MUSIC CONCERTS ON PORCHES, FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

Update: The Sunday concert will be held indoors at 121 Marlborough Road due to rain.

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From Operation Gig! 

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

 

With overhead costs of approximately zero dollars, OG is a unique opportunity for us to create that rarest of NYC phenomena: a music venue that actually pays a half-decent wage. This, while gifting ourselves an amazing summer-long extravaganza of over 50 concerts within strolling distance!

 

But the truth is, the donations we collect at our shows don't quite cut it. To do this, we need to raise a fund--as we did last year--to ensure we can always pay respectfully.

 

If you love OG and want to support local working musicians, please donate what you can to rebuild our musician guarantee fund for 2024. Yes, it's tax deductible!

Friday, Sep 8 6–8PM
Hiko Men play Operation Gig
328 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Hiko Men bring their beautiful and curious atmospheric rock to the porch! Featuring guitarist David Seth Moltz, percussionist Daniel Aaron Mintzer, wizard Mike Dos Santos and film guy Phil Aceto.

Saturday, Sep 9 4-6PM
Operation Gig Bluegrass Session led by Melody Berger
303 Westminster Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218
Led by singer/fiddler extraordinaire Melody Allegra Berger, the Operation Gig Bluegrass Sesh features some of the best bluegrass pickers in the city. This sesh we have Sam Dallas and Sean Kiely rounding out the band. Bring your chair, your drink and a toddler or two.

Sunday, Sep 10 4–6PM
Grant Gordy & Ross Martin play Operation Gig
131 Buckingham Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226
Grant Gordy and Ross Martin are two of acoustic music’s most forward-thinking virtuoso guitarists, both of whom have deep backgrounds in the American musical vernacular.

“Rooted but light on its feet, the continuous musical balance between Grant and Ross creates an extremely enjoyable listening experience” -Bryan Sutton

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Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 

 

The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in July 2020 to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the pandemic. This gives them a source of income and provides a safe space for people to gather to enjoy live music.

Although the performances are free, a suggested $10 donation to the musicians is more than welcome. You can donate either at the performance itself or to the tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.

 

Purchase an Operation Gig t-shirt here, and the proceeds will go to the Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund.

 

AGENDA FOR COMMUNITY BOARD 7'S SEPTEMBER PUBLIC MEETING, VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON (WINDSOR TERRACE, GREENWOOD HEIGHTS, SOUTH SLOPE, SUNSET PARK)

   

 

Community Board 7 Public Meeting

Wednesday, September 20th

6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Community Board 7's next monthly public meeting will be held both in person at the board office and virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, September 20th, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

 

Community Board 7 is the liaison between city agencies and the residents, business owners, and employees of Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights, South Slope, and Sunset Park.

Attendees will have two opportunities to address the board (items 6 and 14 on the agenda below). Share you concerns, questions, needs, problems, suggestions, or solutions with CB 7's board members.

To join the meeting on Zoom from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android device, or landline, register at https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cdLJAH-dTzuOSnEspsF80Q#/registration.

 

When you register for the meeting on Zoom, you'll receive an e-mail confirming that you registered. It will also give you instructions on joining the meeting from a PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Android phone, or landline/wired phone.

The meeting can also be viewed on CB 7's YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcAZ1cECSeZI8iNyQDKuX5Q.

From the website: 

The Board's boundaries are the waterfront on the west, the Long Island Railroad cut to the South (approximately 65th Street); Our boundary extends north on 8th Avenue from 62nd Street to Greenwood Cemetery. We include all of the cemetery and the land between it and Prospect Park to Caton Avenue on the east. Our northern border is on 15th Street from Park Circle to Hamilton Avenue and continues on Hamilton Avenue to the Gowanus Canal.

Every neighborhood in New York City is represented by an all-volunteer community board that serves as the liaison between neighborhood residents and city agencies. Board members are appointed by the borough president.

 

Members of the public are welcome to serve on a committee without being a board member. Descriptions of CB 7's committees are posted at https://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/committees/committees.page. Contact the Community Board 7 office to learn more.

Proposed agenda: 

1. Pledge of Allegiance
2. Roll Call
3. Opening of the meeting
4. Adoption of the agenda
5. Adoption of the minutes of the June 21, 2023 board meeting
6. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on topics covered on the agenda)
7. Committee Reports: A) Public Safety Committee - 1. Basic CPR training from the FDNY Mobile CPR Unit, B) Housing Committee – 1. Working meeting to organize Community Land Trusts
8. Roll Call
9. Elected Officials and Representatives
10. Chairperson’s Report
11. District Manager’s Report
12. Old Business
13. New Business
14. Public Comment (3 minutes to speak on any topic)
15. Adjournment

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Community Board 7

4201 4th Avenue (entrance on 43rd Street) (map)

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 854-0003

fax: (718) 436-1142

bk07 @ cb.nyc.gov

http://www1.nyc.gov/site/brooklyncb7/index.page

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooklyn-Community-Board-7/195263140637225

https://twitter.com/bkcb7

https://www.instagram.com/brooklyncb7

 

MEET WITH THE "BEAT COPS " FOR WINDSOR TERRACE, SOUTH SLOPE, AND GREENWOOD HEIGHTS

72nd Precinct Sector A 

Build the Block Meeting

Thursday, September 28th

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Share your safety and quality-of-life concerns at the next Build the Block neighborhood safety meeting.

 

The meeting will be between residents and business owners in Windsor Terrace, South Slope, and Greenwood Heights and the Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs) of the 72nd Precinct's Sector A. 

 

Meet on Thursday, September 28th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

"These "Build the Block" neighborhood safety meetings are strategy sessions between local police officers and the people they serve. The meetings have two simple goals: identify the public safety challenges of a specific neighborhood and discuss potential solutions." 

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/buildtheblock.page

 

Detective Daniel McGrath (e-mail: Daniel.McGrath@nypd.org) and Detective Francis Ghanney (e-mail: Francis.Ghanney@nypd.org) are the NCOs for Sector A, the faces of neighborhood policing.

"Neighborhood Policing is "a comprehensive crime-fighting strategy built on improved communication and collaboration between local police officers and community residents. Neighborhood Policing greatly increases connectivity and engagement with the community without diminishing, and, in fact, improving the NYPD's crime-fighting capabilities.

The same officers work in the same neighborhoods on the same shifts, increasing their familiarity with local residents and local problems."

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/neighborhood-coordination-officers.page

At this Build The Block neighborhood policing and safety meeting, the officers will update residents about neighborhood public safety issues.

 

They'll answer your questions and listen to your concerns about assaults and robberies on the street, home burglaries, packages stolen from porches and lobbies, street safety for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and any other issues that are on your mind.

 

NYPD precincts are divided into sectors as part of the policing model known as "community policing." The same officers work in the same neighborhoods on the same shifts. The radio dispatchers, supervisors, and sector officers work together. Sector officers and sector cars stay within the boundaries of their assigned sectors, except in precinct-wide emergencies.

Find out the dates and locations of upcoming Build the Block meetings by going to https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page and entering your street address.

Location

Holy Name of Jesus Church

245 Prospect Park West

between Windsor Place and Prospect Avenue

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

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72nd Precinct

830 4th Avenue

between 29th and 30th streets

Sunset Park, Brooklyn

map

Phone number: (718) 965-6311

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/72nd-precinct.page

CompStat report (crime statistics): https://www.nyc.gov/assets/nypd/downloads/pdf/crime_statistics/cs-en-us-072pct.pdf

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYPD72Pct

Facebook, 72nd Precinct:  https://www.facebook.com/NYPD72pct

Facebook, 72nd Precinct Community Council: https://www.facebook.com/72nd-Precinct-Community-Council-1611883092371304

 

YARN SWAP AND CRAFT CIRCLE, A FREE EVENT

 

Yarn Swap and Craft Circle

Sunday, September 10th

4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

From The Craft Salon:

Join your neighbors at The Craft Salon's FREE YARN SWAP and CRAFT CIRCLE.

 

Bring some yarn to swap and a project to work on OR feel free to donate craft supplies if you want to de-stash. There will be seasoned knitters and crocheters available to help get you started on a project or to teach you to knit or crochet.

 

Feel free to bring some favorite patterns and books to swap as well. Stuck on a project? Bring it and get un-stuck!

 

Attendance is free but you must RSVP at this link: https://www.hisawyer.com/the-craft-salon-studio/schedules/activity-set/534753.

Location

The Craft Salon

625 Church Avenue

between Ocean Parkway and E. 7th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

(917) 324-8290

dari@thecraftsalonstudio.com

https://thecraftsalonstudio.com/

https://www.facebook.com/Thecraftsalonstudio

https://www.instagram.com/thecraftsalon/

https://www.tiktok.com/@the_craft_salon_ny

THIS WEEKEND'S CONCERTS ON PEOPLE'S PORCHES

From Operation Gig!

 

Friday, Sep 1, 6–8PM
Albert Marquès Trio
498 Rugby Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Spanish pianist Albert Marques (Barcelona, 1986) currently resides in Brooklyn where he’s been flourishing in the New York jazz scene after a successful stint in Paris. 

 

Marques plays a style of contemporary piano, with a distinctive urban Spanish feel. His sound is unique and profoundly percussive, a mix that has led him to be part of several jazz projects with drummers such as Leon Parker and Ari Hoenig. 

 

He has also collaborated with legendary Afro-latin composer Arturo O’Farrill and flamenco singer Antonio Lizana. 

 

On this occasion Marques will play piano surrounded by two (!) drummers. Come and enjoy an evening of groove and improvisation! Albert Marques - piano Eric Reeves - drums Rodrigo Recabarren - drums

 

Saturday, Sep 2, 4–6PM
Miss Maybell
121 Marlborough Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Miss Maybell & Charlie Judkins play a large repertoire of early Jazz, Ragtime and Blues from the 1890’s - 1920’s. They source their tunes from dusty old 78 records and antique sheet music, trying to give new life to songs created over 100 years ago! 

 

With this unique sound and dedication they were recently featured on The NPR Show “Person, Place, Thing” with Randy Cohen. They have played and sold out residencies at the legendary Birdland Theater. 

 

They also have played on festival bills throughout the country and abroad. In Europe, they recently headlined ‘Sevilla Swing’ in Seville, Spain and they sold out a week of shows at Marian's Jazz Room in Bern, Switzerland.

 

Sunday, Sep 3, 4–6PM
Scott Stein
726 Argyle Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11230

Scott Stein is a Brooklyn based songwriter, composer, pianist and music director. His classic sense of melody and plain-spoken vocal delivery have earned comparisons to the likes of Paul Simon, Elton John and Bruce Hornsby. 

 

Scott's latest record Uphill was produced by Mark Marshall (Amy Helm, Fife & Drom). For this stripped-down acoustic performance, Scott will be joined by Marshall on guitar as well as Abby Ahmad (vocals/guitar/percussion).

 

"Mr. Stein plays the kind of blues that might help you shed a few of your own." - TimeOutNY

 

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Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 

 

The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in July 2020 to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the pandemic. This gives them a source of income and provides a safe space for people to gather to enjoy live music.

Although the performances are free, a suggested $10 donation to the musicians is more than welcome. You can donate either at the performance itself or to the tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.

 

Purchase an Operation Gig t-shirt here, and the proceeds will go to the Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund.

 

KENSINGTON POLICE WILL MEET WITH THE PUBLIC THIS WEEK

 

66th Precinct, Sector D

Build the Block Meeting

Wednesday, August 30th

6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The police officers who patrol Kensington will meet with neighborhood residents on Wednesday, August 30th, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. to address safety concerns.

 

The Build the Block neighborhood safety meeting between Kensington residents and the 66th Precinct's Sector D (Kensington) will be held at Christ Apostolic Church.

"These "Build the Block" neighborhood safety meetings are strategy sessions between local police officers and the people they serve. The meetings have two simple goals: identify the public safety challenges of a specific neighborhood and discuss potential solutions." 

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/buildtheblock.page

The Neighborhood Coordination Officers for Sector D are PO Jennifer DeSanto (JENNIFER.DESANTO@nypd.org) and PO Mostafa Mahmoud (MOSTAFA.MAHMOUD@nypd.org).

"Neighborhood Policing is "a comprehensive crime-fighting strategy built on improved communication and collaboration between local police officers and community residents. Neighborhood Policing greatly increases connectivity and engagement with the community without diminishing, and, in fact, improving the NYPD's crime-fighting capabilities.

The same officers work in the same neighborhoods on the same shifts, increasing their familiarity with local residents and local problems."

https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/neighborhood-coordination-officers.page

Find out when Build the Block meetings are scheduled by visiting https://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/find-your-meeting.page and entering your street address. 

 

At this Build The Block neighborhood policing and safety meeting, the officers will update residents about neighborhood public safety issues. They'll answer your questions and listen to your concerns about assaults and robberies on the street, home burglaries, packages stolen from porches and lobbies, street safety for drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists, and any other issues that are on your mind.

 

NYPD precincts are divided into sectors as part of the policing model known as "community policing." The same officers work in the same neighborhoods on the same shifts. The radio dispatchers, supervisors, and sector officers work together. Sector officers and sector cars stay within the boundaries of their assigned sectors, except in precinct-wide emergencies.

 

The 66th Precinct's four sectors are Sector A or Adam, Sector B or Boy, Sector C or Charlie, and Sector D or David. The boundaries of Sector D are Fort Hamilton Parkway and Caton Avenue to the north, Coney Island Avenue to the east, 18th Avenue and Avenue F to the south, and McDonald Avenue and 37th Street to the west.

Location

Christ Apostolic Church

622 Cortelyou Road

near E. 7th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

 

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66th Precinct

5822 16th Avenue

between 58th and 59th streets

Borough Park, Brooklyn 

phone: (718) 851-5611

website: http://www1.nyc.gov/site/nypd/bureaus/patrol/precincts/66th-precinct.page

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NYPD66Pct  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NYPD66pct

CONCERTS ON PEOPLE'S PORCHES THIS WEEKEND

From Operation Gig!

Friday, Aug 25 6–8PM
Jon Dell
188 Stratford Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218

Jon Dell is an American songwriter, guitarist, and music educator.

 

Currently based in Brooklyn, his upcoming release “I Love You and Wish You The Best” explores weighty topics such as terminal disease, lost love, second chances and most things in between. All this, while maintaining his trademark gallows humor.

 

The fact that his songs tread the line between dolor and blissful jubilance so well is a testament to Dell’s deftness as a storyteller and his uncommon sensibilities as a songwriter.

 

Having played in bands since his early teens, he has played hundreds of shows coast to coast, sharing the stage with artists such as Charley Crockett, BJ Barham, Justin Wells, Wayne "The Train" Hancock, and many, many others. He is preparing for a deluge of tour dates in the fall in 2023, be sure to keep a weather eye open.

 

Saturday, Aug 26 4–6PM
Timmy Ivories 
270 Westminster Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218

For many many years, Tim Davis has been the resident pianoman of Sunny's bar in Red Hook. Almost every Saturday night you'll find him tickling (and pounding) the keys as part of the iconic Saturday night jam.

 

He is also a resident of Ditmas Park! We are thrilled to be able to give him the spotlight his amazing talent and energy richly deserves.

 

Sunday, Aug 27 4–6PM
Elsa Nilsson and friends 
131 Buckingham Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Referred to as "the logical choice to provide a next step for her instrument in the world of jazz and improvised music.” by Paul Rauch of All About Jazz, Elsa Nilsson's music is diverse and exciting.

 

The performances take the listener through lyrical melodies reminiscent of her Swedish homeland through a touch of the avant-garde and arriving at a soundscape that is quintessentially her own. 

Nilsson is the recipient of the 2022 Chamber Music America New Jazz Works grant, the winner of the 2018 National Flute Association Jazz Flute Competition and Adjunct Faculty at The New School where she teaches Rhythmic Analysis and Socially Engaged Artistry.

 

For this performance she will be joined by Sebastian Noelle (Guitar), Pablo Menares (Bass) and Rodrigo Recabarren (drums) for what promises to be a thrilling afternoon of music.

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Operation Gig! provides live music performances outdoors on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. 

 

The series, held on the porches of private houses in Ditmas Park, started in July 2020 to offer a venue where musicians could perform during the pandemic. This gives them a source of income and provides a safe space for people to gather to enjoy live music.

Although the performances are free, a suggested $10 donation to the musicians is more than welcome. You can donate either at the performance itself or to the tax-deductible Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund on GoFundMe.

 

Purchase an Operation Gig t-shirt here, and the proceeds will go to the Operation Gig Musician Guarantee Fund.

 

SOFT OPENING AND GRAND OPENING FOR KENSINGTON BOOKSTORE

 

Lofty Pigeon Books

Soft Opening

Saturday, August 26th

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Grand Opening 

Saturday, September 9th

10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

Lofty Pigeon Books, Kensington's newest independent bookstore, will have its soft opening on Saturday, August 26th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., and its grand opening on Saturday, September 9th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Lofty Pigeon Books will be a general-interest neighborhood bookstore. It will sell books for adults as well as children, will carry gift items, including stationery, greeting cards, home goods, toys, and games, and will be a gathering space for neighbors, featuring literary events, open mics, storytime, and book clubs.

 

Hours of operation for the week of Saturday, August 26th, through Friday, September 1st are

• Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Monday: closed
• Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Thereafter, the open hours will be

• Mondays through Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
• Saturdays and Sundays, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

 

When online ordering is set up, it will provide access to all in-print titles for either shipping or in-store pickup.

 

To receive news and updates from the bookstore, sign up at https://loftypigeonbooks.com/.

 

The owners are the wife-and-husband team of Briana Parker and Davi Marra. Davi has been a bookseller for twenty-three years, most recently as the book buyer and manager at WORD Bookstores. Briana is a third-generation Brooklynite who has spent the past ten years in publishing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Location

Lofty Pigeon Books

743 Church Avenue

at the corner of E. 8th Street

Kensington, Brooklyn

info@loftypigeonbooks.com

website: https://loftypigeonbooks.com/ 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/loftypigeonbooks

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loftypigeonbooks/ 

 

SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT

 SMALL BUSINESSES!

 

COMPOST GIVEAWAY

DSNY Compost Giveaway

Sunday, October 29th

10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Brooklyn residents can get up to eighty pounds (two bags at forty pounds per bag) of free compost soil at the Newkirk Community Garden on Sunday, October 29th, between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. 

 

The New York City Sanitation Department and Big Apple Compost will provide the compost. 

 

The event is free, but pre-registration is required on the Eventbrite website. Bring your registration confirmation with you, a printed or digital Eventbrite ticket.

 

Compost from Big Apple Compost is made from 100% New York City organics.

Big Apple is comprised of yard waste and food waste through the Department of Sanitation of New York City. We’re enrolled in the US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance Program, providing transparent compost analytics to end users.

The compost has the Seal of Testing Assurance (STA) from the Composting Council.

The program – created in 2000 – is the culmination of research and discussion by many of the leading compost research scientists in the United States. Currently this is the only compost testing program available providing this.

Location

Newkirk Community Garden

736 E. 8th Street, at Newkirk Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (347) 903-7297 

https://www.newkirkgarden.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1958333187626429

FREE KOSHER AND HALAL FOOD DISTRIBUTION AT FLATBUSH JEWISH CENTER

Mobile Kosher and Halal Food Pantry

Thursday, August 24th

11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Free kosher and halal fresh and canned food items will be distributed at Flatbush Jewish Center on Thursday, August 24th, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. through Met Council's mobile food pantry.

 

Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty is America’s largest Jewish charity dedicated to serving all needy New Yorkers. Its partner pantries, such as Flatbush Jewish Center, serve food-insufficient clients of any race, faith, ethnicity, sexual identity, or gender.

 

In 2022, nearly 9.7% of New Yorkers reported that they experienced food insufficiency, defined as "inadequacy in the amount of food intake because of a lack of money or resources to access enough food."

Location

Flatbush Jewish Center

327 E. 5th Street

corner of Church Avenue

Kensington, Brooklyn

phone: (718) 871-5200

office@flatbushjewishcenter.org

https://flatbushjewishcenter.org/

https://www.facebook.com/FlatbushJewishCenter

STABBING VICTIM LIVES IN KENSINGTON

 

 Update, August 15, 2023: Police have arrested a man for the felony assault on Mr. Ahmed. "David Trotman, 38, a man with prior arrests, was linked to this stabbing after he allegedly assaulted someone on a Chelsea subway." https://abc7ny.com/nyc-stabbing-midtown-crime-subway-panhandler/13651349/

 

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Iqbal Ahmed, a seventy-six-year-old resident of Caton Towers (135 Ocean Parkway), was stabbed in the chest in a subway station last night. He needs financial assistance from anyone who is willing and able to help him.

 

He was stabbed on Sunday, August 13th, at about 11:30 p.m., at the Herald Square subway station. The knife was plunged in just inches from his heart and it punctured a lung. Mr. Ahmed is being treated at Bellevue Hospital. 

The attack on him is described by ABC7ny at https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-subway-stabbing-panhandler-midtown/13646109/ and The Daily News at https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-iqbal-ahmed-recounts-herald-square-stabbing-20230814-7cp5eh5c2jhdlf25oiyf5rwoqm-story.html.

From Mr. Ahmed's gofundme page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/bd8mh-stabbing-victim.

I am a 76 year old man who lives and works in New York City. I was walking home from work to the 34th street train station which I take every day. 

 

A panhandler asked me for money and I refused as I did not have any. The only thing I remember is walking away and feeling a sharp pain in my torso. There was blood everywhere. He stabbed me in the torso and I bled profusely. 

 

I was rushed to the hospital and admitted due to severe bleeding and blood in my lung. I am now in Bellevue Hospital. 

 

I live alone and have no family to turn to. I am hoping that my fellow New Yorkers can help me in my time of need. This can happen to any New Yorker and the perpetrator is still out there. 

 

I am requesting funds to cover my hospital bills and expenses. Below is the link to the news story of my stabbing. Please help me raise awareness. 

https://abc7ny.com/nyc-crime-subway-stabbing-panhandler-midtown/13646109/ 

INTRODUCTION TO COMPOSTING PLUS A KITCHEN CONTAINER GIVEAWAY

 

Composting 101

Saturday, August 26th, 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Curbside Composting: Kitchen Container Giveaway
Saturday, August 26th, noon to 4:00 p.m.

From Windsor Terrace Library

Join Big Reuse educator(s) for an introduction to composting. Learn about composting programs and get a primer on various forms of small scale composting that you can do at home or with your neighbors at a community scale.

 

Please bring any questions you may have about composting at home or participating in NYC’s free composting services.

Big Reuse advances New York City’s sustainable urban environment through circular economy programs that divert waste from our landfills and reduce greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere.

 

That same afternoon, from noon to 4:00 p.m., kitchen containers will be given away.

Curbside composting service begins in Brooklyn on Oct 2nd! Learn helpful tips and best practices from a DSNY representative for using your building's brown bin and pick up your free Kitchen Containers and paper lawn & leaf bags.

Kitchen Containers are small bins to keep the food scraps in your kitchen separate from your trash and other recyclables. These containers allow you to easily store your food waste before putting it into your brown bin.

 

Location

Windsor Terrace Library Community Room

160 E. 5th Street

corner of Fort Hamilton Parkway

Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn

(718) 686-9707

https://www.bklynlibrary.org/locations/windsor-terrace