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The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council (PHNDC) assesses and represents the needs and concerns of the Prospect Heights community in terms of housing, economic development, physical environment, safety and security, and social services.
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Eastern Parkway neighbors demand action on Washinton crossing, launch online survey
Posted: March 10, 2010
The intersection of Eastern Parkway and Washington Avenue is one of the busiest—and messiest—in Brooklyn. A capital project to reconfigure the intersection and renovate the Eastern Parkway median between Washington and Grand Army Plaza has been in the works for five years, and will finally be breaking ground July 5, 2010.
The groundbreaking will be the beginning of an 18-month, three-phase project that will include water and sewer main upgrades and work on the main Eastern Parkway before the median and the pedestrian crossings at Washington are addressed.
Revised plan for Atlantic Yards street closures discussed at town hall meeting
Posted: February 27, 2010
On February 24, City Council members Letitia James, Brad Lander and Steven Levin held a town hall meeting at which representatives from NYC DOT, Forest City Ratner, and the Empire State Development Corporation discussed planned street closures related to the Atlantic Yards project and answered questions from attendees.
Permanent street closures announced at Atlantic Yards site
Posted: January 11, 2010
Today, Forest City Ratner announced the permanent closing of the following streets in Prospect Heights, beginning on or about February 1.
- Fifth Avenue (between Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues)
- Pacific Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
- Pacific Street (between Vanderbilt and Carlton Avenues)
These streets are being closed to accommodate the Atlantic Yards project. Northbound traffic on Fifth Avenue can use Flatbush Avenue or Sixth Avenue to continue north; southbound traffic can use Sixth Avenue.
Posted: December 23, 2009
Residents of the Pacific Dean Annex shelter on Dean and Pacific Streets between Carlton and Vanderbilt Avenues were advised Monday, December 7 that the facility would close permanently on January 15 and begin demolition shortly thereafter as part of the Atlantic Yards project.
Shelter operators and NYC DHS are working to find permanent housing for the 88 families that currently occupy the shelter. Families unable to find permanent housing by January 15 will be transferred to another shelter. According to shelter officials, no relocation assistance is being provided to families by the developer.
Traffic changes and street closures announced around Atlantic Yards site
Posted: December 17, 2009
The Atlantic Yards Community Liaison has published a notice to the public that beginning on Monday, December 21, 2009, the following streets in Brooklyn will undergo directional changes:
- Fifth Avenue, between Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues, will become northbound only
- Pacific Street, between Fifth/Sixth Avenues, will become two-way
Posted: November 19, 2009
Prominent civic and community development organizations and local elected officials who represent the communities surrounding the Atlantic Yards Project, gathered on the steps of City Hall on Thursday, November 19th to announce the joint filing of a lawsuit that challenges the ESDC’s approval of the Atlantic Yards Modified General Project Plan.