QUALITY OF LIFE: UPDATES FROM THE QUALITY OF LIFE UNIT FROM THE 72ND PRECINCT AT ONLINE AND IN PERSON MEETING

 

Community Board 7 Public Safety Committee Meeting

Monday, October 6th, 6:30 p.m.

 

From Community Board 7:

The CB7 Public Safety Committee will hold a meeting [online and in person] on Monday, October 6 @ 6:30 p.m. At the CB7 Office - 4201 4^th Avenue (enter on 43^rd Street).

Agenda:

1. Updates from the Quality of Life unit from the 72nd Precinct 

2. Presentation and discussion on a adult retail cannabis dispensary to be located at 4602 5th Avenue

If you are interested in attending, you can attend in person or register to attend virtually on Zoom: https://bit.ly/47ZMypE

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

Every precinct in New York City now has a quality of life unit, called a Q-Team. Q-Teams "focus on non-emergency 311 and 911 concerns, such as abandoned vehicles, noise complaints and illegal parking. Teams will also continue to nurture the relationships that were built with businesses and local community." https://portal.311.nyc.gov/article/?kanumber=KA-03672

Community Board 7 represents Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park. 

 

In-person 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

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page

https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynCB7

TRAFFIC CALMING ON BEVERLEY ROAD

In early June, City Councilmember Brad Lander reported that the Department of Transportation would be working on several projects in Kensington this summer.

Currently, on Beverley Road, between Church Avenue and E. 2nd Street, traffic calming measures are being put into place to make the street safer for pedestrians and drivers. These measures include

• narrowing the street by widening the sidewalks and creating bulb-outs,
• restriping the crosswalks,
• adding stop bars and other pavement markings, and
• improving signal timing.

A bulb-out widens the curb and the sidewalk. A stop bar is the solid white line where cars are required to stop before reaching a stop sign.

WHAT IS KENSINGTON ACTION FORCE?

Kensington Action Force (KAF), founded in 1991, is a community safety organization that helps Kensington residents combat crime and violence.

At general community meetings and committee group meetings, residents have the opportunity to discuss issues and concerns with the Police Department, Mayor's Office, District Attorney's Office, city agencies, Community Board, and elected officials.

KAF's special programs and crime prevention initiatives include

• "Making Good Kids Better Citizens," a program that educates students in grades five and up on how to get involved in community safety issues;
• community-wide graffiti cleanups;
• "Shoot a Trespasser" (with a camera);
• "insurance premium reduction," which advocates insurance premium reductions for homeowners or residents who live in a community with an involved community crime prevention effort;
  
• sports league.

At KAF's inter-community leadership conferences, residents meet with other people who are involved in organized anti-crime efforts, and everyone shares their expertise with each other.

KAF maintains updated contact lists that help KAF members communicate with the appropriate public officials so that they will address and correct community-related problems.

KAF also monitors court cases.

Meetings are held in March and November at Intermediate School 62 (Ditmas Junior High School). The school is at 700 E. 7th Street, between Ditmas Avenue and Cortelyou Road.

KAF is interested in receiving e-mail from residents who have questions about community safety. If you have previously raised the issue with any public authorities, include any information or correspondence that you may have.

KAF is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization.

phone: (718) 941-5500
fax: (718) 941-5500
e-mail: KAForce [at] gmail.com

SAFER KENSINGTON STREETS

From our New York City Councilmember, Brad Lander:

Dear Kensington resident,

I've heard from many a number of you about dangerous intersections in the neighborhood -- especially Church Avenue at both McDonald Avenue and Ocean Parkway.

So I am very happy to report on some good news we've received from the NYC Department of Transportation about projects that are taking place this summer:

1. Church Avenue is being repaved, from Old New Utrecht Road to Coney Island Avenue.

2. Church Avenue and McDonald Avenue:

• Installation of new bus shelters on both sides of Church Avenue
• Installation of bulb-outs and pedestrian ramps
  

3. Beverly Road, between Church Avenue and E. 2nd Street:

• Narrow Beverly Road with wider sidewalks and bulb-outs
• Restripe crosswalks, stop bars and other pavement markings
• Improve signal timing
  

4. Ocean Parkway and Church Avenue:

• Raised pedestrian refuge island and median extension
• New pedestrian signals
• New pavement markings to discourage illegal left turns from the southbound service road
• Upgrade No Turn signs
• "Yield to Pedestrian" signs at all approaches
• Restriping of crosswalks, stopbars and other pavement markings
• Improve Signal timing and offset changes

Click here for a full copy of the work DOT is doing at key Church Avenue intersections. Thanks to everyone who contacted my office about this issue. Please keep me updated on whether the improvements are making a difference. And don't hesitate to be in touch with any future observations or concerns about your neighborhood.

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