CANCELED: F TRAIN STATION SKIPS, JANUARY 23RD TO 26TH

UPDATE: This planned service change has been canceled.

---------------------------------------------------------------

From Friday, January 23rd, at 11:45 p.m. until Monday, January 26th, at 5:00 a.m., Jamaica-bound F trains will run express from Neptune Avenue to Smith-9th Street. The F will not stop at

• Avenue X,
• Avenue U,
• Avenue P,
• Avenue N,
• Bay Parkway,
• Avenue I,
• Ditmas Avenue,
• Fort Hamilton Parkway,
• 15th Street-Prospect Park, or
• 4th Avenue-9th Street.

For service to Avenue X, Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Parkway, Avenue I, and Ditmas Avenue, take the F to Kings Highway, 18th Avenue, or Church Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.

For service from these stations, take the F to 18th Avenue, Kings Highway, or Neptune Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.

For the Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park, and 4th Avenue-9th Street stations, take the G instead. Transfer between trains at Church Avenue, 7th Avenue, or Smith-9 Street.

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING SUSPENDED AS A SNOWSTORM HEADS OUR WAY

A winter weather advisory is in effect for Brooklyn and the rest of New York City, starting tonight at about midnight and continuing until tomorrow (Saturday) at 6:00 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.

Hazardous travel conditions are predicted, along with low visibility of a half-mile or less and a mix of snow, sleet, and freezing rain. Three to five inches of snow and ice might accumulate.

The New York City Department of Transportation and the Department of Sanitation have announced that alternate side parking regulations will be suspended citywide tomorrow--Saturday, January 24th--to facilitate the snow's removal.

Payment at parking meters will remain in effect throughout the city.

For more information, see http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/motorist/alternate-side-parking.shtml.

GRAND OPENING OF NEW CAFE TOMORROW

A new cafe will open in Windsor Terrace tomorrow (Friday, January 23rd) on the site formerly occupied by Juice Pedaler and, before that, Lonelyville Coffee.

Elk's menu will feature sandwiches made exclusively for them by Brancaccio's Food Shop, coffee from Stumptown Coffee Roasters, pastries from Park Slope's Colson Patisserie, and sweets from Ovenly and Magpies Bake Shop.


Breakfast and lunch options will include sandwiches, bagels, scones, tea bread, cookies, doughnuts, and much more.

The family-friendly café will host activities for children in its back garden. But until the weather allows that, they'll have story-times, songs, and hot chocolate indoors.

Elk's owner is Kari Browne, the owner of Lark Cafe in Ditmas Park.

Sandwich menu

• smoked salmon, red onion, capers, and spicy mascarpone  $9
• marinated flat iron steak with sweet onions  $9
• ham and fontina cheese with gherkins and grain mustard  $8.50
• roasted eggplant, mozzarella, and pesto  $8.50
• grilled cheese  $7

Elk's open hours tomorrow are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Elk Cafe
154 Prospect Park Southwest
between Vanderbilt and Seeley streets 
across from the Vanderbilt Street Playground in Prospect Park
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
(718) 853-5500
http://www.elkcoffee.com
https://www.facebook.com/elkcoffee

CANCELED: F TRAIN STATION SKIPS, JANUARY 23RD TO 26TH

UPDATE: This planned service change has been canceled.

---------------------------------------------------------------

From Friday, January 23rd, at 11:45 p.m. until Monday, January 26th, at 5:00 a.m., Jamaica-bound F trains will run express from Neptune Avenue to Smith-9th Street. The F will not stop at

• Avenue X,
• Avenue U,
• Avenue P,
• Avenue N,
• Bay Parkway,
• Avenue I,
• Ditmas Avenue,
• Fort Hamilton Parkway,
• 15th Street-Prospect Park, or
• 4th Avenue-9th Street.

For service to Avenue X, Avenue U, Avenue P, Avenue N, Bay Parkway, Avenue I, and Ditmas Avenue, take the F to Kings Highway, 18th Avenue, or Church Avenue and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F.

For service from these stations, take the F to 18th Avenue, Kings Highway, or Neptune Avenue and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F.

For the Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park, and 4th Avenue-9th Street stations, take the G instead. Transfer between trains at Church Avenue, 7th Avenue, or Smith-9 Street.

DOT'S PROPOSALS THROUGH THE EYES OF COMMUNITY BOARD 7

Site plan for PS/IS 437 at 701 Caton Avenue

Community Board 7 summarized what transpired at the January 8th meeting between the Windsor Terrace and Kensington communities and the Department of Transportation.

"On January 8, Councilman Brad Lander and Community Board 7 sponsored a meeting at PS 130 to discuss the Department of Transportation's plans to improve safety on Caton Avenue and surrounding streets. This corridor is a truck route and will soon be home to PS/IS 437, located between East 7th and East 8th Streets, which is scheduled to open in September, 2015.

The Community Board and Councilman have called on the Department of Transportation to conduct a safety study for Caton Avenue between McDonald Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. The study was made even more urgent by a recent pedestrian fatality on East 7th Street and Caton Avenue. The Community Board has long called for more school crossing guards on this dangerous street.

The Department of Transportation's plan includes reducing traffic lanes, adding turning bays, pedestrian islands, lower school speed limits, curb extensions, high visibility crosswalks and retiming lights. DOT's plan can be reviewed at this link.

Community Board 7 has also called for speeding up pedestrian countdown clocks on Caton Avenue and a safety study for McDonald Avenue, as well as more school crossing guards, district-wide.  Community Board 7's Transportation Committee also expects to review DOT's Truck Route study in the near future."

TRAFFIC STUDY UPDATE AT TONIGHT'S COMMUNITY BOARD 7 MEETING (FREE)

Community Board 7 Monthly Meeting

Tonight
Wednesday, January 21st, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Community Board 7's Vision Zero Task Force will report to the public at this month's board meeting. This report will be welcome, in light of the death of pedestrian Mohammad Naiem Uddin, continued collisions, and more near misses within the district's boundaries.

A heightened awareness of hazardous traffic conditions in the area has led concerned members of the community to form two grassroots groups, Windsor Terrace Safe Streets and KWT Safe Streets.

As you'll see on the proposed agenda below, residents who attend board meetings are given two opportunities for public comment. Don't be shy!

The proposed agenda:

1. The Pledge of Allegiance 
2. Opening of the meeting 
3. Adoption of the agenda 
4. Adoption of the Minutes of the Board Meeting on December 17, 2014 
5. Public Comment 
6. Committee Report: Vision Zero Task Force 
7. Acknowledgement of Elected Officials & Elected Officials Representatives 
8. Chairperson’s Report 
9. District Manager’s Report 
10. Old Business 
11. New Business 
12. Public Comment 
13. Adjournment

Meeting location:

Community Board 7 Board Room
4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street)
Sunset Park, Brooklyn
phone: (718) 854-0003
fax: (718) 436-1142
e-mail: communityboard7 @ yahoo.com
http://www.brooklyncb7.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Community-Board-7/195263140637225


This post was originally published on this blog on January 9th.

WHO CREATED THE WINDSOR TERRACE FOOD COOP'S FACEBOOK PAGE?

Some thoughtful person created a Facebook page for the Windsor Terrace Food Coop, and the coop's board members would like to hear from that person so that the page--which they like--can be updated.

If you did this good deed or know the person who did it, please let the board know by contacting them at windsorterracefoodcoop @ gmail . com.

Windsor Terrace Food Coop 
windsorterracefoodcoop @ gmail . com 
http://www.windsorterracefoodcoop.com

Thanks to coop board member Jack O'Connell for the information.

The plan is to open the food coop in March. The first meeting of coop members will be on Monday, February 2nd. Click here for details about the meeting.

CALENDAR STILL AVAILABLE (AT REDUCED PRICE)

If you haven't bought a 2015 calendar yet, you're in luck: the first calendar from Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR) is still available at the reduced price of $15. The stars of the 12 Tails calendar are twelve SCAR "graduates"--rescued animals who found permanent, loving homes through Sean Casey Animal Rescue.

Order the calendar on eBay for $15 (plus $8 for expedited shipping in a USPS Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope). Proceeds will be used to support the shelter.

Calendar photographed and copyrighted by Kimberly M. Wang | Eardog Productions, Calendar Design by Adam Dalton | Adzn Design Studio, Campaign and Digital Design by The Brigade.

YEMENI ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENT IN KENSINGTON (FREE)

The Singing Winds:
Storytelling from Around the World

presents

The Girl in the Egg

Stories, Poetry, Music, and Dance from Yemen 

Saturday, January 24th, 2:00 p.m.

Free admission. For information, visit https://www.facebook.com/SingingWinds and singingwinds.org or call (718) 564-5983.

About The Singing Winds
The Singing Winds is a new storytelling series featuring traditional folklore from the many cultures and the many languages spoken by the people who live in the Kensington neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Hosted by P.S. 230, the Singing Winds storytelling series features both professional artists and community groups in live performances that bring to life the characters that have entertained and educated children for centuries.


Event location:
P.S. 230 Lower School
Multimedia Room
425 McDonald Avenue, between the post office and the bank
Kensington, Brooklyn


Thanks to Jill Reinier, director of The Singing Winds, storyteller, and teaching artist for the information and for the work she does.

CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS AT IHM

Mardi Gras Mass and Celebration

Sunday, February 8th, 11:45 a.m.

After the 11:45 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, join your neighbors in a buffet lunch with raffles, 50/50, games, and DJ music in the IHM gym.

The buffet will consist of stuffed shells, chicken jambalaya, chicken fingers, Mardi Gras salad, boneless spare ribs, eggplant rollatini, broccoli oreganato, creole pasta with sausage, shrimp in a light cream sauce, bread, salad, soft drinks, coffee, tea, and dessert.

The cost is $15 per adult, $10 per child, $40 for a family of two adults and two children, and $5 for each additional child in the family under the age of twelve.

Fill out the above form and convey it with payment via cash or check to Immaculate Heart of Mary Rectory by Monday, February 2nd.

Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church 
2805 Fort Hamilton Parkway 
between E. 4th and E. 5th streets 
Windsor Terrace, one block from Kensington website: http://www.ihmbrooklyn.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Immaculate-Heart-of-Mary-Roman-Catholic-Church/1432137603707177

TOGA! TOGA! EXPERIENCE "ANIMAL HOUSE" AT HAMILTON'S (FREE)

Movie Night: Animal House

Wednesday, January 28th, 10 p.m.

Hamilton's Movie Night Mug Madness presents Animal House, with cheap and good beer and food and drink specials for all. Sorry -- no food fight!

Hamilton's
2826 Fort Hamilton Parkway

southeast corner of E. 4th Street
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

one block from the Kensington border

(718) 438-0488

hamiltonbkny [at] gmail [dot] com

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

http://hamiltonsbrooklyn.com

ALTERNATE SIDE RULES SUSPENDED ON MONDAY, JANUARY 19TH

Alternate side of the street parking regulations that are normally in effect for street cleaning will be suspended on Monday, January 19th, for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. Parking meters and all other parking regulations, however, will be in effect.

F TRAIN SERVICE CHANGES, JANUARY 16TH TO 19TH

Jamaica-bound F trains will run express from Avenue X to Smith-9th Street from Friday, January 16th, at 11:45 p.m. until Monday, January 19th, at 5:00 a.m. Trains will not stop at

• Avenue U,
• Avenue P,
• Avenue N,
• Bay Parkway,
• Avenue I,
• Ditmas Avenue,
• Fort Hamilton Parkway,
• 15th Street-Prospect Park, or
• 4th Avenue-9th Street.

At the Fort Hamilton Parkway, 15th Street-Prospect Park, and 4th Avenue-9th Street stations, take the G train instead and then transfer to the F at Church Avenue or 7th Avenue.

MENU AT FINA PIZZA BAR

Fina Pizza Bar serves beautifully-made brick oven pizza with a choice of thirteen different tasty toppings, white pizza, and calzones with three kinds of fillings. Owner Anthony Carrubba reports that he recently added to the menu a baby arugula salad with shaved Parmesan and an oil, salt, and pepper seasoning ($9).

Beverages include soda, beer, and wine. The winter wine specials on Mondays through Wednesdays are a $5 glass and a $15 bottle.

In person, pay with cash only, whether dining in or taking out. To pay with a charge card, order through GrubHub.

Delivery is free. For the winter, the delivery hours are Mondays through Thursdays, during open hours, with a $15 minimum purchase.

Open hours are Mondays through Thursdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from noon to 10 p.m., and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m.

Fina Pizza

3007 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace-Kensington
(718) 854-FINA (3462)
finapizzabar @ aol.com 
http://www.finapizzabar.com
https://www.facebook.com/finapizzabarbrooklyn 
https://twitter.com/finapizzabar 
https://plus.google.com/114510375121487652549/about 
https://www.grubhub.com/nyc/fina-pizza-bar/

BLACK HISTORY MONTH TROLLEY TOUR AT GREEN-WOOD CEMETERY

Black History Trolley Tour

Saturday, February 28th, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

A special trolley tour of Green-Wood Cemetery with historian Jeff Richman will recognize the significance of Black History Month in Brooklyn and and the deep impact that black New Yorkers have had on New York City culture since its inception.

Stops will be made on the tour to honor 

• Susan Smith McKinney Stewart, the first black female doctor in the state,
• Jean-Michel Basquiat, innovative artist of the 1970s and 1980s,
• Jeremiah Hamilton, New York’s first black millionaire,
• civil war heroes and survivors, and
• freed slaves working as abolitionists.

Cost: $15 for members of Green-Wood Cemetery or Brooklyn Historical Society. $20 for non-members. 

The trolley tours are fully accessible and are ADA-compliant.

Register here.

BATATA'S NEW WINTER HOURS

Batata Pita Bar's new winter hours are Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

The restaurant's delivery hours (free delivery) are noon to 9:00 p.m. daily, with a $10 minimum order.

We've seen nothing but favorable reports from neighbors about the restaurant's food, service, and atmosphere. If you haven't been there yet...try it out!

Order through Grubhub.

Thanks to Batata co-owner Shenhav Yehzkel for the update.

Batata Pita Bar
3021 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn
(347) 599-1260

Stay informed about Batata via
Instagram
Google+
Facebook
http://www.batatabk.com

FIRST MEETING FOR WINDSOR TERRACE FOOD COOP MEMBERS (FREE)

Windsor Terrace Food Coop

Initial Members Meeting

Monday, February 2,2015

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Holy Name Parish Hall

245 Prospect Park West

between Prospect Avenue and Windsor Place 

Organizing the Coop:

operating groups will be formed, including

·       Layout/ Renovation - create an appropriate space for the sale of food

·       Food Committee - identify the potential source of food and the costs related to purchasing and selling it

·       Operations Committee - develop an operational strategy, including membership work schedules, job and responsibility assignment

·       Facility Committee - oversee management of the site

·       Finance Committee - oversee coop finances

·       Outreach Committee - reach out to and increase membership

·       Legal Committee - oversee all legal issues

·       Insurance Committee - identify and recommend the purchase of appropriate insurance policies for the coop

·       Fund Raising Committee - initiate and investigate fund raising opportunities 

·       IT Committee - oversee social media, the website, and other forms of electronic communication

The Coop Board is aiming for Saturday, March 21st, for the formal opening of the 825 Caton Avenue facility.

Each coop member will be asked to participate in one of the organizing committees. For further information, see www.windsorterracefoodcoop.com.

Non-members are also welcome to attend.

CHINESE RESTAURANT AS MEETING PLACE FOR 66TH PRECINCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL (FREE)

66th Precinct Community Council Monthly Meeting

Thursday, January 15th, 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The Chinese restaurant that the 66th Precinct Community Council met in last April will be the location of this month's meeting as well. The Community Council, the police, and the public will meet in Pacificana in Sunset Park.

Deputy Inspector Michael Deddo, the Commanding Officer of the 66th Precinct, which covers most of Kensington, Borough Park, and a portion of Midwood, will report to the community on recent crimes and about what the precinct is doing to combat crime. Bring any crime issues that you're aware of to Inspector Deddo's attention.

The council's monthly meetings are open to the public. The 66th Precinct Community Council meets from September through June on the third Thursday of the month, from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Meeting location:

Pacificana

813 55th Street, 2nd floor

near 8th Avenue

Sunset Park

http://pacificanabrooklyn.com

FREE COMPUTER CLASSES FOR SENIORS

Here's another example of the many ways in which libraries continue to be relevant in our lives: free computer classes for seniors at the Windsor Terrace branch of the Brooklyn Public Library. 

Register for either 

Computer Basics, offered every Monday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.

                          OR

Beyond the Basics, offered every Monday and Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. 

In the "Computer Basics" class, you'll learn the basics of how to operate a computer and navigate the Internet in ways that can enrich your life, including how to

• use the mouse and the keyboard,
• get on the Internet, and
• use e-mail to stay in touch with family and friends. 

The "Beyond the Basics" class will teach you to use the Internet as an everyday resource for entertainment, socialization, and life-management.

Classes begin on January 21st and end on March 18th.

No previous computer experience is required. All seniors are welcome to participate.

To reserve your spot in Computer Basics or Beyond the Basics or to get more information about the classes, call (718) 366-3038.

Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street, off Fort Hamilton Parkway
Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707
http://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace

EXPANDED HOURS CONTINUE AT COMPOST FOR BROOKLYN

Compost for Brooklyn's experiment with expanded hours worked well, so those hours will continue throughout the winter. The winter compost hours during January, February, and March are

• Thursdays: every Thursday from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Saturdays: every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
• January 10th and 24th, February 14th and 28th, March 14th and 28th 
• Sundays: every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• January 4th and 18th, February 1st and 15th, and March 1st and 15th

Click here to find out which items can be composted at this location. 

Compost for Brooklyn
Newkirk Avenue at E. 8th Street
Kensington, Brooklyn
compostforbrooklyn @ gmail.com 
https://twitter.com/CompostBrooklyn/
http://compostforbrooklyn.org/
https://www.facebook.com/compostforbrooklyn?fref=nf

CHANGES THIS WEEK FOR THE F AND G TRAINS, JANUARY 12TH TO 16TH

From Monday, January 12th, 11:45 p.m., through Friday, January 16th, 5:00 a.m.

•  Jamaica-bound F trains will not stop at
• Smith-9 Sts,
• Carroll St., and
• Bergen St.

For service to the three stations, take the F to Jay St-MetroTech and transfer to a Coney Island-bound F .

For service from the three stations, take the F to 4 Av-9 St and transfer to a Jamaica-bound F .

Also,

• no G trains will stop at the three stations during this time.
• In addition, G trains will not stop at any stations between Hoyt-Schermerhorn and Church Avenue.

• G trains will skip these stations:
• Bergen St,
• Carroll St,
• Smith-9 Sts,
• 4 Av-9 St,
• 7 Av,
• 15 St-Prospect Park,
• Fort Hamilton Pkwy, and
• Church Avenue

• Transfer between the A and G trains at Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
• Transfer between the A and F trains at Jay St-MetroTech.

G trains will operate in two sections:
  1. Between Court Sq and Bedford-Nostrand Avs and 
  2. Between Bedford-Nostrand Avs and Hoyt-Schermerhorn.
• Transfer at Bedford-Nostrand Avs to continue your trip.

SNOW ALERT ISSUED FOR MONDAY

The Department of Sanitation (DSNY) has issued a Snow Alert for Monday, January 12th, at 12:00 a.m. because a wintry mix of snow, freezing rain, and sleet is predicted for Sunday night into late Monday.

PlowNYC (maps.nyc.gov/snow) will show you if you live on a primary, secondary, or tertiary street. It will let you know how long it's been since a salt spreader or plow cleared your street.

For weather information, visit the NYC Severe Weather website at www.nyc.gov/severeweather or call 311.