The Park Slope Civic Council and five other community groups are holding a public forum on May 6, 2013 for candidates in the upcoming New York City mayoral race. The forum will be held at Congregation Beth Elohim, 274 Garfield Place betweem 7th and 8th Avenues). The challenging array of candidates and issues in this year’s New York City mayoral election has been the impetus for this forum, which is also being sponsored by the Brooklyn Heights Association, the Boerum Hill Association, the Crown Heights North Association, the Fort Greene Association, the Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council, and the Carroll Gardens Neighborhood Association. 

The NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) is beginning a capital construction project on Atlantic Avenue project from Carlton Avenue to Classon Avenue and on Washington Avenue from Atlantic Avenue to Fulton Avenue. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012.

There are several work operations slated to occur as part of this project including:

The NYC Department of Design and Construction is managing the capital construction project: Eastern Parkway Project between Washington Avenue and Underhill Avenue. To facilitate some work operations, water shutdowns are necessary. Water shut-off will occur at/about 8:00AM on Wednesday 4/27, Thursday 4/28 and Friday 4/29, in each case lasting for approximately eight (8) hours.

These impacts are associated with the installation of the 12” water main, being performed by the NYC Department of Design and Construction (NYCDDC) for the Eastern Parkway Project.