CRAFT CIRCLE WILL MEET TOMORROW (FREE)

 

The Craft Circle

Sunday, April 26th

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

 

From Barbara at The Craft Circle: 

Crafty neighbors and friends! We’re still meeting. But at a new venue. We’re meeting at my place! We met last time at my apartment and it was great. 

 

If you’re looking for something warm and welcoming to do tomorrow, let me know. Whatever craft you do, or if you want to learn or just hang out, you’re very welcome. I’ll be making guacamole with some other goodies. 

 

Please call or text me ASAP if you would like to join us! 917-847-8330

The Craft Circle is an informal meetup where neighbors get together to knit, crochet, and work on other crafts. Bring what you're working on or learn a new craft.

 

The meetup will be on Sunday, April 26th, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. It's for all skill levels and all crafts. Learners are welcome. Admission is free.

MAY DAY POTLUCK STRIKE PICNIC IN PROSPECT PARK (FREE)

Strike Picnic

Friday, May 1st

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

 

From Brooklyn Resisters:

Strike Picnic - May Day 2026 /  Potluck Picnic in Prospect Park

Join us for an art-filled community potluck picnic!

May 1, 2026

1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Prospect Park, Brooklyn   

The Peninsula / The Wellhouse

 

Bring a blanket, food to share, instruments, and games.

 

Please help us with organizing (so we know how many people to expect) by signing up here:

https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark

From ancient rites of spring to the fight for the eight-hour workday, May Day has long been a call for a General Strike. This Strike Picnic weaves celebration, art, and resistance together while providing a landing pad for striking workers, shoppers, and students.

It will be a relaxed alternative to the chaos that has plagued this nation. We will take time to recharge, reflect and learn how to make our movement stronger. 

Bring Picnic blankets and food to share. We will lay out blankets and "plant" the giant handmade flowers next to them.

Wear your Spring Best: Revolutionary Spring Fairy Costumes encouraged, make your own crown at the picnic!

Help Make our Picnic Bountiful and sign up to bring food or beverage to share!  https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark

You can also sign up to be part of the "moving garden" that will caravan at 5:00 p.m. from the picnic at The Peninsula to Church Ave and Ocean Parkway as part of our weekly Freedom Friday joyful protest.

At 4:30 p.m., we will pack up and carry butterfly puppets and giant hand made flowers for about one mile in a joyful procession. Sign up here, scroll down to the bottom :  https://tinyurl.com/MayDayProspectPark.

In honor of the General Strike, please try to do all shopping for the picnic the day before

Whether you can make it or not, please wear Red in solidarity!

 

CHESS TOURNAMENT FOR YOUNG PLAYERS (FREE)

Chess Tournament 

Saturday, May 2nd

2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

 

A chess tournament for school-age children will be held at the Windsor Terrace Library on Saturday, May 2nd, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

 

Bilimly will host the free tournament, which is unrated. The winners will be awarded medals.

 

Registration is required; space is limited. To register, scan the QR code above or go to https://www.bilimly.org/events.

 

From the Bilimly events page:

Our Quad Chess Tournaments are friendly, local events designed to give young players meaningful tournament experience in a supportive environment. These events are held at branches of the Brooklyn Public Library and are completely free for kids in our community. 

Our goal is simple: to strengthen young players, build confidence, and provide local tournament opportunities right here in Brooklyn so families don’t have to travel far to enjoy quality chess events.

Most importantly, we strive to create a fun, friendly, and educational atmosphere where every child feels welcome, challenged, and proud to play.

Location

Windsor Terrace Library

160 E.  5th Street

corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL APRIL 2026 MEETING (C0VERING KENSINGTON, BOROUGH PARK, AND PART OF MIDWOOD)

66th Precinct Community Council Meeting 

Wednesday, April 22nd

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Meet with the Commanding Officer and other officers of the 66th Precinct at the 66th Precinct Community Council meeting on Wednesday, April 22nd, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The Community Council serves as the liaison between the public and the NYPD. 

These meetings give residents and business owners an opportunity to talk face-to-face with the officers.

 

Tell Captain Kenneth Herrarte, the Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct, about your concerns. Your input, perspectives, and insights about crime, quality of life issues, and all other policing matters are invaluable at these meetings. 

 

The 66th Precinct covers Kensington, Borough Park, and part of Midwood.

Thank you, Richard N., for sharing the image above.

Meeting location

Community Board 12 Office

5910 13th Avenue

between 59th and 60th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn

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66th Precinct Community Council

President: Mark Katz

e-mail: 66precinctcc@gmail.com

66th Precinct

5822 16th Avenue

between 58th and 59th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn 

phone: (718) 851-5611

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/66th-precinct.page

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD66pct

PLANTING POLLINATOR GARDENS IN KENSINGTON

 

Planting Pollinator Gardens

Saturday, May 2nd

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

 

From Kensington-Windsor Terrace Mutual Aid:

Spring is here! You can celebrate by getting your hands in some dirt and planting pollinator gardens on Ocean Parkway with a group of neighbors. 

Saturday, May 2, 10-2, OP between Beverley and Cortelyou. All ages, no experience necessary. Tools will be provided.

We will have a check in tent set up on the northeast corner of Ocean Parkway and Avenue C, and crews will be working at the various locations throughout the day.

GENTLE MOVEMENT FITNESS PROGRAM AT WINDSOR TERRACE LIBRARY (FREE)

 

 

"Fitness with Akwesi"

Fridays through the end of May

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Akwesi Asante leads an hour-long fitness program at the Windsor Terrace Library on Fridays from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. through the end of May.

 

The program incorporates chair yoga, standing exercises, and other gentle movement practices. Most of the exercises are done while seated in a chair. All levels are welcome.

 

Akwesi Asante has served in the health and wellness community for more than thirty years and has worked with seniors since 1992, teaching them movement and exercise.

 

He has also worked as a professional performance artist as an actor, dancer, acrobat/stuntman, musician, circus arts performer, and martial artist.

 

He has served as a consultant for Catholic Charities, Services for the Aging, and Arthritis Foundation.

 

Several weeks' worth of events at the Windsor Terrace Library are listed on its website at https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace. 

Location 

Windsor Terrace Library Meeting Room

160 E. 5th Street
corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
(718) 686-9707

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace 

FLEA MARKET TOMORROW AT P.S. 130

P.S. 130 Flea Market

Saturday, April 18th

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

The P.S. 130 PTA's ninth annual flea market will be held tomorrow, Saturday, April 18th, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

Donations of children's and teens' clothes, shoes, toys, games, bicycles, strollers and anything else that's suitable for children up to eighteen years old will be accepted on the day of the flea market from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

 

Donated items will be sold at the flea market for $1 each for smaller items (clothing, shoes, etc.) and $5 each for larger items (bicycles, strollers, etc.).

 

Location

P.S. 130 Upper School gym

713 Caton Avenue

between E. 7th and E. 8th streets 

Windsor Terrace - Kensington, Brooklyn

"BLUEGRASS ON THE GREEN GRASS" OPEN BLUEGRASS JAM SESSIONS 2026 (FREE)

 

Bluegrass on the Green Grass

Saturday, April 25th

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. 

and Every Second and Fourth Saturday During the Garden's Open Season

"Bluegrass on the Green Grass," the free open bluegrass jam sessions for musicians and music lovers, will return to the East Fourth Street Community Garden for the fourth season in a row, weather permitting.

The series will kick off on April 25th at 1:00 p.m. and continue on every second and fourth Saturday of the month.

Bring your instruments and join in. All skill levels and ages are welcome. 

And kids are invited to dance along.

 

Location

East Fourth Street Community Garden

171 E. 4th Street

between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

https://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/246036418909475 

KORNER PIZZA'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

 

Korner Pizza's 60th Anniversary Celebration 

Sunday, May 3rd

noon to 4:00 p.m.

 

From Korner Pizza: 

You’re Invited!

Korner Pizza is celebrating 60 amazing years—and we want YOU there!

May 3rd

Food specials

Fun & festivities

A celebration of our incredible community

Come be part of this unforgettable milestone and celebrate 60 years of pizza, passion, and people.

Location

Korner Pizzeria

226 Church Avenue, corner of E. 3rd Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(718) 853-3755

https://www.facebook.com/kornerpizzeria

https://www.instagram.com/kornerpizzeria/ 

 

SUPPORT LOCAL,

INDEPENDENT SMALL BUSINESSES. 

 

DATE CHANGED: EARTH DAY FESTIVAL IN KENSINGTON OFFERS ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

The festival ate has been moved to Sunday, April 26th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., due to the expectation of rain, but the community cleanup will still take place on Saturday, April 25th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon, rain or shine.

 

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Kensington Earth Day Festival

Saturday, April 25th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

From New York City Councilmember Shahana Hanif, District 39:

Join us on April 25 for a day of Earth Day activities across the district! 

 

10 AM – 12 PM: Community Clean Up

Join the Sanitation Foundation, D39 Clean Up Crew, and Council Member Shahana Hanif to help keep our neighborhood clean. Sign up to volunteer for the community cleanup! 

 

11 AM – 2 PM: Community & Arts in Kensington Plaza

Join the D39 Youth Leadership Council, Council Member Shahana Hanif, Street Lab, NOCD-NY, Materials for the Arts, and Big Reuse for creative, hands-on activities that bring neighbors together and celebrate a greener, more equitable future. 

 

Activities include: creating a community quilt reflecting migration stories, writing a collective poem about climate change, collaging and crafting paper flowers, and more

 

Free giveaways:

Mini compost bags, food scrap containers, vegetable and herb seeds, doggie bags, retractable leashes, and portable water bowls.

 

Electronics donation drive:

Bring old electronics to be repurposed into youth art projects. Accepted items include printers, fax machines, DVD/VCR/CD players, electronic toys, and gear-based devices (e.g., record players, slide projectors, typewriters). Please note: No AC units, refrigerators,computers, laptops, TVs, or monitors.

 

1 PM – 4 PM: Earth Day in Albemarle Playground

Join Flutura Effect, the PS 230 Green Team, and Singing Winds for hands-on gardening, environmental science and engineering activities for children and families. Learn about urban heat islands, build a model wind turbine, and plant seeds to take home!

Kensington Plaza is a pedestrian plaza in front of 114 Beverley Road, between E. 2nd Street and McDonald Avenue (map).

 

Albemarle Playground is on McDonald Avenue, between Albemarle Road and Caton Avenue (map). 

COMMUNITY STREET CLEANUP IN KENSINGTON

 

Neighborhood Street Cleanup

Sunday, April 12th

9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. 

 

From Clean Up Kensington:

Join us to make our Kensington neighborhood a cleaner place! Grab your gloves and help us pick up litter - every hand makes a difference. Meet at Kensington Plaza (behind Carnival).

 

Gloves, tools, garbage bags and refreshments will be provided.

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Clean Up Kensington is a volunteer-driven community group that gives neighbors an opportunity to work together to clear away litter and care for street trees.

 

Clean Up Kensington

e-mail: cleanupkensington@gmail.com

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

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cleanupkensington

 

Location

Kensington Plaza

in front of 114 Beverley Road

between Church Avenue and E. 2nd Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(Google map)

 

EARTH DAY AT THE KOKO LOT, 19TH STREET NEAR PROSPECT PARK WEST (FREE)

 

Earth Day at the KoKo Lot

Saturday, April 25th

11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. 

 

From Open Source Gallery:

Join us on Saturday, April 25th for KoKo NYC’s Earth Day celebration at the KoKo Lot. We will be joined by our friends and neighbors at Heritage Foods to keep everyone nourished while we build, garden, and help take care of the KoKo Lot and surrounding blocks. Celebrate Earth Day by eating nose-to-tail while helping family farmers who are committed to sustainably raising heritage breeds of meat!  Food will be available for purchase from Heritage Foods:  Heritage Pork Frankfurters: Pasture raised, antibiotic free, heritage breed pork hot dogs, made with no nitrates!  Wagyu Beef Hamburgers: Heritage Food’s signature Wagyu patty made from a secret blend of all the best cuts of the steer! The best burger you’ve ever tasted! EVENT DETAILS: Date: Saturday, April 25th Time: 1PM – 4PM Where: KoKo Lot, 440 19th Street, Brooklyn, NY Cost: FREE (Donations welcome!) RSVP: HERE All ages are welcome, but waivers are required for anyone under 18. And any visitors to the Lot 12 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.

 

Earth Day at the KoKo Lot: Details

Location

KoKo Lot

440 19th Street

between Prospect Park West and 8th Avenue

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

COMMUNITY BOARD 7'S APRIL 2026 MEETING, COVERING WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, AND SUNSET PARK

Community Board 7 Monthly Meeting

Wednesday, April 15th

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

 

The regular monthly board meeting of Community Board 7 will be held on Wednesday, April 15th, from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8:30 p.m., both in person and virtually.

 

Attend in person or register to attend the board meeting virtually via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bJ9hSItlRyqHy0__fCbW2w#/registration.

You can view the board meeting on the Brooklyn Community Board 7’s YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3uQlAtq

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 March 18, 2026 board meeting
6. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on items on the agenda or general)
7. Committee Reports: A) Education, Health & Human Services Committee – 1. NYC Tax Prep, 2. Maimonides Medical Center merger with NYC Health and Hospitals
B) Parks & Environment Committee – 1. NYC Parks Neighborhood Tree Planting program, 2. Clean Up Sunset Park activities
C) Housing Committee – 1. Housing affordability under the new mayoral administration
D) Transportation Committee – 1. IBX (Interborough Express), 2. Greenway proposal surrounding Greenwood Cemetery (Vote expected), 3. Committee discussion on Greenway/3rd Avenue plan event
E) Land Use/Landmarks Committee – 1. Updated presentation on proposed land use action at 783 Fourth Avenue, aka St. Rocco's site
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

"A SONGWRITERS EVENING"

 

Church Avenue Sessions

Thursday, April 16th, 7:30 p.m.

 

Church Avenue Sessions will present "A Songwriters Evening" with Brooklyn-based songwriters and pianists Jude Shimer and Scott Stein on Thursday, April 16th, at 7:30 p.m. 

 

The evening will feature Scott Stein's new trio (Scott Stein, Ari Folman-Cohen, and Dan Barman) and a set by Jude Shimer.

 

People of all ages are welcome. The price of admission is $15, payable at the door. Weather permitting, the event will be held outdoors in the courtyard.

 

The Church Avenue Sessions music series features Brooklyn-based musicians in all genres. The series has been hosted by Flatbush Jewish Center since 2017.

 

Location

Flatbush Jewish Center

327 East 5th Street

corner of Church Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200

office@flatbushjewishcenter.org

https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

JOB OPENING: COMMUNITY BOARD 7 DISTRICT MANAGER

 

Brooklyn Community Board 7 is seeking a dynamic, community-driven leader to serve as District Manager. The position is full-time, with a salary range of $68,213 to $73,561. 

 

Community Board 7 covers Windsor Terrace, Sunset Park, South Slope, and Greenwood Heights. Its office is in Sunset Park.

 

Go to https://cityjobs.nyc.gov/job/district-manager1-in-brooklyn-jid-42397 to read about the duties and responsibilities, the qualification requirements, and the preferred skills and to apply.

 

The job ID is 776236. The title code is 56086. Applications must be submitted by May 8, 2026.

DISCOUNTS ON BOOKS AT LOFTY PIGEON BOOKS IN KENSINGTON

 

Spring Cleaning Sale

Sunday, April 12th

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

Spring Cleaning Sale at Lofty Pigeon Books on Sunday, April 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.:

• 10% off the entire store
• Up to 50% off clearance items
• $4 to $15 damages
• Galley giveaway

Location

Lofty Pigeon Books

743 Church Avenue

at the corner of E. 8th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(347) 240-3816

info@loftypigeonbooks.com

website: https://loftypigeonbooks.com/ 

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

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

SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT

SMALL BUSINESSES.

EARTH DAY: CELEBRATE MOTHER EARTH AT PROSPECT FARM (FREE)

Earth Day Celebration

Saturday, April 18th

noon to 4:00 p.m. 

Rain date: Saturday, April 25th

noon to 4:00 p.m. 

 

Honor Mother Earth at Prospect Farm's Earth Day celebration. All ages and all neighbors are welcome.

 

The day will feature eco arts & crafts projects for all ages, a plant swap, seed planting, a compost giveaway, tours of the garden, a tag sale, and baked goods for sale.

 

On the tours, learn how the gardeners make compost and grow vegetables, fruit, and beneficial native plants 

Local band Protectors of the Woods will provide live music from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and that will be followed by an open community jam for everyone to join in on. 

 

The celebration will be held on Saturday, April 18th, from noon to 4:00 p.m. The rain date is Saturday, April 25th, also from noon to 4:00 p.m.  

Prospect Farm’s open hours are Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sundays from noon to 3 p.m., and Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

 

Compost drop off hours are 11 a.m. to noon on Saturdays and 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Wednesdays.  

Location

Prospect Farm

1194 Prospect Avenue

between Vanderbilt and Seeley streets

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

(map)

prospectfarmbk@gmail.com

https://prospectfarm.org/

https://www.facebook.com/ProspectFarmBK