Park Slope Civic Council, in partnership with NYS Assemblymember Robert Carroll’s office, is hosting a Holiday Toy and Book Drive to benefit People in Need, Inc.
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From the PSCC President
I don’t know about you, but for me, there’s definitely a different feel in the air in Park Slope this autumn. Covid continues to be a concern, but 5th and 7th Avenues appear as busy as ever with pedestrians and shoppers. The sidewalk and in-street restaurant pop-ups seem busy. Merchants I speak with are more optimistic about their businesses.
read more >>Fall/Winter 2021 Civic News: Composting, Electric Vehicles, Pedestrian Safety, and more…
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Halloween Parade and Festivities CANCELLED for 10/30 – Concert and Puppet Show on 10/31 Instead
Due to rainy weather, we are cancelling the Halloween Parade and Costume Contest on Saturday. Put on your costume and join us instead on Sunday 10/31 for a Rolie Polie Guacamole concert at 11:00am and the Neighborhood Of Trees Puppet Pageant at 1:00pm. Both will be at JJ Byrne Park/Old Stone House at 5th Avenue and 3rd Street. The Parade and festivities are sponsored by the Park Slope Civic Council, The […]
read more >>From Historic to Sustainable: How One Park Slope Resident Transformed Her Home
Like many Park Slopers, Stephanie Doba is concerned about sustainability. She long ago replaced all her light bulbs with LED’s, subscribed to a wind- and solar-generated electricity supplier, and upgraded her house’s insulation, but she wanted to do more. So for the last several years she has been transforming her 10th Street home, which she […]
read more >>Turn Your Holiday Tree Into Mulch at Mulchfest 2022
Join the PSCC on Saturday, January 8 for Mulchfest 2022! Bring your holiday tree to the Third Street entrance of Prospect Park between 10:00am and 2:00pm, where it will be turned into environmentally-friendly mulch you can take home free of charge. Complimentary hot chocolate will be served while you wait. We need volunteers to help […]
read more >>PSCC Requests Meeting with DOT to Discuss Traffic Congestion
One of the most common problems the Civic Council gets complaints about is traffic. Construction, water main projects, increased car ownership, and more delivery trucks have caused an exponential increase in congestion in and around Park Slope. Several months ago PSCC began talks with the Department of Transportation regarding traffic safety issues at Grand Army […]
read more >>“Plug NYC” Brings Electric Vehicle Charging to the Slope
As part of its “80×50” program—whose goal is to reduce green- house gas emissions 80% by the year 2050—the City of New York has embarked on an ambitious program to encourage electric vehicle ownership and to build the technology infrastructure to support it. In June 2021, the Department of Transportation launched “PlugNYC,” a program of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations spread across the five boroughs, including 120 curbside stations serving parked cars as well as higher voltage stations in certain city owned parking lots.
read more >>Civic Council Launches Cleanup Program with City Funding
In April of this year, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new program, the City Cleanup Corps (CCC), described as “a New Deal-inspired economic recovery program to directly create 10,000 jobs and make New York City the cleanest, greenest city in the United States.” The program provides funds for hiring interns across ten City agencies […]
read more >>Sustainability Day Success
Over 350 people gathered on Saturday, November 6th to pick up litter from sidewalks, weed and mulch tree pits, drop off e-waste, or shred personal documents during the Civic Council’s Fall Sustainability Day. Using the John Jay Educational Campus as home base, volunteers spent the day cleaning and beautifying the tree beds and sidewalks along […]
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