NO ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING NEXT MONDAY, DECEMBER 8TH

Alternate side of the street parking regulations that are normally in effect for street cleaning will be suspended on Monday, December 8th, for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. Parking meters and all other parking regulations, however, will be in effect.

GUITAR SOUNDS AT PROSPECT RANGE TONIGHT

Nick Millevoi 

Tonight, December 5th, 9:00 to 11:00

Nick Millevoi will perform tonight at Prospect Range. He will give a short, informal presentation, followed by a solo guitar set, and concluding with a short duo improvisation with Giacomo Merega on bass guitar. 

Prospect Range is a grassroots performance, event, and community space operated by Dexter Buell. 

Prospect Range 
1226 Prospect Avenue
between Vanderbilt Street and Reeve Place 
Windsor Terrace 
(917) 776-6834  
info @ prospectrange.com 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/prospectrange/ 
https://twitter.com/prospectrange 
http://www.prospectrange.com

NEW PRE-K DANCE CLASS AT CYNTHIA KING DANCE STUDIO

New Pre-K Dance Class

Saturdays at noon

January 10th through March 21st

for ages 3 to 4

Cynthia King Dance Studio

1256 Prospect Avenue

Windsor Terrace

Cost: $315 for the full winter session

New students: call or e-mail the studio to schedule an appointment to meet with a teacher to assess class readiness.

Returning students: call or e-mail the studio for the registration link.

(718) 437-0101

info @ cynthiakingdance.com

FREE WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS ON MEMOIR WRITING

New York Writers Workshop: Memoir Writing with Donna Minkowitz
Saturday, December 13th, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Donna Minkowitz will teach adults the basics of memoir writing--using emotions, the senses, and storytelling--in this free class.

Donna has taught memoir writing for over 17 years and won a Lambda Literary Award for her first memoir, Ferocious Romance: What My Encounters with the Right Taught Me about Sex, God and Fury. She was a feature writer and columnist for The Village Voice and also wrote for The New York Times Book Review, Salon, New York magazine, Ms., and The Nation.

Registration is recommended. Register here.

The class is sponsored by New York Writers Workshop. Visit their website for information on classes, pitch conferences, writing tips, and more.

Windsor Terrace Library
160 E. 5th Street at Fort Hamilton Parkway
Brooklyn, NY 11218
(718) 686-9707

The library is partially accessible.

STEEPLECHASE ANNOUNCES ITS WINTER AND HOLIDAY SCHEDULES

Steeplechase will be closing at 6:00 p.m. in the winter, an hour earlier than usual, with regular hours resuming in the spring.

Its winter hours are

• Mondays through Fridays, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Saturdays and Sundays, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Its holiday hours are

• Christmas Eve, 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Christmas Day, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• New Year’s Day, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Steeplechase Coffee
3013 Fort Hamilton Parkway
between E. 2nd and E. 3rd streets
Windsor Terrace, a block from Kensington
phone: (347) 799-2640
http://www.steeplechasecoffee.com

                    SUPPORT LOCAL, INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES.

PARTY QUEER AT SYCAMORE

Q Train, a Queer Party 

Thursday, December 4th, 10:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. 

Sycamore Bar's LGBTQ party is held on 

the first Thursday of every month.

no cover
 

featuring DJ Go Go Gadget
 
late-night performances by Handsom Petr & Puss-N-Boots 

Sycamore Bar and Flower Shop 

1118 Cortelyou Road

 between E. 11th Street and Argyle Road

 Brooklyn 

 

(347) 240-5850

 sycamorebrooklyn @ gmail . com 

http://www.sycamorebrooklyn.com/ 

https://www.facebook.com/sycamore.brooklyn

 https://twitter.com/SycamoreBklyn 

http://instagram.com/sycamoreflowershopbar

 

BUYING BOOKS BENEFITS P.S. 230

Barnes & Noble Book Fair Fund Raiser

Sunday, December 7th, 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Just say "I support P.S. 230" at the checkout register, and 20% of the amount you spend at Park Slope's Barnes & Noble this Sunday will be donated to  P.S. 230, at no additional cost to you.

From noon to 4:00 p.m., free activities for kids will include Suzi Shelton singing at 1:00 p.m., Dr. Seuss Science, a trivia contest with prizes, and a special craft table. In addition, P.S. 230 students will read from their own work.

Can't get to the store on Sunday? Shop online instead at www.bn.com/bookfairs. Enter the code 11416880.

You can also donate specifically-requested books directly to the teachers.

Contact acsaghir @ yahoo.com for more information.

Barnes & Noble
267 7th Avenue
between 6th and 7th streets
Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 832-9066

RUSSIAN-SPEAKING MISSING PERSON: VALENTINA LIVSHEN

Valentina Livshen

At 9:14 p.m., the NYPD issued a Silver Alert for Valentina Livshen, who has dementia. She is a 74-year-old white female from the area of Ridge Boulevard and 67th Street in Brooklyn.

Ms. Livshen is 5'3" tall, weighs 125 pounds, and has gray hair and blue eyes. She only speaks Russian. She was last seen yesterday, November 30th, at 4:00 p.m., in the area of East 18th Street and Avenue R in Brooklyn. She was wearing a black coat, a pink sweater, black pants and white sneakers.

If you see Ms.Livshen, call 9-1-1.

NATURAL REMEDIES DEMONSTRATED

Introduction to Young Living Essential Oils 

Tuesday, December 2nd, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Join Teri Gorbea at Natural Frontier Market, 1102 Cortelyou Road (at the corner of Stratford Road), for an introductory demonstration to Young Living Essential Oils...nature's remedies for health and wholeness.

See which oils will help strengthen your immune system, create balance within, help support brain health, bring clarity and peace within as well as help to de-stress, and create balance with dis-ease and dis-comfort. Feel, taste, and smell these healing oils for everyday use.

For more information about Young Living Essential Oils or the demonstration, call Teri at (917) 478-7589.

Young Living Essential Oils Independent Distributor https://www.youngliving.org/teresitagorbea
Art of Fitness http://home.earthlink.net/~tagorbea/artoffitness/

BUYING A CHRISTMAS TREE? PART OF THE COST CAN BE DONATED TO AREA SCHOOLS

When buying a Christmas tree, give an area school a financial boost by purchasing it from Tom Foley and telling him the name of one of the schools that he donates money to. Tom will donate $10 to that school's PTA. 

A running tally will be kept on Tom's website of the amount that he'll donate to each school. Last year, Tom donated $11,000 to PTAs.

The participating schools are

• P.S. 10,
• P.S. 39,
• P.S. 107,
• P.S. 124,
• P.S. 133,
• P.S. 154,
• P.S. 295,
• P.S. 321,
• P.S. 372,
• M.S. 51,
• M.S. 88,
• M.S. 443,
• M.S. 447,
• Brooklyn Prospect Charter School,
• Millennium Brooklyn High School, and
• St. Saviour Catholic Academy. 

Fraser firs that are five feet tall or taller are Tom Foley's specialty. He also sells Fraser firs that are over eight feet tall and small balsam firs that are two feet to four feet, known as "Charlie Browns," and three feet to five feet. The Frasers are cut just a week before Tom receives them, not months in advance.

Tom has posted tips on the best location in your home for your tree, keeping your tree watered, and what to do with your tree after the holiday.

To order trees online, go to http://www.foleyfirs.com/purchase. Wreaths, pine roping (garland), and tree stands can also be ordered online.

Trees can be delivered for free and set up for free. Take a look at the map of the delivery area.

Tom's stand is open during these hours:

• Mondays through Thursdays, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
• Fridays, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and
• Saturdays and Sundays, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Foley Firs

724 8th Avenue, at the corner of 8th Street

Park Slope, Brooklyn

(718) 290-3546

foleyfirs @ gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/FoleyFirs

http://www.foleyfirs.com

MISSING PERSON: MICHAEL JACKSON

The NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for Brooklyn resident Michael Jackson, who has dementia.

Mr. Jackson is 72 years old, male, and black. He stands 6'3" tall, weighs 170 pounds, and, when last seen, was wearing a black coat, red hat, blue jeans, and beige work boots.

He is from the area of 2nd Avenue and 9th Street in Brooklyn. He was last seen on Saturday, November 29th, at 3:00 p.m. in the area of Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn.  If you see Mr. Jackson, call 9-1-1.

DOG ADOPTION FEE SLASHED BY 50% TOMORROW

Adopt-a-Senior Pet Month is almost over. Sean Casey Animal Rescue (SCAR) is offering 50% off the usual adoption fee in its eagerness to find loving homes for its senior dogs and for its longtime residents. "Senior dogs" are 5 or more years old. "Longtime residents" are those who have been living in the shelter for 1 or more years--not because anything is "wrong" with them but because the right match hasn't come along yet.

This adoption event will be held tomorrow (Saturday, November 29th) at Sean Casey's Sunset Park facility from noon to 5:00 p.m.

Enhance your life by having a dog as a companion.

SCAR Sunset Park
551 39th Street
between 5th and 6th avenues
Brooklyn NY 11232
(347) 599-1500
info @ nyanimalrescue.org
http://nyanimalrescue.org/

NO CANDLE LIGHTING AT DECEMBER 1ST VIGIL FOR CHILD

Lit candles were going to be used at the memorial vigil for Mohammad Naiem Uddin on Monday, but they won't be, as they are inappropriate to Naiem's family's faith.

The vigil will take place on Monday, December 1st, at 6:00 p.m., in the P.S. 130 schoolyard (Fort Hamilton Parkway at E. 5th Street).

"MUSICAL STORYTIME" FREE TRIAL CLASS NEXT MONDAY

You're invited to Free Musical Storytime Class In this class we will play, sing, dance and listen to a variety of music, introduce the Ukulele to little fingers, use role playing and arts and crafts to bring kids into the magical world of music as well as read lots of fun and exciting stories!!!  This class is appropriate for kids age Birth to 4 yrs old with their Parents or Caregivers. When MONDAY DEC. 1, 201410:30am Where EZRAGUITAR 785 CONEY ISLAND AVENUEBrooklyn, NY 11218 Register

                                    "Musical Storytime" Free Trial Class
                                    Monday, December 1st, 10:30 a.m.

Before they start their winter session (December 8th through February 10th), the folks at EzraGuitar are offering a free "Musical Storytime" trial class for toddlers. In the class, kids will play, sing, dance, listen to a variety of music, get introduced to the ukulele, and read stories. Role-playing and arts and crafts are some of the tools used.

The class is for children from birth to age 4 who are accompanied by a parent or caregiver.

EzraGuitar
785 Coney Island Avenue
between Cortelyou Road and Dorchester Road
Brooklyn, NY 11218
phone: (718) 434-2103
e-mail: info @ ezraguitar.com
website: www.EzraGuitar.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EzraGuitars

MEMORIAL VIGIL FOR COLLISION VICTIM NAIEM UDDIN ON DECEMBER 1ST

UPDATE:
There will be no lit candles, as it is inappropriate to the family's faith.

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People will have an opportunity to join together to mourn the loss of Mohammad Naiem Uddin and honor his memory at a candlelight vigil next Monday, December 1st, at 6:00 p.m. The vigil will take place in the P.S. 130 schoolyard on Fort Hamilton Parkway at E. 5th Street.

The 72nd Precinct and the 66th Precinct will escort the memorial procession as it walks from P.S. 130, down Caton Avenue, and then to E. 7th Street. The mourners will then pause in front of the home of Naiem's family for a brief moment of silence.

Please do not wonder if it is appropriate for you to attend; you are all welcome to join the vigil, regardless of whether or not you knew Naiem, know his family, or have anything else in common with them besides our common humanity.

FOOD COOP REACHES MINIMUM NUMBER OF MEMBERS NEEDED

The newly-forming Windsor Terrace Food Coop has reached--and exceeded--its target of 100 dues-paying members in a matter of just a few days. Way before the December 1st deadline arrived, 135 people joined. The new target is 175 members!

With the original goal of 100 members met, negotiations with the owner of the building at Caton and E. 8th Street can continue, and the coop will file incorporation papers today.

A meeting of all members will be scheduled soon. Most likely, meetings will continue to be held on Tuesday evenings at the Knights of Columbus Hall at 1511 10th Avenue, between Prospect Park Southwest and 16th Street, in Windsor Terrace. Information about the meeting will be posted here as soon as it is announced.

The Windsor Terrace Food Coop is run by and for the community. Congratulations to our neighbors on reaching and surpassing their goal.

To join the food coop, you can

1. join by mail by sending your membership application and a $100 check to

Windsor Terrace Food Coop, 147 Seeley Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218 and make the check payable to Windsor Terrace Food Coop,

OR

2. join in person at Juice Box Wine Shop at 1289 Prospect Avenue and give them the completed membership application and a check,

OR

3. join online on the food coop's website at www.WindsorTerraceFoodCoop.com and follow the instructions to become a member.

"VENDORS SALE" FOR HOLIDAY GIFT SHOPPING, DECEMBER 7TH

St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Academy
will host its

3rd Annual Vendors Sale

on

Sunday, December 7th, from 9:00a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

in

Shepherds Hall
241 Prospect Park West

between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn 

featuring
jewelry, handbags, accessories, candles, chocolates, and more

Vendors are wanted. Contact St. Joseph the Worker at (718) 768-7629.

KIDS' CLOTHING AND TOY DRIVE AT COMMUNITY BOARD 7

Community Board 7 is asking for donations of new clothing and new toys for girls and boys up to age 12. For the 27th year, the board is collecting new clothing and new toys that will be donated during the holiday season to children in need.

Last year, individuals, community board members, and local businesses donated about 1,000 toys to nearly 300 children. Local not-for-profits--Women's Survival Space, Project Reach Youth, Turning Point and Holy Name Church--distributed the toys. 

Bring your donations to the Community Board 7 office Mondays through Fridays, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., until Wednesday, December 17th. If it isn't possible for you to get to the office during those hours, CB 7 can make alternate arrangements.

The office is at 4201 4th Avenue; the entrance is on 43rd Street. For more information, contact Natasha Cordero at Community Board 7 at natashacordero.cb7 @ gmail.com.

NO ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING REQUIRED ON THANKSGIVING

Alternate side of the street parking regulations that are normally in effect for street cleaning will be suspended on Thursday, November 27th, for Thanksgiving. Parking meter regulations will also be suspended.

The day after Thanksgiving--Friday, November 28th, is NOT a holiday. Alternate side parking regulations, parking meter regulations, and all other parking regulations WILL be in effect.

IN THE WAKE OF ANOTHER DEATH, A STREET SAFETY GROUP FOR KWT HAS FORMED

Another pedestrian death in our community--young Mohammad Naiem Uddin, this time--has led neighbors to form a grassroots safety group that covers Kensington and Windsor Terrace. The goal of KWT Safe Streets is to make our many dangerous streets safer for all of us, whether we're pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorists. And many of us fall into more than one of those categories. You can become part of KWT Safe Streets by joining the group on Facebook.

KWT Safe Streets joins Windsor Terrace Safe Streets in its goal of improving the traffic conditions in this area that have led to physical injuries or death for far too many residents.

MISSING PERSON: GERALD KINNISON

The NYPD has issued a Silver Alert for Gerald Kinnison, a 60-year-old black male with dementia. Mr. Kinnison is 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds. He has a thin build, brown eyes, black hair, and a beard.

Mr. Kinnison was last seen in the area of 23-16 Surf Avenue in Brooklyn on Friday, November 21st, at 8:00 a.m. At the time, he was wearing a black jacket, a black shirt, blue pants, and large black sneakers. He may be walking in the direction of Manhattan.

If you see Mr. Kinnison, call 9-1-1.

FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS MADE FOR CHILD WHO WAS KILLED BY DRIVER

The body of Mohammad Naiem Uddin, the child who died after he was struck down by a driver on a street in Kensington, can be viewed in front of his family's home at 818 Friel Place from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. tomorrow (Sunday, November 23rd). The street will be closed to traffic. Members of the community are welcome to attend.

Naiem will then be transported to the Bangladesh Muslim Center and Masjid at 105 Cortelyou Road, near McDonald Avenue for the funeral prayer at 5:00 p.m. Members of the community are welcome to attend this as well.

He will be laid to rest on Monday at 11:30 a.m. in Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn. 

One Nation US, a non-profit organization that helps people in all walks of life, provided this information to KARMABrooklyn. One Nation US is "on the ground" helping this family in any way, shape, or form needed.

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DONATION FUND FOR FAMILY OF CHILD KILLED BY DRIVER

The P.S. 130 PTA is accepting financial contributions on behalf of the family of Mohammad Naiem Uddin, the fourteen-year-old boy who a driver struck and killed yesterday as Naiem was crossing E. 7th Street near Caton Avenue.

Please make your check payable to P.S. 130 PTA and write "Family of Mohammad Uddin" on it. Mail it to

P.S. 130 PTA

70 Ocean Parkway

Brooklyn, NY 11218

If you would rather donate online, go to the PTA website at http://www.ps130pta.org. Donate via PayPal or Visa, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover. If the donation button is not working when you click it, please try again later.

The PTA will deliver all of the donated money to Mohammad's family.

Naiem attended P.S. 130, graduating from it in 2011. Thank you to the P.S. 130 PTA for its quick response to the family's loss and for providing the community with a way to express its sorrow and support.

The police charged the driver--78-year-old Lynn Reynolds--with felony leaving the scene of an accident causing serious injury, along with failure to exercise due care, a right of way violation and another violation of highway law, according to DNAinfo. [The charge was upgraded to leaving the scene of a fatal accident.]

CHILD DIES AFTER BEING STRUCK BY CAR

Fourteen-year-old Mohammad Naiem Uddin died tonight, just a few hours after a motorist struck him. The driver reportedly drove off without stopping. An ambulance had transported Mohammad to Maimonides Hospital from the scene of the accident on East 7th Street at Caton Avenue, but the boy was in traumatic cardiac arrest.

The driver, 78-year-old Lynn Reynolds, is in police custody. NYPD's Collision Investigation Squad will investigate. She has been charged with a felony: leaving the scene of an accident with a serious injury.

"Police said a Chevrolet Impala was headed west on Caton Avenue and its driver made a left turn onto East 7th Street, where it struck the boy as he crossed the street." (CBS New York)

Naiem, as he was known, was on his way home from an after-school program. He was a ninth-grade student at Brooklyn Tech. He lived on Friel Place.

Our sincere condolences to Mohammad's family and friends on their loss.

ONLINE AUCTION AND ROYAL WINTER FAIRE AT P.S. 154

P.S. 154 Royal Winter Faire

Saturday, December 6th, noon to 4:00 p.m.

The P.S. 154 PTA will be running an online auction and an in-school auction. The online auction will open for bidding on Saturday, November 29th, at 8:00 a.m. and will close at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 6th, the night of the Royal Winter Faire.

Auction items range from a Disneyland family adventure for four, including air fare and a hotel to Memorial Day weekend at a Hamptons cottage to an aerial tour of New York to a family membership to MOMA to a gift card for Park Slope's Talde Restaurant and much more.

The Royal Winter Faire will feature performances, lunch, a bake sale, crafts, raffles, and a silent auction. The Faire will run from noon to 4:00 p.m.

All proceeds will be used for the benefit of the school's 100% PTA-funded programs, such as music, chess, and dance.