Just a reminder that that “Town Hall” meeting in Carroll Gardens with Council Member Bill de Blasio is coming up on Thursday. While the hot potato known as 360 Smith Street (the Robert Scarano-designed building that started a mini-neighborhood revolution back in May) wasn’t mentioned in the email sent out by the Council Member’s office, residents are sure to make no secret of their feelings about it. In fact, the CORD group–which sprang from the 360 Smith building and a petition effort that evolved from the building–has issued “a call for all petition signers and neighborhood supporters to PLEASE ATTEND!” The meeting will cover the issue of rezoning Carroll Gardens, expanding the local historic district and, of course, 360 Smith

The meeting will take place on Thursday (8/23) at 6:30PM. It will be held at the Scotto Funeral Home, which is located at First Place and Court Street in Carroll Gardens and is the site of the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association’s regular meetings. GL won’t be able to attend the meeting because of our travel schedule, but if anyone wants to forward some notes, we’ll be able to post the coverage on Friday morning. You can reach us, as always, at gowanuslounge (at) gmail (dot) com.