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A community victory at Atlantic Yards, Lovgren Awards, and more
The Summer 2011 issue of Civic News: A community victory at Atlantic Yards, Lovgren Awards, Fourth Avenue updates, and more
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Comment: Getting Our Voices into Atlantic Yards
How should the community — and by “community” I mean the residents of Park Slope and our neighbors in Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Fort Greene, and Prospect Heights — respond to and live with this project?
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Good Food, Cooperation, and Community Service
Cooperation is a quality that the Park Slope Food Coop takes very seriously, and it’s one of the reasons why general manager Joe Holtz received this year’s Lovgren Professional Award for community service.
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Four Decades of Working for A Better Slope
Mort Fleischer has spent more than 40 years helping to make Park Slope a better place to live. In honor of his hard work, he received this year’s George Lovgren Volunteer Award
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A New Leader for Prospect Park
The day after Emily Lloyd moved with her family from Boston to Brooklyn in 1983, she took her two young children to the Third Street playground in Prospect Park.
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Local Groups Victorious in Atlantic Yards Lawsuit
On July 13, New York State Supreme Court Justice Marcy Friedman ruled that the Empire State Development Corporation (ESDC) acted
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United for a New Megaproject Model
Construction on the Barclays Center arena is well under way at Atlantic Yards, but the rest of the 22-acre project remains in doubt thanks in large part to our slow economy. Is there finally room for the community to create a new model for responsible development?
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A Step Forward on Fourth
The Department of City Planning (DCP) recently unveiled its proposal for a Special Fourth Avenue Enhanced Commercial District, an effort to remedy community grievances with previous rezoning and development efforts on the busy thoroughfare.
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General Meeting Showcases Major Successes in the Community
Highlighting a year’s worth of accomplishments, honoring community leaders of today and tomorrow, and having a great time were all on the agenda of this year’s Civic Council general meeting, held on June 2.
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