Learn more about “How Crowd-Funding and Microlending Can Boost Your Business and Fund Your Dream Project” at this Park Slope Small Business Forum event.
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Make a clean sweep of your home and your neighborhood by joining the Park Slope Civic Council at its annual spring beautification and clean-up event: the Spring Civic Sweep.
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New York City Council Member Letitia James and the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council are sponsoring the BK Gateway Transportation Workshop, which will lay the groundwork for developing community driven solutions to the transportation issues facing the Atlantic Yards area.
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After four decades, the entrance to the Fourth Avenue F/G subway station on the thoroughfare’s east side is once again open to the public. MTA New York City Transit unveiled the rebuilt entryway, on the east side of Fourth Avenue between Ninth and Tenth Streets, at a ceremony on Feb. 23.
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A group focusing on Fourth Avenue’s future arose from the Civic Council’s public forum on the thoroughfare, Forth on Forth Avenue, became a full-fledged committee of its own at the February Trustees Meeting, a move that received unanimous approval of all trustees.
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The Civic Council’s annual grants program helps a wide range of local nonprofits working to make our neighborhood a livable, progressive, and inclusive place. This year, we provided nearly $8,000 in grant support to 13 schools and organizations around the community.
Lucky 13 Groups Earn Civic Council Grants Read More »
Did you know that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has funds available to help you install energy-efficiency measures in your home?
Make Your Home Safe, Comfortable, and Energy-Efficient Read More »
After a spirited discussion of the pros and cons of the initiative — at our Jan. 21 community meeting and Feb. 2 Trustees Meeting — the Civic Council’s trustees voted in favor of an application for slow zones that would encompass Park Slope.
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The proposal for a neighborhood slow zone in Park Slope inspired a healthy debate at the Civic Council’s February Board Meeting, and took up a significant part of the evening’s agenda.
A Debate on Whether ’20 Is Plenty’ for Park Slope Read More »
We’ve posted some key documents from our Jan. 21 meeting, including the responses to the survey taken of the attendees and the presentation on an existing New York City slow zone.
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