To Our Park Slope Neighbors:Pitch in and help beautify 7th Avenue at the Park Slope Civic Council’s Fall Civic Sweep on Sunday, October 18, 2020.10am – 2pm Free and open to all. Put on your old clothes and come to the sidewalk in front of John Jay High School on 7th Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets. We’ll pull up the ugly weeds from 7th Avenue tree beds, add mulch and pick up litter, making 7th Avenue much more attractive. • We’ll serve refreshments, and […]
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From the Civic Council
Join Us for Our Civic Sweep
To Our Park Slope Neighbors:Pitch in and help beautify 7th Avenue at the Park Slope Civic Council’s Fall Civic Sweep on Sunday, October 18, 2020.10am – 2pm Free and open to all. Put on your old clothes and come to the sidewalk in front of John Jay High School on 7th Avenue between 4th and 5th Streets. We’ll pull up the ugly weeds from 7th Avenue tree beds, add mulch and pick up litter, making 7th Avenue much more attractive. • We’ll serve refreshments, and […]
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2020 Park Slope Halloween Parade Canceled
To our members and readers: The Park Slope Civic Council regrets that the 2020 Halloween Parade is canceled this year, and that there will be no organized merchant trick or treating. For everyone’s safety, we encourage everybody to trick or treat within your own buildings, among your immediate neighbors, and between family members or your […]
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Park Slope Community Milestones!
The Park Slope Civic Council recently acknowledged three individuals who have worked tirelessly for decades to inspire the arts, spirituality, and social services within the Park Slope community.
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2020 Lovgren Awards
Each year since 1979, the Park Slope Civic Council has identified and honored an organization and an individual for outstanding service to the community. The awards, one for professional service, the other for a volunteer, are named for George Lovgren, the Park Slope activist who in the 1960s worked tirelessly to save the Union Street […]
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A Message from the Civic Council
To our members and readers: Over the past few weeks, we have felt deep sadness and anger for the injustices that continue to be inflicted upon the Black community. The recent killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and too many others—have made inescapable the need for immediate and sustained action to overcome persistent and […]
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Meet our new Trustees!
The Park Slope Civic Council recently approved the new slate of officers and trustees at the Annual Membership Meeting on June 4, 2020. Among the slate were 6 outstanding new additions to the trustee pool.
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2020 Community Service Scholarships Awarded
The Park Slope Civic Council awarded Community Service Scholarships to four remarkable high school students at the year end virtual Zoom meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2020.
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Donate To Fight Hunger in NYC
1 in 4 New York City residents are suffering from hunger due to Covid-19 and the loss of their jobs or reduction in their income. For those of us that have been spared this personal crisis, we can assist by donating to organizations whose mission it is to feed the growing legions of hungry households. Please help to alleviate this hunger crisis.
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