The Fort Greene Association is proud to announce its next Open Meeting entitled:
CHART YOUR COURSE
Navigate the waters of Insurance and Public Schools
The meeting is to be held in the meeting room of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford Street on Monday, February 23rd, 2009 at 7:30PM with a “Meet your Neighbor Mixer” starting at 7PM. Light refreshments will be served.
On the agenda-
INSURANCE:
What you should know about property insurance but were afraid to ask.
Experts from property insurance organizations specializing in urban and historic districts will give presentations and answer questions about insuring you co-op, condo or brownstone. Total structures as well as individual units, personal property such as art work and antiquities, renters, and also liability insurance, will be covered. Bring your insurance policy with you to get a consultation.
Patricia Batih from MacKoul Associates along with Moira Gettens of National Trust Insurance Services, an insurance company owned by National Preservation Trust, will give presentations helping you tailor your needs.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Joyce Szuflita, of NYC School Help, will speak on “What it means to be a parent in the NYC school system, and the benefits and challenges of living in District 13.”
Joyce will give an overview of what a NYC public school education means for parents in practical terms, including tips on resources, where to go for help and 5 helpful hints to keep from turning prematurely grey.
Joyce Szuflita, NYC School Help, consults with parents to navigate the school search, nursery school through high school, public and private. She has been quoted in the NY Times, Time Out NY Kids, NY Family/Brooklyn Magazine, and she blogs regularly for www.achildgrowsinbrooklyn.com and www.mysidewalkchalk.blogspot.com
Also on the agenda:
- FGA Committee Reports and All the goings on about Fort Greene.
FGA General Meetings are open to the public. All are welcome, owners and renters alike.
Got an issue you need to voice? Sign up for our OPEN MIC. Speak-out - Be heard.
What: Fort Greene Association General Meeting -CHART YOUR COURSE- Navigate the waters of Insurance and Public Schools - Open to all
When: Monday, February 23, 2009 - 7:30PM
Where: Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 South Oxford Street (between Lafayette and Greene Avenues) Fort Greene, Brooklyn
For further information please the Fort Greene Association at 718.875.1855
Author Archive
Next FGA General Meeting - February 23, 2009 - 7:30PM
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009The Next FGA General Meeting: Monday, Nov. 17 @ 7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008The main topic will be Energy and the Environment - featuring an in-depth presentation and panel discussion with experts from the Community Environmental Center. Discover how being green can give you greenbacks. Hear real information on real energy solutions. Learn ways to contain rising energy costs.
Also on the agenda is a discussion on another “heated” issue, Public Safety - with our guest, Police Captain Anthony Tasso from our 88th Police Precinct. Fort Greene residents will be able to address their concerns in person to our local police captain.
Click on postcard to view the full-size Meeting Announcement as a PDF.
The Winter 2008 FGA Newsletter is available online.
Friday, November 7th, 2008Read the FGA’s Winter 2008 Newsletter which includes information about the Centennial Celebration on Nov. 15th 2008 in Fort Greene Park.
Click on cover image to read it online or right-click to download to your computer.
POWER IS IN THE NUMBERS: Join the Fort Greene Association
Friday, November 7th, 2008Join your voice with your neighbors, creating a greater voice with elected officials and government agencies on behalf of your neighborhood concerns. The FGA is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to getting things done for the people of Fort Greene. Join us and make your voice heard.
Come to the 9th Annual Fort Greene Park Halloween Festival!
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
On Saturday, October 25, 2008, the Fort Greene Park Conservancy presents the ninth annual Halloween Festival in Brooklyn’s historic Fort Greene Park. Children will be treated to hay rides, games, sack races, face painting, entertainment, dancing, and pumpkin decorating - and it’s all FREE. The event kicks off at 12 noon and runs until 3:30 PM on the park’s Great Lawn at Dekalb Avenue and Washington Park. The festival opens with “The Great PUPkin,” a wild costume contest for dogs and their owners co-sponsored by Fort Greene PUPS, a local dog-owners organization, and closes with a popular kids’ costume contest and parade.
Read the Fall 2008 Newsletter
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008The Fall 2008 FGA Newsletter is available online. Jay E. Butler, Consulting Engineer is proud to underwrite this issue of the Fort Greene Association newsletter.
FGA General Meeting, September 15, 2008
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008The next FGA Meeting is Monday, September 15, 2008 - 7:30pm at Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church, 85 South Oxford, Fort Greene, Brooklyn - Open to all.
At the meeting the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership will give a presentation about the proposed multiple developments within the BAM Cultural District, such as the proposed Brooklyn Arts Tower. After the presentation the floor will be opened for questions.
Congratulations To The Students Of Urban Assembly Law And Justice Academy!
Tuesday, July 1st, 2008The Fort Greene Association would like to congratulate the fine students at Fort Greene’s own Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice at 50 Navy Street, especially the seniors of 2008, for outstanding academic achievement. The tremendous efforts of these students as well as the dedication of the faculty and administration were recognized in this article in The New York Times from Monday, June 30th edition. Here is a link to the article: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/30/education/30school.html?pagewanted=all Thank you, we are very proud of your accomplishments.
We as a community and you as an individual can play an important role in helping other young people in our neighborhood reach their academic potential. You can find out about some of the programs for mentoring students at the School for Law and Justice website: www.sljhs.org . We will be posting new opportunities for community members to get involved in the support of our students and local schools, as programs become known to us.
Wildflower Seed Give-Away, Saturday, September 27th at Fort Greene Park’s Artisan Market
Friday, June 13th, 2008
Bees are responsible for pollinating 30% of our food crops. If they become extinct- much of the world’s food supply will disappear with them. Haagen-Dazs is giving away 2,000 packets of wildflower seeds for plants favored by foraging honey bees. Fort Greene resident and beekeeper, John Howe of Brooklyn Bee Apiary, is coordinating this effort and will be on hand from 9 am to offer advice and answer any questions you may have about bees and their role as part of our ecosystem.
Artisan Market, which features only independent design and fine art, is located on the DeKalb Avenue sidewalk perimeter of Fort Greene Park starting at the intersection of Washington Park - adjacent to the GreenMarket. Artisan-Market can be reached by public transportation via: subways: #C to Lafayette, #G to Fulton, #R,B,Q to DeKalb and #2,3,4,5 to Nevins. Map and travel information is also available on both the Fort Greene Park Conservancy and Artisan-Market websites.
Contact info:
John Howe 718-858-6891 or [email protected]
Natasha Harsh 718-855-8175 or [email protected].
Website: http://natashaharsh.artspan.com/
