Barclays Center opens in September, but we have yet to see the benefits promised for our tax dollars. Brooklyn demands better! Join
Upcoming Atlantic Yards rally to demand stronger oversight and promised benefits Read More »
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 »