BROOKLYN PUBLIC LIBRARY CLOSED FOR NEW YEAR'S WEEKEND PLUS STAFF SHORTAGES

 

All Brooklyn Public Library locations will close for New Year's weekend at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 30th. They'll be closed on Friday, December 31st, Saturday, January 1st, and Sunday, January 2nd (as usual). They'll reopen on Monday, January 3rd, at their usual Monday opening times.

In addition, COVID-19  has caused staff shortages at some branches. This has affected their hours of operation so that some have delayed openings and some are not open at all. Before you visit a branch, look at the Brooklyn Public Library locations map at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations to check its current hours and its status.

 

All indoor Brooklyn Public Library events are on hold until further notice. 

 

You must wear a mask when you're in a library.

 

MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER: PANDEMIC VISITATION POLICY AS OF DECEMBER 29, 2021

 

The patient visitation policy at Maimonides Medical Center in Borough Park, Brooklyn, has changed, effective Wednesday, December 29, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Consistent with the New York State Department of Health’s recommendations, and in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, families, and staff, Maimonides Medical Center has updated the visitation policy.

For INPATIENT locations throughout the Medical Center (except for support persons in Labor and Delivery, Mother-Baby, and the Children’s Hospital), prior to entry, ALL visitors are required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination status or proof of a negative COVID-19 test administered within 72 hours prior to their visit. Self-administered COVID-19 tests or positive antibody tests are not acceptable.

Visitation will also be limited to ONE visitor at bedside.

The vaccine status or proof of a negative test does NOT apply to those visitors or support persons accompanying patients in the areas listed above as well as the Emergency Department for Same Day Procedures, Physician Offices, or other Outpatient locations.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, all visitors are required to wear a mask over their mouth and nose at all times, and visitors must remain in the patient’s room the entire time of the visit.

The following general visitation process is in effect:

• Up to two visitors, per patient, will be permitted at bedside during visiting hours.
• Visiting will be limited to the following hours:
  • Sunday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.*
  • Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.*
  • *These hours may be subject to change.

• One visitor will be permitted at bedside, with additional visitors allowed at the discretion and with approval of the patient’s medical team.
• Emergency Department visitation is available 24 hours a day.
• Visitors will be provided with, and must wear, appropriate PPE, when directed.
• All visitors must consent to symptom and temperature checks, when appropriate.
• All visitors will be issued a visitor pass. The pass must be displayed at all times and must be presented if asked for by staff.

 

COMMUNITY BOARD 12 (KENSINGTON AND BOROUGH PARK): VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

 

Community Board 12 Public Meeting

Tuesday, December 28th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

The next meeting of Community Board 12, which is open to the public, has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 28th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To attend the virtual meeting, click on this link: https://t.co/ZuG8Z8ak0q.

 

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 register to speak at the public hearing, click on this link and fill out the form: https://forms.gle/GuRX73yUr12qLbxG8. 

If you're joining the meeting by phone, dial (646) 558-8656, then enter this Webinar ID: 893 3105 5399.

 

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. That schedule is subject to change.

Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board, serving as the liaison between neighborhoods and 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

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING: CHIPPING SITES, DROP-OFF SITES, AND CURBSIDE PICKUP

 

Chipping Sites

Saturday, January 8th, and Sunday, January 9th, 

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

At its annual Christmas tree recycling event, the Department of Parks and Recreation will turn trees into wood chips that will be used to nourish trees and plants on city streets and in city parks, ball fields, and community gardens.

 

Before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site, remove the stand, netting, tinsel, lights, and every other ornament or decoration.

 

Bring your tree to any chipping location in the five boroughs on Saturday, January 8th, or Sunday, January 9th, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m., and get a bag of free mulch from your chipped tree to use on your own trees and/or on street trees.

 

Wear a face covering and distance yourself from other people by at least six feet.

Brooklyn has several chipping locations, including those at Machate Circle/Park Circle (Parkside Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest) and one at Prospect Park West at Third Street.

Chipping locations in all five boroughs are indicated on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down to the interactive map or to the borough-by-borough sites listed below the map.

Drop-off Sites
Sunday, December 26th, through Sunday, January 9th

During Mulchfest, some Parks Department's locations won't have chipping equipment on-site; at those locations, you can drop your tree off, but it won't get chipped until sometime after you drop it off.

Drop-off sites will accept Christmas trees every day from Sunday, December 26th, through Sunday, January 9th.

Before you bring your tree to a drop-off site, remove the stand, netting, tinsel, lights, and any other ornaments and decorations.

 

A bag of mulch to take home won't be available at drop-off sites.

 

Drop-off locations in all five boroughs are indicated on the Parks Department's website. Scroll down past the interactive map to see the borough-by-borough listings.

 

Curbside Collection

Thursday, January 6th, through Saturday, January 15th 

 

Weather permitting, the Sanitation Department will collect clean Christmas trees from Thursday, January 6th, through Saturday, January 15th. Trees won't necessarily be collected on the same day as your regular trash or recycling. 

 

The trees will be chipped, mixed with leaves, and recycled into compost for the city's parks, institutions, and community gardens. 

 

Before placing your tree at the curb, remove everything from it: lights, tinsel, stands, netting, and all other decorations and ornaments.

FREE HOLIDAY MEALS IN WINDSOR TERRACE / KENSINGTON

 

Take what you need.

 

Distribution of free holiday meals will take place in Windsor Terrace on Thursday, December 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Prepared meals for people who don't have access to stoves, meal kits that are ready to be cooked in someone's kitchen, groceries, and Foodtown gift cards will all be available for free.

 

If you'd like to have a meal delivered to you, send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com and the volunteers will do it, if they're able to.

 

Give what you can.

 

If you can prepare meals and meal kits beforehand to donate, bring them to the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Eco-containers are available at Kermit Place; send an email to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details. 

 

If you can purchase groceries for the grocery table and/or Foodtown gift cards, that can be done at the KWT Community Fridge on December 23rd. Purchases can be donated, or they can be reimbursed while the budget lasts. 

Kensington/Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid (KWTMA) and additional neighborhood volunteers will be distributing prepared/ready-to-eat individual meals, at home-meal kits, and groceries on Thursday, December 23rd, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the KWT Community Fridge (143 East 2nd Street, near Fort Hamilton Parkway, by the side entrance to the laundromat).

If you would like to donate meals or meal kits, sign up at https://bit.ly/KWTmeals. Scroll to the appropriate category and list how many servings and what you plan to bring.

If you plan to donate prepared food, package each serving in a disposable, single-serving container. Individually-sized eco-friendly boxes are available, if needed. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com for details about food packaging.

Deliver the meals and meal kits on Wednesday, December 22nd, between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m., or on Thursday, December 23rd, between 11:00 a.m. and noon. Pick-up of your donations may be available. Send an e-mail to kwtfridge@gmail.com to make arrangements.

Location

KWT Community Fridge

143 E. 2nd Street, around the corner from Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, on the border of Kensington, Brooklyn

ON SALE SOON: THE FIDO CALENDAR FOR 2022

 

The FIDO calendar for 2022 can be purchased on Saturday, January 8th, in two locations: 

 

• Coffee Bark in Prospect Park, near the Picnic House, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
• Kensington Dog Run Coffee Bark from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The likely price will be 1 calendar for $8, 2 for $15, and 3 for $20.

About FIDO in Prospect Park 

 

FIDO is the acronym for Fellowship in the Interest of Dogs and Their Owners.

From its website at https://fidoinprospectpark.org/:

"FIDO in Prospect Park is a 501(c) (3) non for profit since 2004. FIDO is committed to insuring that Prospect Park is a safe healthy place for dogs. FIDO is dedicated to enhancing opportunities for off-leash activities. We are also dedicated to responsible supervision of dogs. FIDO aims to educate the dog walking community, the public, and elected and appointed officials about dog-related issues."

About Kensington Dog Run Association

 

From its website at https://www.kensingtondogrun.com: 

"We are a 501C3 nonprofit group of neighbors who championed for a dog run in the Prospect Park Parade Grounds.

The Kensington Dog Run Association was established to generate community involvement toward creating a new dog run to accommodate the increasing number of dogs and dog owners in the communities surrounding the south end of Prospect Park. 

 

Our association welcomes all responsible pet owners and supporters. We successfully secured funding for the project and now focus on maintenance of the dog run and continued community engagement."

 

Kensington Dog Run opened in July 2020, the result of several years' worth of grassroots community activism. The dog run is located in the Prospect Park Parade Ground at Coney Island Avenue and Kermit Place, Brooklyn, New York. It's open daily from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

AGENDA FOR THE COMMUNITY BOARD 7 PUBLIC MEETING (WINDSOR TERRACE AND SUNSET PARK)

Community Board 7 Virtual Public Meeting

Wednesday, December 15th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Community Board 7's board meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 15th, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

 

Board meetings are open to the public, including residents, business owners, and employees. They're held monthly from September through June. Community Board 7 covers Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park.

 

To attend, register at https://bit.ly/3Ey4LZz. After you register, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail that contains information about how to join the webinar from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone or Android device. 

 

You can also view the meeting on CB 7's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAZ1cECSeZI8iNyQDKuX5Q. 

 

Proposed agenda:

1.      Pledge of Allegiance  
2.      Roll Call  
3.      Opening of the meeting  
4.      Adoption of the agenda  
5.      Adoption of the minutes of the November 17 board meeting  
6.      Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on topics covered in the committee reports) 
7.      Committee Reports

        A) Special Subcommittee on Last Mile Trucking Facilities (Vote required)

            1. Welcome and High Level Summary,

            2. Presentation and Q&A with Matt Petersen from the 'Zero Emission Zone' City of Santa Monica, California,

            3. Q&A with Ryan Lynch, Chief of Staff and Richard Bearak, Director of Land Use, NYC Office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams

            4. Committee discussion on a CB7 committee letter

        B) Joint Committee Meeting with Parks and Ability and Access (Vote required)

            1. Presentation by Steiner Studio on their proposal for a playground at Bush Terminal Park

        C) Housing Committee (No vote required)

            1. Discussion on Local Law 152

8.      Roll Call
9.      Elected Officials and Representatives
10.    District Manager’s Report
11.    Chairperson’s Report
12.    Old Business
13.    New Business
14.    Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on any subject)
15.    Adjournment 
 

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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 

 

CANCELED: COMMUNITY SING-A-LONG FOR THE WINTER SOLSTICE

 

UPDATE: The event has been canceled because of the increase in COVID-19 cases in New York City.

 

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Winter Solstice Celebration

Tuesday, December 21st, 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

 

The Kensington Stewards will host its third annual free, outdoor Winter Solstice Celebration at Avenue C Plaza, featuring a Community Sing-A-Long. Deidre Rodman Struck will provide the music. Angelica's Coffee Shop will provide free hot cocoa.

The event will be presented in conjunction with Make Music Winter, a nationwide celebration of music presented annually on the day of the Summer Solstice and the day of the Winter Solstice.

 

Location

Avenue C Plaza

556 McDonald Avenue (map)

at the intersection of Avenue C

Kensington, Brooklyn

KENSINGTON'S BEAT COPS WILL MEET WITH RESIDENTS NEXT WEEK

 

Kensington Neighborhood Policing and Safety Meeting

  Wednesday, December 15th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The 66th Precinct's beat cops (Neighborhood Coordination Officers/NCOs) for Sector D (Kensington and Ditmas) will meet in person with residents on Wednesday, December 15th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Masks will be provided.

 

At this Build the Block meeting, Officers Viviane Perrone and Karol Smiarowski will update the community about public safety issues in Kensington and Ditmas.  

 

Share your concerns, complaints, and suggestions about rapes and other sex crimes, robberies, assaults, home burglaries, stolen packages, street safety for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists, noisy cars and buses, and other issues that the police are responsible for handling. 

 

The boundaries of Sector D 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.

 

Each NYPD precinct is divided into either four or five sectors to carry out the job of neighborhood policing. The 66th Precinct has four sectors: are Sector A, Sector B, Sector C, and Sector D.

 

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.

 

Meeting Location
United Talmudical Academy
123 Clara Street
between Chester Avenue and 36th Street
Brooklyn

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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

 

WREATHS AND POINSETTIAS FOR SALE IN FRONT OF IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH

Wreath and Poinsettia Sale

Saturday, December 4th, Sunday, December 5th,

Saturday, December 11th, Sunday, December 12th

9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

Immaculate Heart of Mary Boy Scout Troop 187 and Cub Scout Pack 187 will be selling wreaths and poinsettias from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on these days:

• Saturday, December 4th,
• Sunday, December 5th,
• Saturday, December 11th, and
• Sunday, December 12th.

 

They'll set up their wares in front of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church.

 

Prices

wreath: $25

poinsettia: $15

 

Local delivery is available.

 

All proceeds will be used to support the troop and its community activities.

 

Location 

Immaculate Heart of Mary Church

2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway

between E. 4th and E. 5th streets

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

https://ihm-brooklyn.org 

https://www.facebook.com/IHMBKNY/ 

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENDED NEXT WEDNESDAY

 

Alternate side of the street parking (street cleaning) regulations will be suspended on Wednesday, December 8th, for Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

 

Other regulations, including 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 rules and the 2021 suspension calendar are posted at https://www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/downloads/pdf/asp-calendar-2021.pdf.

WREATHS, GARLANDS, AND GRAVE BLANKET ARRANGEMENTS FOR SALE NEAR HOLY NAME OF JESUS CHURCH

Wreath Sale

Friday, December 3rd and 10th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 5th and 12th, 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

Boy Scout Troop 237 will hold its annual Christmas wreath sale this weekend and next weekend outside of the old Holy Name Convent. Sale days are Friday, December 3rd and 10th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, December 5th and 12th, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

 

The Scouts are selling wreaths, fresh decorative garlands, and grave blanket arrangements. Use the QR Code at the top of this post to order online, or visit the Scouts' "pop-up" in person.

Location
Holy Name Convent
243 Prospect Park West

at the corner of Windsor Place
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

ANOTHER DATE CHANGE FOR CURBSIDE LEAF PICK-UP IN BROOKLYN BY THE SANITATION DEPARTMENT

Update to the Update: The collection date has been changed again. Set your leaves out for collection at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 18th. Collection will begin on Sunday, December 19th.

 

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Update:  The collection date has been changed. Set your leaves out for collection at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 11th.

 

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Raked-up leaves will be picked up curbside on Saturday, November 20th, and Saturday, December 4th, in Brooklyn community boards 7 and 12 (as well as in 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7 and 9 through 18).

 

The Department of Sanitation will turn the leaves into compost to nourish street trees, soil, and parks. 

Leaf set-out guidelines:

• Collect the leaves in paper lawn & leaf bags or in unlined rigid containers. Don't put them in plastic bags.
  

• Set the leaves out for collection at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 20th, and Saturday, December 4th. 
  

• Don't put any leaves, grass, branches, and yard clippings generated by hired professionals out for curbside collection. They have to be disposed of by the hired professionals themselves.

 

Free leaf bags can be picked up in Brooklyn at these events, while supplies last:

• December 4th, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, Prospect Park West and Flatbush Avenue
• December 4th, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., FAD Holiday Market at St. Paul’s Church, 190 Court Street
• December 4th, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Wyckoff-Bond Garden, 189-195 Wyckoff Street
• December 7th, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Red Hook Library, 7 Wolcott Street
• December 8th, noon to 2 p.m., 64 Street Community Garden, 373 64 Street
• December 11th, 2:30 p.m. to 4 p.m., Clinton Hill, CSA 345 Waverly Avenue
• December 11th, 10 a.m. to noon, Sunset Park BID, 44 Street and 7 Avenue
• December 11th, 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Shore Road Park Clean-Up, 91 Street and Shore Road
• December 13th, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., Bushwick Inlet Park, 86 Kent Avenue

If your home participates in the brown bin curbside composting collection program, you already receive leaf collection service. Place your leaves at the curb in the brown bins or in paper leaf bags or unlined rigid containers for pick-up on your usual curbside composting collection day.