DOG BEACH IS BACK, AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

Dog Beach, at Long Meadow in Prospect Park, has reopened much earlier than expected. Dogs can again use the swimming area during the hours that they are allowed to be off their leashes in the park.

Restoration and reconstruction began in early July; the beach wasn't scheduled to reopen until early 2017. During the project, pavement was replaced with natural stone slabs, chain link fencing was replaced with underwater fencing that separates dogs from wildlife, and invasive plants were replaced with native ones.

Off-leash hours in Prospect Park are every day from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. During those off-leash hours, dogs are also allowed off-leash at the Long Meadow, Nethermead, and the Peninsula.

The Brooklyn Borough President’s office, councilmembers Brad Lander and Stephen Levin, and the Brooklyn Delegation provided funding for the project.

ALTERNATE SIDE RULES FOR NEXT WEEK

Alternate side of the street parking regulations--normally in effect on weekdays and Saturdays so that streets can be cleaned--will be suspended from Monday, September 12th, through Wednesday, September 14th, for Eid al-Adha (Idul-Adha).

Parking meter regulations will not be suspended.

Street cleaning will be suspended.

JAPANESE DRUMMING PERFORMANCE IN THE GARDEN (FREE)

Bang the Drum! Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Ensemble
Sunday, September 11th, 1:00 p.m.

A taiko drum ensemble will give a free performance in the East Fourth Street Community Garden. The ensemble will be comprised of students from the Brooklyn-based Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center, a Japanese drumming studio.

The musicians will be Eriq Robinson, Rachel Daddino, Rassi, and Richie Arbas.

From the KWTC website:

The Kaoru Watanabe Taiko Center preserves, teaches, and promotes various styles of taiko (Japanese drumming) and fue (bamboo flutes), shares elements of Japanese music and culture with students and creates a community among taiko players, musicians, and others.

Taiko has roots both as a living folk art and in classical traditions; and the music and associated choreography has evolved to be used in many forms ranging from grassroots community celebrations to sophisticated jazz compositions.

In Japan, there are many local festivals which for generation after generation have featured taiko. These can serve as a profound means for building energy, unifying groups of people, and inspiring individuals to push their own limits in creating something greater for a community.

Location
The East Fourth Street Community Garden
179 E. 4th Street
between Caton Avenue and Fort Hamilton Parkway
Windsor Terrace - Kensington, Brooklyn 
http://eastfourthstreetgarden.tumblr.com
https://www.facebook.com/groups/246036418909475

NEW MOVIE THEATER COMING TO PAVILION SITE

The Pavilion will close at the end of October, to be replaced by a theater called Nitehawk Prospect Park. Nitehawk Cinema will completely renovate the existing building and make it into a seven-screen, 650-seat movie theater with an accompanying restaurant and bar, scheduled to open in the early fall of next year.

The theater is located at 188 Prospect Park West, between 14th and 15th streets.

Nitehawk's other Brooklyn theater is in Williamsburg. It opened in 2011. 

The Pavilion's predecessor, The Sanders Theater, opened in 1928 under the ownership of The 15th Street Amusement Company. The Sanders was named for its owners, Harry and Rudolph Sanders. Prior to that, the Marathon Theater, a nickelodeon also owned and operated by Harry and Rudolph Sanders (1908 to 1927), stood on that spot. When the Marathon was torn down, the Sanders was built.

The once-vibrant Sanders laid empty from 1978 to 1996, to the despair of its neighbors. Would it become a co-op? Would it become stores? Neither. It continued to be a theater. In 1996, it became the Pavilion Theater, owned by Norman Adie and John and Phil Castaldi.

Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. acquired the Pavilion from Pritchard Square Cinema in February 2005. They used the nine-screen digital theater as a digital cinema test site and a showcase for its integrated digital cinema technology.

Hidrock Realty bought the theater's property and the property next to it (192 Prospect Park West, formerly Circles restaurant) in 2006, with a plan to build luxury condos. Instead, the site will remain a movie theater, one with "a double kitchen, two bar areas, a restored atrium overlooking the park, and in-theater dining."

Read more about these new plans in an article in The New York Times.

KENSINGTON'S CHURCH AVENUE STREET FAIR THIS SUNDAY

Church Avenue Street Fair
Sunday, September 11th, 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Food, games, rides, and shopping--they'll all be at the 66th Precinct Community Council's Church Avenue Street Fair this Sunday, September 11th, from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The fair will be on Church Avenue from Beverley Road to East 3rd Street, rain or shine.

Vendor space is still available. For information, call the event planner, Meteor Festivals, at (718) 444-6028 or send an e-mail to info @ streetfairsny.com.

WERE YOU A WITNESS TO THE CRIME AGAINST THIS CHILD? PLEASE RESPOND.

Please help this parent and this child.

Child Crime Victim,

seeking witness

$500 Reward

For information leading to arrest of perpetrator.

In THIS neighborhood:

On the morning of Tuesday,

August 2nd at about 11 AM.

Did you see my child??? My child was

blindfolded and handcuffed and forced to

walk around this neighborhood. My child

was taken to a nearby location and brutally

victimized.

Please Call or Text: 347-725-7089

E-mail: help5hundred @ gmail.com

 

RECYCLE ELECTRONICS YEAR-ROUND AT DITMAS PARK HELPERS

Ditmas Park Helpers' End-of-Summer Electronics Recycling Campaign

At the drop-off site on the final day

                                                                                        YouTube

Ditmas Park Helpers' first End-of-Summer Electronics Recycling Campaign was a big success. During the month of August, more than 60 major electronics (lots of computers and air conditioners) and 100 cans of used paint were properly recycled and disposed of, convincing the Helpers of the importance of turning it into a year-round campaign.

 
These are the items that the Helpers will accept:

• electronics
• air conditioners
• TVs, VCRs, DVRs, DVD players, Blu-ray players
• speakers/music equipment
• computers (laptops, desktops)
• tablets
• e-readers
• audio-visual equipment
• video games
• cell phones
• cans of paint*

They won't accept these items:

• microwaves
• refrigerators
• smoke detectors
• carbon monoxide detectors
• media: CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, cassette tapes
• dehumidifiers
• tires

If you have any questions about what they will or won't accept, call them at (347) 228-2625 or send an e-mail to ditmasparkhelpers @ gmail.com.

Ditmas Park Helpers, founded by Anthony Finkel, offers professional services for anything that people in the vicinity of Ditmas Park need help with: home cleaning, furniture assembly, pet-sitting, house-sitting, laundry, grocery shopping, car washing, and more, more, more.

Ditmas Park Helpers
(347) 228-2625

ditmasparkhelpers @ gmail.com

http://anthonyjfinkel.com

https://www.facebook.com/DitmasParkHelpers

https://www.instagram.com/ditmasparkhelpers

https://soundcloud.com/anthony-shagadelic-finkel/ditmas-park-helpers

PARKING RULES AND TRASH COLLECTION SUSPENDED ON LABOR DAY

Alternate side of the street parking regulations--normally in effect on weekdays and Saturdays so that streets can be cleaned--will be suspended on Monday, September 5th, for Labor Day.

Parking meter regulations will also be suspended.

Street cleaning will be suspended. 

Garbage, recycling, and organics collection will be suspended. If you normally get your garbage and organics collected on Mondays, put your trash and organic materials at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, September 5th, for Tuesday pick-up.

If you normally get your recycling collected on Mondays, put your items at the curb after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 11th, for pick-up on Monday, September 12th.

POLICE OFFICERS PATROLLING WINDSOR TERRACE WILL MEET WITH RESIDENTS

Meeting with Neighborhood Coordination Officers

Saturday, September 17th, 10:30 a.m.

The two Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCO) who patrol Windsor Terrace (Sector A within the 72nd Precinct) will meet for a second time with Windsor Terrace residents.

The meeting will be held on Saturday, September 17th, at 10:30 a.m., in M.S. 88 (Peter Rouget), at 544 7th Avenue, between 18th and 19th streets. 

The NCOs serving Windsor Terrace, Police Officers Daniel McGrath and Wilfredo Montes, are interested in hearing about the concerns of Windsor Terrace residents. Concerns might include

• violent street crime,
• home burglaries,
• packages stolen from front porches,
• street safety (such as advocating for a crossing guard at Caton Avenue and the east side of Ocean Parkway), and
• whatever else is important to you.

The 72nd Precinct was divided into four sectors several months ago, as part of a new policing model ("community policing"). Before that, the precinct had eight sectors. As a result of the reapportionment, additional officers were assigned to the precinct.

An article in Brooklyn Reporter explains the significance of this new way of policing.

The meeting is open to the public; everyone is welcome and is encouraged to attend.

Phone numbers and e-mail addresses for the two officers:

• Danny McGrath: (917) 853-2601, daniel.mcgrath @ nypd.org
• Wilfredo Montes: (917) 912-0960, wilfredo.montes @ nypd.org

DECIDE HOW $1 MILLION OR MORE SHOULD BE SPENT IN YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT

From our New York City Councilmember, Brad Lander:

It’s that time of the year again: our 6th cycle of Participatory Budgeting NYC (PBNYC) is about to kick off, and we need your help – and your ideas – to make this another fantastic year of grassroots democracy.

Last year over 67,000 people voted citywide, funding $38 million worth of projects in 28 districts around the city.

Here in our district you voted on $1.5 million worth of projects – including translation equipment in 5 public schools, bus countdown-clocks for the B67/B69, new laptop carts for a high school, new “mobile art studios,” and so much more.

If you’ve had a good experience with PBNYC in the past, we hope you’ll continue – and even increase – your involvement this year. 

Submit an idea to improve your neighborhood, help out at a neighborhood assembly, or join a delegate committee to see how these projects make it to the ballot, from start to finish. PBNYC only works because people like you step up and make it your own.

You can give your idea to improve your neighborhood, and learn about the many ways that you can get more involved at our upcoming PBNYC assemblies this fall.

Some of our assemblies will feature conversations focused on specific issue areas (per the descriptions below) but there will be room for general discussion at all of them.

Join us for one (or more, if you’re interested) of the following events:

PBNYC Assembly at Carroll Gardens Library

Focus on Arts and Education

Monday, September 19th

6:30 p.m.

396 Clinton St. (near Union St.), Brooklyn, NY

RSVP for the PBNYC Assembly at the Carroll Gardens Library here.

PBNYC Assembly at Park Slope Library

Focus on Streets & Transit, Parks, and the Environment

Thursday, September 22

6:30 p.m.

431 6^th Ave. (near 9^th St.), Brooklyn, NY

RSVP for the PBNYC Assembly at the Park Slope Library here.

For Kensington and Windsor Terrace:

PBNYC Assembly at PS 230

Wednesday, September 28

6:30 pm

1 Albemarle Rd (btw Dahill Rd. and McDonald Ave), Brooklyn, NY

RSVP for the PBNYC Assembly at PS 230 here.

We’re also collecting ideas online. If you can’t make it to one of our neighborhood assemblies, submit your PBNYC idea here.

Brad

BEGINNERS TAPESTRY WEAVING CLASS ON PROSPECT PARK WEST

Beginners Weaving Class
Sunday, September 11th, 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Weaving instructor Jessi Highet, who studied at Parsons School of Design, will teach students how to make tapestry weavings from beginning to end.

Learn the basics of tapestry weaving in this beginners class. Learn basic vocabulary, how to dress the loom, three to four weaving patterns, and how to finish the weaving so it's suitable for display. 

No previous weaving experience is necessary to take this class.

The fee for the three-hour class is $130. Supplies that are used for sample-making and learning the technique are included in the class fee.

In addition, students will take home all of the supplies they'll need to continue weaving on their own: an Ashford frame loom, a wooden shuttle, and three balls of yarn.

The class is limited to six students. To reserve a spot in the class, you have to pay in advance, either in person in the store, online on the web store, or by phone at (347) 227-7799, using a credit card.

To get a full refund, cancel up to one week in advance.  Cancel up to forty-eight hours in advance to get a store credit. Cancellations made within forty-eight hours of the class will forfeit payment.

Argyle Yarn Shop

288 Prospect Park West

between 17th and 18th streets
Windsor Terrace

(347) 227-7799

info @ argyleyarnshop.com 

http://argyleyarnshop.com

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Argyle-Yarn-Shop/266391510057439 

https://twitter.com/ArgyleYarnShop

ARE FIDO AND KITTY RELUCTANT TO SMILE? GET THEM A FREE DENTAL SCREENING

Are your pets hesitant to show their teeth when they smile? Do they hide their smile behind a paw? A dental problem might be the cause of this embarrassment.

Give your pets the gift of smiling. Schedule a free dental screening for them between September 1st and September 30th by calling Alison Animal Hospital at (718) 473-0081.

For any dental procedure that you book between October 7th through November 25th, you'll get a 20% discount on the final cost of the procedure.

Space is limited, so call soon.

Alison Animal Hospital
224 Prospect Park West
between 16th Street and Windsor Place
(718) 473-0081
sayhi @ alisonanimal.com
http://alisonanimal.com
https://www.facebook.com/Alison-Animal-Hospital-1493783764186763/?fref=ts

CAVE-IN ON GREENWOOD AVE. WILL BE "ADDRESSED"

cave-in on Greenwood Avenue and E. 3rd Street

When I noticed this cave-in at Greenwood Avenue and E. 3rd Street two weeks ago, I reported it to 311 Online. Today, I heard back from them that "The City inspected the condition you reported and asked the Department of Environmental Protection to address the issue." I guess a hole in the street has to wait its turn.

A cave-in is a hole that has a deep void. It's usually caused by a problem with the underground infrastructure. Some of the pavement falls into a deep empty space that doesn't have a solid bottom.

The Department of Transportation inspects cave-ins that are reported to 311. If they determine that it's a problem, they send their report to the Department of Environmental Protection or another utility to make a repair.

A quick resolution will be appreciated before the cave-in gets any bigger.

Today's report from 311 Online:

SERVICE REQUEST #:	1-1-1292822601
CREATED ON:	08/15/2016 8:45:54 PM
REQUEST TYPE:	Street Condition
DETAIL:	Cave-in
INCIDENT ADDRESS:	GREENWOOD AVENUE AND EAST 3 STREET
INCIDENT BOROUGH:	BROOKLYN
STATUS:	The City inspected the condition you reported and asked the Department of Environmental Protection to address the issue.
LAST UPDATED ON:	08/29/2016 8:59:06 AM
NEXT UPDATE DUE:	Closed - No Further Updates
DID YOU KNOW?	For more information about this type of request or the agency that handles these issues, click on the link below. Learn More

THE 6 TRAIN HAS BEEN HIJACKED: THE TAKING OF PELHAM ONE TWO THREE

Movie Night:

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)

Thursday, September 1st

9:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

The 6 train has been hijacked. Four armed men are holding passengers and the conductor hostage. They're isolated in a subway car that's been decoupled from the rest of the train. The hijackers are demanding that the city pay them a ransom of $1,000,000 in exchange for the hostages. They want the money delivered to them in one hour--or they'll start killing the passengers.

The Kensington Stewards invite everyone in the community to a free presentation of the original version of the thriller The Taking of Pelham One Two Three. The movie will be shown at the recently-opened Avenue C Plaza, at the intersection of Avenue C and McDonald Avenue.

The Stewards will provide seating for the audience.

This 1974 movie is based on the novel of the same name, written  by Brooklyn-born Morton Freedgood, about the hijacking of a subway that originated at the Pelham Bay Park station in the Bronx--the 6 train. "One Two Three" refers to the time that the train left the station: 1:23 p.m.

Walter Matthau, Martin Balsam, Robert Shaw, Hector Elizondo, and Jerry Stiller star in the movie, which runs for 104 minutes.

SHABBAT DINNER UNDER THE STARS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER

Dinner under the Stars

Friday, September 9th, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Join the lively Kabbalat Shabbat and Maariv services at Flatbush Jewish Center, followed by a catered Mexican shabbat dinner. The dinner theme will be "It's Back to School week, let's have a Taco," with Taco Bar and other tasty delights catered by Carlos and Gabby's. Kid-friendly and vegetarian options will be available.

The early dinner for kids is at 5:45 p.m. When you register, mention if you'd like to take part in the Early Families Dinner.

Kabbalat Shabbat is at 6:00 p.m. Dinner is at approximately 6:45 or 7:00 p.m. If you have any dietary restrictions, mention them when you register.

The cost $18 for adults, $6 for kids over age five, and $42 flat rate for big families (two adults and big kids).

Register via PayPal, or call ((718) 871-5200) or e-mail (news @ flatbushjewishcenter.org) the office by the September 7th deadline.

Flatbush Jewish Center 
327 E. 5th Street  
corner of Church Avenue 
Kensington, Brooklyn  
phone: (718) 871-5200 
fax: (718) 871-5204  
e-mail: fandstjc  @  verizon.net 
http://www.flatbushjewishcenter.org 
https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

A FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD HOWL-O-WEEN IS BEING PLANNED BY SEAN CASEY ANIMAL RESCUE

                      9th Annual Howl-O-Ween Bark Block Party
                       Sunday, October 23rd, noon to 5:00 p.m.

Join Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR) for a day of Howl-O-Ween fun. This year's Howl-O-Ween Bark Block Party will include

• costume contests for both pets and kids,
• pet contests: Biggest Baby, Sassiest Singer, Top Dancer, and Trickiest Pet,
• games and other activities,
• BBQ,
• vendors,
• live music by Tony Silva and the Dino Rocco Band, and
• a raffle for tickets for Jet Blue.

Visit the pet adoption mobile units and make a new friend to take home with you.

All proceeds will benefit the animals at Sean Casey Animal Rescue.

SCAR needs volunteers to lead activities during the block party and to help with planning and pre-show activities. To volunteer, send an e-mail to howloweenblockbark @ nyanimalrescue.org.

Sean Casey Animal Rescue
153 E. 3rd Street
between Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue
Windsor Terrace - Kensington, Brooklyn
(718) 436-5163 
e-mail: info @ nyanimalrescue . org
website: http://nyanimalrescue.org
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeanCaseyAnimalRescue
adoptable pets on Petfinder:
http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NY637
home page on Petfinder:
http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY637.html

PLANT FREE DAFFODIL BULBS TO BEAUTIFY KENSINGTON AND WINDSOR TERRACE

Plant free daffodil bulbs in your neighborhood this fall. Enjoy their beauty when they blossom next spring. The neighborhood looks so attractive and cheerful when the daffodils are in bloom.

Bulbs are donated to civic organizations, individuals, schools, community leaders, and corporate volunteer groups who will commit to planting them in a park or a public space, such as a schoolyard, street tree pit, community garden, or planters in front of a building--or anywhere else in New York City where the public can see and enjoy them.

The Daffodil Project began in 2001 as a living memorial to September 11th. Since then, nearly 6,000,000 free bulbs have been planted around New York City by more than 100,000 young students, parks and gardening groups, civic organizations, corporate volunteers, and other New Yorkers, making it one of the largest volunteer efforts in the city’s history.

In 2015 alone,

• 450,000 bulbs were distributed,
• 531 students planted 2,750 bulbs with NY4P,
• 200+ NYC schools participated,
• 67 NYCHA gardeners planted 33,850 bulbs, and
• 23,369 volunteers joined citywide.

The two bulb distribution dates and locations in Brooklyn are Saturday, September 10th, at Seth Low Houses Community Center and Saturday, September 24th, at the Grand Army Plaza Greenmarket, rain or shine.

Distribution time is from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. From 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., any unclaimed bulbs will be distributed to whoever can carry them. 

Bulbs can be requested in quantities of 25, 50, 100, 200, 350, 550, or 1100. 

Daffodil bulbs should be planted anywhere between mid-September through the first week of December. It's important to get them in the ground before the first frost.

Thursday, September 1st, at 5:00 p.m., is the deadline for registration. The registration form is at http://ny4p.convio.net/site/Survey?ACTION_REQUIRED=URI_ACTION_USER_REQUESTS&SURVEY_ID=1840.

FAQs about the Daffodil Project are at http://www.ny4p.org/2016%20Daffodil%20Project%20FAQ.pdf.

For questions about the Daffodil Project, call Emily Walker, New Yorker's for Parks' Director of Outreach and Programs, at (212) 838-9410, ext. 314, or e-mail her at ewalker @ ny4p.org.