The Park Slope Civic Council’s Fourth on Fourth Avenue Committee (FOFA) has earned a grant to take care of trees on Fourth Avenue and educate neighbors about the many benefits of a greener streetscape.
Flourishing on Fourth Avenue with MillionTreesNYC Grant Read More »
The Park Slope Civic Council, the Boerum Hill Association, and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council have created a Barclays Center Neighborhood Protection Plan that sets up a series of guidelines to minimize the the oncoming arena’s impact on surrounding communities.
Protecting Neighborhoods from an Oncoming ‘Onslaught’ Read More »
Three important updates on the Atlantic Yards front.
Atlantic Yards update: ESDC’s appeal, liquor licenses, transportation Read More »
How are the city and the community to balance the many demands for scarce street space?
Wanted: Better Transit, Sensible Transportation, and Safe Streets Read More »
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.
Greening and Growing on Fourth Avenue Read More »
If you walk, run, bike, or even drive in Prospect Park, you’ll notice some changes over the next few weeks to the configuration on Park Drive, thanks to a task force set up to improve safety for all users of this precious green space.
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.
Appellate Division’s Unanimous Decision: ESDC Must Revisit 2009 Atlantic Yards Plan Read More »
The thousands of trees that the city planted this spring need our help. / Interested in holding a block party this summer?
In Brief: Trees, Block Parties Read More »
Seven diverse projects — helping local students, trees, composters, pedestrians, and library users — were voted to share in almost $1 million of funding from Councilmember Brad Lander in a new budgeting process that involved the entire community.
And the Budget Winners Are … Read More »
On a fine spring Saturday, volunteers picked up litter, performed tree care, listened to bluegrass, attended a tree-care workshop, had their soil tested, and learned how to make delicious fruit juice with a bicycle at the Civic Sweep, the Park Slope Civic Council’s semi-annual clean-up and beautification event.
A Civic Sweeping Success Read More »