ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENDED

 

 

Alternate side of the street parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended from Thursday, April 1st, through Sunday, April 4th, for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and the last two days of Passover.

All other parking regulations, including those for parking meters, 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.

 

NEW LOCAL AUTHOR DANIEL SCHORR PUBLISHES HIS FIRST NOVEL, "A BRIEF HISTORY OF KATE PARKER"

 

 author Daniel Schorr 

Longtime (thirty-six years) Brooklynite and Kensington/Windsor Terrace resident Daniel Schorr has just released A Brief History of Kate Parker, a debut novel set largely in Kensington and Ditmas Park/Midwood, Brooklyn.

 

 

From the author:

A Brief History of Kate Parker is the story of a woman in search of tranquility and belonging.

 

The reader follows the life of an ordinary American woman, Kate Parker, from her high-school years to her late twenties. Originally from Ohio, her prestigious eastern college completes her transformation into a provisional member of the upper middle class, though her status is menaced by an unsuccessful marriage and her limited income as a public-school teacher.

 

A symposium given by a wealthy financier who has taken an improbable interest in public education leads to her world being irrevocably altered, but to what degree?

 

Learn more about A Brief History of Kate Parker and how to order it as an eBook, paperback, or both at https://store.bookbaby.com/bookshop/book/index.aspx?bookURL=A-Brief-History-of-Kate-Parker.

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD NEEDED FOR THE KWT TINY PURPLE PANTRY

 

To help relieve food insecurity and hunger in the neighborhood, Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) has set up the KWT Tiny Purple Pantry for non-perishable food. Donate food items if you can or take whatever donated items you need so that you can enjoy adequate and nutritious meals.

 

The outdoor pantry is on E. 4th Street in Windsor Terrace, just south of Fort Hamilton Parkway, alongside Jaya Yoga East.

 

 

Non-perishable food has a long shelf life and doesn't have to be refrigerated before it's opened. Some examples of food to donate are

• fish (canned),
• poultry (canned),
• beans (canned and dried),
• soup (canned and packaged),
• vegetables (canned and dried),
• fruit (canned and dried),
• pasta, rice, and other grains,
• dried herbs and spices, 
• condiments,
  
• nuts and seeds,
• peanut butter and other nut butters,
• jelly, jam, preserves, honey,
  
• fruit juice (canned and in cardboard),
  
• shelf-stable milk,
• non-dairy milk,
• coffee,
• tea,
  
• dry cereal,
• crackers, and
  
• granola bars,
• protein bars.

 

In addition to the pantry, KWTMA has set up an outdoor KWT Community Fridge. It's for perishable food, and it operates on the same philosophy of "Give what you can; take what you need." The fridge is located at 137 E. 2nd Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway, next to the laundromat. You can read about it at https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2021/03/which-food-to-donate-to-community.html.

 

A map of Community Fridges, Tiny Purple Pantries, and food banks in Brooklyn is posted at https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1sU_etWNgS4tWVbx5SSyjcTF09Pltl5an&ll=40.64801884051553%2C-73.9781280074266&z=18. 

 

Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid is a local, all-volunteer, grassroots group of neighborhood people that formed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic to meet the increased needs of neighborhood residents.

 

From its website: "We are neighbors helping neighbors cope with the physical, mental, emotional, and economic needs intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. If you need help, please ask. If you have something to offer, please give."

 

website:  https://www.kwtmutualaid.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/KWTMutualAid/

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

COMMUNITY BOARD 12: AGENDA AND SIGN-IN INFORMATION FOR MARCH 23RD PUBLIC MEETING

 

Community Board 12 Public Meeting

Tuesday, March 23rd, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community Board 12 (covering most of Kensington, Borough Park, and part of Midwood) will hold its board meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The meeting is open to the public.

 

To attend the meeting using a PC, Mac, iPad, iOS, or Android device, click on this Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/92317146722.
 

To attend on a landline/wired phone, dial one of these numbers and then enter the Webinar ID:

(646) 558-8656

(301) 715-8592

(312) 626-6799

(253) 215-8782

(346) 248-7799

(669) 900-9128 

Webinar ID: 923 1714 6722

 

If you have any concerns, questions, solutions, needs, or problems that you'd like the community board to address, you can speak during the public session (item 4 on the agenda) for up to three minutes.

 

To speak at the public session, click on this link and fill out the form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSco1v1Puh042lQ69uHJ_lKGC1-DaWqXOiLe_aFLvLQobdCfbw/viewform.

 

Public meetings of Community Board 12 are normally held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from September through June, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., but the dates are subject to change.

Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board, which serves as the neighborhood's liaison to city agencies. Board members are appointed by the borough president.

You do not have to be a board member to serve on a committee. Community Board 12's committees are

•         Planning, Zoning Variances and City Map
•         Education, Library, Cultural Affairs
•         Sanitation & Environmental Protection
•         Fire, Safety & Police
•         Health & Social Services
•         Housing & Buildings
•         Legislation
•         Parks, Capital Projects & Site Selection
•         Transportation & Franchises
•         Youth & Community Development

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Community Board 12

phone: (718) 851-0800
fax: (718) 851-4140
e-mail: bk12 @ cb.nyc.gov
https://twitter.com/BrooklynCB12
https://www.facebook.com/BkCB12

 

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENSION FOR PASSOVER

 

Alternate side of the street parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Sunday, March 28th, and Monday, March 29th, for the first two days of Passover.

All other parking regulations, including those for parking meters, 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.

 

FREE ACTIVITIES IN ALBEMARLE PLAYGROUND FOR THE SPRING SEASON

The Singing Winds in Albemarle Playground

Saturdays through June 26th, 10:00 a.m. to noon

Last year, because of the pandemic, The Singing Winds in Albemarle Playground presented its free activities virtually. This year, its programming is returning to the playground.

Activities for all ages will be offered from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through June 26th, including Tai Chi and Qi Gong at 10:30 a.m., gardening, and, during May and June, arts and crafts. 

 

Face coverings are required in order to participate. 

Every year, The Singing Winds presents free arts and crafts, games, science projects, and storytelling programs. Jill Reinier is the Director of The Singing Winds as well as being the Parent Coordinator at P.S. 230.

 

The Singing Winds in Albemarle Playground is a City Council District 39 Participatory Budgeting project, made possible with support from the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development in partnership with the New York City Council.

Location

Albemarle Playground

McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn 

website: https://singingwinds.org/

e-mail:  thesingingwinds @ gmail.com

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

Instagram:  @singing_winds

 

About The Singing Winds 

From its website: "Founded in 2011, The Singing Winds offers multilingual storytelling performances and folk art festivals, featuring traditional folklore, music, dance and crafts from the cultures of immigrant residents in Kensington. All Singing Winds programs explore the creative use of public space to share and celebrate the vibrant cultural diversity of Brooklyn communities, build relationships among neighbors, and initiate meaningful dialogue that can transcend language barriers and cultural divisions."

 

ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND XENOPHOBIA: A COMMUNITY FORUM

Community Forum to Discuss Anti-Asian Hate and Xenophobia

Thursday, March 25th, 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

People of Asian and Pacific Island descent are increasingly being verbally harassed, physically attacked, and murdered by their fellow Americans.

 

In response to the alarming spike in violence, the Asian Affairs Committee of Brooklyn Community Board 7 will hold a community forum to discuss Anti-Asian hate and xenophobia. About one-third of the residents of Community Board 7 are of Asian descent.

 

The forum will take place online and by phone on Thursday, March 25th, from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Register in advance to attend the forum by clicking on this link: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_9noBV_aaSfSzHptTIi9uIQ.

 

After you register, you will receive an e-mail that confirms your registration. It will also contain information about how to join the webinar from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, or landline/wired telephone.

The meeting can also be viewed on CB 7's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAZ1cECSeZI8iNyQDKuX5Q.

Submit in advance any questions that you would like answered by e-mailing them to bk07@cb.nyc.gov.

 

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Community Board 7

4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) (map)

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

 

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07 @ cb.nyc.gov
http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Community-Board-7/195263140637225
https://twitter.com/bkcb7
https://www.instagram.com/brooklyncb7

STOP AAPI (ASIAN AMERICAN/PACIFIC ISLANDER) HATE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND BEYOND

The Asian Affairs Committee and the Public Safety Committee of Community Board 7, which covers Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park, are joining forces to work on the pressing issue of hate crimes against Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders (AAPI). 

 

Anti-AAPI hate crimes, particularly against women and the elderly, have been continually increasing since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as innocent people are wrongly blamed for the worldwide outbreak of the devastating and sometimes deadly virus.

 

The joint committee meeting will be open to the public, just as all meetings of every committee of every community board are.

 

For the past year, all CB 7 board meetings and committee meetings have been held virtually, with access via computers, cell phones, and landline phones.

 

In addition to being able to attend meetings, people who aren't board members are welcome to become members of any committee of any community board.

 

If you're interested in joining either of these two committees or any other CB 7 committee, write to the board office at bk07@cb.nyc.gov.

A calendar of all CB 7 board and committee meetings is posted at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/calendar/calendar.page.

 

Additional ways to support the AAPI community at this critical time are posted under "Act Now" on the Stop AAPI Hate website.

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Community Board 7

4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) (map)

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

 

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07 @ cb.nyc.gov

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Community-Board-7/195263140637225
https://twitter.com/bkcb7
https://www.instagram.com/brooklyncb7

NYPD OFFICERS WHO POLICE KENSINGTON WILL MEET WITH THE PUBLIC THIS MONTH

 

 

Kensington Public Safety Meeting

  Wednesday, March 24th, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) for the 66th Precinct's Sector D (Kensington and Ditmas) will meet with residents virtually on Wednesday, March 24th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

Ask them questions and share your concerns, complaints, and suggestions about crime in the neighborhood: rape and other sex crimes, robbery, assault, home burglary, packages stolen from porches and lobbies, street safety for pedestrians and bicyclists, noisy cars and buses, and any other issues that are on your mind. 

 

Each NYPD precinct is divided into either four or five sectors to carry out neighborhood policing. The same officers work in the same neighborhoods on the same shifts. The radio dispatchers, supervisors, and sector officers work together. Sector officers and sector cars stay within the boundaries of their assigned sectors, except in precinct-wide emergencies.

 

The four sectors in the 66th Precinct are Sector A, Sector B, Sector C, and Sector D. 

 

Sector D's boundaries are Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, Coney Island Avenue to the east, 18th Avenue and Avenue F to the south, and McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the west. 

 

The NCOs for Sector D are

• Police Officer Viviane Perrone (phone: (917) 863-5169, e-mail: viviane.perrone @ nypd.org)
• Police Officer Karol Smiarowski (phone: (917) 826-6569, e-mail: karol.smiarowski @ nypd.org.

To join via PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device, click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85850734957?pwd=MGV6WVlUbGNDUHVOOEc1RkhiV0pOZz09

 

Meeting ID: 858 5073 4957

Passcode: 408594 

 

To join by landline phone, call 1-929-205-6099.

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYPD66Pct or @66precinctcc

 

 

GREEN-WOOD’S GOTHIC ARCH HONORS PEOPLE WHO DIED FROM COVID-19

                               photo courtesy of Green-Wood Historic Fund

Press Release

Green-Wood Cemetery

March 16, 2021 

 

GREEN-WOOD’S ICONIC ARCH TO BE ILLUMINATED IN AMBER LIGHT TO HONOR THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES TO COVID-19

 

To honor the lives of the more than 500,000 American souls who lost their lives to COVID-19, The Green-Wood Cemetery has joined with other cultural institutions around the country and illuminated its landmarked Gothic Arch in amber light.

Richard J. Moylan, President of Green-Wood, said, “This has been a year marked by unspeakable sorrow and loss. At Green-Wood, we shared in the grief of too many families who lost loved ones to this insidious disease. But we were also inspired by the bravery, fortitude, and goodness of so many who put their lives at risk in order to keep our City moving forward. It is this indomitable spirit that will get us through this crisis stronger than ever. I have never been prouder to be a New Yorker.”   

Designed in the Gothic Revival style by architects Richard Upjohn and his son, Richard M., and built between 1861 until 1863, Green-Wood’s Arch marks the Cemetery’s Main Entrance at 25th Street and Fifth Avenue.

 

The Arch will be bathed in amber light until April 11, 2021.

KENSINGTON'S COMMUNITY BOARD 12 ANNOUNCES ITS MARCH PUBLIC MEETING

 

Community Board 12 Monthly Public Meeting

Tuesday, March 23rd, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community Board 12 (covering Borough Park, most of Kensington, and part of Midwood) will hold its next board meeting on Tuesday, March 23rd, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

The virtual board meeting is open to the public from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device via Zoom as well as by a landline/wired phone.

 

If you have any concerns, questions, solutions, needs, or problems that you'd like the community board to address, you can speak during the public session. You'll have three minutes to present your topic.

 

The agenda and details about how to connect to this meeting haven't been announced yet.

 

Public meetings of Community Board 12 are normally held on the fourth Tuesday of the month, from September through June, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The dates are subject to change.

Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board. It serves as the neighborhood's liaison to city agencies. Board members are appointed by the borough president.

You don't have to be a board member to serve on a committee. Community Board 12's committees are

•         Planning, Zoning Variances and City Map
•         Education, Library, Cultural Affairs
•         Sanitation & Environmental Protection
•         Fire, Safety & Police
•         Health & Social Services
•         Housing & Buildings
•         Legislation
•         Parks, Capital Projects & Site Selection
•         Transportation & Franchises
•         Youth & Community Development

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Community Board 12

phone: (718) 851-0800
fax: (718) 851-4140
e-mail: bk12 @ cb.nyc.gov
https://twitter.com/BrooklynCB12
https://www.facebook.com/BkCB12

 

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING

66th Precinct Community Council:

Monthly Virtual Public Meeting

Thursday, March 18th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Speak with Captain Jason Hagestad, the 66th Precinct's Commanding Officer, about your crime concerns at this week's public meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council.  

 

Captain Hagestad has been the Commanding Officer since January.

 

The meeting will be held on Thursday, March 18th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

 

Community Councils are the liaison between the public and the NYPD. Meetings provide an opportunity for residents and business owners to talk with the precinct's Commanding Officer and other officers. Community input on crime and other policing issues is crucial.

The meeting is open to the public from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device via Zoom as well as by a landline/wired phone.

 

To join from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android device, click on this Zoom link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7188515601?pwd=MjNPbWFoRFYzY0F1Q0owWnpUUU9Rdz09

Meeting ID: 718 851 5601
Passcode: 66PCT

Or join from an iPhone using One Tap Mobile:
+19292056099,,7188515601#,,,,*438723# US (New York)
 

Or join from a landline/wired phone:

Dial by your location
        +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 718 851 5601
Passcode: 438723
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/keD6YZsqnT

 

The 66th Precinct Community Council has a Twitter page for communicating with the public: https://twitter.com/66precinctcc (@66precinctcc).

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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

COMPOST DROP-OFF TWICE A WEEK AT PROSPECT FARM

 

UPDATE: Starting this Wednesday, March 17th, food scraps can be dropped off for composting at Prospect Farm every Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This drop-off time is in addition to the weekly 11:00 a.m. to noon collection on Saturdays.

 

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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.