Archive for March, 2012
Exciting New Things at Ingersoll Community Center
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Top Stories in and around Fort Greene: Week Ending March 24, 2012
Sunday, March 25th, 2012The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.
- More Bullets Fly in Ingersoll Houses, Residents Fear New Drug War
- Second Shooting — In As Many Weeks — In Fort Greene
- 21-Year-Old Shot to Death in Fort Greene
- Two Plazas Coming to Fort Greene, DoBro This Summer
- What to See in Clinton Hill and Fort Greene, Brooklyn - NY
- Farm-to-Table Sandwiches for Fort Greene
- Cornice Porn in Clinton Hill
- Reader’s Choice Winners: Best Places to Eat Breakfast in Brooklyn
- Occupy Or Not To Occupy?—A Fort Greene Park Question
- Pancreatic Cancer Claims Life Of ActNow Foundation Founder Aaron Ingram
- Cutting the G Train Will Kill Brooklyn Romances — Really!
- Police Step Up Patrols In Ingersoll Houses After Two Shootings in Two Days
- Legal or Not, ‘Occupy’ Movement Comes to Fort Greene Park on Sunday
- Owl and Pussycat Salon Now Open in Clinton Hill
- What to see on Myrtle Ave. in Brooklyn
- Melanie Fiona Bikes Through Brooklyn, Bumps into Spike Lee
- In Which The Most Brooklyn-Defining Tale is Told
- Brooklyn Standout to Cross the River
- Le Petit Bakery to Open on Myrtle this Summer!
- Crime Report: Thief Hit G Train Conductor
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
News from Community Board 2
Tuesday, March 20th, 2012Community Board 2 (CB2) will hold the following meetings this week, all of which are scheduled for 6:00 PM.
All committee meetings of Community Board 2 begin with the approval of the agenda and introduction of the committee officers. The meetings conclude with the approval of the previous month’s meeting minutes, a chairperson’s report, other business and a community forum during which the public may speak.
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Transportation and Public Committee
Tuesday, March 20
St. Francis College
180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court streets)
First Floor Board Room,
Please note room is subject to change
Christopher Hrones, the Downtown Brooklyn transportation coordinator for the Department of Transportation (DOT), will speak about two public plazas planned in Community District 2. Mr. Hrones will present the design for the temporary materials plaza to be created at Fowler Square. He will also provide an update on Fox Square, where a Five Guys Burgers and Fries withdrew a sidewalk café application in the face of a planned plaza there. The Fox Square plaza was originally intended to be built as part of the Flatbush Avenue Streetscape Project.
View the presentation made at the February 16, 2012 public workshop on Fowler Square (PDF)
Learn more about the New York City Plaza Program
Hemalee Patel, transportation committee chairperson, will lead a discussion to clarify whether the community board’s established co-naming submission requirements are fixed or waivable. The chairperson’s report will also include review of the most recent CompStat reports for the 84th and 88th precincts and other topics as introduced.
Read the street co-naming protocol of Community Board 2
Download the current 84th Precinct CompStat report (PDF)
Download the current 88th Precinct CompStat report (PDF)
Land Use Committee
The design of Phase 1 of City Point, approximately 50,000 square feet of retail on Albee Square, off of the Fulton Mall, was also reviewed by CB2 and the PDC.
Wednesday, March 21
Polytechnic Institute
5 MetroTech Center (off MetroTech Commons)
Room LC400, Dibner Building
Tom Montvel-Cohen, representing the developers of City Point, will present the design of the second phase of that mixed-use project. City Point is being built on City-owned land and therefore the project design is subject to review by the Public Design Commission (PDC), formerly known at the Art Commission.
Learn more about City Point
Access the PDC website
The committee will also review the following Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) applications:
- 368 Adelphi Street – Fort Greene Historic District (PDF) – Application is to replace the iron railings on the stoop.
- 220 Adelphi Street – Fort Greene Historic District (PDF) – Application is to extend the existing full-width, rear-yard extension on the garden and parlor floors by an additional depth of 9 feet, 11 inches.
Please visit www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb2 to learn more about Community Board 2.
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
Top Stories in and around Fort Greene: Week Ending March 17, 2012
Sunday, March 18th, 2012
Your Support is Needed: Richard Wright Cultural Medallion Campaign
The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.
- Of Course Fort Greene Made the List: The 50 Best Blocks in Brooklyn
- 20 Adelphi Street Approved as Eating/Drinking Establishment
- Borough Hall Celebrates Launch of Ninth Annual Dine in Brooklyn
- New Business to Bring Locally Sourced Sandwiches to Fort Greene
- Coffee Crisis! General Greene Closed All Weekend
- Brooklyn Sandwich Society Coming to Fort Greene
- Old, Roomy and Stroller-Friendly
- It’s Now a Grind For 2-Year-Olds
- Hotel Across From BAM Moves Forward
- Denied a Flip, Fort Greene Apts. Buyer Will Build Hotel Herself
- Live in Fort Greene: Comic and Author Michael Ian Black
- Woman Fights Thief For iPhone: This Week’s Police Blotter
- Dine-In Brooklyn 2012: Foodies, the Wait is Over
- Finally, A Bike Shop that Serves Beer
- A Co-op Grows in Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Fort Greene Mothers Take Down (and Respect) the ‘Tiger Mom’
- Does Fort Greene Need a Hotel?
- Sinister Students Beat Fellow Classmate
- Eating on the Cheap in Downtown Brooklyn, Minus the Fast Food
- Singles, Rejoice! Studio Rents Fall in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
News from Community Board 2
Tuesday, March 13th, 2012Community Board 2 (CB2) will hold its March general meeting:
Wednesday, March 14th, 6PM
YWCA, 2nd floor gallery
30 Third Avenue (between Atlantic Ave and State St.)
Prior to the meeting, the community board will hear a presentation from Ricky Wong, deputy director of community relations for the Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA). Mr. Wong will speak about the agency’s role in City government and its enforcement activity last year in and around Community District 2.
Meeting Agenda
The meeting will begin with approval of the agenda and the minutes of the February 8, 2012 general meeting. CB2 Chairperson John Dew and District Manager Robert Perris will report.
Two committee chairpersons will present actions taken by the Executive Committee. Irene Janner, chair of the Finance and Personnel Committee, will present a draft district office budget for Fiscal Year 2013. The exec’ committee voted unanimously (7-0-0) to recommend approval of the budget.
DPR hopes to use the capital budget allocation for the Phase I renovation of Commodore Barry Park, already underway, as the local funding match.
The Parks and Recreation Committee chair, Andrew Lastowecky, will present the Executive Committee’s unanimous (8-0-0) recommendation to support a state grant application by the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) to refurbish the basketball courts in Commodore Barry Park
Ruth Saunders, chairperson of the Heath, Environment and Social Services Committee, will present the committee’s unanimous (6-0-0) recommendation that the New York State legislature pass laws making the sale of synthetic cannabis (marijuana) illegal in New York State. Reportedly 39 states have already done so. Read the Wikipedia entry on synthetic cannabis
Lawrence Whiteside, chairperson of the Land Use Committee, will present the committee’s recommendation that a petition for a revocable consent to construct, maintain and use stoops, stairs and fence-in areas in front of 123 Fort Greene Place. The committee voted 14 in favor, none opposed, one abstention (14-0-1) to approve the recommendation. If approved, the stoops, stairs and fence-in areas will extend 7′-6″ into the public right-of-way but will not reduce the width of the sidewalk since they align with existing fences on other properties. See diagram below.
The community board’s economic development, transportation and youth committees will report on their meetings since the February 8, 2012 general meeting. The meeting will conclude with an open session at which the public may speak—Please sign the speakers list.—and other business, as introduced by board members.
To learn more about Community Board 2 please visit www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb2
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
Top Stories in and Around Fort Greene
Monday, March 12th, 2012
Week Ending March 10, 2012
Fort Greene Association’s Facebook & Twitter
Top Stories
The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.
- Man Murdered on Carlton Avenue
- Man Found Dead in Prospect Park
- Fort Greene Makes the List:12 Restaurants with Surprisingly Great Service
- Homicide in the Whitman Houses
- Is Brooklyn Still a Bargain?
- Brooklyn Hospital Center Pays Out Massive Malpractice Settlement
- Food and Drink Coming to Warehouse on Adelphi
- Downtown’s Adams Street ‘Restaurant Row’ Launches With Panera Bread; 2 More To Come
- Atlantic Terminal Eyesores to Stay in Place a Little Longer
- Brooklyn Tech Triangle’ Targets Navy Yard
- Finally, ‘Signs’ of Life at South Portland Avenue
- Famous Clinton Hill Home Faces Foreclosure
- In Cold Cash: Capote Mansion Sells for $12 Million
- Straphangers to MTA: Don’t Kill Our G Train
- A New Bakery — Minus the Animal Products — Opens on Classon
- Dine-In Brooklyn on Myrtle Avenue: It’s Coming!
- Permits Approved for 121-3 Fort Greene Place
- The Ten Buildings with Most Units Sold in 2011
- Help Make Joseph Kony Famous
- Are the Proposed Redistricting Lines For Fort Greene-Clinton Hill Racist? (Poll)
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
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Thursday, March 8th, 2012
News from Community Board 2
Sunday, March 4th, 2012Dear Neighbors,
Please find enclosed updates from Community Board 2 (CB2) that have an impact on Fort Greene. Community Board Meetings are open to the public to attend; committee meetings of Community Board 2 begin with the approval of the agenda and introduction of the committee officers. The meetings conclude with the approval of the previous month’s meeting minutes, a chairperson’s report, other business and a community forum during which the public may speak
Economic Development & Job Creation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, March 6, 6:00PM
Long Island University, Library Learning Center Room 515
Between DeKalb and Hudson Avenues.
Zarana Sanghani, manager of partnerships at the Department of Small Business Services, and Andrew Campbell with Grant Associates, the contract operator of Workforce1, will speak about services offered to local businesses and job seekers.
Health, Environment & Social Services Committee Meeting
Wednesday, March 7, 6:00 PM
Brooklyn Hospital, Dining Rooms A&B (off of the cafeteria)
121 DeKalb Avenue at St. Felix Street
Herman Lozada, CASAC, a managing director of the Phoenix Career Academy in DUMBO, will explain to the committee the hazards of synthetic cannabinoids.
The committee will review the following liquor licenses for recommendation to the New York State Liquor Authority:
New Restaurant Wine
New On-Premises
Alteration On-Premises
Renewal Restaurant Wine
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
Top Stories in and around Fort Greene
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Have you completed the Fort Greene Association's Resident Retail Survey?
Week Ending March 3, 2012
Fort Greene Association’s Facebook & Twitter
Top Stories
Have you completed the Fort Greene Association's Resident Retail Survey?
Fort Greene Association’s Facebook & Twitter
Top Stories
The Communications and Community Engagement Committee of the Fort Greene Association (FGA) sources daily news about Fort Greene and the surrounding neighborhoods to keep you up to speed on what’s going on and to highlight what makes our community unique. If you are interested in receiving immediate daily updates please become a Fan of the FGA on Facebook or Follow us on Twitter.
- Vicious Attack at Clinton-Washington Subway Station
- Bar-Cafe Will Open in Old Tillie’s Space
- Storefront in Prime Fort Greene Opening Up
- West Coast Visitor Pushed Onto G Line Subway Tracks
- Is Downtown Brooklyn Going to Choke on its Own Success?
- Crime Report: Man Thrown to the Tracks — Then Mugged There
- After 8 Years, Brooklyn’s First Whole Foods is Finally a Go
- NYC’s 5 Best ‘Beer and Shot’ Bars: Fort Greene, Brooklyn
- Gap Outlet on Fulton Mall Opened to Long Lines
- Ten Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know about New York
- Police Seek Teens Wanted for Beating Women in Downtown Brooklyn Robberies
- NYPD Officer of Note: Carnegie Gig for Ivory-Tinkling City Cop
- Barclays Center Seeking Brooklyn Food Vendors
- Got Rubbers? Police May Hold It Against You
- Pot Busts Spike in Fort Greene
- Rich Man, Poor Man: A History of Fort Greene
- So, You Want to Own Your Own Business? Let’s Talk
- Mind the Gap? Another Huge Retailer Hits Fulton Mall
- The Insider: Pretty Parlor Floor in Fort Greene
- Residents of Fort Greene Houses File Suit Over Living Conditions
- Splash! New Public Pool Coming to Brooklyn Bridge Park this Summer
- Black (Music) In Greene: An Essay by Carl Hancock Rux
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
We Upgraded The Fort Greene Association’s Facebook Page!
Friday, March 2nd, 2012The Fort Greene Association (FGA) has grown tremendously in leaps and bounds when the Communications and Community 
Engagement Committee introduced social media to the FGA’s outreach strategy June 2010. We presently have 847 Facebook Fans, 2020 Twitter Followers and growing daily; additionally we had over 200 attendees at the FGA’s February Neighborhood Mixer and Meeting. Not only does the use of social media help us distribute news regarding Fort Greene and information regarding the surrounding neighborhoods, it has become a vehicle to keep former Fort Greene residents all over the world in touch with the on goings of our beloved neighborhood. We’ve become a source for students, future residents and tourists planning to visit Fort Greene. Additionally, the information we share via social media has caught the attention of the following media organizations (partial list) and generated news stories:
- Eyewitness News
- New York 1 – The Call
- Our Time Press
- NBC New York Nonstop
- The Wall Street Journal
- The New York Times
- CBS News
- am New York
- The Brooklyn Paper
- The New York Times Metro Desk
- Brooklyn News 12
The FGA’s use of social media has allowed Fort Greene residents and businesses to engage with the community in “virtual conversations” as well as get the word out on what grocery stores were open and what restaurants were open or delivering during Snowpocalypse 2010. We are able to share important news immediately from elected officials such as Borough President Marty Markowitz, Senator Montgomery, Assemblymember Lentol, Councilmember James, and District Leaders Restler, Mosley and Alabi. Lastly, social media has helped the 88th Precinct recently catch the Man Sought By Police For Robbing Teens at Gunpoint from a tip they received from a resident who viewed the survallance video circulated by residents and business owners.
The FGA invites you visit our upgraded Fort Greene Association Facebook page using the new Timeline profile. If you recently “Liked” our Facebook page or interested in reading past stores about Fort Greene please visit our page. To learn how Facebook Timeline works take a look at the following video: Introducing Facebook Timeline — a New Kind of Profile.
Lastly, if you are presently not a Facebook Fan of the Fort Greene Association we invite you to please Like our page today. We invite Fort Greene businesses and organizations to Like our page today and participate in “Fort Greene Business Roll Call Friday,” say hello to FGA Facebook Fans and invite them to Like your Facebook page today!
Respectfully,
Lillian Jean-Baptiste
Communications & Community Engagement Chair
Source: ValueWalk
The Fort Greene Association is devoted to historic preservation, neighborhood and park enhancement, as well as cultural, economic and housing advancement throughout the neighborhood of Fort Greene, Brooklyn. The Fort Greene Association, Inc. is an all-volunteer organization, operating as a non-profit 501(c) (3) charitable organization that supports and works in concert with the many other fine organizations that make our community so special and vital. Follow us on Twitter or become our Facebook Fan.
