Red Hook Needs Your Help
In addition to volunteers needed in Park Slope’s local shelters, here’s how you can help our neighbors in Red Hook from Hurricane Sandy.
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Deadline for Community Grants Extended
Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy on organizations throughout our community, the deadline for the Park Slope Civic Council’s community grants program has been extended. Applications are now due Friday, Nov. 9, 2012.
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Hurricane Sandy: How You Can Help
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Park Slope has opened its hearts and doors to people in need from across the borough. There are still many ways to help our Brooklyn neighbors who have been affected by the storm. [UPDATED NOV. 3]
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Hurricane Sandy Update: Nov. 1
Here’s the latest update on Hurricane Sandy passed along from Andrew Olsen, Brooklyn Director of the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit, courtesy of Park Slope Neighbors.
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Reporting Damage from Hurricane Sandy
If you see any downed trees or other debris from Hurricane Sandy, your first call should be to 311 (If there is an immediate danger to life, call 911 right away).
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Hurricane Sandy Update: Prospect Park
Emily Lloyd, the administrator of Prospect Park and the president of the Prospect Park Alliance, has posted a letter on the park’s website concerning storm damage and how you can help.
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Civic Council Calls for Local Businesses in New Subway Storefronts — UPDATED
The Civic Council has requested that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority help encourage local businesses in the retail areas now being renovated at the Fourth Avenue-Ninth Street station.
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Comment: A Tale of Three Spaces
This is a story of livable streets and three public spaces in our community: Bartel Pritchard Square, the cul-de-sac on Fourth Street east of Fifth Avenue, and Grand Army Plaza.
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Food for Thought Brings Success for Scholarships
Close to 150 Park Slopers joined together on a crisp autumn evening in the beautiful Prospect Park Picnic House for some outstanding food, lively conversation, and, most importantly, a great cause: the Park Slope Civic Council’s first annual fundraiser, Food for Thought.
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What’s Happening with Whole Foods?
Whole Foods Market, the national chain of natural- and organic-food supermarkets, recently updated Community Board 6 on progress toward building its new outlet on Third Avenue and Third Street.
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