ATTENTION: Submit Comments Regarding Barclay's Transportation Demand Management Plan

Downtown Brooklyn residents have until Tuesday, July 3, 2012 at midnight to submit comments and questions on FCR's draft Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan to AtlanticYards@esd.ny.gov. The NYS Empire State Development Corporation will compile responses to questions, and post the final TDM Plan along with responses to all questions by the end of July.

The goals of the TDM are to reduce vehicular traffic to the arena and minimize the effects of the traffic that is generated by the facility (although many local elected officials and community representatives favor the more comprehensive “Neighborhood Protection Plan” which calls for measures that include the institution of residential parking permits, increased garbage can placement, and an early cutoff for alcohol sales).

Please see more information here: http://esd.ny.gov/subsidiaries_projects/ayp.html

ATTENTION: SLA Public Hearing On Barclay's Liquor License; 6/12 & 6/20

The New York State Liquor Authority has scheduled their public hearing on the Barclays Center liquor license application for 11:00AM on Tuesday, June 12, 2012 AND 7:00PM on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at 317 Lenox Avenue, 4th floor, New York, NY.

The hearing notice may be viewed here. Brooklyn Community Board 6 (representing the Carroll Gardens, Park Slope, Gowanus, and Red Hook areas) recently voted to support the Barclay's Liquor License.

Meanwhile, Brooklyn Speaks has created a public petition directed towards New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Liquor Authority Chairman Dennis Rosen to demand public accountability for Barclay's Center alcohol sales, something Council Member James has long called-on.

ATTENTION: ESDC and Community Boards Review Barclays Arena Transportation Plan At Hearing; 5/22; BK Boro Hall

The NYS Empire State Development Corporation and Brooklyn Community Boards 2, 6, & 8 will be holding a joint meeting on the Barclay's Center Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan. The proposal aims to reduce vehicular traffic to the arena and minimize the effects of the cars. Representatives of the developer will make a presentation and answer questions from the public.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 22, 2012
6:00PM
WHERE: Brooklyn Borough Hall
209 JORALEMON STREET
Brooklyn, NY

For more information contact: Arana Hankin at AtlanticYards@esd.ny.gov.

See NYT-Local's coverage here. Council Member Letitia James co-sponsored a Downtown Brooklyn Community Transportation Workshop that explored transportation issues with the up-coming arena in March 2012.

ATTENTION: BK Speaks Petition On Barclay's Alcohol Sales

Brooklyn Speaks has created a public petition directed towards New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and State Liquor Authority Chairman Dennis Rosen to demand public accountability for Barclay's Center alcohol sales. You may review Council Member James' community board testimony on the matter here.

The petition states that Barclays’ license must be limited to serving drinks during ticketed arena events only, and must mandate an end to liquor sales after half time at an NBA game, 45 minutes before the end of an event, or at 10:00PM—whichever comes first. In comparison, Chicago's Wrigley Field is allowed to host only 30 evening events a year, liquor sales must end no later than 9:30PM, and any changes to that policy have to be approved by the Chicago City Council.

Please support accountability on the part of Barclay's, and fair liquor service that considers public safety. The petition is available here: http://brooklynspeaks.net/limit-alcohol-at-barclays-center

CM James Testifies at Barclay's Liquor Licensing Hearing

On April 10, 2012, Council Member Letitia James testified at a joint public hearing between Brooklyn Community Boards 2 & 6 to discuss Barclays Center's Liquor License Application. She maintained that until further information is shared concerning transportation, public safety, small business stabilization, NYPD oversight, and security plans, it would be premature to support the licensing. Clip accessed via Brownstoner's coverage. Please see NYT-Local's coverage here.

ATTENTION: DOT and Elected Officials Sponsor NYC Bike Share Planning Workshop; Medgar Evers College; 3/6

Council Member Letitia James join Brooklyn Community Boards 8 and 9, the NYC Department of Transportation, and Council Member Al Vann at a Community Planning Workshop on the NYC Bike Share program--

WHEN: March 6, 2012
6:00PM- 7:00PM

WHERE: Medgar Evers College (President's Conference Center, B1008)
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

For more information, please visit www.nyc.gov/bikeshare or contact 718.222.7250. March 6th, 6:00PM- 7:00PM.

ATTENTION: DOT and Elected Officials Sponsor NYC Bike Share Planning Workshop; St. Francis College; TODAY (2/23)

Council Member Letitia James, Brooklyn Community Board 2, NYS Senator Daniel Squadron, NYS Assembly Member Joan Millman, and Council Member Steve Levin join the NYC Department of Transportation in inviting you to a Community Planning Workshop on the NYC Bike Share program--

WHEN: Thursday, February 23, 2012
6PM–8PM

WHERE: St. Francis College, Callahan Center
180 Remsen Street (btwn. Court Street and Clinton Street)
Brooklyn, NY

Please contact DOT for more information at (718) 222-7250

ATTENTION: FGA Invites FG/CH Community to CB2 Meeting for Presentation of Lafayette Traffic Calming/ Bike Lane; 1/17 TODAY; 6PM; St. Francis College

The Fort Greene Association (FGA) encourages residents to support the Lafayette Avenue Traffic Calming campaign (The Make Lafayette Safer Campaign). The campaign will be presenting to Brooklyn Community Board 2's Transportation Committee for their regular meeting this Tuesday, January 17, 2012.

FGA invites supporters to attend the meeting and help bring bike lanes to Lafayette Avenue. Attendees who wish to speak can request two minutes in the public forum at the end of the meeting. Details follow:

CB 2 Transportation Committee Meeting
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
6:00 PM
St. Francis College, 1st Floor (Boardroom)
180 Remsen Street (between Clinton and Court Streets)

If you can't make the meeting, but support traffic calming and bike lanes within Fort Greene, you can still sign the Online Petition Here!

ATTENTION: CB2 Seeks Economic Development Cmte Secretary

Community Board 2's Economic Development and Job Creation Committee is seeking a secretary to take notes for its monthly meeting.

Those interested may e-mail cb2econdev@gmail.com.

More at the NYT-Local here.

ATTENTION: Community Comments On Lafayette Avenue Loading Zone

On May 9, 2011, Council Member Letitia James and Brooklyn Community Board 2 held a public forum on a proposed Lafayette Avenue Loading Zone, to facilitate unloading and loading by vendors at the Brooklyn Flea market, located behind Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School.

Our office is still collecting comments for this proposal. Please direct them to Alfred Chiodo at achiodo@council.nyc.gov or (718) 260-9191.

CMs James and Levin, CB2 Sponsor DOT Public Meeting Concering Bike Facility on Flushing Avenue; 4/21; Navy Yard Houses; 6PM

Public Meeting regarding a planned Bike Facility

on Flushing Avenue from Kent Street to Navy Street

Sponsored by:
Council Member’s Letitia James & Steve Levin
Community Board 2
NYC Department of Transportation

NYC-DOT has proposed the addition of a two-way bike lane on Flushing Avenue (between Kent & Navy Streets) that would result in Flushing Avenue converting to one-way westbound, and the shifting of the east bound B62 bus to Park Avenue.

We want to hear your thoughts and comments. Please attend the Public Meeting:

Wednesday, April 21, 2010
6:00 to 8:00 PM
Community Room at the Navy Yard Houses
45 North Elliott Place
(between Park Place & Flushing Avenue)

ATTENTION: CB3 Holds Sexual Predators Presentation; Bed-Stuy; 2/25

Community Board 3
Civic & Public Safety Committee

Presents a...
Sexual Predators Presentation

February 25, 2010
6PM

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
1368 Fulton Street
(between Brooklyn Avenue and New York Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Presentation by:
*Kings County District Attorney's Office Sex Crimes Unit
*NYPD Sex Offenders Monitoring Unit
*Safe Horizon
-For more information, contact- Dr. Kim Best (Chair, Civic & Public Safety Committee, CB3) 718-622-6601

ATTENTION: Upcoming Community Events

The next Fort Greene Association meeting, scheduled for Monday, February 22nd at 7:30PM will include forum of sorts on cost of living increases in the Fort Greene area.

Pratt Area Community Council and NYCHA reps will be on-hand to answer questions. All FG residents are welcome.

Monday, February 22, 2010
7:30PM (refreshments will be out at 7PM)
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church
85 South Oxford Street
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
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Join the 57th Assembly District Democratic Organization, District Leader Olanike Alabi and the Clinton Hill AARP- Chapter 2197--

In a community forum on Fire Safety presented by the Fire Department of New York. Joint carbon monoxide and smoke detectors will be distributed at the event. Please note that the second half of the meeting will be a community conversation on the race for New York State Governor and United States Senator.

Thursday, February 25, 2010
Teen Challenge Center
444 Clinton Avenue
(between Gates Avenue & Greene Avenue)
6:00pm
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The Civic & Public Safety Committee of Brooklyn Community Board #3 will host a community presentation in conjunction with Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes on Sexual Predators.

Thursday, February 25, 2010
6:00pm
Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration
1368 Fulton Street
(between Brooklyn Avenue & New York Avenue)
Brooklyn, NY 11216

For more information you may call Ms. Saadia Adossa at 718.250.3370.

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TONIGHT: End the Cradle to Prison Pipeline with a candlelight vigil at the

Brooklyn House of Detention
February 17, 2010
6:00pm- 8:00pm
275 Atlantic Avenue

Please bring a photo of a loved one that is in prison and a white candle. For more information you may reach out to Rev. Sylvia Kinard, Esq. at sylvknrd@aol.com.

Things We May Have Neglected To Mention

If You Were Wondering Where Your Money Was

Check out NYCStat Stimulus Tracker to track the City's use of federal stimulus/recovery funds provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); and Council Member David Yassky's ItsYourMoney.com (which simplifies the information the Council provides here).

More Parking Suspension

Alternate Side Parking Regulations Suspended In Parts Of Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Heights (South of Joralemon Street), Boerum Hill, Fort Greene, and Clinton Hill Starting September 8th For Six To Eight Weeks As DOT Posts New, Reduced Street-Cleaning Regulations.

New regulations will take effect in Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Ferry, and Brooklyn Heights (Joralemon Street and North) starting September 14th.
Suspension is the final of three phases for neighborhoods in Community District 2.

The suspension will last in Brooklyn's Community District 2 for approximately six to eight weeks as the Department of Transportation (DOT) installs some 2,000 signs with new, reduced regulations. This is the third and final phase of the project to change signs throughout the district. (You can read about the previous phases here and here)

The second phase of the sign-replacement project is now complete, with signs in Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Ferry and Brooklyn Heights north of Joralemon Street having been replaced since July 13th. The newly posted regulations will be enforceable on Monday, September 14, giving residents two weeks to adjust to the new rules.

In the upcoming phase of the sign-replacement project, some daytime residential street cleaning parking restrictions are being reduced from twice a week to just once a week to ease parking for local residents. In other cases, only the time of day of the street-cleaning regulation will change. The new rules were established by the Department of Sanitation at the request of Community Board 2.

Street Cleaning Regulations (all parking signs marked with a broom symbol) will be suspended within the following borders from September 8th until further notice:

North: Joralemon Street (not included) from Furman Street to Boerum Place;
Fulton Street (included) from Boerum Place to Classon Avenue.

East: Classon Avenue (included) from Fulton Street to Atlantic Avenue.

South: Atlantic Avenue (not included) from Furman Street to Court Street;
Court Street (not included) from Atlantic Avenue to Wyckoff Street;
Wyckoff Street/St. Mark’s Place (included) from Court Street to 4th Avenue;
4th Avenue (not included) from St. Mark's Place to Pacific Street;
4th Avenue (included) from Atlantic Avenue to Pacific Street;
Atlantic Avenue (included) from 4th Avenue to Classon Avenue.

West: Furman Street (included) from Atlantic Avenue to Joralemon Street.

As the attached map indicates, Street Cleaning Regulations will be in effect on Joralemon Street; on Atlantic Avenue west of Court Street; on Court Street from Atlantic Avenue to Wyckoff Street; and on 4th Avenue from St. Mark's Place to Pacific Street.

The changes do not affect 8AM to 6PM parking rules or meter regulations, or any other parking rules that are not street cleaning regulations. DOT will give advance notification before enforcement resumes, and the public is encouraged to check the DOT's Web site or call 311.

Upcoming Events

You are invited to attend the 2nd Annual Garden Party Fundraiser for the Center for Law & Social Justice at Medgar Evers College.

Sunday, September 13, 2009
3pm- 7pm
Japanese Garden
931-933 Bedford Avenue (between Dekalb & Willoughby)
Brooklyn, NY, 11205

For more information and tickets call (718)270-6297, or email jgibbs@mec.cuny.edu.

Friends of South Oxford Park present a free Jazzmobile Concert!

South Oxford Street (between Fulton Street & Atlantic Avenue)

Saturday, September 12, 2009
2:30pm- 4:30pm

Come out and enjoy a free concert of America's classical music known as JAZZ, with support from the office of Council Member Letitia James and local restaurant Night of the Cookers.

ALTERNATE SIDE SUSPENDED IN DOWNTOWN BK, DUMBO, VINEGAR HILL STARTING 7/14 6-8 WEEKS FOR REDUCED STREET-CLEANING; REGULATIONS START IN FG/CH 7/20!

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING REGULATIONS SUSPENDED IN DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, DUMBO, VINEGAR HILL, FULTON FERRY AND BROOKLYN HEIGHTS (JORALEMON STREET AND NORTH) STARTING JULY 13 FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AS DOT POSTS NEW, REDUCED STREET-CLEANING REGULATIONS

New regulations will take effect in Fort Greene and Clinton Hill starting July 20
Suspension is the second of three phases for neighborhoods in Community District 2





Effective Monday, July 13, 2009, Street Cleaning/Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be temporarily suspended in Downtown Brooklyn, DUMBO, Vinegar Hill, Fulton Ferry, and parts of the Brooklyn Heights area of Brooklyn's Community District 2 for approximately six to eight weeks as the Department of Transportation (DOT) installs some 2,000 signs with new, reduced regulations. This is the second of a three-phase project to change signs throughout the district.

Parts of Brooklyn Heights south of Joralemon Street will not be included in the second phase of the suspension and will remain subject to posted parking regulations. The first phase of the sign-replacement project is now complete, with signs in the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill sections of the district having been replaced since May 18. The newly posted regulations will be enforceable on Monday, July 20, giving residents two weeks to adjust to the new rules.

In the upcoming phase of the sign-replacement project, some daytime residential street cleaning parking restrictions are being reduced from twice a week to just once a week to ease parking for local residents. In other cases, only the time of day of the street-cleaning regulation will change. The new rules were established by the Department of Sanitation (DOS) at the request of Community Board 2.

Street Cleaning Regulations (all parking signs marked with a broom symbol) will be suspended within the following borders from July 13 until further notice:

North: East River from Furman Street to Hudson Avenue.
East: Hudson Avenue (included) from John Street to Navy Street, including Plymouth Street, Little Street and Evans Street; Navy Street (included) from Hudson Avenue to Myrtle Avenue; Myrtle Avenue (not included) from Navy Street to Flatbush Avenue; Flatbush Avenue (included) from Myrtle Avenue to Fulton Street.
South: Fulton Street (not included) from Flatbush Avenue to Adams Street; Joralemon Street (included) from Adams Street to East River.
West: Furman Street (included) from Joralemon Street to Old Fulton Street.

The new regulations will take effect once sign changes are complete in the entire area, also indicated on the attached map. The changes do not affect 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. parking rules or meter regulations, or any other parking rules that are not street cleaning regulations, such as one-day-per-week "No Parking" restrictions common to Brooklyn Heights. DOT will give advance notification before enforcement resumes, and residents encouraged to check the DOT's Web site at www.nyc.gov/dot, the DOS's website at www.nyc.gov/sanitation, and call 311 regularly for the most updated information available. Brooklyn's Community Board 2 at (718) 596-5410 or CB2K@nyc.rr.com.

Walk Across Brooklyn Bridge- Help Save Your Community Boards!

Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer sponsors...

Save Your Community Board

Community boards are currently slated to have their budgets cut by $35,000, which would lessen your community’s voice in neighborhood planning matters.

Community Boards are the voice of the community- the way for everyone to participate in decisions for their community and to make the City work for them. Join Borough Presidents Stringer, Diaz, Markowitz, Marshall and Molinaro the City’s 59 community boards, and community advocates to urge the City Council to fully restore community board funding for the coming fiscal year.

WHEN: Tuesday, June 9, 2009

TIME: 11AM

WHERE: City Hall steps

Council Member Letitia James invites you to join her at 10AM at Brooklyn Borough Hall to walk across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall, to show support to community board members and New York City residents. Please share this information with your local community boards. If you have any questions, please contact Aja Worthy-Davis at (212) 788-7081 or aworthydavis@council.nyc.gov.

ALTERNATIVE SIDE PARKING REGULATIONS SUSPENDED TEMP IN CH/FG; REDUCED STREET CLEANING

ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING REGULATIONS SUSPENDED IN FORT GREENE AND CLINTON HILL STARTING MAY 18 FOR SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS AS DOT POSTS NEW, REDUCED STREET-CLEANING RESTRICTIONS

Suspension is the first of three phases for neighborhoods in Community District 2

Effective Monday, May 18, 2009, Street Cleaning/Alternate Side Parking Regulations will be temporarily suspended in the Fort Greene and Clinton Hill sections of Brooklyn's Community District 2 for approximately six to eight weeks as the Department of Transportation (DOT) installs approximately 2,000 signs with new, reduced regulations. In most cases, daytime residential street cleaning parking restrictions will be reduced from twice a week to just once a week to ease parking for local residents. On commercial corridors, some streets will now be cleaned more often and regulations will be better coordinated to help ensure some curbside parking for local shoppers. The new rules were established by the Department of Sanitation at the request of Community Board 2. Changes for the rest of the district will occur in two additional phases, which will be announced over the summer.

Street Cleaning Regulations will be suspended within the following borders from May 18 until further notice:

North: Flushing Avenue (included) from Navy Street to Classon Avenue.

East: Classon Avenue (included) from Flushing Avenue to Fulton Street.

South: Fulton Street (not included) from Classon Avenue to Flatbush Avenue.

West: Flatbush Avenue (not included) from Fulton Street to Myrtle Avenue; Myrtle Avenue (included) from Flatbush Avenue to Navy Street; Navy Street (not included) Myrtle Avenue to Flushing Avenue.

The new regulations will take effect once sign changes are complete in the entire area, also indicated on the attached map. The changes do not affect 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. parking rules or meter regulations, or any other parking rules that are not street cleaning regulations.

The DOT will give advance notification before enforcement resumes, and the public is encouraged to check the DOT's Web site at www.nyc.gov/dot and call 311 regularly.

Similar conversions and temporary suspensions of ASP rules will occur in the coming months in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, DUMBO, and remaining neighborhoods within Community District 2, affecting approximately 4,000 additional signs.

Regulations were similarly converted last year in the Park Slope, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens and Red Hook neighborhoods in Brooklyn Community District 6. During that transition, DOT conducted a study, which found that the suspension of ASP regulations had minimal impact on traffic and parking conditions in the area.

For more information, please contact the Citizen Service Center at 311 or visit the Department of Sanitation’s web site at www.nyc.gov/sanitation, or contact Brooklyn Community Board 2 at (718) 596-5410 or CB2K@nyc.rr.com.

ATTENTION: Community Boards- Block Party Protocol

We've collected the requirements and standards for block parties from the local Community Boards within the 35th Council District (2, 3, 8, 9,). See below:

CB2

* Applications must be submitted 60 days in advance
* $15 fee
* No multi-day or multi-block parties permitted
* If the application is being submitted by a block association, a formal letter from them is required. If the application is not coming from a block association, a petition is required. This ensures that the occupants of the block are aware that the party is going to be held and also provides the office with evidence of this.
* There is no limitation on how many block parties can be held.

CB3

* Applications must be submitted 60 days in advance
* $15 fee
* A notarized letter from the block association must be submitted
* There is a limit of 7 blocks parties per precinct per weekend

CB8

* Applicants must complete a steer activity form which must be approved by the 77th precinct
* If there is no block or tenants association, or the association has not held a block party in the last 5 years, a petition is needed. Otherwise, a letter from the block or tenants association will suffice
* There is a limit of 5 parties per Saturday

CB9

* Street activity permits can only be issued to a sponsor, who then takes responsibility for the conduct of the event. The sponsor must be a community based, not for profit organization, association or something similar which has an indigenous relationship to the street or community.
* The number of street activity events per day may be limited to 4
* Street activities cannot begin before 8am or end later than 7pm
* The sponsor must obtain, on the organization's letterhead, signatures from 60% of the residents on the block
* There is a $15 fee
* For a single day event, applications must be submitted to the Community Board office at least 90 days in advance
* Applications for multi-block/multi-day events must be filed no later that December 31st of the year prior to the date of the event.
* For street activities which occupy more than one block, fee equal to 30% of the total fees paid by the vendors to participate in such events shall be charged (excluding fees paid by organizations determined to constitute community based, not for profit organizations).

Job Opportunity- District Manager for Community Board 8

Community Board No. 8, which encompasses the areas of Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn is seeking a qualified individual for the following position:

District Manager (Full-time position plus mandatory evening hours)

A District Manager (DM) performs multiple roles for a Community Board- including manager, service coordinator, mediator, advocate, etc. A CM is effectively a "chief of staff" for the Community Board. If you want more information on Community Boards, please see the NYC Charter (warning: it's 340 pages long).

Key Responsibilities:

-Expedite, monitor, and evaluate municipal services in District 8 (comprised of North Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville)
-Represent Community Board 8 in monitoring and evaluating the delivery of municipal services within the District, and actively participating in the coordination of delivery of these services
-Serve as a conduit among residents of the District, members of the Community Board, and District personnel providing municipal services
-Preside at meetings of the District Service Cabinet, composed of agencies providing municipal services on a decentralized basis.
-Attend Community Board meetings, reporting on issues concerning, and actions taken at Cabinet meetings as well as on other pertinent matters
-Process complaints from community residents relating to services provided by municipal agencies within the District
-Supervise and administer the office and staff of the Community Board
-Compose budget requests and District Needs Statement based on Community Board input and committee reports
-Interact with various agency representatives, elected officials, the Borough President, the Public Advocate, and the Mayor on various issues and concerns

Requirements:

·Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college, and two years of full-time satisfactory experience in community work, public administration or planning or related fields, or public information or relations, of which one year must have been in a supervisory or administrative capacity
·Computer skills including at a minimum, Microsoft Word, Excel, Access
·Ability to type a minimum of 35 wpm
·Familiarity with issues affecting the community district
·Familiarity with City agencies and protocol

Salary:

·Commensurate with experience, plus City benefits

Interested persons are advised to mail or email a cover letter and resume with salary history and desired minimum salary for the position to:


Ms. Shalawn Langhorne, Chair
Search Committee
Community Board #8
1291 St. Marks Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213
Email: Info@Brooklyncb8.org

The Community Board is seeking to fill position on or before July 1, 2009.
*NO TELEPHONE CALLS*
Only candidates under consideration will be contacted

APPROVAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION’S PROPOSED REDUCTION IN ALTERNATE SIDE PARKING REGULATIONS IN FORT GREENE & CLINTON HILL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 9, 2008

Council Member Letitia James and Brooklyn’s Community Board 2 Announce Approval of the Department of Sanitation’s Proposed Reduction in Alternate Side Parking Regulations in Fort Greene & Clinton Hill

Residents and public officials have been advocating change for years

(Brooklyn, NY) - The New York City Department of Sanitation has proposed reducing the number of days of Alternate Side of the Street Parking in Brooklyn’s Community District 2, and Community Board 2 voted to approve the change this past Tuesday night, October 7, 2008.

This modification in street cleaning rules will result in reducing the frequency of street cleaning from two times per side of the street each week to one time per side of the street for most of the district. This past summer, a similar change was implemented in Brooklyn’s Community District 6 and has been met with widespread community approval. The expansion of this change in street cleaning rules in Community District 2 was eagerly anticipated in the affected neighborhoods, and will reduce the burden of searching for parking, from TWICE a week to ONCE a week for most residents of Community District 2. Parking rules will not change in Brooklyn Heights.

“This has been a dream of downtown Brooklyn residents for longer than I can remember, and something I have been personally advocating for my constituents,” said Council Member James. “Significant savings will be realized by the Department of Sanitation, and drivers will save time and money by cutting their search for parking from two days a week to once.”

“The reduction in alternate side parking regulations has finally been realized and will bring much needed relief to the community while helping to reduce unnecessary pollution,” said John Dew, Chairperson, Brooklyn Community Board 2.

Contact: Alfred A. Chiodo – 718-260-9191

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