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Ideal Properties Group LLC has made a gift of more than $350 to the Civic Council.
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Giving Grows in Brooklyn
“Do Good Right Here” is a deceptively simple notion with huge implications, now being put forth by the Brooklyn Community Foundation. The motivation is simple: to make Brooklyn better.
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Flourishing on Fourth Avenue with MillionTreesNYC Grant
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.
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Ortner, Leading Park Slope Preservationist, Passes Away
Everett Ortner, one of the most influential leaders of the revival of Park Slope since the 1960s to the vibrant community it is today, passed away on May 22. He was 92.
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Protecting Neighborhoods from an Oncoming ‘Onslaught’
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.
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June General Meeting: Good Times for Great Community Accomplishments
The Park Slope Civic Council will be awarding its highest honor to two people whose service has helped define Park Slope for both residents and people beyond our neighborhood at the upcoming June General Meeting.
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Sponsoring Some Food for Thought
The Park Slope Civic Council is thrilled to be planning “Food for Thought,” our first fundraiser. To help cover our costs so more of the fundraiser’s proceeds can be put toward community projects and initiatives, we are looking for individuals and businesses interested in sponsoring the event.
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J.J. Byrne Playground, Now Open for Fun
In an event that celebrated a playground reborn and Park Slope’s Revolutionary history, local leaders — many of whom were dressed as members of the Continental Army — cut the ribbon for the renovated J.J. Byrne Playground.
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Fourth Avenue, Historic District, House Tour, and More in Civic News
The Spring 2012 issue of Civic News is here! Download your own issue at right, or read all the news on our website.
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Wanted: Better Transit, Sensible Transportation, and Safe Streets
How are the city and the community to balance the many demands for scarce street space?
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