From FGA Grants coordinator Mary Priebe
A big thank you to everyone who helped make the Holiday Dinner raffle such a success.
This year we were able to purchase 109 $20 gift cards.year, as well as dropping off many bags of food at two of our local food pantries, Queen of all Saints and Hanson Place Campaign Against Hunger.
This year, we distributed through Scared Heart Church, Church of St. Thomas and St. Edward, Ft Greene SNAP's Senior Caregivers Program, and Young Mothers Group, Atlantic Terminal Senior Center and the Hanson Place Campaign Against Hunger.
To say that the gift cards were warmly received is an understatement. Funding at local soup kitchens is at an all time low, and all salaries were discontinued in early December. The Queen of All Saints Food Pantry lost its manager to budget cuts, and could not even manage the distribution of the gift cards that I offered. It is a rough time to be hungry in NY.
So thanks to all, and Merry Merry Christmas.
Regards,
Mary
Please be sure to patronize the shops and services of the Neighborhood who gave so generously to make this happen.
Aqualis Grill
Best Buy Wine Spirit Warehouse
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Clinic
Brooklyn Public House
Brooklyn Social Therapy Group
Chez Lola
Chez Oskar
Crunch Fitness
Dajeh
Der Schwarze Kolner
Different Cleaners
Gnarly Vines Wines & Spirits
Graziellas
Greene Grape Provisions
Greene Grape Wine
Greenlight Bookstore
ICI
La Bagel Delight
Madiba Restaurant
Mirai Wellnes Spa
Mullanes Bar & Grill
Olea Mediterranean Taverna
One Greene Sushi Restaurant
Pequena Restaurant
Rice Restaurant
Seven
Silver Spoon Yogurt
Smooch Café
Stem
Stonehome Wine Bar
Stuart & Wright
Thirst Wine Merchants
Tillie's of Brooklyn
Who's Your Doggy
Yu Interiors
Serving Greater Fort Greene,
Fort Greene Association
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Fort Greeners,
Don't miss this year's Spectacular
Fort Greene Merchant Raffle
Generous Prizes of Gift Certificates for Dining, Shopping and Services right here in Fort Greene
Come to the FGA Holiday Party prepared to purchase chances for your own Winning Holiday Experience
The Response from our Neighborhood Merchants and Retailers has been tremendous and to date we have have over $2000 in local merchandise and services to offer.
Come to the FGA Holiday Party prepared to be a winner.
Tickets are $1 a piece
6 for $5
All proceeds go to this year's
Christmas dinners for the Needy.
The list of Local Participants is growing by the hour
The Fort Greene Association salutes the following for their participation:
Aqualis
BAM
Best Buy Wine Spirit Warehouse
Brooklyn Cares Veterinary Clinic
Crunch Fitness
Dajeh
Der Schwarze Kolner
Gnarly Vines Wines & Spirits
Greene Grape Provisions
Greene Grape Wine
Greenlight Bookstore
Irondale Theare Ensemble
Madiba Restaurant
Mirai Wellnes Spa
Mullanes Bar & Grill
Olea Mediterranean Taverna
One Greene Sushi Restaurant
Pequena Restaurant
Rice Restaurant
Silver Spoon Yogurt
Smooch Café
Stem
Stonehome Wine Bar
Stuart & Wright
Thirst Wine Merchants
Tillie's of Brooklyn
Who's Your Doggy
Yu Interiors
Stay tuned for updates!
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Neighborhood Meeting- Open to All
A How-to on NYC SCHOOLS and Real Estate: Fort Greene
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church 85 So. Oxford Street
Monday, November 16th, 2009 – 7:30 P.M.
7:30 Welcome - Paul Palazzo (paul@HistoricFortGreene.org)
7:35 Fort Greene Goings-On
- FGA Grants – Mary Priebe (mary@HistoricFortGreene.org)
Pit Bulls - Lloyd Rodriguez (http://www.eteamz.com/brooklynpitbulls/)
Tillary Park Foundation - Daryl Barlow (tillaryparkfoundation@gmail.com)
- Atlantic Yards Update – Daniel Goldstein www.dddB.net
- House Tour 2010 – Live-Work-Play Fort Greene housetour@HistoricFortGreene.org
- Holiday Party - Friday December 4, 2009 rsvp roslyn@HistoricFortGreene.org
- Fowlers Square – Dress up Fort Greene Saturday November 21, 2009 12pm
- Green Fort Greene & Clinton Hill – Jed Marcus (jed@HistoricFortGreene.org)
7:45 Real Estate: Fort Greene - The Real Estate market has been all over the map. Get your bearings with a discussion on the current trends in the Fort Greene market.
Project Reclaim - Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (jeffriesh@assembly.state.ny.us)
In January 2009, Assemblymember Jeffries launched Project Reclaim, an initiative designed to transform vacant luxury apartments into affordable homes for working and middle class families.
Trends: The Ups and Downs of the Fort Greene Real Estate Market
Suzanne Debrango, Brooklyn Properties (suzanne@brooklynproperties.com)
Roslyn Huebener, Aguayo & Hubener Real Estate (roslyn@ahrlty.com)
Ingrd Niles, Corcoran Group (ingrid.niles@corcoran.com)
8:15 NYC Schools – A How To
Intro to Public School: Pre-K and Kindergarten
Joyce Szuflita from NYC School Help will talk about what every parent needs to know about starting out in New York City public schools. If you are confused about the difference between Charter, Magnet and Dual Language or Unzoned programs and what is up with district-wide vs. citywide Gifted and Talented, this may be the talk for you. She doesn't discuss individual schools, but you will come away armed with lots of information to begin your school search with confidence.
• what you need to know
• when you need to know it
• what to do when things go wrong
• strategies and common practices
including "the 5 things to do to keep from turning prematurely grey"
Joyce Szuflita, NYC School Help, consults privately with Brooklyn families about to help them navigate the public and private school search, nursery school through high school. She can be seen in the NY Time, Time Out NY Kids, NY Family Brooklyn, www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com and www.nycprivateschoolsblog.com. joyce@nycschoolhelp.com
9:15 Community Forum Open Mic
The floor is yours for two minutes.
Use it to announce an upcoming event or raise an issue.
Speaking slots are limited, sign up at the door.
9:30 Final Announcements and Adjournment
Next FGA General Meeting, Monday, February 22, 2010,
Happy Holidays to All, We’ll See You Next Year
but we’re always available online or by email at theFGA@HistoricFortGreene.org
Minutes: FGA Membership Meeting, Lafayette Ave. Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford Street, Brooklyn, N.Y., Monday, November 16, 2009
Board Members Present: Paul Palazzo, Chair, dorris golomb, Richard Norton, Lincoln Restler, Roslyn Huebener, Susan Butler, Naomi Dickerson, Georginna Glose, Jed Marcus, Mary Priebe
Approximately 250 people attended
WELCOME--Paul Palazzo opened the meeting at 7:30 p.m.
GRANTS--Mary Priebe announced three grants: 1) Park Conservancy Halloween Event, 2) Tillary Park Foundation—accepted by Daryl Barlow, and 3) Pit Bulls—accepted by Lloyd Rodriquez and Lisa Steadwell.
ATLANTIC YARDS UPDATE—Daniel Goldstein advises there are three lawsuits pending, including Eminent Domain for which a ruling is expected in two weeks, and a suit that lists the FGA in support. Daniel remains optimistic that the project can be stopped legally.
COUNCILPERSON TISH JAMES--discussed 1) 2.3 million grant for new lights at Commodore Berry Park, 2)the stopping of a promotion by Buffalo Wings that caused recent violence, 3) efforts to move a proposed 71 unit independent living facility from residentially zoned R6B Lefferts Place to Fulton Place, zoned R7A (This issue is discussed in the Ft. Greene Association Newsletter Nov., 2009) , 4)the continuing push to extend the Ft. Greene and Clinton Hill Historic Districts, and 5) the need to raise 1.5 million to restore eight tennis courts in Ft. Greene Park.
GREEN FORT GREENE & CLINTON HILL—Jed Marcus discussed 1) the instillation of 72 bike rakes and push to install 75 more, 2) 300 sites have been approved for tree installation and 1200 sites have been identified, 3) three public recycling locations have been located but a volunteer is needed to help monitor the site at the Underwood Playground, and 4) the need for volunteers to manage additional programs.
HOLIDAY PARTY—Roslyn announced the party and handed out flyers to all attending
FOWLERS SQUARE—Paul advised the part will be decorated this Saturday and invited participation.
REAL ESTATE: FORT GREENE
---PROJECT RECLAIM—dropped from the Agenda as Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries leading this effort could not attend
---REAL ESTATE MARKET—Ingrd Niles of Corcoran, Suzanne Debrango of Brooklyn Properties, and Roslyn Huebener of Aguayo & Huebener gave presentations. There was consensus that while the Condo and Coop market has had a significant drop since Sept., 2009, perhaps 20%, with high rises most adversely affected, and rental values have also declined, Townhouse values have remained steady. It was suggested that Ft. Greene has now become the number one choice for many New Yorkers as a place to live.
NYC PUBLIC SCHOOLS—Joyce Szuflita from NYC School Help gave a detailed presentation of the difference between Charter, Magnet and Dual Language or Unzoned programs, and information on the district-wide vs. citywide Gifted and Talented programs. She offered strategies and common practices. Joyce can be reached at joyce@nycschoolhelp.com.
OPEN MIC—there were no presenters
ADJOURNMENT—Paul closed the meeting at 9:15 p.m. Next General meeting is Monday Feb. 22, 2010.
Respectfully submitted on Nov. 19, 2009 by Richard Norton, Vice-Chair and substituting for Recording Secretary, Fred Lasker.
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A How-to on NYC Schools & Real Estate in Fort Greene
Join us at our next scheduled Neighborhood meeting to be held on Monday November 16th, 7:30PM, at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford Street in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
On the Agenda:
Intro to Public School: Pre-K and Kindergarten
Joyce Szuflita from NYC School Help will talk about what every parent needs to know about starting out in New York City public schools. If you are confused about the difference between Charter, Magnet and Dual Language or Unzoned programs and what is up with district-wide vs. citywide Gifted and Talented, this may be the talk for you.
Come away armed with lots of information to begin your school search with confidence. Lots of Q&A.
* what you need to know
* when you need to know it
* what to do when things go wrong
* strategies and common practices, including "the 5 things to do to keep from turning prematurely grey"
Real Estate - Fort Greene
The Real Estate market has been all over the map get your bearings with a discussion on the current trends in the Fort Greene market
Ask questions, and get answers. Plus all the goings on in Fort Greene and don't forget to come early and meet your neighbors with refreshments starting at 7PM.
WHEN/WHERE:
Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:30 pm, Light refreshments at 7.00 pm
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 S. Oxford St. (corner of S. Oxford & Lafayette Ave.), Meeting Room, enter on S. Oxford St.
All are welcome to attend, homeowners & renters alike.
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The November 2009 FGA Newsletter is available online. Click to download file
Inside this edition:
- Out of Scale Project Threatens the Hard Won R6B Downzoning of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
- Greenlight Bookstore: A Neighborhood Effort
- FGA Grants Putting Your Donation Dollars to Work
- Plus all the Goings-on in Newscenes
Reach thousands of Fort Greene households in the mail, via email and on the web by underwriting the FGA Newsletter. For next sponsorship availability date and for details call 718.875.1855.
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FGA and Brooklyn Community Meeting - August 6, 2009 7:30PM -
Irondale Center 85 South Oxford Street
If you weren't able to attend the ESDC public hearing to testify, not to worry, a more powerful tool is right at your fingertips. Come and join the FGA and the Council of Brooklyn Neighborhoods for an instructional, how-to meeting on what will possibly be your last chance to respond to this ill conceived project.
To download and read the Modified General Project Plan (MGPP)
To see elements from the ESDC Hearing and DDDB Rally visit the Atlantic Yards Report
Stay tuned for further updates on what you can do to bring responsible development to Fort Greene.
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