BENEFIT TO SEND KIDS TO MUSIC CAMP

Benefit to Send Kids to Music Camp

Saturday, March 19th, 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

New York City Rock Camp (NYCRC), a music camp for girls and boys ages nine to seventeen, will host a benefit for all ages at Namaste Yoga of Kensington on Saturday, March 19th. All proceeds will benefit the NYCRC Scholarship Fund.

From 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., enjoy a Zumba family party, followed by a reception, an exhibit of art work by past campers, and live performances by past campers.

The suggested price of admission is $30 for a family of three, $10 for each additional adult, and $5 for each additional child. Donate whatever you can--every bit helps!

Food and drinks are included in the admission price.

Rock Camp is "a mixed genre music camp that focuses on empowering youth through music and building community through shared musical expression."

Call Namaste Yoga for more details and to sign up for an evening of fun.

My Namaste Yoga of Kensington

482 Coney Island Avenue, 2nd floor
(347) 533-6226 or (347) 533-6227

Enter On Church Avenue. Use the red door/red stairs.

http://www.mynamasteyoga.com

Info [at] mynamasteyoga.com

A TALK ON GARDEN DESIGN

Garden Design

Wednesday, March 16th, 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

Prospect Farm and Sustainable Flatbush will present the second talk in their series "Brooklyn Dirt: Monthly Talks on Urban Farming and Gardening" downstairs at Sycamore Bar + Flowershop, 1118 Cortelyou Road, between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road.

The speakers for this talk, "Garden Design," will be Tom Angotti with Jesse Alter (both from Hunter College) and Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener).

The event is open to people ages 21 and up.

The suggested donation is $5. Proceeds will be used to benefit Sustainable Flatbush and Prospect Farm.

About Tom Angotti and Jesse Alter

Tom and Jesse led a group to Cuba this past January to study urban agriculture and organic farming. Tom is a professor in the Hunter College Department of Urban Affairs & Planning and a former Professor and Chair of the Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment at Pratt Institute. He got his Ph.D. in Urban Planning and Policy Development from Rutgers University. Tom helped start Prospect Farm. Jesse, a graduate student at Hunter, works at the Center for Cuban Studies in Manhattan.

About Chris Kreussling

Chris Kreussling, a garden coach with over thirty years of gardening experience, is also the Director of the Urban Gardens and Farms Initiative of Sustainable Flatbush and a community member of the Healthy Soils, Healthy Communities advisory board, a project of the Cornell Waste Management Institute.

About Sustainable Flatbush

Sustainable Flatbush brings neighbors together to mobilize, educate, and advocate for sustainable living in their Brooklyn neighborhood and beyond.

About Prospect Farm

Prospect Farm is a community group in Windsor Terrace that works together to grow food in a once-vacant lot. Its mission is to create a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Farm that can serve the community. Prospect Farm is the community leader for the Kensington/Windsor Terrace neighborhood group for the Brooklyn Food Coalition.

FRESH FRUIT AND VEGGIES AT THE KENSINGTON YOUTHMARKET, JULY THROUGH OCTOBER

UPDATE: The Youthmarket will be open on Saturdays from July 9th through September 10th.

Fresh, delectable, straight-from-the-farm fruit and vegetables are coming to Kensington this summer. Kensington Youthmarket will be open on Saturdays from July 9th through October 29th, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on Fort Hamilton Parkway (between E. 5th and E. 4th streets).

GrowNYC will buy fresh fruit and vegetables from Greenmarket's local/regional family farmers--which promotes local agriculture--and our neighborhood's young people will run the farm stand--which gives them an opportunity to earn money, get training in the skills needed to run a small business (promotion, merchandising, and customer service), and learn about health and nutrition.

The Youthmarket Program Coordinator is Olivia Blanchflower. Phone: (212) 341-0476. Online: GrowNYC contact form.

WILDLIFE REHABILITATOR ON THE PROBLEMS IN PROSPECT PARK

Wildlife rehabilitator Anne-Katrin Titze believes that "It is valuable for children who live in a large urban environment to interact with animals in a park, not only a zoo, and learn to respect other living creatures."

In an interview with Gothamist, Ms. Titze--a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation licensed Wildlife Rehabilitator and a member of the New York State Wildlife Rehabilitation Council--enumerates the problems that Prospect Park's policies and practices have created for the park's environment and its wildlife.

On barbecuing:

"Charcoal kills trees"—a large number of trees are dying and the lake environment is being polluted throughout the year by the burning and dumping of petroleum distillates.

On garbage:

"The amount of debris and garbage in Prospect Park Lake, uncovered in such a small area was troubling."

On erosion:

"The erosion around the lakeside has exposed tree roots and uprooted trees for years."

On the aftermath of the killing of the park's hundreds of geese:

"Currently there are 162 newly arrived Canada Geese since then and 215 Mallards." 

Read the complete interview with Gothamist here.

AREA LIBRARY EVENT CALENDARS

Events at Brooklyn Public Library's branch libraries, Central Library, and Business Library are displayed on easy-to-read calendars and lists. Events at the branches are shown through the end of June.

Borough Park Library, 1265 43rd Street at 13th Avenue, (718) 437-4085: calendar  list

Cortelyou Library, 1305 Cortelyou Road at Argyle Road, (718) 693-7763: calendar  list

Flatbush Library, 22 Linden Boulevard at Flatbush Avenue,

(718) 856-0813:

calendar  list

Kensington Library, 410 Ditmas Avenue between E. 4th and E. 5th streets, (718) 435-9431:

calendar  list

Windsor Terrace Library, 160 E. 5th Street at Fort Hamilton Parkway, (718) 686-9707 (currently closed for renovations; reopening on Tuesday, March 22nd.):

calendar  list

To read the details of an event (starting and ending time, the age group that the event is for, and the starting and ending date if the event is part of a series), click on the event's name. If you click on it again when it's displayed on the right side of the screen, you can Permalink it, Bookmark it, and Share it.

To see details about all of the events on a particular day, click on "all."

UPDATE ON FREE TREES! FREE MULCH!

TU-MULCH-UOUS!

Saturday, April 16th, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Green-wood Cemetery will host a day devoted to gardening and answering your questions about gardening. Bonus: in cooperation with the New York Restoration Project and as part of MillionTreesNYC, Green-wood will give away 200 free trees and free mulch. Bring a bag with you to put the mulch in. Each tree weighs about thirty pounds. Get to the event early to reserve a tree to take home.

Meet inside the main entrance at 25th Street and 5th Avenue.

Register online for free.

GRAND OPENING OF DOWNTOWN NATURAL MARKET

Downtown Natural Market had its unofficial "soft"opening two months, and now it's celebrating its

Grand Opening

Friday, March 11th, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The store is located at 1701 Church Avenue, at E. 17th Street.

Hours: Monday through Saturday, 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Phone: (718) 282-0110

To view the flyer, left click and then left click again. 

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STAND UP FOR PROSPECT PARK'S GEESE

Hands around the Lake

Saturday, March 26th, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Last July, in the early hours of the morning, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) "removed" Prospect Park's entire goose population (almost 400 of them). The geese were herded together, put in crates, gassed to death inside of the park, put in bags, and dumped in a landfill. But several alternatives to slaughtering geese are available, as The New York Times reports:

Elsewhere in the country, nuisance wildlife birds are usually chased away by border collies or firecrackers. But in New York...there is no relocation program for the geese, and they must be euthanized. Another method for controlling the birds is coating their eggs with corn oil, to prevent them from hatching.

In other places where geese are still killed, they're not thrown in the garbage:

Other states use different methods, like turning the geese into food or animal feed.

More Canada geese began appearing in the park shortly afterward.

At Hands around the Lake, people can take a stand on behalf of the wildlife in New York City's parks, encourage the use of humane methods to disperse geese, and try to prevent a repetition of what was done last summer.

Adults and children are invited to join hands around Prospect Park Lake in support of humane treatment for Canada geese and all urban wildlife in the city's parks and greenspaces.
 
The Prospect Park Wildlife Management Advisory Committee was formed in September and developed a management plan. Prospect Park plans to use humane alternatives this year, but it's still possible that the geese will be gassed before the city's extermination contract with the USDA expires this June 30th. Wildlife advocates want Mayor Bloomberg to end the contract and substitute humane, non-lethal alternatives.

The scheduled speakers at the event are

• New York State Senator Senator Eric Adams
• New York City Councilmember Letitia James 
• Patrick Kwan, New York State Director of the Humane Society of the United States
• Scotlund Haisley, President and Founder of Animal Rescue Corps
• Edita Birnkrant, New York Director of Friends of Animals
• Cynthia King, Brooklyn community member, children's dance teacher, and friend of animals

Location: Prospect Park- Lakeside. Enter the park at Vanderbilt Street and Prospect Park SW. Gather for speakers near Well House Drive. From there, it's a short walk down the road to the grassy area just to left of the lakeside.

Time: The line around the lake will form at 12:30. The event will begin at 1:00.

FOODTOWN FINED BY DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS

Hundreds of supermarkets throughout the five boroughs were fined by the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) as a result of inspections it conducted in the fall of 2010. Kensington's Foodtown (382 McDonald Avenue, at the corner of Albemarle Road) was fined $4,175 for non-compliance with DCA rules.

DCA inspected 650 supermarkets for 

"a variety of potential violations, including inaccurate check-out scanners, lack of prices on individual items, taxation of items that are not taxable, failure to mark proper quantities and provide required information on food packaged in the store, a lack of proper labeling and unavailability of scales for customers. The most common violation was a lack of item pricing."

We don't know which of those violations Foodtown was fined for.

To file a complaint with DCA, call 311 or fill out the online complaint form.

It's important to "Know Your Rights at the Register" regarding advertised items, scales, unit pricing (cost per pound, pint, etc.), item pricing, "open" or "freshness" dates for perishable foods, and packaged products.

RESCUED DOGS MEET-UP IN PROSPECT PARK

A Walk (and Sniff) around Prospect Park

Sunday, March 20th, 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Adopted dogs and their adoptive "parents" are invited to take a walk, sniff, exchange stories and advice, and get some exercise together in Prospect Park.

The newly-formed Adopted Dogs of NYC is open to dogs adopted from shelters and rescues. Group organizer Kate Tully, who adopted a dog from Sean Casey Animal Rescue in Windsor Terrace, says "Since many people are kind enough to adopt dogs with behavioral issues, this isn't exactly a playgroup, but rather a relaxed leashed walk in the park."

Kate and her dog are looking forward to meeting you and your dog. Join them at Prospect Park West and 9th Street.

SAKE SUSHI'S 10% DISCOUNT

To celebrate its Grand Opening, Sake Sushi is offering 10% off any purchase for a limited time. Their menu is posted on their website.

Free delivery is available with a minimum $10.00 order.

Hours:

Monday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, 11:30 a.m. to midnight

Sunday, noon to 11:00 p.m.

Sake Sushi

328 Church Avenue, on the southwest corner at E. 4th Street

Telephone: (718) 851-5299 and (718) 851-5399
Fax: (718) 851-5799

Website: http://www.sakesushiny.com/index.html

ACOUSTIC MUSIC CONCERT, SUNDAY, MARCH 6TH

Ditmas Acoustic @ The Sanctuary

a new music series in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
Presents:

Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio + Petr Cancura's "Down Home"

Sunday, March 6th, 7 p.m. $10

Local multi-instrumentalists explore folk music from the Balkans to Mississippi.

Matt Darriau's Paradox Trio

Matt Darriau (reeds, flutes, etc)

Brad Shepik (guitar)

Rufus Capadocia (cello)

Seido Salifoski (percussion)

Petr Cancura's "Down Home"

Petr Cancura (saxes, banjo, mandolin)

Jessie Lewis (guitar)

Garth Stevenson (bass)

Richie Barshay (drums)

Admission $10.
 

Temple Beth Emeth
83 Marlborough Road, Brooklyn, , on the corner of Church Avenue 

(Q train to Church Avenue)

The Sanctuary at Temple Beth Emeth is a wonderful space to listen to all kinds of music in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn.
 

The series, Ditmas Acoustic @ the Sanctuary, was started in the Fall 2010 by local musicians Richie Barshay and Michael Winograd.

For more information on upcoming events or for booking, contact Ditmas Acoustic at ditmasacoustic [at] gmail.com.

www.facebook.com/ditmasacoustic 

www.myspace.com/ditmasacoustic

TALKING ABOUT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Community Conversation on Public School Instruction and Assessment

Monday, March 14th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

A Community Conversation on Public School Instruction and Assessment with Department of Education (DOE)  Chief Academic Officer Shael Polakow-Suransky will be hosted by our area's New York City Councilmember Brad Lander a week from Monday. It will be a dialogue about teaching, learning, assessment, and accountability in New York City's public schools, including:

• What are the best ways to teach and assess students? teachers? schools?
• What are the strengths, limitations, and plans for improving the DOE’s current accountability system?
• Do we have too much high-stakes testing in our schools? Are there alternative models?
• What is the DOE doing to improve instruction in all schools, including integrating the new Common Core State Standards?

Location: P.S. 321, 180 7th Avenue between 1st and 2nd streets, Park Slope

OUR DINNER AT CONNIE'S CAFE

Turkey Platter

served with choice of potato and vegetable

with dinner salad or cup of soup

($8.50)

Chicken Souvlaki Platter

served with house salad, French fries, and pita bread

($9.75)

bottomless cup of coffee

($1.00)

Chef George

Connie's Cafe
424 Church Avenue, corner of E. 5th Street
(718) 633-3557
Open daily for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

 Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

FREE CREDIT FAIR FOR LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES

Free Credit Fair for Local Small Businesses

and Small Business Panel Discussion

Tuesday, March 22nd, from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Saint Francis College at 180 Remsen Street, will be the site of a free Credit Ready NYC credit fair for entrepreneurs, start-ups, and small business owners. Credit Ready NYC is the City Council's new two-part initiative to help increase lending to local small businesses struggling to obtain credit by working with banks and educating small business owners.

Representatives from the NYC Department of Small Business Services will be at the fair to provide free counseling and advice on how to properly apply for a loan, and banks and community and alternative lenders will be available to discuss loan applications and available programs.

A special panel discussion about city, state, and federal loan programs and how they work will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Make your reservation by calling (212) 788-6871 or sending an e-mail to events [at] council.nyc.gov.

PROSPECT PARK WEST BANK ROBBED

The Brooklyn Paper reports that Sovereign Bank on Prospect Park West was robbed of $7,000 at 1:20 this afternoon after a robber handed a teller a note and she emptied her cash drawer. The robber, who fled on foot, was not caught. Nobody was injured.

The bank is located at 234 Prospect Park West, between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place.

PLANNING SPRINGTIME ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS AND ADULTS

From Friends of Greenwood Playground:

Looking for something interesting to do in Kensington/Windsor Terrace? Want to make new friends? Accomplish both by checking out Friends of Greenwood Playground. Meetings are on the first Sunday of every month from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Oak and the Iris Cafe, 2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway, corner of E. 4th Street.

This Sunday, March 6th, we'll be talking about the Spring Craft & Flea Market and how to keep the playground a safe, fun, and beautiful place in spite of the massive budget cuts at the Parks Department. We will also discuss YOUR ideas of what we can do at the playground. It's OUR public space! The possibilities are endless. Roller derby fitness class exists because one member suggested it. Another member is interested in bringing dance classes to the playground. 

Join us!

BUSINESS WORKSHOPS; CLASSES FOR OTHERS

CAMBA Small Business Services

Spring 2011 Business Workshops

plus

Classes on Credit Repair, How to Buy a Home, and Foreclosure Prevention

NORTH INDIAN COOKING CLASS AND CHAAT COOKING CLASS

From Mukti Banerjee of Mukti's Kitchen:

Hi, friends of Indian food,

Here are two announcements about my cooking classes. Hope to see you there. Please let me know if you have any questions.

____________________________________________

A. I teach Indian cooking class in my teaching kitchen. It's a comfortable and relaxed setting designed to provide a forum for learning and exchanging thoughts and ideas. This cooking class is designed for North Indian cuisine. It sounds difficult, but believe me, you will be able to make it with some hands-on techniques.

Place: Beverley Road near E. 9th Street
Date and time: Sunday, March 6th, from 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Price: $40 per person

There are many people who love Indian food. They want to cook it and learn more about it. Sometimes it looks a little challenging to learn straight off the dishes you’ve ordered at the restaurant. But no worries: they’re not so daunting. I can teach you the diverse types of Indian dishes and spices. I will teach you the nuances and secrets, where to get the masalas, and how to keep the aroma intact.

You get to cook, have food, and bring your items back home for the next day's lunch. Bring your own containers, please.

Come, take the initiative into the mysteries of Indian cooking. Unravel the secrets of the mouthwatering spices.

Menu:
Jumbo Shrimp Malai Curry(in coconut milk)
Paneer Tikka Masala
Roti

We invite you to bring a notebook so you can take all the secrets back home with you and delight yourself and those you love.

Please confirm your RSVP at (917) 703-3998 so I can make preparations based on the actual number of students coming. Thank you.

B. Because of the demand, I am doing a Samosa Chaat party. I will show you how to make Yummy Samosa Chaat from scratch and some chutney.

Place: JujoMukti Tea Lounge
211 East 4th Street Between Av A and B NYC, Manhattan
Date and Time: Tuesday, March 8th From 7-9pm
Price: $20 per person

In India, chaat refers to both a spice blend and to a salad that uses the spice blend and has a tangy condiment that perks up the flavors of salad, legumes, potatoes, etc. There are three things that give the tangy flavors: 1) amchoor (dried powdered mango), 2) asafoetida has a nice smell and is also very good for your health, 3) black salt or rock salt that has a smoky taste. There are so many delicious variations of chaat preparations that I can show you. In this class, we picked the two most favorite dishes: the most popular Indian chaat.

As March 8th is International Women's Day, why not celebrate it with a fun cooking class!
 

Menu:
Papri chaat
Samosa chaat

These chaat will go very well with Julie's tea too.

It is so much fun to make them and even better to taste. Let's all have fun together!
 

Thank you, and looking forward to seeing you.

Mukti’s Kitchen

http://www.meetup.com/muktiskitchen

http://muktiskitchen.blogspot.com (weekly blog)

Phone: (917)-703-3998

Email: muktiskitchen [at] gmail.com

CITY'S RESPONSE TO COMMUNITY BOARD 12'S BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS

From Community Board 12:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

FISCAL YEAR 2012

CAPITAL AND EXPENSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS AND AGENCY RESPONSES

A Public Hearing will be held to review the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 Capital and Expense Budget responses to our budget recommendations which the Board reviewed in September 2010.

At this Public Hearing Board members and the public can comment on these responses.  We must then respond to Mayor Bloomberg with a Letter of Comment on the preliminary budget and the agencies responses to our requests.

The Public Hearing will be held on –

TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2011

6:00 PM TO 7:00 PM

AT THE

COMMUNITY BOARD 12 OFFICE

5910– 13^TH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY

Comments will be taken at that time and will be noted in our comments on the budget.  The Board’s response is due by March 17^th.   Copies of the agencies responses to our requests will be available at the Board Office for review.

Previous blog posts about Community Board 12's budget:

PUBLIC HEARING ON COMMUNITY BOARD 12'S BUDGET 

BENCHES AND TREES ADDED TO CB 12'S BUDGET REQUESTS

YOGA BEGINNERS SERIES AT NAMASTE YOGA

Yoga Beginner Series

Sundays, March 20th through April 17th

1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Ever thought yoga was just for super-flexible people? Or that it looks like fun, but you haven't tried it yet? Namaste Yoga has the solution: a beginner's workshop designed for brand-new beginners. Experienced yogis who want to deepen their practice are also welcome.

This series will be held on five Sundays--March 20th, March 27th, April 3rd, April 10th, and April 17th--from 1:00 p.m to 2:30 p.m. The cost for the series is $75. Drop-ins are welcome for $20 per workshop, if space is available. 

Pre-registration is required, and space is limited, so call (347) 533-6226 to reserve a space.

My Namaste Yoga of Kensington

482 Coney Island Avenue, 2nd floor
(347) 533-6226 or (347) 533-6227

Enter On Church Avenue. Use the red door/red stairs.

http://www.mynamasteyoga.com

Info [at] mynamasteyoga.com

CHAMPISSAGE AND KANSA VATKI FOOT MASSAGE SPRING SPECIALS

From Teri Gorbea

March is springtime... this means time for relaxation and rejuvenation!!! In honor of spring...one of the most rewarding seasons of rebirth and rejuvenation...I will be running specials for the entire month: Champissage (Indian Head Massage) and Kansa Vatki Foot Massage at deep discounted rates.

These two therapies are natural alternatives to help eliminate stress and tension. Originally priced $60 for each technique, for the month of March, I will be offering both techniques, equalling total relaxation and rejuvenation, for $60.

Champissage: While sitting in a chair fully clothed, this technique focuses on the upper back, upper arms, shoulders, neck, head, face, ears, scalp, and energy balancing.

It is beneficial to:

• Eliminate stress and tension;
• Relieve migraine and tension headaches;
• Eyestrain;
• Muscle stiffness and pain;
• Melt away tension in the shoulders, upper back, neck, and head;
• Revitalize scalp;
• Promote healthy hair growth;
• Relieve jaw pain from Temporomandibular joint disorder ( TMJ);
• Relieve sinus problems;
• Improve circulation.

For more information, please visit http://indianchampissage.com.

Kansa Vatki Foot Massage: This technique requires using a 3-metal bowl and ghee (clarified butter) to work on the feet and lower legs. By incorporating Kansa Vatki movements, a soothing session helps to draw out excess heat, leaving the entire body cool, refreshed, and relaxed. This treatment is good for everyone and ideal for all those who spend long hours on their feet.

Some of the many benefits:

• Relaxes tired feet;
• Improves blood and lymphatic circulation;
• Enhances lower limb mobility;
• Restores energy;
• Promotes sound sleep;
• Relieves eyestrain from prolonged computer use.

For more information, please visit http://kvfootmassage.com.

Kindly call or email Teri Gorbea to schedule your time of rejuvenation and enjoy discount savings too!! Gift certificates are available to give as wonderful holiday gifts for your loved ones, special friends, or employees.

Teri Gorbea
917-478-7589
tagorbea [at] earthlink.net
http://aroma-t-essentials.blogspot.com
http://home.earthlink.net/~tagorbea/artoffitness

Art of Fitness
"Awaken the Physical" "Balance the Emotional" "Connect with the Spirit"
http://home.earthlink.net/~tagorbea/artoffitness

Young Living Essential Oils
The "Missing Link" to a Healthier You
http://youngliving.com/teresitagorbea

Love Life, Live Each Day to Its Fullest, Treasure Each Moment, Laughter is the Best Medicine

FREE TREES! FREE MULCH!

UPDATE AT http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2011/03/update-on-free-trees-free-mulch.html

TU-MULCH-UOUS!

Saturday, April 16th

Green-wood Cemetery will host a day devoted to gardening and answering your questions about gardening. Bonus: in cooperation with the New York Restoration Project and as part of MillionTreesNYC, they'll give away 200 trees for free as well as free mulch.

The time and the exact location will be announced.

MISS CINDY'S STORY TIME AT NAMASTE YOGA

Wilhyn Larsen, owner of Namaste Yoga of Kensington, writes

Miss Cindy, known for her popularity at the Windsor Terrace Library, will host Story Time on March 1st, March 8th, and March 15th from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Namaste Yoga Studio while the library undergoes renovations. For ages zero-4ish. Everyone is welcome:  parents, grandparents, caregivers, etc.

When: Tuesday, March 1st, 8th, and 15th

Time:10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Price: The suggested donation is $3 to $5 per family.

Stroller entrance on Coney Island Avenue (glass door). Stroller parking: granite hallway, 2nd floor, Coney Island Avenue side.

Feel free to call!

No eating, drinking, or shoes in the studio, please.

LOVE & LIGHT,

Wilhyn Larsen, Owner
My Namaste Yoga of Kensington
482 Coney Island Avenue, 2nd Floor
(347) 533-6226 or (347) 533-6227

Enter On Church Avenue, Red Door/Red Stairs

http://www.mynamasteyoga.com

Info [at] mynamasteyoga.com

WHICH TEACHERS WILL GET THE BOOT?

A state senator from Suffolk County is sponsoring legislation that would decide which of our teachers keep their jobs and which ones get laid off. 

New York State Senate bill S3501B-2011--sponsored by John J. Flanagan, who represents the Town of Smithtown and portions of the towns of Brookhaven and Huntington--applies ONLY to cities with a population of one million or more. Our city is the ONLY one in the state with that many people.

Mayor Bloomberg, who supports the bill, is talking about laying off more than 7,300 teachers--almost 10% of the total number of teachers--even as class sizes keep growing.

• At P.S. 130, The Parkside School, 1 of its 40 teachers (3%) might get laid off.
• At P.S. 230, Doris L. Cohen, 7 of its 93 teachers (8%) might get laid off.
• At P.S. 179, Kensington, 3 of its 67 teachers (4%) might get laid off.
• etc., etc., etc. 

Contact your state senator and say what you think about our city and our teachers being targeted by this bill!

Map of Brooklyn school districts