VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING OF COMMUNITY BOARD 12 (KENSINGTON, BOROUGH PARK, PART OF MIDWOOD)

 

Community Board 12 Virtual Public Meeting

Tuesday, January 25th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Community Board 12's next public meeting will be virtual and is scheduled for Tuesday, January 25th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. To attend the meeting on Zoom, click on this link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82928517956.

 

Do you have any concerns, questions, solutions, needs, or problems that you'd like the community board to address? Speak during the public session (item 4 on the agenda) for up to three minutes. Register to speak by filling out the "CB12 January 2022 Board Meeting Public Session Sign-Up Form" at https://forms.gle/Nw2HPqKcgPKAiT8c6. 

If you're joining the meeting by phone, dial (646) 558-8656, then enter this Webinar ID: 829 2851 7956.

 

Public meetings of Community Board 12 are 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 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

THE COST OF CONVENIENCE: ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND LAST MILE DELIVERY

 

 

The Cost of Convenience: Environmental Justice and Last Mile Delivery

Monday, January 17th, 8:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

From Flatbush Jewish Center:

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day and Tu BiShvat, Flatbush Jewish Center and Park Slope Jewish Center present a conversation with Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Vice President for Transportation at the Regional Plan Association, and the Hon. Shahana Hanif, NYC Councilmember for the 39th DIstrict.

Join Flatbush Jewish Center and Park Slope Jewish Center for a celebration of MLK Day & Tu B'Shevat with a special online event on racial and environmental justice on Monday, January 17th at 8pm.

What is the racial and environmental impact of clicking “buy now” online? While there has been a dramatic increase in recent years of the amount of online ordering, what we see when a package arrives is only the tip of the iceberg. In this panel, we will explore the real and too often unseen racial and environmental impact of transportation infrastructure in the 21st century.

Join us for an opportunity to hear from our guests, Tiffany-Ann Taylor, Vice President for Transportation at the Regional Plan Association, and the Hon. Shanana Hanif, NYC Councilmember for the 39th District.

 

Register here to join this powerful conversation.

You will be able to join the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone. or Android device.

MINUTES OF THE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING, JANUARY 2022

 

 

The Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) held its most recent virtual public meeting for Kensington residents and business owners on Wednesday, January 12th. 

 

The guest speaker was Tom Bauer, Director of Operations at the Ocean Parkway Community Development Corporation (OPCDC). 

Below are ANA secretary Jannette Katz Gomori's minutes.

Albemarle Neighborhood Association  
January 12, 2022 Zoom Meeting
Minutes  

Larry Jayson, President presided over the zoom meeting with 13 participants
Peter Gomori, Treasurer
Jannette Katz Gomori, Secretary

Tom Bauer, Director of Operations at the Ocean Parkway Community Development Corporation began our meeting with a discussion of the various services his organization provides for our community. 

 

Formed as a neighborhood preservation entity, the organization assists in such activities as forming merchant associations, access programs for building and home repair and counseling people in obtaining mortgage and rent assistance.

 

Tom alerted us to the upcoming end of eviction moratorium that could place many of our residents in jeopardy.

 

A question was asked about an abandoned building on Ocean Parkway and Ave. C. (335 Ocean Parkway). Tom looked into the ACRIS database and advised us that a mortgage was paid off and that the real estate tax payments were current. There is a disclosure of the current owner and we (ANA) will try to contact him and inquire as to efforts to repair the property.

 

(Community Officer Smiarowski, at the last minute was not able to attend and will attend the next meeting to be held in March).

 

The meeting was opened up to questions and comments about issues in the community.

 

Theft from mailboxes is still a problem. It is a citywide problem. A specific building was mentioned where a tenant was caught on camera and a police report was filed with the 66th precinct.

 

Concerns about the Self Help office at 419 Church Ave. were again raised. The grocery store next door continues to store boxes in front of the storefront. The owner has been approached by Larry and if the problem continues the Sanitation department will be notified and the grocery store owner could be issued a fine.

 

We also will contact Self Help to ask if they will return to open their office and provide services. (Follow up – SelfHelp was contacted and they confirmed that they are not coming back. Their new location is 626 Sheepshead Bay Road (718 646 7500).) 

 

A question on reviving the composting program was raised. It was mentioned that one problem is the attraction of rodents to the compost bins. It was mentioned that the East 4th st. garden is currently closed for the winter and is not accepting compost donations.

 

Another participant mentioned that there is a compost dropoff on Albemarle and McDonald that takes place on Saturday during the day. 

 

A suggestion was made that as the weather gets nicer, a petition campaign be started to request that the Sanitation department revive the compost program in the neighborhood.

 

The ongoing issue of graffiti was again discussed. Councilwoman Shahana Hanif was instrumental in arranging for ACE to paint over the graffiti on the Rite Aid building. Graffiti has become a city wide problem and we need a greater effort in catching the perpetrators to try to stop it. 

 

The issue of the use of motor bikes on sidewalks and bike paths was again raised. We all agree that we need better enforcement to encourage motorbikes to use the streets and not the sidewalks. 

 

The next ANA meeting will take place on Zoom in mid-March 2022. The date will be determined, and the Zoom link will be sent via email or placed on the Facebook ANA website: https://www.facebook.com/Albemarle-Neighborhood-Association-of-Brooklyn-ANA-103114548271927/. Suggested speakers for the next meeting include Commanding Officer of Police Precinct 66.

 

Respectfully submitted 

Jannette Katz Gomori 

 

Everyone is encouraged to attend the upcoming open community meeting of the 66th Precinct. Here are the details:

 

About Albemarle Neighborhood Association

Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) is the oldest neighborhood association in Brooklyn. Since its founding in 1973, it has worked to advance Kensington's quality of life. ANA's meetings are free and are open to the public. They provide a place for Kensington's residents to address safety, security, and quality of life issues.

ANA helps create a safe and stable neighborhood by working closely with its members, other neighborhood residents, city agencies, and elected officials to address key issues.

The geographic area that ANA serves:

• northern border: the north side of Caton Avenue
• southern border: the south side of Beverley Road
• western border: the west side of McDonald Avenue 
• eastern border: the east side of Ocean Parkway

 

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 (WINDSOR TERRACE AND SUNSET PARK) VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING FOR JANUARY 2022

 

 

Community Board 7 Virtual Public Meeting

Wednesday, January 19th, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Community Board 7's board meeting will be held virtually on Wednesday, January 19th, 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/3pEUN3F. 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 December 15, 2021 board meeting 
6. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on topics covered in the committee reports) 
7. Committee Reports: A) Land Use/Landmarks Committee (Vote required) – 1. Continued discussion on the Board of Standards and Appeals Application #2021-56-BZ for 341 39^th Street, 2. Discussion on community efforts to preserve Grand Prospect Hall  B) Health Committee (Vote required) – 1. Presentation by Under Angel’s Wings on their proposed recovery center to be located at 4802 5^th Avenue in the CB7 district, 2. Request from the Genesis Detox of Brooklyn for a support letter for their NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports application to operate an outpatient treatment program to be located at 443 39^th Street in the CB7 district 
    
8. Roll Call 
9. Elected Officials and Representatives 
10. Chairperson’s Report 
11. District Manager’s Report 
12. Old Business 
13. New Business 
14. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on any topic) 
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

 

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL VIRTUAL PUBLIC MEETING (KENSINGTON AND BOROUGH PARK)

 

66th Precinct Community Council Public Meeting (Virtual)

Thursday, January 20th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Input and perspectives by residents about crime and other policing issues are crucial. You know what's going on in your own neighborhood. 

 

Tell Deputy Inspector Jason Hagestad, the 66th Precinct Commanding Officer, about your concerns regarding neighborhood crime at the upcoming virtual public meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council. 

 

The precinct covers Kensington, Borough Park, and part of Midwood.

 

This will be a virtual meeting, not an in-person meeting, and it'll be held on Thursday, January 20th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. 

Ways to join the meeting: 

Click on this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7188515601?pwd=MjNPbWFoRFYzY0F1Q0owWnpUUU9Rdz09.
Meeting ID: 718 851 5601
Passcode: 66PCT

One tap mobile
+19292056099,,7188515601#,,,,*438723# US (New York)
Dial by your location

+1 929 205 6099 US (New York)

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.

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66th Precinct

5822 16th Avenue

between 58th and 59th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn 

phone: (718) 851-5611

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

 

KENSINGTON BEAT COPS AT NEXT ONLINE AND PHONE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING

Albemarle Neighborhood Association
Wednesday, January 12th, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

 

The Albemarle Neighborhood Association will hold its next public meeting online and by phone for Kensington residents and business owners on Wednesday, January 12th, from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

 

The guest speakers will be the 66th Precinct's Neighborhood Coordination Officers ("beat cops") for Kensington and Tom Bauer, who has been the Director of Operations at the Ocean Parkway Community Development Corporation (OPCDC) since 1983. 

From the OPCDC website:

"The Ocean Parkway Community Development Corporation (OPCDC) is a grass-roots, multi-ethnic, not-for-profit organization, incorporated in 1979, to address the deterioration of housing in Kensington and along the Ocean Parkway corridor, in Brooklyn, N.Y."

 

Meeting ID: 898 8488 3225

Passcode: 832742 

One tap mobile: +16465588656 (New York)

 

To join the meeting on Zoom from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, or Android, go to https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89884883225?Pwd=bvliohdvcwjbvmfzmtz2sw1sdwkyut09. 

To participate by phone with audio only, press 1 (646) 558-8656. Then press the Meeting ID: 898 8488 3225. Finally, press the Passcode: 832742.

 

About Albemarle Neighborhood Association

Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) is the oldest neighborhood association in Brooklyn. Since its founding in 1973, it has worked to advance Kensington's quality of life. ANA's meetings are free and are open to the public. They provide a place for Kensington's residents to address safety, security, and quality of life issues.

ANA helps create a safe and stable neighborhood by working closely with its members, other neighborhood residents, city agencies, and elected officials to address key issues.

The geographic area that ANA serves:

• northern border: the north side of Caton Avenue
• southern border: the south side of Beverley Road
• western border: the west side of McDonald Avenue 
• eastern border: the east side of Ocean Parkway

 

ANA is on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Albemarle-Neighborhood-Association-of-Brooklyn-ANA-103114548271927/?ref=page_internal.

COVID-19: NEW MOBILE TESTING SITE IN KENSINGTON

 

Update, February 21st: The H+H mobile testing site at the Bangladesh Muslim Center, 108 Cortelyou Road (between McDonald Avenue and E. 2nd Street), will be open every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., from Tuesday, February 22nd, through Sunday, February 27th. PCR and Rapid Antigen Testing are offered.

 

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Update, February 13th: An H+H mobile testing site will be open at the Bangladesh Muslim Center, 108 Cortelyou Road (between McDonald Avenue and E. 2nd Street), every day from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., from Monday, February 14th, through Sunday, February 20th, offering PCR and Rapid Antigen Testing.

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Update, February 7th: The 118 Beverley Road site is no longer open.

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Update, January 30th: H+H's mobile testing site at 118 Beverley Road will remain open for an additional week, from Monday, January 31st, through Sunday, February 6th.

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Service Alert, January 28th: Due to the snow storm, all NYC Health + Hospitals COVID19 testing and vaccination services will be closed on Saturday, January 29th. 

 

In addition, all NYC Test and Trace locations will suspend service at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, January 28th, and remain closed through Saturday, January 29th.

 

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Update, January 23rd:  H+H's mobile testing site at 118 Beverley Road will remain open for an additional week, from Monday, January 24th, through Sunday, January 30th. 

 

A listing of all of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation's mobile sites in Brooklyn is posted at  https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/#brooklyn-mobile.

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Update, January 18th: Today, the H+H van is in front of Yummy Taco, 129 Church Avenue, corner of E. 2nd Street. The parking space it had been using by 118 Beverley Road was occupied again.

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Update, January 17th: Today, the H+H van is on E. 3rd Street, between Church Avenue and Beverley Road, alongside Korner Pizza. A food truck is parked in the space by 118 Beverley Road that the van has been using.

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Update, January 16th: The H+H testing site at 118 Beverley Road will remain open for an additional week, from Monday, January 17th, through Sunday, January 23rd. https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/#brooklyn-mobile

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A new mobile New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (NYC H + H) COVID-19 testing site will be set up in a van in Kensington in front of the Greater Noakhali Society at 118 Beverley Road, between McDonald Avenue and E. 2nd Street, near Kensington Plaza (map), thanks to Councilmember Shahana Hanif, the newly-elected New York City Councilmember for District 39.

 

The site will be open from Monday, January 10th, through Sunday, January 16th, from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PCR and rapid antigen tests will both be available for people four years old and above.

Testing at NYC H+H) sites is walk-in only; no appointment is needed.

 

Councilmember Hanif reports that this NYC H+H site has the potential to become permanent. Whether or not it will return and be made permanent depends on how many people get tested there this week.

 

In her announcement, Councilmember Hanif says 

"Big thank you to Laura Atlas for working with me to secure a site! And deep gratitude to brother Zahid Mintu from the Noakhali Society (where the van will be stationed) for his cooperation in our efforts to increase PUBLIC testing in the neighborhood!"

This NYC H+H Beverley Road site is in addition to the NYC H+H Fort Hamilton Test Center at 4002 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between 40th and 41st streets (map). That one is open seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Rapid Molecular Testing is available there.

All patients at NYC H+H sites are tested on a first-come, first-served basis. But, for your convenience, they do offer you the ability to pre-register for your visit to some sites, including the Fort Hamilton Test Center. 

 

To pre-register, follow the steps at https://www.nychealthandhospitals.org/covid-19-testing-sites/#brooklyn-mobile and let them know when you plan to arrive. They'll then e-mail instructions to you to pre-register. Doing that will streamline your check-in process when you arrive. 

LIBRARIES IN KENSINGTON AND WINDSOR TERRACE ARE OFFERING EXPANDED SERVICES

 

 

COVID-19 has caused staff shortages at some branches, affecting their hours of operation. Some branches have delayed openings, and some are not open at all. Before visiting a branch, look at the Brooklyn Public Library locations map at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations to find out the branch's current hours and status.

Currently, the Kensington branch and the Windsor Terrace branch are open. They and all other open branches are offering expanded service.

The expanded services that are now available at open locations are

• browsing the collection
  
• seating
• computer reservations
• picking up holds
• signing up for a library card
• Print on Demand
• outdoor programming
• reference assistance
• public restrooms
• returns.

Meeting rooms are not yet available.

 

Select indoor programming is resuming. Check the individual event listing at a branch for guidelines and requirements.

 

Patrons and staff have to wear a mask at all times and must follow social distancing and other guidelines.