Share and Share a Bike
Set to launch this July, New York City’s new bike-share program is possibly the biggest new transportation development in the city since the subway.
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Advocacy
Signs to Save Trees, from P.S. 321
The Fifth Grade Service Team at P.S. 321 has created charming illustrations about the value of our neighborhood’s beautiful trees and how, in return, we must care for them.
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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.
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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.
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Borough President Congratulates Civic Council on Historic District Expansion
Marty Markowitz: “Congratulations are in order for the dedicated effort of your membership to bring about the first wave of expansion of the Park Slope Historic District by more than 600 buildings.”
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It’s Official: South Slope Is Now Historic
The Landmarks Preservation Commission has voted to approve an expansion of the Park Slope Historic District, making it one of the largest such zones in the city.
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Help solve the many transportation issues around Atlantic Yards
New York City Council Member Letitia James and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council are sponsoring the BK Gateway Transportation Workshop, which will lay the groundwork for developing community driven solutions to the transportation issues facing the Atlantic Yards area.
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Now Reopened: The East Side of the Fourth Avenue Station
After four decades, the entrance to the Fourth Avenue F/G subway station on the thoroughfare’s east side is once again open to the public. MTA New York City Transit unveiled the rebuilt entryway, on the east side of Fourth Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets, at a ceremony on Feb. 23.
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Forth on Fourth Becomes Newest Civic Council Committee
A group focusing on Fourth Avenue’s future arose from the Civic Council’s public forum on the thoroughfare, Forth on Forth Avenue, became a full-fledged committee of its own at the February Trustees Meeting, a move that received unanimous approval of all trustees.
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Make Your Home Safe, Comfortable, and Energy-Efficient
Did you know that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has funds available to help you install energy-efficiency measures in your home?
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