This Monday, Community Board 6 will meet to hear an update from a representative for the New York City Economic Development Corporation on the City’s planning efforts for the Atlantic Basin at the Red Hook waterfront. They will also hear a submission by a representative for New York Water Taxi on the company’s current and […]

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There is some drama and/or intrigue to report from Community Board 1, the always interesting body that covers Williamsburg and Greenpoint and deals with some very contentious issues. One of the most contentious recent ones is the status of bike lanes in the neighborhood and, in particular, those on Kent Avenue running through the Hasidic […]

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We posted something a few days ago about joining CB 6 itself, but there’s also an opportunity to join the commmunity board’s committees. This email comes from Craig Hammerman: It’s that time of year again when Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) reconstitutes the composition of its standing committees. Although CB6 committee membership must be composed […]

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Want to be a member of Community Board 6? The application deadline is January 1, 2009. This comes from CORD, which does spectacular work as a watchdog–a classic, effective, grassroots, pain-in-the-ass one (and we say this with respect because calling grassroots people a pain in the ass is the highest compliment that one can pay […]

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The threatened Community Board budget cuts, which would have been small in the scheme of things, yet serious to bodies with tiny budgets, have been avoided. Per an email from CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman, here are some details: The budget that was adopted by the City Council this past Sunday night does not include […]

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Here, from the list compiled by the Daily News, are some upcoming Brooklyn Community Board meetings. Some of them take place today. Community Board 4 (Bushwick) will hold its regular board meeting at 6:30 p.m. todoay at Hope Gardens Multi-Sevice Center, 195 Linden St. The agenda will include a public hearing by the School Construction […]

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Here is a list of upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings from the handy Daily News compilation. A number of them take place today: Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. today (6/11) at Swinging Sixties Senior Center, 211 Ainslie Street. Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum […]

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Here are next week’s Community Board meetings in Brooklyn, taken from the weekly list compiled by the Daily News: Community Board 5 (East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line and Starrett City) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. May 28 at the board office, 127 Pennsylvania Ave. Community […]

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It is not going to be a good year for Community Boards, most of which can’t get the projects they want funded by the city and are also in line for budget cuts. “Eighteen Brooklyn community boards recently submitted their wish lists for the preliminary 2009 budget – and judging by the city agencies’ responses, […]

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A reader writes with a reminder that the Community Board 6 General Board Meeting is taking place tonight (5/14) at 6:30 PM. It will be held at Borough Hall, which is located at 209 Joralemon Street.–GL Inbox

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Here are some community boards meetings coming up in Brooklyn next week, courtesy of the list compiled by the Daily News: Community Board 4 (Bushwick) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Senior Citizen Housing Center, Main Floor, 195 Linden St. Community Board 7 (Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace) […]

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Here, from the Daily News compilation is a list of upcoming community board meetings in Brooklyn: Community Board 1, (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will meet at 6:30 p.m. May 13 at Swinging Sixties Senior Center, 211 Ainslie St. Community Board 2, (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Heights, Fulton […]

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Here, from a list compiled by the Daily News is a list of next week’s Brooklyn Community Board Meetings: COMMUNITY BOARD 3 (Bedford-Stuyvesant, Stuyvesant Heights) will hold its next board meeting at 7 PM May 5 at Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St. COMMUNITY BOARD 8 (Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Weeksville) is having its regular monthly […]

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The tail end of the month is not a big time for Community Board meetings, but there are a couple coming up next month, culled from the Daily News compilation of Brooklyn meetings: Community Board 13. (Coney Island, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Seagate) will hold its next board meeting at 7 p.m. April 30 at Coney […]

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The Hoyt Street Alliance, which led the fight against the controversial oyster bar that Jim Mamary wants to open at 294 Hoyt Street, are circulating a letter about developments and plans after Community Board 6 voted in favor of a liquor license for the establishment last week. They say they will fight the liquor license […]

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Here are some upcoming Brooklyn community board meetings with information courtesy of the compilations that appear in the Daily News: Community Board 5. (East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line and Starrett City) will hold its next regular board meeting at 6:30 PM April 23 at the board office, 127 Pennsylvania […]

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Community Board 6, which has taken some heat in the days following the vote to grant a liquor license to that controversial oyster bar on Hoyt Street in Carroll Gardens is hosting two informational meetings “in an effort to better understand the rules and regulations governing restaurants and bars in our district.” The sessions will […]

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The city is looking to save some money by trimming Community Board budgets, a move that will save the city under $1 million but that could be devastating to the boards in the context of tiny budgets. Says CB6 District Manager Craig Hammerman, who is one of the candidates running to replace outgoing Council Member […]

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Community Boards are considered valuable by some and scorned by others, but they perform some vital functions at the most basic community level. The boards, however, are facing 5-8 percent cuts, “which may not sound like much, but cut into already limited resources…After all, the CBs serve the equivalent of decent-sized cities, as the districts […]

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Here are some upcoming Brooklyn Community Board meetings, courtesy of a list compiled by the New York Daily News: Community Board 5 (East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line and Starrett City) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26, at the board office at 127 […]

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[Photo courtesy of Anna Lewis] GL Correspondent Anna Lewis attended last nights CB7 Meeting and filed this report: Brooklyn Community Board 7 (Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park) rejected Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan at its monthly meeting Wednesday night. It objected primarily to the Mayor’s inclusion of a residential parking permit system within the congestion […]

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Here’s the rundown of the Brooklyn Community Board meetings coming up in the next week, courtesy of information compiled by the New York Daily News: Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 11 at 211 Ainslie St. Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, […]

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The ULURP Committee of Community Board 1 is meeting tonight (2/26). The meeting starts at 6:30PM and will take place at Lady of the Snow Society Inc. Facility, which is at 410 Graham Avenue (between Withers Street and Jackson Street). The agenda includes a request from St. Nick’s for a letter of support regarding the […]

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Here is some info about upcoming Brooklyn Community Board meetings for the rest of this week as well as next week from the list compiled by the Daily News: Community Board 4 (Bushwick) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20, at Hope Gardens Senior Citizens Center at 195 Linden St. […]

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Here are some upcoming Brooklyn community board meetings, taken from a list compiled by the New York Daily News: Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 211 Ainslie St. Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Heights, […]

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