STEPHEN CHRISTOPHER: HE'S A MAGIC MAN

Stephen Christopher's Magical Night Fund Raiser

Saturday, April 13th

Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Show time is at 7:00 p.m.

This evening of magic and illusions with a comedic twist is open to the general public as well as to St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy families and Holy Name parishioners. All tickets are general admission and cost $5.00 per person, regardless of age. They can be purchased in the rectory; call (718) 368-4071 if you have any questions about payment or about the event.

Shepherd's Hall

Holy Name Church

245 Prospect Park West at Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

RESTORATION OF HOLY NAME CHURCH

Father James Cunningham, administrator of Holy Name of Jesus Church,

talks about the plans for restoring the church's interior.

At Mass on February 24th, Fr. James Cunningham, administrator of Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church, officially announced the beginning of the parish's fund raising drive for the Liturgical Restoration of the sanctuary area.

With the goal of raising $1,500,000, more than $600,000 had already been pledged by thirty donors in the week before that official announcement was made. By March 2nd, $675,000 had been raised. 

The project, known as "The Restoration of Holy Name of Jesus Church, 135 years – Fulfilling Our Vision," will see the installation of the traditional ornate marble side altar that James Renwick Jr. (1818-1895) designed for St. Patrick's Cathedral (constructed 1858-1879). 

In addition to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Renwick also designed the first of the Smithsonian Institution's buildings, Grace Church, St. Bartholomew's Church, St. Ann's and the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights, the former Memorial Chapel of St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery, and the main building of Vassar College.

The altar Renwick designed was too large for St. Patrick's, so it was installed in St. Vincent de Paul Church in Williamsburg, where it remained until St. Vincent was sold toward the end of 2011. It and St. Vincent de Paul's two side altars and baptismal font will also become part of Holy Name.

Where to read more:

• Holy Name Restoration Project http://www.holynamebrooklyn.com/restoration_project
• Holy Name of Jesus Brooklyn Church Restoration Project https://www.facebook.com/HNJ.Restoration
• Making something beautiful in Brooklyn http://www.patheos.com/blogs/deaconsbench/2013/03/making-something-beautiful-in-brooklyn
• Big Renovation for Windsor Terrace Church http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2013/03/big-renovation-for-windsor-terrace-church
• Parishioners Await ‘New Church’ at Holy Name http://thetablet.org/parishioners-await-new-church-at-holy-name

Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church
245 Prospect Park West, at Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 

Phone: (718) 768-3071
Fax: (718) 369-2039
http://www.holynamebrooklyn.com
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Holy-Name-of-Jesus-Roman-Catholic-Church-Brooklyn-New-York/127225753993725

ALTERNATE SIDE SUSPENDED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW

The NYC departments of Transportation and Sanitation have suspended Alternate Side Parking regulations citywide today (Friday) and tomorrow (Saturday). The intention is to facilitate snow removal and make it less of a challenge.

Meters for parking and all other parking regulations are still in effect.

BICYCLE CLEARANCE SALE

The 2013 models are coming in, and the 2012s have got to go! This sale will last for three days only: Friday, March 8th through Sunday, March 10th.

• Brooklyn Cruiser: Retail price, $549. Sale price: $475. In limited supply.
• KHS Cidi 3 speed: Used as rental bikes for just a few months. Retail price, $399. Sale price, depending on how much use a particular bike got, from $199 to $299.
• Linus Bikes: 10% off all of the Linus bikes and accessories.
• 20% off all 12", 16", 20", and 24" 2012 youth bikes. 
• Up to 50% off of lots of different types of accessories.

Juice Pedaler
154 Prospect Park Southwest, between Vanderbilt and Seeley streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

(718) 871-7500
info @ juicepedalernyc.com
https://store.juicepedalernyc.com
https://www.facebook.com/JuicePedaler

SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES! 

"BEAUFORT" SHOWING AT FLATBUSH JEWISH CENTER

Movie Night: "Beaufort"

Saturday, March 9th, 7:15 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

At its next Movie Night, Flatbush Jewish Center will show the contemporary Israeli film "Beaufort." Based on Ron Leshem's novel Im Yesh Gan Eden (If There Is a Heaven), the movie follows Israeli soldiers as they prepare to depart from Beaufort Castle--a fortress in Lebanon that Israel captured during its 1982 invasion of that country and held until 2000--and explores their feelings and experiences in the conflict.

In Hebrew, with English subtitles. Running time: 131 minutes. Not rated. Released in 2007.

Admission: $7.00 per person. Pizza will be served.

Flatbush Jewish Center
Hanid Room 
327 E. 5th Street, at the corner of Church Avenue
Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200
fax: (718) 871-5204 
http://www.flatbushjewishcenter.org
https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

KATIE MULLINS SINGS AT SYCAMORE BAR TONIGHT

Singer and guitarist Katie Mullins will perform at Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop in Ditmas Park tonight.

The Windsor Terrace resident has studied classical singing, sung in operas, played shows with a country band, and acted in plays and films. She weaves folk, experimental, and classical influences into the music she writes. Katie just released her second album, "Wedding," on February 1st.

She'll be sharing the stage with Clara Kennedy, cellist and singer/songwriter.

• 9:00 p.m.:  Clara Kennedy
• 10:00p.m.: Katie Mullins

Suggested Donation: $10

https://www.facebook.com/events/100312760159093

Sycamore Bar and Flowershop
1118 Cortelyou Road, between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road

Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
(347) 240-5850
www.sycamorebrooklyn.com

e-mail: sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail.com

Katie Mullins online:
http://www.katiemullinsmusic.com
http://katiemullins.bandcamp.com
http://facebook.com/katiemullinsmusic

MARCH SPECIAL AT NAMASTE YOGA

This month's Special of the Month at Namaste Yoga of Kensington is "Pilates Mat March Madness." Three classes cost $45 (for first-time customers only). Thursdays, from 8:35 p.m. to 9:35 p.m.

The Special of the Month for April will be a new kickboxing class.

Wilhyn Larsen, General Manager
Namaste Yoga of Kensington
482 Coney Island Avenue, 2nd Floor
Entrance on Church Avenue (red stairs/red door) Kensington, Brooklyn

(347)533-6226
www.mynamasteyoga.com
info @ mynamasteyoga.com

SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES!

RESTAURANT BARGAINS DURING "DINE IN BROOKLYN"

"Dine in Brooklyn"

Monday, March 11th, to Thursday, March 21st

Two Windsor Terrace restaurants--Le P'tit Paris Bistro and Hamilton's--are among the approximately 200 throughout Brooklyn that will offer big savings on three-course brunches, lunches, and dinners during the eleven days of "Dine in Brooklyn." The locations of all of the participating restaurants have been mapped.

The fixed prices for the meals are

• Brunch: 2 for $20.13
• Lunch:   1 for $20.13
• Dinner:  1 for $28.00

Not every restaurant will serve all three meals at the "Dine in Brooklyn" price. Hamilton's will offer it for dinner, and Le P'tit Paris Bistro will offer it for brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Le P'tit Paris Bistro 
256 Prospect Park West, at the corner of Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace
(718) 369-3590
olivier @ leptitparisbistro.com and matthieu @ leptitparisbistro.com 
https://www.facebook.com/le.p.bistro.9
http://leptitparisbistro.com

Hamilton's 
2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway, on the southeast corner of E. 4th Street
Windsor Terrace, one block from the Kensington border
(718) 438-0488

hamiltonbkny @ gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/hamiltons2826?ref=ts
http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com 

No Kensington restaurants are participating.

AGENDA FOR NEXT WEEK'S COMMUNITY BOARD 12 MEETING

                                                                       FEBRUARY 28, 2013 
                                  

TO:          COMMUNITY BOARD 12 MEMBERS/ELECTED OFFICIALS AND 

                INTERESTED PARTIES

            FROM:     YIDEL PERLSTEIN, CHAIRMAN

            RE:          MARCH BOARD MEETING

_______________________________________________________________________             The next Community Board 12 meeting will be held on:

TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 2013

7 P.M.

AMICO SENIOR CENTER

5901 – 13TH AVENUE

(Entrance on 59th Street, 3rd Floor)

BROOKLYN, N.Y.

A G E N D A

1.      PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

2.      PUBLIC SESSION

3.      ADOPTION OF MINUTES

4.      EXECUTIVE ELECTION – YIDEL PERLSTEIN

5.      CHAIRMAN’S REMARKS – YIDEL PERLSTEIN

6.      HOUSING & BUILDINGS REPORT – JOSEPH LEVY

1380-84 36th Street

7.      VARIANCE COMMITTEE REPORT – DAVID SHLOMOVICH

BSA CAL # 53-13-BZ 1338 East 5th Street

8.      OLD BUSINESS

9.      NEW BUSINESS

10.  ADJOURN

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL COMMUTES TO KENSINGTON THIS MONTH

THE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

WELCOMES THE
66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

TO KENSINGTON 

on

Thursday, March 21, 2013, 7:00 p.m.

at

University Place

4th Floor Student Center

385 McDonald Avenue

across the street from Foodtown

 ******************************************************

At its first community meeting of 2013, the Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) will host the 66th Precinct Community Council's monthly public meeting.

All residents of Kensington are invited to attend and let the community council know what the neighborhood's problems and needs are.

This may be the first time the 66th Precinct Community Council meets in Kensington. The precinct commander, Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, is moving the March meeting from Borough Park to Kensington in response to requests from Kensington residents.

Let's let the community council see that we're interested in keeping our neighborhood as crime-free as possible. And let's find out if there are ways that we can help prevent crime.

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ABOUT THE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

ANA has worked since its founding in 1973 to advance Kensington's quality of life. ANA has helped create a safe and stable neighborhood by working closely with members, other residents, city agencies, and elected officials to address the issues that are important to people.

You're welcome to join ANA and help make it stronger. ANA is the oldest neighborhood association in Brooklyn. Membership is open to everyone who resides or owns a business within these boundaries:

• north: the north side of Caton Avenue
• south: the south side of Beverley Road
• west: the west side of McDonald Avenue
• east: the east side of Ocean Parkway

Membership dues per year for an individual or a family cost $20.
Associate Membership dues per year for business owners cost $25.

Meetings are held in March, April, May, June, September, October, and November.

Foodtown and ANA provide free refreshments.

HOW THE WINDSOR TERRACE/KENSINGTON FOOD COOP WILL BE STRUCTURED

WINDSOR TERRACE HAS SOME OF "THE BEST STORES IN BROOKLYN"

The editors of The L Magazine ranked three Windsor Terrace stores as the best in Brooklyn in their categories.

Best Used Bookstore

Babbo's Books

"smart, varied and unusual "

242 Prospect Park West

between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

(718) 788-3475
admin @ babbosbooks.com
www.babbosbooks.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Babbos-Books/140626742636668?ref=ts

Best Wine Store

Juice Box Wine & Spirits 

"excellent selection and knowledgeable staff "

1289 Prospect Avenue

between Greenwood Avenue and Reeve Place

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

 

(718) 871-1110

juiceboxwines @ gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Juice-Box-Wine-Spirits/119635894747177

Best Juice Bar

Juice Pedaler 

"rarely has a combo made so much sense. Part juice bar and part bike store/rental"

154 Prospect Park Southwest

between Vanderbilt and Seeley streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 

phone: (718) 871-7500
info @ juicepedalernyc.com

https://store.juicepedalernyc.com/

Read more about "The Best Stores in Brooklyn" in The L Magazine, Feb 27-Mar 12, 2013

VINYL CLUB ON MONDAY

Vinyl Club

Monday, March 4th, 8:00 p.m. to midnight

Bring some vinyl to Sycamore Bar to spin. Bring any kind of music and deejay it. Your records will sound so good on a big sound system. Spinning at Vinyl Club is free.

DJs choice.

Vinyl Club at
Sycamore Bar and Flowershop

1118 Cortelyou Road
between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road
Ditmas Park, Brooklyn

phone: (347) 240-5850

e-mail: sycamorebrooklyn@gmail.com
website: www.sycamorebrooklyn.com

Vinyl Club's e-mail: mondaynightvinylclub @ gmail.com

SPIDER-MAN HAS THE POWER TO GET YOUR CAR TOWED

Scenes for "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will be filmed in Windsor Terrace again on Thursday, March 7th, from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Don't park your car or other vehicle on these streets or it'll get towed to the nearest legal spot:

• Fuller Place, between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue
• Windsor Place, between 10th Avenue and Howard Place
• 10th Avenue, between Prospect Avenue and Prospect Park Southwest
• Prospect Park West, between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place

If your car or other vehicle is parked on any of those streets, move it on Wednesday, March 6th, by 10:00 p.m.

TWO POSSIBLE SPEED HUMPS FOR WINDSOR TERRACE

Speed Humps

Tuesday, March 12th, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Requests for two speed humps for Windsor Terrace and five for Park Slope will be under consideration at next week's meeting of Community Board 7's Transportation Committee. The meeting is open to the public, and residents are welcome to speak either for or against any of the speed humps.

The speed hump requests listed on the agenda are for

• 18th Street between 7th and 8th avenues
• 11th Avenue between Prospect Avenue and Sherman Street (P.S. 154 is on 11th Avenue between Sherman Street and Windsor Place)
• Ocean Parkway between Caton and Kermit places
• 21st Street between 5th and 6th avenues
• 21st Street between 4th and 5th avenues
• 6th Avenue between 21st and 22nd streets
• 6th Avenue between 22nd and 23rd streets

The meeting will be in Community Board 7's office at 4201 4th Avenue. The entrance is on 43rd Street.

66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL WILL COMMUTE TO KENSINGTON THIS MONTH

UPDATE: The monthly meeting of the 66th Precinct Community Council was scheduled to be held on Thursday, March 21st, in Borough Park. The monthly meeting of the Albemarle Neighborhood Association was scheduled for that same night in Kensington.

But Kensington residents won't have to choose between the two meetings: ANA has invited the 66th Precinct Community Council to meet at ANA's meeting.

====================================

THE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

WELCOMES THE 66TH POLICE PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL

TO KENSINGTON 

on

Thursday, March 21, 2013, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. 

at

University Place

4th Floor Student Center

385 McDonald Avenue

across the street from Foodtown

 ******************************************************

At its first community meeting of 2013, the Albemarle Neighborhood Association (ANA) will host the 66th Precinct Community Council's monthly public meeting.

All residents of Kensington are invited to attend and let the community council know what the neighborhood's needs are.

Let's let our community council know that we're interested in our neighborhood and its well-being and that we'd love to have them meet here more often.

=============================================

ABOUT THE ALBEMARLE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION

ANA has worked since its founding in 1973 to advance Kensington's quality of life. ANA has helped create a safe and stable neighborhood by working closely with members, other residents, city agencies, and elected officials to address the issues that are important to people.

You're welcome to join ANA and help make it stronger. ANA is the oldest neighborhood association in Brooklyn. Membership is open to everyone who resides or owns a business within these boundaries:

• north: the north side of Caton Avenue
• south: the south side of Beverley Road
• west: the west side of McDonald Avenue
• east: the east side of Ocean Parkway

Membership dues per year for an individual or a family cost $20. Associate Membership dues per year for business owners cost $25.

Meetings are held in March, April, May, June, September, October, and November.

Foodtown and ANA provide free refreshments.

THE CIRCUS IS TUTU CRUEL: PROTEST ANIMAL EXPLOITATION

The circus is coming to town. Cynthia King's response is a two-part event that's open to everyone: a Peace Party and a Peaceful Protest.

Peace Party

 Sunday, March 10th, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Cynthia will host a free Peace Party for children and adults at Cynthia King Dance Studio to prepare for a peaceful, creative, dance-inspired protest against the exploitation of animals. The party will feature

• poster painting,
• music and dancing,
• a lesson on peaceful protesting,
• costume selection for protesters, and
• refreshments.

RSVP to info @ cynthiakingdance.com. Space is limited.

Cynthia King Dance Studio

1256 Prospect Avenue, between Reeve Place and Greenwood Avenue
Windsor Terrace (718) 437-0101
info @ cynthiakingdance.com
http://cynthiakingdance.com

Take the F or G subway to the Fort Hamilton Parkway station. Use the Prospect Avenue exit.

Peaceful Protest

Wednesday, March 20th, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m.

The Peaceful Protest will be at Barclays Center on the first night Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performs there. This is an out-of-the-ordinary occasion to continue teaching social responsibility to your children--a community event to show how much you and others care about animals and want an end to their exploitation.

ILLEGAL HOUSING, POSSIBLY ON YOUR BLOCK (IN ENGLISH Y EN ESPANOL)

Community Forum on SROs (single room occupancies)

and Illegally Converted Apartments

Monday, March 4th, 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

with simultaneous Spanish translation

Some owners illegally convert their one-, two-, and three-family homes by altering them without the approval of city agencies, such as the fire department and the health department. Conversions are often done in a dangerous way so the owners can squeeze as many people as possible into the spaces, giving them more profits.

What are your rights if your neighbor has illegally converted his or her house into a potential firetrap? What's the appropriate way for you to report an illegal conversion or SRO? You'll get answers to these questions and more at the community forum.

For more information about Monday's forum, call Community Board 7 at (718) 854-0003 or e-mail them at communityboard7 @ yahoo.com.

Meeting place:
Office of Community Board 7

4201 4th Avenue (Enter on 43rd Street.)

Community Board 7 holds its meeting in its office in Sunset Park. In addition to serving Sunset Park, the community board serves Windsor Terrace, East Windsor Terrace, South Park Slope, and Greenwood Heights.

CRIME VICTIM IN SUBWAY STATION UNINJURED

Back on January 22nd, a man pushed a woman to the ground in the Church Ave. subway station by Church and McDonald and stole her purse "from around her shoulder." Luckily, the 61-year-old victim didn't appear to be injured."

The robber is a black male who is about 5 feet 9 inches tall, has a thin goatee, and was wearing a black jacket, a black hoodie. and a Colorado Rockies baseball cap. A photo of him is here.

If you have any information about the crime--or you think anyone else might--call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS or (800) 577-8477.

COMMUTING COST CLIMBS

MTA fares will increase on Sunday, March 3rd, at 12:01 a.m.

In brief:

Subway: $2.50
Reduced-Fare $1.25; 7-Day Unlimited: $30

Local bus: $2.50
Reduced-Fare $1.25; 7-Day Unlimited: $30

Express Bus: $6.00
Reduced-Fare $3.00 during off-peak hours only; 7-Day Express Bus Plus – $55; 30-Day Unlimited – $112

Pay-Per-Ride Bonus
Single Ride ticket – $2.75; No Reduced-Fare; sold at vending machines only; must be used within 2 hours; no transfers included; an additional 5% is added to your MetroCard with the purchase or addition of $5 or more.    

Fee for purchase of a new MetroCard
$1.00
The fee applies to each new MetroCard purchased at station booth, vending machine, or commuter rail station.

More information:
MTA Reminds Customers that Fares and Tolls Will Increase in Early March 
New MetroCard Fares — Effective March 3, 2013