JOB OPENINGS IN CITY COUNCILMEMBER SHAHANA HANIF'S OFFICE

The jobs of District Director and Kensington Community Liaison are open in the office of New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif. Apply now.

 

From Councilmember Hanif: 

Join Our Team!

Current Job Openings

District Director 
The District Director leads the Constituent Services team, manages district-wide initiatives such as Participatory Budgeting, District 39’s Youth Leadership Council, and various community events, and serves as the Council Member’s primary representative within the district.

For more details 

 

Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Matthew Malloy at mmalloy@council.nyc.gov with Subject Line: [Your Name] [Job Title] Application

Kensington Community Liaison

The Kensington Community Liaison for Council Member Shahana Hanif (District 39) will serve as the primary point of contact for Kensington residents. The Liaison will help address community concerns, support neighbors in navigating city services, and lead organizing efforts to elevate local issues. Under the supervision of the Chief of Staff, this role will coordinate community outreach, respond to constituent requests, and build strong relationships with community leaders and organizations.

This is a part-time position, with up to 25 hours per week.

 

For more details

Interested applicants should send resume and cover letter to Matthew Malloy at mmalloy@council.nyc.gov with Subject Line: [Your Name] [Job Title] Application

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 DECEMBER 2025 MEETING, OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, AND SUNSET PARK)

Community Board 7 Board Meeting 

Wednesday, December 17th

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

 

Community Board 7 will hold its next monthly public meeting on Wednesday, December 17th, from 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., both in person and online.

 

Community Board 7 is the liaison between New York City government agencies and the residents, business owners, and employees of Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park.

 

Attendees will have an opportunity to address the board during the meeting (item 6 on the agenda below). You're invited to share you concerns, questions, needs, problems, suggestions, and solutions with CB 7's board members.

 

Attend the meeting either in person at the Community Board 7 office or virtually. To attend virtually, register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fpAYIqMoRAq1IvZbbo9FKg#/registration.

 
Another option is to view the meeting live or watch it in the future on the Brooklyn Community Board 7 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 19, 2025 board meeting
6. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on items on the agenda or general)
7. Committee Reports: 

A) Education, Health & Human Services

1. Baltic Street Wellness

2. Department of Health & Mental Health Breast Cancer Awareness

B) Public Safety Committee

1. Liquor license application for Maison Isabella restaurant located at 5714-5726 1st Avenue

2. FDNY holiday safety tips

3. Domestic violence information from the 72nd Precinct

C) Transportation Committee

1. Street co-naming for Joseph Longobardi on Prospect Park West between Windsor Place and 16th Street

2. Community feedback from DOT’s School Open Streets on 54th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues for LEEP Charter School

3. Priority intersections and corridors, 4. Report on CB7 board members Greenway Tour, 5. Report on 3rd Avenue street safety improvement business engagement

8. 2nd Roll Call

9. Elected Officials and Representatives
10. Chairperson’s Report
11 . District Manager’s Report
12. Old Business
13. New Business

14. Adjournment 

Location

Community Board 7 Office

4201 4th Avenue

entrance on 43rd Street and 4th Avenue

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07@cb.nyc.gov

https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb7/ 

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7

FREEDOM FRIDAY IN KENSINGTON DURING THE HANDS OFF NYC COMMUNITY WEEKEND OF ACTION

 

Freedom Fridays

Hands off NYC

Community Weekend of Action 

Friday, December 12th

5:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

Freedom Fridays is a weekly community grassroots action at the intersection of Church Avenue and Ocean Parkway in Kensington. The goal of Freedom Fridays is to keep America free and share hope. 

 

This week's Freedom Fridays action is in support of the Hands Off NYC Community Weekend of Action, the goal being to protect neighbors by resisting federal and military intervention (the National Guard and ICE/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in New York City's neighborhoods.

From Freedom Fridays:

Join us to pass out whistle kits, zines, hold signs, dance in the crosswalk and show the drivers and passersby on Ocean Parkway that resistance is normal, accessible, and joyful!

Meet up with other community residents on the northeast corner at 5:30 p.m. and stay as long as you like. Bring signs, if you have any or can make any.

 

RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1uOapPZ840jU2MDUZSvnoRFihsabWX7KbBPgxU1U1ONo/viewform?edit_requested=true.

Other groups will be hosting additional actions for the Hands Off NYC Community Weekend of Action (https://www.handsoffnyc.com/community).

KWT UP!RISING WILL HOST ACTIONS IN WINDSOR TERRACE DURING THE HANDS OFF NYC COMMUNITY WEEKEND OF ACTION

 

KWT Up!Rising Actions 

Hands off NYC

Community Weekend of Action 

Saturday, December 13th

10:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.

 

KWT Up!Rising will host two actions during the Hands Off NYC Community Weekend of Action.

 

The first event, Activism for Introverts, will meet at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 13th, and the second one, Activism for Extroverts, will meet at 12:30 p.m.

 

The actions are in support of the Hands Off NYC Community Weekend of Action, the goal being to protect neighbors by resisting federal and military intervention (the National Guard and ICE/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) in New York City's neighborhoods. 

 

From KWT Up!Rising:

KWT Up!Rising 12/13 Events RSVP  

Here you can do four different things:

1- RSVP for the 'Activism for Introverts' event at 10:00 AM on Saturday 12/13 

2- RSVP for the 'Activism for Extroverts' event at 12:30 PM on Saturday 12/13

3- Add your information to the KWT Up!Rising list to stay in the loop

4- If you attended an event previously, offer to help!

At 'Activism for Introverts' we will:

• Educate ourselves on our rights and the rights of others
• Help make flyers to distribute
• Learn about the SALUTE method of reporting ICE
• Discover new sources of information
• Learn about and make whistle kits
• Brainstorm joyful community actions we can take together
• OPTIONAL Join the 'Activism for Extroverts' event at 12:30 and head out to the streets to spread the word of how to fight ICE.

At 'Activism for Extroverts' we will:

• Have a brief orientation to understand what we are distributing
• Spread out in Windsor Terrace and Kensington to distribute information and whistle kits
• Depending on the number of participants, we will head to Church Ave F stop and Fort Hamilton F stops, and possibly more!

Both events will meet at 221/243 McDonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218

Look for yellow signs and balloons! (We are trying to keep the joy in resistance!)

 

To RSVP, fill out the form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSefoZZLKnULGklr3qiyr4eCuW_cGsMj_hCtEZ-Bn1aTXhYdJw/viewform.

 

Other groups will host other actions (https://www.handsoffnyc.com/community).

 

KWT means Kensington-Windsor Terrace.

 

Location

221-243 McDonald Avenue

between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Greenwood Avenue

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 

WINTER SOLSTICE CELEBRATION (FREE)

Winter Solstice Celebration

Saturday, December 13th

2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

From the P.S. 139 Parent Association:

 

Saturday, December 13th from 2pm-5pm in the Garden and 139 Cafeteria 

 

Celebrate Winter Solstice with the PS 139 Garden Committee! We will provide solstice-related learning activities, make lanterns from recycled materials, and enjoy hot cider and sweets.

 

This event will take place in the PS 139 Cafeteria and Garden, and is open to friends and neighbors as well as PS 139 families.

 

All activities and refreshments will be FREE, but we will happily accept small donations in support of the PS 139 Garden.

Location
P.S. 139
330 Rugby Road
between Beverley Road and Cortelyou Road (closer to Cortelyou)

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn 

(718) 282-5254

https://www.ps139.org/

LIT TREES, ILLUMINATED ANGELS, AND A CRÈCHE AT IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY CHURCH

 

                        photos courtesy Jim Garrity

 

The lights on the Christmas trees were lit and the angels were illuminated after the 5:00 Mass last night at the 21st Annual Christmas Tree and Angel Lighting at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between E. 4th and E. 5th streets.

 

UPDATE: ON ZOOM ONLY. DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PRESENTATION FROM THE 72ND PRECINCT (FREE)

 

Update: Due to the cold weather, the meeting will be held on Zoom only. 

 

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Community Board 7

Public Safety Committee Meeting

Monday, December 8th, 6:30 p.m.

 

The agenda for the Community Board 7 Public Safety Committee meeting on Monday, December 8th, at 6:30 p.m. has three items on it:

1. Liquor license application for Maison Isabella restaurant located at 5714-5726 1st Avenue, 
2. Presentation from FDNY on holiday safety tips,
   
3. Domestic violence presentation from the 72nd Precinct.

The public is invited to either attend the meeting in person at the Community Board 7 office or register to attend virtually on Zoom at https://bit.ly/4io0YTJ.

 

The meeting can also be watched live or later on the CB 7 YouTube channel at https://bit.ly/3uQlAtq. 

 

Location

Community Board 7 Office

4201 4th Avenue

entrance on 43rd Street and 4th Avenue

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07@cb.nyc.gov

https://cbbrooklyn.cityofnewyork.us/cb7/ 

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7

TOY DRIVE FOR THE STUDENTS OF P.S. 230 IN KENSINGTON

P.S. 230 Toy Drive

Monday, December 8th, through Monday, December 15th

 

From the P.S. 230 PTA:

The PS 230 PTA is holding a toy drive for our school community from Monday, December 8, through Monday, December 15. We are looking for toys for kids age 5-15 (new, unopened, no clothing or stuffed animals). 

Donation bins are located in both our Upper School (1 Albemarle Rd) and Lower School (425 McDonald Ave) lobbies or gifts can be purchased from our Amazon wish list at https://a.co/coxZ2ye (or go to https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3BHY1LAAPL3BM/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex). 

Any shipped gifts must arrive by December 15. 

Thank you.  

CONDOS WILL BE BUILT ON CHURCH NEAR MCDONALD IN NEW FIVE-STORY BUILDING

 

Permits were filed to build a five-story mixed-use building at 31 Church Avenue in Kensington, between Story Street and Chester Avenue. The Department of Buildings hasn't reviewed the project yet. 

 

31 Church Ave LLC sold the property to BP Developer Partners LLC for $10 million in August 2025. 

 

The property (Tax Block 5313, Lot 34) includes these addresses: 31-35 Church Avenue, 43 Church Avenue, and 43 Rear Church Avenue.

 

The building will include 29 condominiums, commercial space, and community facility space, a rear yard, and 26 enclosed parking spaces.

 

Some types of community facilities, listed at https://fontanarchitecture.com/community-facility-zoning-nyc/, are 

• Higher Educational Facilities
  • Colleges
  • Universities
  • Dormitories
  • Fraternity or Sorority Houses
• Libraries
• Museums
• Log Term Care Facility
• House Of Worship
  • Churches
  • Synagogues
  • Mosques
  • Temples
  • Monasteries
  • Convents
• Medical Facilities
  • Hospital
  • Ambulatory Diagnostic or Treatment Centers
  • Medical Offices
  • Not for profit medical staff dwelling
• Clubs & Organizations
  • Non commercial Clubs
• Community Centers
• Non Commercial Recreation Centers

 

A Texaco gas station occupied that space, from 1970. The photo below is a Tax Department photo from the 1980s.

 

HOLIDAY CRAFT MARKET AT THE CRAFT SALON (FREE ADMISSION)

 

Holiday Craft Market

Sunday, December 7th

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

 

From The Craft Salon:

Shop Small, local, support artists, The Craft Salon’s HOLIDAY MARKET is happening this SUNDAY, 12/7 from 10AM - 5PM

Find handmade items from local artists. We’ll have something for everyone! Fresh wreaths, crochet cuties, hand sewn accessories, ceramics from our beloved teachers and more!

We will also have our KEYCHAIN LIBRARY/VENDING MACHINE open and ready after some time in the shop. ;o)

SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT

 SMALL BUSINESSES.

 

Location

The Craft Salon

1101 Church Avenue, first floor

corner of Stratford Road

Kensington, Brooklyn

(917) 324-8290

dari@thecraftsalonstudio.com

https://thecraftsalonstudio.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Thecraftsalonstudio

https://www.instagram.com/thecraftsalon/

https://www.tiktok.com/@the_craft_salon_ny

BAKE SALE AND COAT DRIVE FOR MIGRANT FAMILIES

Bake Sale and Coat Drive

Sunday, December 14th

12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

Brooklyn Scout Troop 651st Greenwood will hold a bake sale and winter coat and clothing drive for migrant families and other New York City communities in need.

 

Donate coats and winter clothing at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Windsor Terrace on Sunday, December 14th, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

 

All proceeds from the bake sale will be used to support the scouting activities of the 651st Greenwood troop. 

 

From their website:

Brooklyn Scouts is an inclusive organization dedicated to providing a “back to Basics” Scouting program to Brooklyn youth and their families.

 

We welcome everyone regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, class, ability, religion (or no religion), or other differentiating factors.

 

We are part of the Outdoor Service Guides (OSG), a national volunteer-run Scouting organization.

 

Brooklyn Scouts has five age-based levels of participation (Chipmunks, Otters, Timberwolves, Pathfinders and Rovers), all of which are co-ed and include participants and leaders of all genders. 

Location

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8160

1265 Prospect Avenue

between Greenwood Avenue and Reeve Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

"GREASE IS THE WORD": CRAFT WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE

Crafting at the Movies

Sunday, January 11th

2:30 p.m. to 4:30  p.m.

 

From The Craft Salon:

2nd Annual CRAFTING AT THE MOVIES!

Bring your craft project over to The Kent Theater and belt out your favorite tunes from GREASE! Bound to be even more fun than last year (although it’s going to be tough to top Footloose).

$20 gets you a ticket, a drink, and popcorn. Bring whatever craft can fit in your lap. The lights will remain on, but you are encouraged to bring a craft light.

Grab your knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, whatever project you are working on and sing along to “Guess mine is not the first heart broken, my eyes are not the first to cry…”!

This event is open to teens and adults.

You’re the one that I want!!!

SUNDAY, January 11

2:30 - 4:30

at THE KENT THEATER, 1170 CONEY ISLAND AVE, B/Q to Ave H

Purchase tickets here: https://www.hisawyer.com/the-craft-salon-studio/schedules/activity-set/1726635?source=camps

 

Capacity for this Craft Salon event is sixty people.

 

TWO MONTY PYTHON FILMS AT NITEHAWK CINEMA ON PROSPECT PARK WEST

Monty Python's Life of Brian

Monday, December 8th

9:15 p.m. to 10:49 p.m.

 

Director: Terry Jones  

Run Time: 94 min.  

Format: DCP (Digital Cinema Package)

Rating: R  

Release Year: 1979

Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

Brian Cohen (Graham Chapman) is an average young Jewish man, but through a series of ridiculous events, he gains a reputation as the Messiah. 

 

When he’s not dodging his followers or being scolded by his shrill mother (Terry Jones), the hapless Brian has to contend with the pompous Pontius Pilate (Michael Palin) and acronym-obsessed members of a separatist movement. 

 

Rife with Monty Python’s signature absurdity, the tale finds Brian’s life paralleling Biblical lore, albeit with many more laughs.

 

Content expanded.

 

Cost: $10 per ticket 

 

Monty Python's The Meaning of Life

Monday, December 15th

9:15 p.m. to 11:02n p.m.

 

Director: Terry Jones  

Run Time: 107 min.  

Format: DCP (Digital Cinema Package)

Rating: R  

Release Year: 1983

Starring: Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin

The stages of life are told through multiple sketches and songs by the British comedy troupe. 

 

The seven parts of life cover birth, growing up, war, middle age, organ transplants, old age and death. 

 

Not all stages are singular: “Part I: The Miracle of Birth” is from the perspective of an ignored woman in labor, and of a Roman Catholic couple with too many children, and “Part VII: Death” encompasses a funeral and heaven. 

 

Added are three unrelated skits placed in the beginning, middle and end.

 

Cost: $10 per ticket

 

Location
Nitehawk Cinema - Prospect Park
188 Prospect Park West
between 14th and 15th streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
718) 384-3980
https://nitehawkcinema.com/prospectpark
https://www.facebook.com/nitehawkprospectpark

KEEP KIDS WARM THROUGH THE P.S. 130 PTA WINTER WARMTH DRIVE

 

P.S. 130 Winter Warmth Drive

Through Sunday, December 14th

 

From the P.S. 130 PTA: 

It’s time for the PS 130 PTA Winter Warmth Drive!

Each year, PS 130 families join together to ensure that every child in our school community has all their needs met this winter.

 

Each family registered for the Winter Warmth Drive will receive the items requested through donations from our community, so that no child goes without.

 

This year, we have 120 children registered-- we very much need your support! 

Each child will receive a coat, boots, hats, gloves, and a gift card of their choice so they can purchase their child’s “needs and wants” (e.g., needs: pjs, clothing, bedding, and more; wants: books, toys, and games).

If your family is in a position to help, please give generously, as the need in our community is great!  

DEADLINE: Sunday, December 14th

What your donation will buy:

• $50 provides a new coat for one PS130 student.
• $150 provides a winter bundle plus a gift card for essentials for one student.
• $ 300 provides a winter bundle and a gift card for two PS130 children.

 

Donate to the fund raising drive at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/fundraising/ps-130-winter-warmth-drive--2025. You'll receive a tax receipt for making a donation.

STORYTELLING: STORIES FOR A DECEMBER EVENING

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Stories for a December evening

Rona Levanthal

Harmon Leon

Rhonda Hansome 

Plus, an open mic! 

When:  Sunday, December 7, 2025              Doors open at 6:00              Show starts at 6:30 Where: 85 Chester Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11218  Take the F train to Church Ave stop  (be in front of train.) Walk 3 blocks down Church to Chester, turn right, and walk 2.5 blocks to #85. Details: $20.00 is suggested for the tip jar Welcome to our house concerts! There will be chips and cookies, pita and humous and tabouleh and cheese. Bring something yummy to share. It's a BYOB event, so pack your favorite drink. Drop by and discover why so many people regard the BADYHouse Storytelling Concert Brooklyn's best-kept secret A little heads up for cat lovers and those with allergies: our house cat, Nonnie, and her four feline friends often hang out in the backyard. If you're allergic, make sure to take necessary precautions. If you need any assistance,  call us at 347.907.4833 or 347.512.7685. For more information, feel free to reach out to Robin at robbady@gmail.com.   Tell us that you're coming. robbady@gmail.com