72ND PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL WILL MEET IN WINDSOR TERRACE IN OCTOBER 2026

72nd Precinct Community Council Meeting

Tuesday, October 13th

7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

The 72nd Precinct Community Council will meet in Windsor Terrace in October.

The next meeting between the public, the community council, and officers from the precinct will be held on Tuesday, October 13th, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Meet and talk with the precinct's Commanding Officer, Captain Mobeen Yasin, the precinct's Community Affairs  officers, and the Q-Team officers.

People who live or work in Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park are invited to the meeting to discuss past crimes as well as to learn what the precinct is doing to prevent future crimes.

Find out about the types of crime that have been taking place, their frequency, any enabling factors, and how to prevent them.

Members of the public are invited to voice their concerns about criminal activity, including armed robberies, rape and other forms of sexual assaults, home break-ins, burglaries in local stores, bank robberies, speeding drivers, stolen bicycles, package theft, and other crimes.

Community Councils meet from September through June. Sign up to receive e-mail announcements about future meetings of the 72nd Precinct Community Council by contacting Council President Tina Ponce: tinaponce76@gmail.com or (570) 540-5016.

Location

Holy Name of Jesus Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

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72nd Precinct Community Council

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/72nd-Precinct-Community-Council-1611883092371304

 

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72nd Precinct

phone: (718) 965-6311

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/72nd-precinct.page

CompStat report (crime statistics): https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-072pct.pdf

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD72pct

CELEBRATE CITY OF FOREST DAY 2026

City of Forest Day Celebration 2026

Saturday, October 3rd

 

City of Forest Day is a day of activities held every year across New York City to raise awareness of the importance of our city's urban forest and the role that we play in taking care of beings that please our eyes, supply our oxygen, and shelter birds and other animals.

 

Forest for All NYC will present events citywide in partnership with the Parks and Open Space Partners coalition and the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.

 

Three City of Forest Day events will take place in or near Kensington and Windsor Terrace:

 

Deez Treez Lab at Nitehawk Cinema (15 Prospect Park Southwest)

11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

"Get ready to dive into nature with Deez Treez Lab, ecologists, educators, and other native New Yorkers at the City of Forest Day! Join us in person for a day filled with green vibes, fresh air, and cool forest fun. Whether you’re a tree hugger or just looking to chill outdoors, this is the place to be." 

 

Reserve a spot at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/deez-treez-lab-presents-city-of-forest-day-october-3-2026-tickets-1997503166743. 

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Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot at Argyle Road and Cortelyou Road

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

"We will be caring for and celebrating trees, as well as weeding and planting blubs. Come get your hands dirty or just stop by! This is a family friendly event organized by neighbors."

 

RSVP at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd3hVMVGB_3GiElA2nC6cJNjbIUoPDGjK0X52yGVJkPLX2zCg/viewform.

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Prospect Park South at E. 17th Street and Albemarle Road

9:00 a.m. to noon

"Come work with NYC Parks Stewardship to care for local street trees! Volunteers will learn how to aerate, cultivate, mulch, and identify street trees. They will also learn about the important roles street trees play in New York City."

 

Register at https://www.nycgovparks.org/reg/stewardship/20440.

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SINGING, YOGA, BLUEGRASS, AND PLANT FOLKLORE: EVENTS IN THE GARDEN

Community Song Circle for All Ages

Wednesday, September 23⋅5:00 – 6:30pm

Join us for a pop-up Song Circle at the East 4th Street Community Garden! Open to song lovers of all ages and musical abilities (especially those who've been told not to sing!). Come and sing along, hum along, sway along, listen along. We'll have a list of songs to share and also welcome participants to lead a favorite song or suggest a song for someone else to lead.

 

Yoga with Sunee / YogaSole
Wednesday, September 23⋅5:30 – 6:30pm

Take a break from your busy day and immerse yourself in nature while practicing yoga. This in-person event is the perfect opportunity to unwind, stretch, and connect with your mind and body. Whether you're a seasoned yogi or a beginner, all levels are welcome. Grab your yoga mat and come join us for a rejuvenating experience in the garden! Focus is Forgiveness.
 

Bluegrass Jam
Saturday, September 26⋅1:00 – 3:00pm

Open Bluegrass Jam Sessions are scheduled throughout the 2026 season, weather permitting. Bring your guitar, ukulele, banjo, etc., and join in! All skill levels and ages are welcome. Kids are invited to dance along and possibly even touch the instruments after the session.

The Dark Folklore of Plants
Sunday, September 27⋅1:00 – 2:00pm  

[Maintenance and garden meeting also this day]

What dark lore and histories lurk in our gardens, parks, and woodlands? Join BMCC sociology professor Rifat Salam for a talk exploring the folklore, myths, and magic of plants—from the familiar to the infamous. To be followed by an herbal garden tour by our very own Marian Trupiano!

 

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

 

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

 

Community Board 7 Meeting

Wednesday, September 16th

6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. 

 

The regular monthly board meeting of Community Board 7 will be held on Wednesday, September 16th, from 6:30 p.m. to approximately 8:30 p.m., both in person and virtually.

 

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

 

From Community Board 7:

The regular monthly board meeting of Community Board 7 will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2026 @6:30 p.m. in the CB7 meeting room located at 4201 4th Avenue (43rd Street entrance).

 

You can attend in person or register to attend virtually on Zoom – https://bit.ly/4gPM2Nu

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

 

Following is the 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 June 17, 2026 board meeting

6. Adoption of the minutes of the September 9, 2026 public hearing

7. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on items on the agenda or general)

8. Committee Reports: 

A) Education, Health & Human Services Committee – 1. Presentations from the NYC Department of Health and NYU Langone Brooklyn

B) Finance & By-Laws Committee (Vote expected)– 1. By-laws review & proposed amendments

C) Land Use & Landmarks Committee (Vote expected) - 1. Land use application for 364 Coney Island Avenue [The Board voted 27-9 to approve the application with conditions proposed by the Land Use & Landmarks Committee, such as requesting that 40% of the residential floor area be affordable to households earning an average of 50% of the AMI (Area Median Income) instead of 25% of the residential floor area being affordable to households earning an average of 60% of the AMI (Area Median Income).]

9. 2nd Roll Call

10. Elected Officials and Representatives

11. Chairperson’s Report

12. District Manager’s Report

13. Old Business

14. New Business

15. 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

STANG THAI HAS CLOSED

Stang Thai has closed. The Thai and Vietnamese fusion restaurant opened at 3019 Fort Hamilton Parkway, between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets, in 2018. 

The previous occupant was Thai Tony's (2007-2018). Before that, it was Windsor House Cafe (2005-2007). The occupant prior to that was 1 Deli Grocery.

 

PESTICIDE SPRAYING TOMORROW IN THE STREETS OF BROOKLYN TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF WEST NILE VIRUS

 

Pesticide Spraying

Monday, August 31st, 8:30 p.m.

through 

Tuesday, September 1st, 6:00 a.m.

 

Trucks will spray pesticide in the streets of Brooklyn tomorrow night and Tuesday morning, weather permitting, to reduce the adult mosquito population that could spread West Nile virus.

 

Specific areas have been targeted based on West Nile virus activity and elevated adult mosquito populations having been detected.

 

If the weather interferes with that plan, spraying will be rescheduled for Tuesday, September 1st, 8:30 p.m., through Wednesday, September 2nd, 6:00 a.m.

 

The affected ZIP codes will be 11203, 11204, 11215, 11217, 11218, 11219, 11220, 11225, 11226, 11232, and 11238.

 

The affected neighborhoods will be Boerum Hill, Borough Park, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Greenwood Heights, Lefferts Manor Historic District, Kensington, Little Caribbean, Little Haiti, Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Prospect Park South, South Slope, Sunset Park, and Windsor Terrace. 

 

Since 1999, West Nile virus has been detected in mosquitoes in New York City. And in 2025, for the first time, mosquitoes also tested positive for Jamestown Canyon virus.

 

Minimize your pesticide exposure in the following ways:

 

    Before 

• Stay indoors, especially if you have asthma or other respiratory conditions.
• Close the air conditioner vent or set the air conditioner to recirculate.

    After

• Wash outdoor toys and equipment with soap and water to remove residue.
• Wash skin and clothing with soap and water, if they've been exposed to pesticides.
• Wash produce thoroughly with water before cooking it or eating it if it's been exposed to pesticides.

The products that will be used are Anvil 10 +10™, Duet™, and Merus® 3.0 Pyrethins 5%.

 

BATTLE OF BROOKLYN 250TH ANNIVERSARY AT EAST FOURTH STREET COMMUNITY GARDEN (FREE)

 

Battle of Brooklyn 250 Retrospective 
Sunday, August 30th
3:00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m.

 
From the East Fourth Street Community Garden:

The East 4th Street Community Garden will be hosting a Battle of Brooklyn 250 Retrospective on Sunday August 30th, 3-4.30 pm.

Join us as we commemorate the 250th anniversary of  the Battle of Brooklyn, with presentations and discussions with local experts, including Martin Maher (Brooklyn Parks Commissioner), Dominique Jean-Louis (Center for Brooklyn History), Megan J. Elias (Smithsonian Natural Museum of American History), and Lisa Guermsey (independent researcher/writer). 

Moderated by Stephen Petrus (LaGuardia Community College).
 
We hope you can join us for this free event.

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

 

ON PROSPECT AVENUE, FOUR TEN-STORY BUILDINGS WILL BE BUILT INSTEAD OF TWO

 

Update: "New renderings show a much larger, bulkier development that rises directly against and dwarfs the neighboring townhouses, a departure from the prior design." (Brownstoner, "Massive Change Coming to Arrow Linen Block Under New Developer" https://www.brownstoner.com/development/arrow-linen-467-prospect-avenue-new-developer-plan-goose-reaction) 

 

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A property management company specializing in "high end luxury living" has filed permits for the construction of four ten-story buildings on the Arrow Linen site.

 

From Housing Not High-rises: 

 

Developer Files for 4 10-Story Buildings on Arrow Site

August 9, 2026

by hnhuser

 

At the end of July, the new developer for the apartment buildings on Arrow Linen’s site filed permits with the city to build 4 10-story apartment buildings on the Arrow Linen site, for a total of 396 units. The rezoning agreement was for 250 units in 2 10-story buildings.

 

Per this article in hoodline.com, “New Developer Splits Windsor Terrace Project into Four Towers, Dodges Wage Law“:

 

• The new developer, Developing NYS, has filed plans for 4 10-story, 99-unit buildings on the Arrow Linen site
• Building 99-unit buildings allows the developer to get around the requirement to pay “prevailing wages” for construction
• The property manager, Goose Properties (sister company to Developing NYS) hope to keep the project around 100 affordable units. If they do, that puts the project at 25% affordable units, rather than the 40% agreed in the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA).
• This almost doubles the density of the apartment buildings, and surely reduces the average size of the units.

The Construction Task Force, also stipulated in the CBA, has its first meeting on Tuesday, August 11.

 

UPZONING ON CONEY ISLAND AVENUE FOR A TWELVE-STORY BUILDING

 

Public Hearing:

Upzoning 364 Coney Island Avenue

Wednesday, September 9th

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

 

A developer has applied to build a twelve-story rental building at 364 Coney Island Avenue. The site, currently a vacant lot, is on the southeastern corner of the block bounded by Caton Place to the north, Coney Island Avenue to the east, Kermit Place to the south, and East 8th Street to the west (Google map).

 

364 Coney Island Avenue LLC, has applied to the Department of City Planning to "map an MIH (Mandatory Inclusionary Housing) Area to facilitate a new 12-story plus cellar, 59,702 sq. ft. (7.2 FAR) mixed-use development including 2,872 sq. ft. of commercial use and 71 dwelling units (18 permanently income-restricted units pursuant to MIH Option 1)."

 

Under MIH Option1, "25% of the residential floor area is affordable to households earning an average of 60% of the AMI (Area Median Income), of which 10% shall be affordable to families earning 40% of AMI."

 

No off-street parking will be included, since the site is in an Inner Transit Zone.

 

The developer is Focus Property Group, a subsidiary of JEMB Realty.

 

Focus Property Group also developed the thirteen-story One Park Point at 11 Ocean Parkway, between Coney Island Avenue and E. 8th Street. 

 

In addition, 

"Focus Property Group (FPG) led by Bobby Dweck, today announces that it has made its first acquisition--the International Baptist Church’s Brooklyn campus. Secured via a 99-year ground lease, the building located at 312 Coney Island Avenue, will undergo a capital improvements campaign, repositioning the asset to reflect the evolution of Windsor Terrace."

Brooklyn Community Board 7 (CB 7) will hold a public hearing on the upzoning application on Wednesday, September 9, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The public can attend in person, on Zoom, and on YouTube. 

Agenda:
1. Presentation on land use application for 364 Coney Island Avenue on changing from an R5B District to a C4-4D District property bounded by the north east section of Kermit Place, 80 feet southwest of Coney Island Avenue, northeast centerline extension of Kermit Place, and 150 northeast of East 8th Street

2. Changing from a C8-2 District to a C4-4D District property bounded by Caton Place, Coney Island Avenue, Kermit Place, 80 feet southwest of Coney Island Avenue, northeast centerline extension of Kermit Place and 150 feet northeast of East 8th Street 

 

Following the public hearing, the CB 7 Land Use and Landmarks Committee will meet to discuss and vote on the application. The committee meeting is also open to the public.

 

Community Board 7 will accept written testimony until noon on Wednesday, September 9th. Submit your testimony in either of these two ways: 

• by e-mail to bk07@cb.nyc.gov or
• by USPS mail to Community Board 7 Office, 4201 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220.

You can attend the hearing in these three ways:

• in person at the CB 7 office,
• virtually on Zoom (click here to register), or
• on CB 7's YouTube channel.

 

Location (if attending in person)

Community Board 7 Office

4201 4th Avenue

entrance on 43rd Street and 4th Avenue

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

bk07@cb.nyc.gov

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

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7

MCDONALD AVENUE TWO-WAY PROTECTED BIKE LANE AND FEWER TRAFFIC LANES, 10TH AVENUE TO FORT HAMILTON PARKWAY: FEEDBACK WILL BE SOLICITED ON A REVISED PROPOSAL AT AN ONLINE MEETING

 

McDonald Avenue Bike Lane

Online Workshop

Wednesday, August 26th

6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. 

 

The public's input is wanted on a revised version of the original proposal for McDonald Avenue from 10th Avenue to Fort Hamilton Parkway.

 

That original proposal called for

• a two-way protected bike lane alongside Green-Wood Cemetery,
• two parking lanes,
• two traffic lanes, and
• a center lane for turns.

The bike lane would connect the existing protected bike lanes on 20th Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway, creating a continuous connection between the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway and Prospect Park. 

 

Presented to Community Board 7 in June 2025, that proposal was revised based on feedback from the public.

 

The revised proposal will be shared at an online workshop next Wednesday, and a new round of feedback will be solicited. The workshop will be held in advance of a future Department of Transportation presentation to Community Board 7. The date of that presentation hasn't been announced yet. 

 

Next week's workshop will be held on Wednesday, August 26th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. It will be online only, with participation either on Zoom or by phone.

 

Register for the New York City Department of Transportation workshop at https://zoom.us/meeting/register/qQ-4vSpdQKCxUkyZAchsGw#/registration. NYC DOT will send you an e-mail confirming your registration.

 

For details about the original proposal and previous meetings, see these KARMABrooklyn blog posts: 

• https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2025/06/bike-lane-proposed-for-mcdonald-avenue.html  

• https://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2025/08/bike-lane-proposal-for-mcdonald-avenue.html.