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The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

Urban planning
Tthe discipline of land use planning which explores several aspects of the built and social environments of municipalities and communities.

Prospect Heights community forum with elected officials

Start Date: 
February 25, 2013 - 7:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Sustainability
Zoning
Landmarking
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Safety and security
Open space
Social services
Sponsored By: 
Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
Location: 
P.S. 9
80 Underhill Avenue (between St. Marks Avenue and Bergen Street)
United States
Description: 

Concerned about neighborhood schools, traffic, security, development and affordable housing?

Bring your questions about these and other local issues to a forum with your elected representatives in City and State government. Joining us will be

  • State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
  • State Senator Eric Adams
  • Assemblyman Walter Mosley
  • City Council Member Letitia James
Open to: 
General public

Community Board 8 general meeting

Start Date: 
October 11, 2012 - 7:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Economic development
Traffic and transit
Safety and security
Open space
Social services
Sponsored By: 
Brooklyn Community Board 8
Location: 
Concern for Independent Living
151 Rochester Avenue (between Prospect Place and St. Marks Avenue)
United States
Description: 

Community Board 8 represents North Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville.

Agenda:

  • Meeting Call to order
  • Roll Call
  • PUBLIC HEARING ITEM: Community Board No. 8 District Needs for the Capital and Expense Budget for Fiscal Year 2014. (Persons interested in viewing the budget items may do so at the District Office. Also, persons interested in speaking at the public hearing may register by calling the District Office at 718-467-5574. Testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes).
  • Acceptance of Minutes
  • Correspondence
  • Update by NYC Comptroller John Liu
  • Report from the following committees:
    • Aging/Health
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Environment/Sanitation
    • Fire/Safety
    • Housing/ULURP
    • Parks Police
    • Transportation
    • Youth & Family Services
  • Old Business
  • New Business
  • Public Comments
  • Acknowledgement of Elected Officials
  • Announcements
  • Adjournment

Please note: The order of agenda items are subject to change.

Open to: 
General public

BK Gateway Transportation Workshop

Start Date: 
March 31, 2012 - 10:00am - 1:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Traffic and transit
Safety and security
Sponsored By: 
Council Member Letitia James, PHNDC, Park Slope Civic Council, Boerum Hill Association, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign
Location: 
YWCA
30 Third Avenue at Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
United States
Description: 

The neighborhoods of Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Fort Greene, Clinton Hill, downtown Brooklyn, Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, Northern Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights face significant transportation challenges. Existing traffic and parking congestion, demands on transit service and dangerous roads for cyclists and pedestrians already pose hurdles for residents, businesses and the environment. The upcoming completion the Barclay’s Center at Atlantic Yards will further compound these challenges. The BK Gateway Transportation Workshop will lay the groundwork for developing community driven solutions to the transportation issues facing the area.

  • Discuss transportation issues affecting your neighborhood
  • Share ideas with transportation experts
  • Learn about strategies to increase pedestrian and cyclist safety, reduce congestion, and improve transit
  • Help develop a plan for the future of transportation and transit in our community

Residents, business owners, and community organizations welcome! Due to limited space, participants must register by e mail to bsherman@council.nyc.gov.

Co-sponsored by: Council Member Stephen Levin, Council Member Brad Lander, Community Board 2, and Transportation Alternatives.

Open to: 
General public

Community meeting on Eastern Parkway reconstruction

Start Date: 
June 21, 2011 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Traffic and transit
Sponsored By: 
Brooklyn Community Board 8
Location: 
Brooklyn Public Library Dweck Auditorium
Grand Army Plaza
United States
Description: 

The NYC Department of Design and Construction will present an update on the reconstruction of Eastern Parkway from Washington Avenue to Grand Army Plaza.
For more information, contact Community Board 8 at 718-467-5574.

Open to: 
General public

UNITY 4 Community Meeting

Start Date: 
June 15, 2011 - 7:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Housing
Sustainability
Atlantic Yards
Sponsored By: 
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn, Councilmember Letitia James, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
Location: 
Atlantic Commons
388 Atlantic Avenue (between Hoyt and Bond)
United States
Description: 

Forest City Ratner is constructing the arena, but the rest of the demolished 22 acre site is a big questions mark...except for enormous "interim" surface parking lots.

In order to plan, set a better framework, and change the dynamic for the future development of the site Councilmember Letitia James, Senator Velmanette Montgomery and Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn invite you to UNITY 4, a community meeting on Wednesday, June 15th to discuss the community's plans for the Atlantic Yards site, with the UNITY Plan and its principles as a jumping off point.

The meeting will include a presentation by UNITY Plan designers and architects Marshall Brown and Ron Shiffman, a discussion of the current and future status of the site and Q&A with a panel including elected officials. Your ideas, thoughts and input will be invaluable to the meeting.

Open to: 
General public

Atlantic Yards 2011: Real Governance Matters

Start Date: 
June 11, 2011 - 2:00pm
Categories
Topic : 
Urban planning
Atlantic Yards
Sponsored By: 
BrooklynSpeaks
Location: 
Atlantic Terrace
673 Atlantic Avenue (corner of South Portland Street)
United States
Description: 

It’s been more than a year since Atlantic Yards broke ground, and more than four years since the project was approved. Now construction may take 25 years or longer. Promised jobs and affordable housing haven’t materialized, while hundreds of millions of tax payer dollars have been spent already. And in the near term, most of what Brooklyn may end up with is an arena and a massive surface parking lot.
 
How did this happen? And, more importantly, what can be done now to ensure that promised public benefits are delivered and construction impacts are reduced?
 
Join the BrooklynSpeaks sponsors, Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries, State Senator Velmanette Montgomery and other local elected officials Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 2:00PM for a community forum on real reform of Atlantic Yards oversight. Find out what community organizations and local legislators are doing to make Forest City Ratner and the Empire State Development Corporation accountable to Brooklyn and to New York City.

Open to: 
General public