The Summer 2012 issue of Civic News is out, focusing on how one man helped turn Park Slope around and how his legacy is moving forward today.
Remembering Everett Ortner
Everett Ortner, who passed away in May, was one of the most influential leaders of the revival of Park Slope and of older urban areas across the country. His efforts to bring about this dramatic change touched the lives of many. Here we present a few of their memories.
Preserve and Protect
“In my 30 years of living in Park Slope, one of the days I will long remember is April 17, 2012 — the day the Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to add more than 600 buildings in the South Slope to the Park Slope Historic District.” Plus: “A View from the South.”
Honors for Serving Our Community in Need
“I think we are all responsible for each other,” Sister Mary Maloney said recently, “and that we are all our brothers and sisters.” This deeply felt belief has helped Sister Mary lead Park Slope Christian Help — better known as CHIPS — for a quarter-century.
Slope Library to Reopen in September
Park Slope residents have been waiting three years for renovations to the Park Slope branch of the Brooklyn Public Library on Sixth Avenue and Eighth Street to be completed. It might seem even longer, as the initial reopening date last fall came and went.
A-Yards Backers Lose Their Appeal
In a final defeat for Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation, the New York State Court of Appeals has upheld an earlier ruling that requires a supplemental environmental impact study (SEIS) for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
Celebrating a Good Civic Year
The Park Slope Civic Council honored the work of organizations, volunteers and professionals, and students to keep our community great, at this year’s General Meeting on June 7.
Taking Root: Kickoff for Fourth Avenue Trees Program
The inaugural event for the Forth on Fourth Avenue Committee’s comprehensive tree-care and maintenance program was a great success.
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.
A Community Court Transforms a Neighborhood
For more than a decade, a court for people who live in and around Red Hook has emphasized problem-solving over jail for many criminal offenders. Its success has helped change the neighborhood for the better.
Ideal Situation
Ideal Properties Group LLC has made a gift of more than $350 to the Civic Council.