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NEXT MEETING WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2020 6PM HOPE GARDENS MULTI-SERVICE CENTER 195 LINDEN STREET (CORNER WILSON AVENUE) BROOKLYN, NY 11221 COMMUNITY BOARD 4 ROBERT CAMACHO 1420 BUSHWICK AVENUE, SUITE 370 Chairperson BROOKLYN, NY 11207 WWW.NYC.GOV/BROOKLYNCB4 P: (718) 628-8400 CELESTINA LEON E: BK04@CB.NYC.GOV District Manager
Regular Board Meeting
Wednesday, March 18th, 2020 • 6:00 PM
Hope Gardens Multi-Service Center
195 Linden Street (Corner Wilson Avenue)
Brooklyn, New York 11221
COMMUNITY BOARD 4
1420 Bushwick Avenue, Suite 370
Public Hearing Item(s)
Brooklyn, NY 11207
www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb4 1. Andy Toledo, Civic Engagement Specialist, NYC Civic Engagement Commission – providing a
brief overview of the NYC Civic Engagement Commission.
P: (718) 628-8400
E: bk04@cb.nyc.gov
2. Lousette Saint Victor, Shop Healthy Community Coordinator, DOHMH Center for Health Equity,
Staff: Systems Partnership – presenting on the shop healthy program.
District Manager:
Celestina Leon
Principal Administrative Associate: Regular Board Meeting
Sharon Fludd
Community Associates: 1. FIRST ROLL CALL 5. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT:
Willie Morales
2. ACCEPTANCE OF THE AGENDA MS. CELESTE LEÓN
–– 3. ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUS MEETING 6. COMMITTEE REPORTS:
ROBERT CAMACHO MINUTES • Environmental Protection/Transportation/
Chairperson 4. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT: Sanitation & Parks and Recreation –
CELESTINA LEON MR. ROBERT CAMACHO
RAUL RUBIO AND ANNETTE SPELLEN
District Manager • INTRODUCTION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS • Housing and Land Use – MARTHA BROWN
–– (REPRESENTATIVES) 7. RECOMMENDATIONS
• INTRODUCTION OF AGENCY 8. OLD BUSINESS
OFFICERS (2019-2020)
REPRESENTATIVES 9. NEW BUSINESS
JOSHUA BROWN • 83RD PRECINCT COMMANDING 10. ANNOUNCEMENTS (1.5 MINUTES)
1st Vice Chairperson
OFFICER—D. I. DANIEL DOOLEY 11. SECOND ROLL CALL
ANNE GUINEY
12. ADJOURNMENT
2nd Vice Chairperson
ACIRE POLIGHT
Recording Secretary
ELISEO RUIZ
COMMUNITY COMMUNITY BOARD 4
Financial Secretary
BOARD 4 UPCOMING MEETING
GARDEA CAPHART
Treasurer
welcomes back
ELVENA DAVIS
Correspondence
WNET
Secretary
LIVESTREAMING.
ODOLPH WRIGHT
Parliamentarian
––
REGULAR MONTHLY
MEETING
Wednesday, Mar. 18th, 2020
To view the livestream, go to
www.youtube.com
WEDNESDAY,
Cover Photo:
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‘Brooklyn Community Board 4.
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Community Meetings Community Notices
BUSHWICK COMMUNITY at slevin@SwimStrongFoundation.org in
PARTNERSHIP advance of registration.
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 Include discount code: VETS
10am – 12pm
NYCHA Hope Gardens Community Center
March / April 2020
Registration
2019 NOVEL
422 Central Avenue
(Between Palmetto & Woodbine Streets)
Bushwick High School, 400 Irving Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11237
CORONAVIRUS
Mon 5:00-5:30 pm 03/02 – 04/27
83RD PRECINCT COMMUNITY (NO CLASS ON 04/13)
Recently, a novel (new) coronavirus was de-
COUNCIL MEETING tected in thousands of people worldwide,
Tuesday, March 17, 2020 • 6:30pm GIRL SCOUTS
primarily in China. A “novel coronavirus” is
83rd Precinct Learn. Grow. Explore. Girl Scouts.
a strain that has not been previously found
480 Knickerbocker Avenue Start thinking about expanding her world
in humans. This novel coronavirus, also
(Corner Bleecker Street) outside of school! As a Girl Scout Daisy,
referred to as 2019-nCoV, can include fever,
Brooklyn, NY 11237 your Kindergartener will try new and
cough or shortness of breath.
exciting things. She’ll make friends, grow
Most people who were first diagnosed with
83RD PRECINCT CLERGY COUNCIL in confidence, and build skills that will help
this infection reported exposure to a large
MEETING her in school and beyond. The best part?
seafood and live animal market in Wuhan,
Wednesday, March 18, 2020 • 10am You’ll get to join the fun right alongside her
China. Recently, people with this infection
83rd Precinct as she plays, learns and grows with the
did not report contact with this market. This
480 Knickerbocker Avenue help of other caring adult volunteers. It’s
means that person-to-person spread is
(Corner Bleecker Street) all waiting for her at Girl Scouts! This is a
occurring.
Brooklyn, NY 11237 Daisy specific event, but girls in all grade
levels welcome!
No people have been diagnosed with this
HOPE GARDENS TENANT Learn more about what Girl Scout Daisies
novel coronavirus in New York State. The
ASSOCIATION (K-1) do by booking a Discover Girl Scouts
risk to New Yorkers is low.
Thursday, March 19, 2020 • 6:30pm Event!
If you are a medical provider, see our Novel
120 Menahan Street This is a one-hour Parent and Daughter
Respiratory Virus page.
(between Central & Wilson Avenues) experience that introduces families to Girl
Scouts.
Tips for Travelers
COMMUNITY EDUCATION COUNCIL For interest in scheduling a Discover
If you are planning any travel outside the
(CEC) 32 MEETING Girl Scouts Event please contact: Judith
US, visit the CDC’s Travelers’ Health web-
Thursday, March 26, 2020 Rivera, Email: jrivera@girlscoutsnyc.org or
page for the latest travel health notices.
Calendar Meeting at 6:00pm Phone: (646) 629-2300
If you were recently in China and have a
Business Meeting at 7:35pm To JOIN NOW go to girlscouts.org/Daisy or
fever, cough or shortness of breath, you
I.S. 562 – 125 TEXT DAISY to 59618
should:
Covert Street Want to learn more before signing up
• Seek medical care right away. Before
(between Central & Evergreen Avenues) your daughter? Go to girlscoutsnyc.org/
you go to a health care provider’s office or
Discover and someone from Council will
emergency room, call ahead and tell them
contact you!
about your recent travel and your symp-
Community Notices toms. Wear a mask if you need to leave
GREENTHUMB YOUTH LEADERSHIP
your home when sick.
QUEBRADILLAS BASEBALL COUNCIL
• After you have been seen by a health care
ORGANIZAION Volunteer At A Community Garden
provider, stay home and avoid contact with
Open For Registration 2020 In NYC!
others until you are well.
Celestial Church A Free Volunteer Program For
• Avoid travel on any public transportation
1380 Jefferson Avenue between Youth:
(such as bus, subway, train or airplane) until
Knickerbocker & Irving Avenues • Learn valuable skills in a local garden
the illness resolves.
Brooklyn, New York 11237 • Organize events that make communities
• Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue
Girls: Ages 13 – 17 healthier, more beautiful, and more fun
or your sleeve (not your hands) when
Boys: Ages 4 – 12 • Earn a minimum of 20 service hours,
coughing or sneezing.
January 18, 2020 – April 2020 serving in a garden at least twice a month
• Wash hands often with soap and warm
Every Saturday • 11:00AM – 3:00PM • Open to anyone aged 12-21 in all five
water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alco-
For More Information Call: Carlos (347) boroughs
hol-based hand sanitizer if soap and water
251-1458 or Franqui (347) 459-7140 Visit The Website:
are not available.
greenthumb.nycgovparks.org/youth_
SWIM STRONG FOUNDATION gardener.html
Hospital staff will not ask you about your
FREE swim lessons for Veterans Link To Online Application:
immigration status. You will be seen regard-
Bushwick High School, 400 Irving Ave, Bit.ly/YLCYouth20
less of ability to pay.
Brooklyn, NY 11237 For More Information:
Mon 5:00-5:30pm 03/02 – 04/27 (NO
CLASS ON 4/13)
Rasheed Hislop For more information, visit
(212) 602-5308
Pls submit Veteran Identification to shawn Rasheed.Hislop@parks.nyc.gov www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/
www.nyc.gov/brooklyncb4 March Newsletter • COMMUNITY BOARD 4 | 3
Community Notices
GreenThumb 2019-2020 untreated wood
Winter Program Guide • Stale beans, flour, and spices
All GreenThumb gardening workshops are • Cut or dried flowers
free and open to the public! • Houseplants and potting soil
Follow GreenThumb on: • Feathers
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/ Don’t Bring
GreenThumbNYC • Meat or fish scraps
INSTAGRAM: Instagram.com/ • Cheese or dairy products
greenthumbgrows / #greenthumbgrows / • Fats, grease, oil, or oily foods
@greenthumbgrows • Pet food
TWITTER: twitter.com/greenthumbgrows • Pet feces
Visit nyc.gov/parks/greenthumb to find out • Kitty litter
about news and register for events. • Colored or glossy paper
• Sawdust made from pressure-treated
USPS® plywood or lumber
Informed Delivery® by USPS® • Coal or charcoal ashes
Digitally preview your mail and manage • Non-compostable materials like plastic,
your packages scheduled to arrive soon! metals, or glass
Informed Delivery allows you to view • Diseased or insect-infested houseplants
greyscale images of the exterior, address and soil
side of letter-sized mailpieces and track • Biodegradable or compostable plastics
packages in one convenient location.*
For more information visit www.usps.com. THE COOPER UNION
Retraining Program for Immigrant
BUSHWICK FOOD SCRAP Engineers @ CAMBA
DROP-OFF LOCATIONS The Cooper Union Retraining Program for
Wilson Avenue Compost On-the-Go Immigrant Engineers @ CAMBA is currently
Wilson Avenue and Moffat Street (near L accepting new student applications for the
train) Brooklyn, NY 11207 Spring 2020 semester. We assist highly
Thursdays, 8am to 11am skilled immigrant professionals who are
Hosted by GrowNYC underemployed or unemployed to connect
Jefferson Street Compost On-the- to higher-paying jobs through training and
Go job placement assistance.
Wyckoff Avenue & Starr Street (SE Corner)
(L Train Station), Brooklyn, NY 11237 Our program is highly successful. Since its
Thursdays, 7:30am to 10:30am inception in 1987, the Retraining Program
Hosted by GrowNYC for Immigrant Engineers has taught over
BK ROT Food Scrap Drop Off 5,000 students and placed more than
Know Waste Lands Community Garden, 70% of them in gateway jobs in their
1278 Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 professional field. Our graduates achieve
Sundays 12pm to 3pm an average annual salary of $50,000,
Hosted by BK ROT representing a $31,000 wage bump from
CLOSED FOR SEASON: their income at enrollment.
Bushwick Grows! Community Garden,
1474 Gates Avenue The program includes tuition-free courses
Note: items that are accepted at at the Cooper Union in information
neighborhood drop-off sites differ from technology, mechanical, electrical and
the organic materials that we pick up from civil engineering. Courses are scheduled
buildings that receive curbside organics around the needs of working people
collection. and offered evenings and weekends. In
Here’s what you can and can’t bring to addition, the program offers customized
food scrap drop-off sites: industry-specific career advising and
Accepted Items resume preparation, American workplace
• Fruit and vegetable scraps culture coaching, mock interviewing and
• Coffee grounds, filters, and paper tea employer referrals to all graduates.
bags
• Bread and grains To be considered for the program
• Eggshells applicants must:
• Nutshells
• Corncobs • Be work authorized in the U.S.
• Food-soiled paper towels and napkins • Have educational credentials and
• Shredded newspaper professional experience in the field of
• Sawdust and wood shavings from engineering, information technology, or a
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Community Notices Agency Notices
related field from their country of FDNY NYC HEALTH AND NYPD
origin (not the U.S). Change Your Clock, Change HOSPITALS The 83 Precinct Needs Your
• Demonstrate financial need. Your Battery Notice of FY 2020 Annual Help
Please, see our web site FDNY is inviting you to attend Public Meeting in Brooklyn DOUBLE PARKING during
https://camba.org/programs/the- your local Change Your Clock, The Board of Directors of the alternate side of the street is
cooper-union-retraining-program/ Change Your Battery during New York City Health + Hospitals dangerous & unlawful.
for more information and the week of March 1st – March invite you to attend its Fiscal Year Please assist us in keeping your
application instructions. 7th. In conjunction with Daylight 2020 Annual Public Meetings community safe by not DOUBLE
Saving Time, Change Your in accordance with the HHC PARKING or blocking the BIKE
Employment Clock, Change Your Battery will Enabling Act. LANES during alternate side the
educate the public about the BROOKLYN street parking.
Opportunities importance of working smoke Tuesday, April 7, 2020 6pm
and carbon monoxide alarms. NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney SOCIAL SECURITY
CORE SERVICES During these events, the FDNY Island ADMINISTRATION
Join Our Team! Fire Safety Education Team 2601 Ocean Parkway, 2nd Floor Social Security Launches
We offer a competitive hourly rate will be distributing fire safety Auditorium New Campaign to Fight
as well as a host of benefits literature and 9-volt batteries to Brooklyn, NY 11235 Scammers
including medical, dental, and constituents throughout the five Advance Registration Deadline: The Social Security
vision care. boroughs. 4/3/2020 Administration launched a new
We Have Openings In The Below please find the date and Following a report on the acitivites Public Service Announcement
Following Positions: location of the local Change of the health system, the public (PSA) campaign to continue
Program Director Your Clock, Change Your Battery isinvited to make oral and/or warning people about the
Director of Social Services nearest to Bushwick. Please written presentations. Alloted ongoing nationwide telephone
Case Manager notify any and all who may be speaking time is FIVE (5) minutes. impersonation scheme. The
Entitlement Specialist interested in attending. Speakers are asked to register in PSAs feature a message from
Housing Specialist Broadway Junction Train Station, advance by writing or calling: Social Security Commissioner
Licensed Social Worker Jamaica Avenue and Fulton Ms. Collicia Hercules Andrew Saul. Social Security
Recreation Specialist/Community Street, Brooklyn, NY 11207, Secretary to the Corporation and its Office of the Inspector
Coordinator Friday, March 6, 2020 (3-5pm) NYC Health + Hospitals, 125 General (OIG) continue to receive
Shift Supervisor Worth Street, Room 519 reports about fraudulent phone
Residential Aide FDNY lo invita a asistir a su New York, NY 10013 calls from people falsely claiming
Driver Cambio local de reloj, Cambio T: 212-788-3360 to be Social Security employees.
If you are interested (in any role) de batería durante la semana Interpreter and American sign The scammers mislead victims
please send your resume to: del 1 al 7 de marzo. Junto con el language services are available into making cash or gift card
Lorraine Saladin - lsaladin@ horario de verano, Cambiar su upon request in advance of payments for help with purported
coresvcs.org reloj, Cambiar su batería educará registration deadline dates only. identity theft, or to avoid arrest
When emailing resumes, al público sobre la importancia de On-stie registration will be for bogus Social Security number
subject line must read “CORE las alarmas de humo y monóxido available at each location on the problems.
Candidate”. de carbono. Durante estos day of the meeting beginning at People should also be on the
45 Main St., Suite 711, Brooklyn, eventos, el Equipo de Educación 5:30pm and ending at 6:30pm. lookout for a new version of
NY 11201 sobre Seguridad contra Incendios Speakers who register in advance this scam. Fraudsters are now
del FDNY distribuirá literatura will be given priority on the emailing fake documents in
PROCORE sobre seguridad contra incendios speaking schedule. attempts to get people to comply
Join Our Team! y baterías de 9 voltios a los These events are wheelchair with their demands. Victims have
We offer a competitive hourly rate constituyentes en los cinco accessible. received emails with attached
as well as a host of benefits condados. letters and reports that appear
including medical, dental, and NYC DEPT OF SANITATION to be from Social Security or the
vision care. A continuación encontrará la Alternate Side Parking Fines OIG. The letters may use official
We Have Openings In The fecha y la ubicación del local The City’s Alternate Side Parking letterhead and government jargon
Following Positions: Cambie su reloj, cambie la fine change will go into effect on to convince victims they are
ProCORE - Security Manager batería más cercana a Bushwick. Thursday, February 20th, 2020. legitimate; they may also contain
ProCORE - Shift Supervisor Notifique a todos y cada uno de Currently, Alternate Side Parking misspellings and grammar
ProCORE - Security Guard los que puedan estar interesados penalties are $65 in Manhattan mistakes.
You must hold a valid New en asistir. below 96th Street and $45 The new PSA addressing the
York Security License if you Estación de tren Broadway elsewhere. The new Rule will telephone impersonation scheme
are applying to any ProCORE Junction, Jamaica Avenue y make Alternate Side Parking fines is available online at www.
position. If you are interested Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY uniform across the entire city at youtube.com/socialsecurity .
(in any role) please send your 11207, viernes 6 de marzo de $65. This change will increase Social Security employees do
resume to: 2020 (3-5pm) the effectiveness of the City’s occasionally contact people-
Hr@procorenyc.com Alternate Side Parking regulations -generally those who have
45 Main St., Suite 711, Brooklyn, and help to keep New York City ongoing business with the
NY 11201 healthy, safe and clean. agency--by telephone for
business purposes. However,
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Agency Notices
Social Security employees year-round to assist you NYC DEPT OF EDUCATION • Arrange to have someone turn
will never threaten a person, • If you qualify for tax credits ADULT EDUCATION on a faucet periodically if you are
or promise a Social Security such as EITC, Child Tax Credit, or Free Adult English Classes going to be out of town during
benefit approval, or increase, Child and Dependent Tax Credit MUST BE 21 OR OVER cold weather.
in exchange for information or you can claim them when you file Classes are held at P.S. 106 – What to Do When Your Pipes or
money. In those cases, the call • If you get a refund, the IRS EDWARD HALE / 1328 Putnam Meters Freeze
is fraudulent, and people should mails your refund or deposits it Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11221 1. Open a faucet near the frozen
just hang up. into your bank account Register Now!! point to release vapor from
Generally, the agency mainly calls • If you file in person, some Evening Classes Available melting ice.
people who have recently applied sites let you drop off your tax Classes Meet on Tuesdays, 2. Direct a hair dryer or heat lamp
for a Social Security benefit, documents and pick up the Wednesdays & Thursdays at the frozen section, or put a
someone who is already receiving completed return later. 5:40PM – 9:00PM small space heater nearby; and,
payments and requires an update Determine your eligibility For More Information Call: (718) NEVER thaw a frozen pipe or
to their record, or a person who To be eligible to file your taxes 384-5028 meter with an open flame. This is
has requested a phone call from in person for free, your income not only a fire hazard but could
the agency. If a person is not must be $54,000 or less for the NYC ENVIRONMENTAL also cause a steam explosion.
in one of these situations, they previous year. PROTECTION
normally would not receive a call • To be eligible to file your taxes Protect Your Pipes from NYC DEPT OF SANITATION
from the agency. online for free, your income Freezing Give Goods. Find Goods. Do
Social Security will not: must be $66,000 or less for the Homeowners are responsible Good.
• Tell you that your Social previous year. for protecting pipes and water By donating and reusing goods
Security number has been What you need to include meters from freezing. Most instead of discarding them, New
suspended. To file you will need to water meters and pipes are in Yorkers can greatly reduce waste,
• Contact you to demand an provide proof for the basements, crawl spaces, and conserve energy and resources,
immediate payment. following: other unheated areas, where cold save money, and help provide
• Ask you for credit or debit card • Your identity: such as a winter temperatures could cause jobs and human services for New
numbers over the phone. government-issued ID, including them to freeze. Yorkers in need. donateNYC is
• Require a specific means of IDNYC. If a meter freezes and breaks an essential part of NYC’s zero
debt repayment, like a prepaid • Proof of income: Forms W-2, because the homeowner did not waste initiative, helping New
debit card, a retail gift card, or 1099s, or income and expense take reasonable steps to protect Yorkers reach the goal of sending
cash. records if you are self-employed. it, DEP will repair or replace the zero waste to landfills. Visit www.
• Demand that you pay a Social • Your bank account and routing meter and bill the homeowner nyc.gov/donatenyc for more
Security debt without the ability number, if you want your refund for the cost. If a service line or information.
to appeal the amount you owe. by direct deposit. pipe freezes and breaks, it is the
• Promise a Social Security • Health insurance coverage: homeowner’s responsibility to FAIR FARES NYC
benefit approval, or increase, Form 1095-A/B/C or an have repairs made by a licensed Fair Fares NYC open
in exchange for information or exemption. plumber. applications are here!
money. • Childcare expenses, if Cold Weather Tips to Fair Fares NYC is a City program
If there is a problem with a applicable. Protect Your Pipes and created by Mayor Bill de Blasio,
person’s Social Security number Depending on your situation, Meters City Council Speaker Corey
or record, in most cases Social you may also receive other • Repair broken and cracked Johnson, and members of the
Security will mail a letter. If documents such as interest on windows, doors, and walls City Council to help people
a person needs to submit student loans (Form 1098-T) or • Install storm windows on who live in New York City with
payments to Social Security, the Social Security benefits (Form basement windows low incomes manage their
agency will send a letter with SSA-1099). Be sure to have these • Tightly close doors and transportation costs. By using
instructions and payment options. forms available when you file you windows to the outside the Fair Fares NYC MetroCard,
People should never provide can get the maximum refund. • Insulate outside walls eligible New York City residents
information or payment over the How to apply • Eliminate drafts from crawl ride for half the regular cost.
phone or Internet unless they are Here are your options: spaces Fair Fares NYC allows you to
certain of who is receiving it. • Apply online • Turn off the water to outside receive a 50% discount on
The City can help you find a faucets, remove hoses, and drain subway and eligible bus fares.
NYC DEPARTMENT OF website where you can file your the pipes With your Fair Fares NYC
CONSUMER AFFAIRS taxes for free. • Ask your local plumbing MetroCard, you will be able to
Free tax prep for New • Apply in person supplier about materials to ride the subway and eligible
Yorkers | NYC Free Tax Prep There are more than 200 NYC insulate pipes and meters buses for half price! Pay-per-ride,
If you earned $64,00 or less last Free Tax Prep sites in all five • Take extra care to ensure your weekly unlimited and monthly
tax year, the City can help you boroughs that can help you file meter is insulated if it is installed unlimited options are all available
file your taxes for free. You can for free. in an unheated garage in Fair Fares NYC. If you apply
file online or, if you make under • Find a VITA or TCE location • Insulate the wall and open and are eligible for Fair Fares
$54,000, you can file in person. Call 800-906-9887 to find cabinets if pipes or meters are NYC, the City will give you a
• File your taxes by April 15, 2020 the nearest Volunteer Income in a closed cabinet against an Fair Fares NYC MetroCard. The
• File in person or online Tax Assistance (VITA) or Tax outside wall to allow warmer air Fair Fares NYC MetroCard you
• Free Tax Prep sites are open Counseling for the Elderly (TCE). to reach them receive will not have any time or
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Agency Notices
value on it. You must add time • Identity;
or value to your Fair Fares NYC • Residency; and
MetroCard once you receive it. • Income.
When you add time to your Fair You may be required to submit
Fares NYC MetroCard, you will be supporting documentation.
charged half the current price for Please visit nyc.gov/fairfares to
the unlimited weekly or monthly see a list of documents that may
option. When you add value, you be needed.
will add the amount you choose
to your card and the bus fare box DEMOLITION NOTICES/
or subway turnstile will deduct VACATE ORDERS:
half the current fare. This means, • 40 Cooper Street – Block 3438,
if you add $10.00 dollars to your Lot 30 – Partial Vacate Order
Fair Fares NYC MetroCard you • 1033 Jefferson Avenue – Block
will have the whole $10.00 on 3380, Lot 59 – Excavation or
your Fair Fares NYC MetroCard. Demolition
Each time you swipe your card, • 1038 Jefferson Avenue – Block
you will only be charged half the 3387, Lot 63 – Excavation or
current price for a single ride. Demolition
You can use cash at subway • 1153 Broadway – Block 3252,
station booths and cash, debit Lot 9
card, credit card, or your EBT NEW CONSTRUCTION:
card at MTA MetroCard vending • 1066 Jefferson Avenue – Block
machines to add time or value to 3387, Lot 28
your Fair Fares NYC MetroCard. NEW, RENEWAL, OTHER
The MTA vending machines AND SIDEWALK CAFÉ
are located in subway stations PETITION LIQUOR LICENSE
throughout the City. APPLICATION(S) REQUEST:
New York City (NYC) New:
residents may be eligible • No New Applications Received
for a Fair Fares NYC Since Last Monthly Community
MetroCard if they: Board Meeting
WE’RE HIRING
• Are between (and including) the RENEWAL:
ages of 18 and 64; • Dromedary Inc. - 266 IRVING
• Are in a household that meets AVENUE - LWBC
the income guidelines for the Fair • La Fogata Restaurant & Café Join Our Team!
We Have Openings In The Following Positions:
Fares NYC program; Corp. - 1549 GATES AVENUE -
• Are not currently participating LWBC - Program Director - Housing Specialist - Shift Supervisor
- Director Social Services - Licensed Social Worker - Residential Aide
or eligible to participate in any • Talon NYC LLC. - 220
- Case Manager - Recreation Specialist / - Driver
Metropolitan Transit Authority WYCKOFF AVENUE - LWBC - Entitlement Specialist Community Coordinator
(MTA) discount program; and, • El Mekkah Inc. - 227 WYCKOFF
If you are interested (in any role) please send your resume to:
• Are not receiving full carfare AVENUE - LWBC
Lorraine Saladin - lsaladin@coresvcs.org
from the Department of Social • Rinconsito Inverteno Corp. -
Services/Human Resources 145 CENTRAL AVENUE - LWBC
Corporate Office
Administration (DSS/HRA) or any • Wyckoff Beer Garden, LLC.
45 Main St., Suite 711, Brooklyn, NY 11201
other NYC agency. - 33, 33A, 35 WYCKOFF AVE -
718-801-8050 (tel) 718-801-8051 (fax) | Email: info [at] coresvcs.org
You are not eligible for Fair Fares WBC
NYC if you are participating or CORPORATE CHANGE OR
eligible to participate in other OTHER LIQUOR LICENSE
WE’RE HIRING
MTA discount fare programs. You PETITION:
can learn about these programs • El Amaranto Corp. – 887 Hart
at http://web.mta.info/nyct/fare/ Street - LWBC
rfindex.htm. ARCANUM: Join Our Team!
Fair Fares NYC will not ask WBC – Wine, Beer & Cider / We Have Openings In The Following Positions:
about your status or record LWBC – Liquor, Wine, Beer & ProCORE - Security Manager
any information regarding Cider
ProCORE - Shift Supervisor
immigration status. All NYC
ProCORE - Security Guard
residents can apply for a Fair
If you are interested (in any role) please send your resume to:
Fares NYC MetroCard. Visit nyc.
Hr@procorenyc.com
gov/accessfairfares to learn more
and apply. You may be asked
to provide personal information Corporate Office
regarding your: 45 Main St., Suite 711, Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-801-8050 (tel) 718-801-8051 (fax) | Email: info [at] coresvcs.org
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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11207
1420 Bushwick Ave. Room 370
Community Board 4
By April 1, 2020, every home will receive an invitation
to participate in the 2020 Census. You will have three
options for responding:
Become a • Online.
• By phone.
Community Board
• By mail.
Member Today!
Community Board Applications are In mid-March, households will begin receiving official
now available for the 2019-2021 Term
Census Bureau mail with detailed information on how
For Community Board Membership to respond to the 2020 Census.
Applications and Deadlines, please
visit http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/
community-board-membership-
application/.
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1420 Bushwick Avenue, Suite 370, Brooklyn, NY 11207 P: (718) 628-8400 • F: (718) 628-8619
www.nyc.gov/bkcb4 E: bk04@cb.nyc.gov
Arts/Culture/Technology Health & Human Service/Senior Citizens/Veterans
Meets: 1st Wednesday every other month Meets: Second Tuesday every other month
Civic/Public Safety/Religious Housing and Land Use
Meets: 2nd Tuesday every other month Meets: Last Tuesday of the month 6pm
District Office Parks and Recreation
Meets: Last Thursday of the month 6pm Meets: Second Thursday of the month 6pm
Economic Development Permits and Licenses
Meets: 2nd Thursday every other month Meets: Second Tuesday of the month
Environmental Protection/Transportation/Sanitation Youth and Education
*TBD, contact the board’s office Meets: Third or Fourth Monday of the month 6pm
Committees are comprised of mostly board members, as well as, other community representatives. They meet on a monthly-basis or as necessary.
Non-board members interested in joining a committee, can contact the District Office at (718) 628-8400 or bk04@cb.nyc.gov for more information.
The term of appointment is for a year effective September 1st.
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