Micieli Place) and Prospect Park West Entrance (Prospect Park West and 20th Street) will each be open from 10am to 6pm Monday through Friday (pedestrian gate only) and 8am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

 

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENDED THIS WEEKEND

 

Alternate side of the street parking regulations will be suspended on Saturday, October 3rd, and Sunday, October 4th, for Succoth. All other parking regulations will remain in effect.

Parking meter regulations are only suspended on these major legal holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

 

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING ONE-DAY SUSPENSION

Alternate side of the street parking regulations will be suspended on Monday, September 28th, for Yom Kippur. All other parking regulations will remain in effect.

Parking meter regulations are only suspended on these major legal holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

 

KIDS' MASK GIVEAWAY

 

Kids Mask Giveaway

Saturday, September 26th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

Reusable, machine-washable face masks for children will be given away at Thomas J. Cuite Park (aka Froggy Park) on Saturday, September 26th, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. or until supplies run out.

 

The masks are sized for children ages three through twelve, with a limit of two masks per family. 

 

Friends of Thomas J. Cuite Park will distribute the masks. Guidelines for social distancing, mask wearing, and sanitizing will be in effect.

Location

Thomas J. Cuite Park (Froggy Park)

19th Street, between 11th Avenue and Seeley Street

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENSION FOR HOLIDAY

 

Alternate side of the street parking regulations will be suspended on Saturday, September 19th, and Sunday, September 20th, for Rosh Hashanah. All other parking regulations will remain in effect.

Parking meter regulations are only suspended on these major legal holidays: New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

 

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING ONLINE NEXT WEEK

 

 Boundaries of the 66th Precinct

 

 66th Precinct Community Council

Monday, September 14th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

The 66th Precinct Community Council will hold its September meeting online via Zoom on Monday, September 14th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The last Community Council meeting was on January 16th.

 

The meeting is free, and it's open to the public.

 

Join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78984381543?pwd=cUQ0bHFZUnRUcVA5ZmFZRnVvT1hqZz09.

The meeting ID is 789 8438 1543, and the Passcode is U7f9n3.

At the meeting, the public can report crimes in Kensington, Borough Park, and Midwood as well as any policing matters.

The 66th Precinct's commanding officer, Deputy Inspector James King, will update residents on recent crimes in those neighborhoods, but the input of people who live within the boundaries of the precinct is essential.

The purpose of the 66th Precinct Community Council is to provide the critical interface between citizens and police through regular monthly meetings. Meetings are normally held monthly from September through June.

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Contact information for the 66th Precinct:
phone: (718) 851-5611
5822 16th Avenue
between 58th and 59th streets
Borough Park, Brooklyn
e-mail: 66precinctcc @ gmail.com
website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/66th-precinct.page
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYPD66Pct or @66precinctcc

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NYPD66pct/posts/?ref=page_internal

SUBMISSION TO THE LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION ABOUT GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY'S FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY RESIDENCE AND GATEHOUSE

Green-wood Cemetery, Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance,

Gatekeeper's Residence and Visitors' Cottage

 

Update, September 10, 2020: The meeting has been rescheduled for Wednesday, September 30th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. online on Webex. Register online prior to the meeting at https://nyccb.webex.com/nyccb/onstage/g.php?MTID=efe026a914bc3ad52e9d5f5a9168a2a94.

 

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Brooklyn Community Board 7 Land Use/Landmarks Committee

Tuesday, September 15th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

Brooklyn Community Board 7's Land Use/Landmarks Committee will meet on Tuesday, September 15th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., to talk about "Greenwood Cemetery Fort Hamilton Residence and Gatehouse submission to the Landmarks Preservation Commission." 

 

The meeting will be held online via WebEx. Register at any time prior to the start of the meeting by clicking on https://nyccb.webex.com/nyccb/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec3fd4c61b8d4983eee2619608f74a88d. In the middle of the page, click "Register," fill out the form, and then click "Submit." A confirmation e-mail will be sent to you, along with a link to join the meeting.

 

The sole agenda item is "Greenwood Cemetery Fort Hamilton Residence and Gatehouse submission to the Landmarks Preservation Commission."

From Green-Wood Cemetery:

"Green-Wood Cemetery is finishing an interior restoration of both the Gatehouse and the Residence at the Fort Hamilton Park entrance. In doing so, there are two exterior modifications that require approvals from the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Community Board.

1. In making the public bathrooms in the Gatehouse ADA-compliant, Green-Wood must raise the landing at the entrance door in order to install a ramp. Architect, Josh Brandfonbrener, will present designs for the ramp to the Community Board.

2. Green-Wood would like to add a section to the fence in the backyard of the residence. The fence, which will match the existing fence, would partition the yard and create an opening in the existing fence that currently separates the yard from adjacent burial space. Plans for the fence will be presented to the Community Board." 

The Landmarks Preservation Commission designated the Fort Hamilton Parkway Entrance as a landmark in 2016.

 

The Caretaker's Residence and the Visitor's Cottage (the gatehouse) at the entrance are shown in the  photograph above, taken soon after they were completed in 1877. Architect Richard Michell Upjohn (1828-1903) designed the brownstone buildings in the High Victorian Gothic style. In the visitors' cottage, visitors to the cemetery were able to rest after their travels.

 

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING UPDATE

 

 

Update: After Labor Day, the alternate side parking reform that went into effect on June 29th will remain in effect. Through Friday, September 18th, residential side streets will continue to be cleaned only once a week.

 

Alternate side parking regulations will be suspended for Rosh Hashanah on Saturday, September 19th.

 

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Alternate side parking regulations for street cleaning will be suspended for Labor Day on Monday, September 7th.

 

Labor Day is a major legal holiday. On major legal holidays, stopping, standing, and parking are permitted, except in areas where stopping, standing, and parking rules are in effect seven days a week (for instance, “No Standing Anytime”).

 

Parking meter regulations are suspended on major legal holidays. The major legal holidays are New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

 

On all other holidays, street cleaning rules are suspended, but other regulations remain in effect. 

 

Through Saturday, September 5th, when alternate side parking is in effect, residential side streets that have multiple alternate side parking days will only be cleaned--with vehicles required to be moved--on the latest day in the week on each side.

 

Throughout the summer, cleanliness conditions will be assessed to determine whether to extend or modify the rules after Labor Day.

 

On Sundays, alternate side parking isn't in effect, and you don't have to pay parking meters.

For information on recent changes to alternate side parking rules, visit https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/alternate-side-parking.shtml#reform.

 

The 2020 alternate side parking calendar is here.