CLEAN UP KENSINGTON IN JULY, AUGUST, AND SEPTEMBER

Clean Up Kensington

Saturday, July 27th,10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 6th, 7:00 p.m. [canceled because of weather conditions]

Tuesday, August 13th, 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, August 20th, 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, September 8th, 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 22nd, 10:00 a.m.

Clean Up Kensington will host six neighborhood cleanup events for the remainder of July and in August and September.

 

Lend a hand in picking up litter and sweeping the streets. All cleanup supplies, such as gloves, trash bags, trash pickers, brooms, rakes, and dustpans, will be provided.

Clean Up Kensington is a volunteer-driven community group that invites everyone to work together to clear away litter and care for street trees in Kensington.

 

Saturday, July 27th: Meet up with neighbors at 10:30 a.m. at Ocean Parkway and Ditmas Avenue. The route ends with refreshments at Newkirk Community Garden.

Tuesday, August 6th: Meet at 7:00 p.m. at Church Avenue and E. 8th Street. The route starts at Lofty Pigeon Books and ends at Hinterlands Bar. [canceled because of weather conditions]

Tuesday, August 13th: Meet at 7:00 p.m. at Ocean Parkway and Avenue C.

Tuesday, August 20th: Meet at 7:00 p.m. at Church Avenue and E. 8th Street. The route starts at Lofty Pigeon Books and ends at Hinterlands Bar.

Sunday, September 8th: Meet at 10:00 a.m. at Coney Island Avenue and Hinckley Place. The route starts at P.S. 889 and ends at Der Pioneer.

Sunday, September 22nd: Meet at Beverley Road and Church Avenue. This second annual tree care event with Big Reuse will start and end at Kensington Plaza.

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Clean Up Kensington

e-mail: cleanupkensington@gmail.com

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

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cleanupkensington

CLEAN UP KENSINGTON THIS WEEKEND

Clean Up Kensington

Sunday, May 21st, 11:00 a.m. 

An event announcement from Clean Up Kensington:

Join us this Sunday May 21st at 11 am for a quick and easy volunteer clean-up! This is an impromptu post-half-marathon edition in honor of all the wonderful folks who contributed to the fundraiser at @der_pioneer.

Meet at the corner of Church Ave and Ocean Parkway. Swipe to the last slide for the route. Hope to see you there!

And get ready for summer meet-ups! Save the dates noted in slide 2.

How it works:

🗑🧹🧤 We provide gloves, trash bags, trash pickers, brooms, and dustpans. You provide your time (as much or as little as you'd like) and good energy! Feel free to bring your own reusable gloves and picker if you have them.

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Clean Up Kensington

e-mail: cleanupkensington@gmail.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cleanupkensington/?hl=en

KENSINGTON COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP

 

Community Clean-Up

Sunday, April 2nd, 10:00 a.m. to noon 

Join Clean Up Kensington next Sunday, April 2nd, from 10:00 a.m. until about noon for a quick and easy volunteer street clean-up. Stay for as long or as short a time as you like.

This clean-up will start at the northeast corner of Avenue C and E. 9th Street. Meet up afterward at Der Pioneer.

Gloves, trash bags, and a limited number of trash pickers, brooms, and dustpans will be provided, but you're welcome to bring your own reusable gloves and picker, if you have them.

Jenny, the founder of Clean Up Kensington  (https://www.instagram.com/cleanupkensington/?hl=en) writes

"Clean Up Kensington is a volunteer-driven community group that meets to clear litter and care for street trees in Kensington. 

I had been going out once or twice a week and picking up litter around our block while listening to podcasts for about a year, and I kept running into friendly neighbors who wanted to help out, too, or asked if I was part of a group they could join. I was also feeling inspired after joining the New York Parks Stewardship program and taking a class on street tree care. 

I welcome the partnership and expertise of anyone who's already been doing work in this space."

NEW PASTRY SHOP WILL SERVE MUCH MORE THAN PASTRY

An informative interview with chefs and co-owners Björn Böttcher and Greg Barbiero about Der Pioneer is in yesterday's Windsor Terrace Patch.

Der Pioneer will function as both a restaurant and a pastry shop. In addition to pastries and other baked goods, Björn Böttcher and Greg will serve "breakfast, brunch and lunch offerings, a collection of sandwiches, soups, salads, quiches, burgers, and other classic American" food, coffee, beer, and wine.

They're aiming for a mid-December opening date for the restaurant.

The cafe will be open Tuesdays through Sundays, from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Der Pioneer
737 Church Avenue
between E. 7th and E. 8th streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
phone: (347) 435-0132
e-mail: bjorn @ derpioneer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derpioneer
website: http://derpioneer.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/der_pioneer

PASTRY SHOP OPENING ON CHURCH AVE.

Handcrafted European pastries prepared by chefs and co-owners Björn Böttcher and Greg Barbiero will soon be served at Der Pioneer in Kensington, most likely in December. The chefs will be using locally sourced ingredients.

Chef Böttcher came to the U.S. from Hamburg, Germany; he trained in Europe. He was the pastry chef at Shea Gallante’s Ciano; at The Lambs Club, he was the Master Baker and Executive Pastry Chef.

Der Pioneer will have a backyard seating area.

The hours for the shop have not yet been announced.

Der Pioneer
737 Church Avenue
between E. 7th and E. 8th streets
Kensington, Brooklyn
phone: none yet
e-mail: bjorn @ derpioneer.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/derpioneer
website: http://derpioneer.com
https://www.instagram.com/der_pioneer