BQX is a project that will have major implications for the future of Brooklyn and its waterfront communities, a couple of which are definitely Park Slope’s neighbors. read more >>
As bright new LED lighting started to “roll out” in Park Slope, many residents protested… and the Mayor has acknowledged that they were justified and will be accommodated. read more >>
That busy intersection at Flatbush & Atlantic and Fourth Avenues! read more >>
A reminder! Calcium chloride de-icer is less harmful to resurfaced stoops, cement sidewalks, dog paws and plants. Please check the ingredients on your package. read more >>
This route – now gone for 5 years – is targeted for a new (and improved) second life. The new route we’re proposing could make it a valuable part of the Park Slope transportation picture. read more >>
Here’s the latest on the construction at NY Methodist Hospital read more >>
On Sunday, March 22, some 40 members of the community spent the morning at Congregation Beth Elohim to take part in the Civic Council’s community workshop on livable streets. This livable streets workshop, the first since 2009, focused on four areas relating to the streets in our community. Judy Willig, Executive Director of Heights and […] read more >>
Joining neighborhood organizations throughout New York City, PSCC Trustees and members had a spirited discussion (at the April Trustees meeting) about the de Blasio Administration’s zoning proposal, “Housing New York: Zoning for Quality and Affordability.” While PSCC strongly endorses the goal of increasing affordable housing and senior housing throughout the city, the consensus was that […] read more >>
Sometimes, out of terrible tragedies, something good emerges. A child’s life was lost on Prospect Park West – struck by a car – and his mother has been instrumental in trying to minimize the chance of something similar happening again in NYC. read more >>
At its Board of Trustees meeting on April 2, 2015, the Park Slope Civic Council endorsed the MoveNY Fair Plan following a motion from the Livable Streets Committee and two community forums on this, one on February 19 and the other on March 26. This plan would institute cashless, all-electronic tolling (with license plate readers […] read more >>