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Fourth Avenue, Historic District, House Tour, and More in Civic News
The Spring 2012 issue of Civic News is here! Download your own issue at right, or read all the news on our website.read more >>
Civic Council on TV: Civic Sweep and Fourth Avenue
Brian Vines, producer of Brooklyn Independent Television’s show Brooklyn Review, stepped out of the studio and took the show to Fourth Avenue on Earth Day.read more >>
Should Barclays Center crowds really be able to drink all night?
Barclays Center has applied for a liquor license with no cut-off time, and it’s not limited to arena events. Here’s your opportunity to tell Governor Cuomo and the State Liquor Authority that won’t work for Brooklyn. read more >>
From Our Blog
Greening and Growing on Fourth Avenue
Over the past two years, there has been a new round of action that should bring yet another change for Fourth Avenue — greener, more diverse, more accessible. And the Park Slope Civic Council has been at the forefront of those activities. read more >>
Appellate Division’s Unanimous Decision: ESDC Must Revisit 2009 Atlantic Yards Plan
In a strongly worded rebuke to the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) and Forest City Ratner Companies (FCRC), the State Appellate Division ruled to uphold a lower court’s decision that approval of Atlantic Yards’ 2009 Modified General Project Plan violated New York environmental law.read more >>
Wanted: Better Transit, Sensible Transportation, and Safe Streets
How are the city and the community to balance the many demands for scarce street space? read more >>