NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, OCTOBER 10TH TO OCTOBER 16TH

These events will take place in the Kensington area during October 10th to October 16th:

Sunday, October 10th
* Kensington Clean-up, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Ocean Parkway at Church Avenue

Tuesday, October 12th

* Joint meeting of the Dahill Neighborhood Association and the West Kensington Action Group, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., P.S. 230

Saturday, October 16th

* Harvest Hootenanny, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Greenwood Playground (rain date: Sunday, October 17th)

* Pumpkin Sale, Flea Market, and Bake Sale, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., East 4th Street Community Garden (rain date: Sunday, October 17th)

* Healing the Healers workshop, 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., Jaya Yoga East

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING NEXT WEEK

The joint meeting of the Dahill Neighborhood Association and the West Kensington Action Group is next Tuesday.

Dahill Neighborhood Association
(DNA)
and the
West Kensington Action Group
(WKAG)

Invite you to a neighborhood meeting to
discuss local issues and concerns:

 
- Recent crime in the neighborhood and what we can do as a community to help prevent it.

- The KENSINGTON WORLD'S FAIR on Sunday, October 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in front of P.S. 230.

- What we can do to encourage our elected officials to help us get a park and a community center in Kensington.

- Understanding our cultural differences and similarities:
A discussion on what we can do to be better neighbors in our very diverse community.

When: Tuesday, October 12th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: P.S. 230 auditorium, 1 Albemarle Road, between McDonald Avenue and Dahill Road

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

NEIGHBORS WORKING TOGETHER

Dahill Neighborhood Association
(DNA)
and the
West Kensington Action Group
(WKAG)

Invite you to a neighborhood meeting to
discuss local issues and concerns:

- Recent crime in the neighborhood and what we can do as a community to help prevent it.

- The KENSINGTON WORLD'S FAIR on October 24th, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., in front of P.S. 230.

- What we can do to encourage our elected officials to help us get a park and a community center in Kensington.

- Understanding our cultural differences and similarities:
A discussion on what we can do to be better neighbors in our very diverse community.

When: Tuesday, October 12th, 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Where: P.S. 230 auditorium, 1 Albemarle Road, between McDonald Avenue and Dahill Road

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

KENSINGTON COMMUNITY LEADERS MEETING

Representatives of neighborhood institutions and organizations participated last week in a meeting of Kensington community leaders that was hosted by our New York City Councilmember Brad Lander and our New York State Assemblymember Jim Brennan.

The purpose of the meeting was to gather together the diverse institutions and organizations in our neighborhood and have them work together on the issues and concerns that we have in common. This was the first time, to the knowledge of those gathered, that such a diverse group of Kensingtonians had sat down together.

Some of the institutions and organizations represented were P.S. 230 and P.S. 179 and their PTAs, the 66th Police Precinct, Community Board 12, Kensington Area Resident/Merchant Alliance, Albemarle Neighborhood Association, Dahill Neighborhood Association, Sandwip Educational and Cultural Society USA, West Kensington Action Group, Bangladesh Muslim Center, Council of Neighborhood Organizations, Kensington Action Force, and several mosques.

We were each asked to learn enough about one other person present so that we could introduce that person to the others.

Suggestions generated by the meeting include creating a community center that would promote intergroup relations and provide a place for young people to gather, an intercultural outdoor event, assistance to local small businesses, creation of green space, and addressing safety issues in the schools and in the neighborhood. Precinct Commander John Sprague offered to hold a meeting to discuss gangs and teach parents how to recognize if their children are gang members.

We're all looking forward to meeting again and moving ahead together on our common goals.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ABOUT CRIME: UPDATE

Monday, April 19th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
DNA and WKAG Neighborhood Meeting

An update to our April 7th post about the WKAG/DNA meeting: the new commander of the 66th Precinct will be at the meeting. Bring Deputy Inspector John Sprague your ideas on how our neighborhood can be cleaner, safer, and quieter.

You can also pick up a copy of a free Kensington Info Sheet that has important websites, phone numbers, and addresses.

Everyone is welcome to attend.

NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING ABOUT CRIME

Monday, April 19th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
DNA and WKAG Neighborhood Meeting

This is posted on behalf of two other neighborhood organizations.

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Hi-
As you know, a woman was beaten and robbed in broad daylight a few weeks ago on Dahill Road. Yesterday, there was a murder at an illegal Single Room Occupancy (SRO) home on Dahill Road. SROs have become a real problem in our neighborhood, resulting in overcrowding of transient folks and fire hazards and destroying the essence of our "family" neighborhood.

Please come to our meeting to discuss how we can save our neighborhood!

Dahill Neighborhood Association (DNA)
and
West Kensington Action Group (WKAG)

Invite you to a neighborhood meeting
to discuss local issues and concerns.

Topics to be explored:

• What we can do to help prevent crime in our neighborhood.
• Local zoning changes and how they will affect us.
• Getting more green space in our neighborhood.
• Other issues concerning our immediate area.

The meeting will be held at P.S. 230, in the auditorium (1 Albemarle Road, between McDonald Avenue and Dahill Road).

EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

CRIME AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Dahill Neighborhood Association (DNA)
and
West Kensington Action Group (WKAG)

invite you to their first joint meeting.

Monday, November 16th, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.

Guests:

• a representative of the 66th Precinct
  
• our incoming City Councilmember, Brad Lander
  

Your input and observations are crucial to making this a successful meeting.

Make Kensington a safer, cleaner, better place to call home.

P.S. 230
corner of Dahill and Albemarle roads, in the auditorium

Please pass this invitation on to others.