WNYC, in a series with a focus on what individuals can do re community-building, did an excellent piece on PSCC’s Forth on Fourth Committee. read more >>
New developments re Fourth Avenue read more >>
As Brooklyn neighborhoods get rezoned, mom-and-pop businesses and longtime residents can become collateral damage. With the city mulling over a major rezoning in Gowanus, some locals there are turning to Fourth Avenue, rezoned in 2003, for lessons to learn from past mistakes. read more >>
On Wed., Nov. 16, we invite you to learn more about Forth on Fourth Ave. (FOFA) read more >>
It was a beautiful day in the neighborhood on October 10, when the bright autumnal weather was matched by an installation of multihued fabric art – created by knitters and crocheters from Park Slope, Gowanus and Boerum Hill – along the Fourth Avenue fence at the Washington Park, between Third and Fourth Streets. The installation […] read more >>
The MTA asked us to share the following information about an upcoming open house at the station store-fronts. read more >>
In mid-September commuters using the 4th Avenue/9th Street Station saw something very unusual. Behind the gates in eight of the ten new store front windows along 4th Avenue and 10th Street, the eagerly awaited temporary art installation, promised to the Civic Council during a station-focused public meeting in February 2015, appeared. The eight landscape scenes, […] read more >>
FOFA is partnering with Arts Gowanus, the Textile Arts Center and The Old Stone House in an exciting, fun and multi-generational ” Yarn Bomb” project this fall. Project workshops are scheduled for Thursday, September 17 and Thursday September 24, from 6:30 to 9 PM at the Textile Arts Center (505 Carroll Street). The yarn bomb […] read more >>
April was an exciting month for FOFA (Forth on Fourth Avenue) committee members and for all Park Slope residents who walk, bike or drive on 4th Avenue, between Atlantic and 15th Street. ● The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) released a project evaluation of the Safety Plan for this stretch of road, showing a remarkable 61% […] read more >>
2/5/15 – 3 representatives from the MTA attended the PSCC Board of Trustees meeting to give an update on the status of the renovation of the 4th/9th Transit station read more >>