Transportation Committee

Thursday, January 15, 2009, Transportation Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7:00 PM

1. Public Hearing with respect to a petition for a new Revocable Consent for 1494 Ocean LLC. The petitioner requests a Revocable Consent from the Department of Transportation to use an existing fenced-in planted area to construct a primary entrance for existing doctor’s offices at Cellar level at 1494 Ocean Avenue within CB14.
2. Presentation on a proposed Citywide Text Amendment to the Zoning Resolution for Bicycle Parking – David Parish, Department of City Planning.
3. Discussion on the effects of recently proposed MTA service cuts, including the elimination of the B-23 Bus Line
(Cortelyou Road route) within CB14.
4. Presentation on CAMBA’s Commercial Delivery & Metered Parking report – Mark Dicus, Church Avenue BID.
5. Other business

Borough Service Cabinet

Tuesday, January 13, Borough Service Cabinet, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 9:30AM

REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14

MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2009
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14
EDWARD R. MURROW HIGH SCHOOL AVENUE L & EAST 17TH STREET
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
7:30 PM

Please Note: There will be no public discussion on any matter on which a public hearing was previously held
A G E N D A
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. MINUTES
3. DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT
4. CHAIRMAN’S REPORT:
a) Appointment of a Nominating Committee
b) Motion to Invoke By-Laws Waiver (Section V.2)
c) Recommendation – Special Permit – 966 East 23rd Street, BSA# 289-08-BZ
d) Recommendation – Special Permit – 3141 Bedford Avenue, BSA# 291-08-BZ
e) Recommendation – Special Permit – 3634 Bedford Avenue, BSA# 297-08-BZ
f) Recommendation – Special Permit – 1156 East 22nd Street, BSA# 298-08-BZ
g) Recommendation – Community Residence – 798 East 8th Street – Women’s League Community Residences, Inc.
5. TOPICAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:
a) Human Services
b) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs
c) Transportation
d) Community Environment
e) Public Safety
f) Youth Services
6. SPECIAL COMMITTEES – REPORTS AND ITEMS:
g) Attendance Committee
h) Task Force on the Revitalization of the Junction Area
i) Legal/By-Laws Committee
7. PUBLIC SESSION
8. ADJOURNMENT

Public Hearings

THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2009
Community Board 14 District Office
810 EAST 16th STREET
(between Avenue H and Railroad Dead End)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

SPECIAL PERMITS
Applications for Special Permits have been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA), pursuant to Zoning Resolution of the City of New York Section 73-622, to enlarge single or two-family detached or semi-detached residences within the designated R2 district bounded by Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue, Kings Highway, Avenue O and Ocean Avenue in Community Board 14 in the Borough of Brooklyn.


7:00 PM – 966 East 23rd Street, between Avenue I and Avenue J, Block 7586, Lot 75, BSA#289-08-BZ, Applicant’s Representative: Dennis Dell’Angelo, 718-720-4105
7:15 PM – 3141 Bedford Avenue, between Avenue J and Avenue K, Block 7607, Lot 37, BSA# 291-08-BZ, Applicant’s Representative: Moshe Friedman, 845-356-3999
7:30 PM – 3496 Bedford Avenue, between Avenue M and Avenue N, Block 7660, Lot 78, BSA# 297-08-BZ, Applicant’s Representative: Lewis E. Garfinkel, 718-951-6551
7:45 PM – 1156 East 22nd Street, between Avenue J and Avenue K, Block 7603, Lot 81, BSA#298-08-BZ,
Applicant’s Representative: Lewis E. Garfinkel, 718-951-6551

POTENTIAL COMMUNITY RESIDENCE
Women’s League Community Residences, Inc. and the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities have submitted an application for a potential Community Residence to be located at 798 East 8th Street between Avenue H and Foster Avenue within Community District 14 in compliance with Section 41.34(e)(2) of the New York State Mental Hygiene Law. This established residence will be relocating into a five-bedroom, two-and-a-half-story, detached house for up to nine (9) geriatric males and females from the community who are experiencing moderate/mild impairment in their intellectual abilities. The program will provide supervisory and residential staff on duty 24 hours a day, who will plan for the care of each resident and develop plans to enhance their personal skills. The residents will attend day programs and recreational outing on weekends and evenings.


8:00 PM – 798 East 8th Street, between Avenue H and Foster Avenue
Residence Sponsor: Jeanne Warman, Women’s League Community Residence, 718-853-0900


If you would like to testify at any of these public hearings, you should pre-register for speaking time by calling the Board Office at 718-859-6357. You may, in addition register to speak at the hearing on January 8th.

District Service Cabinet

Wednesday, January 7, District Service Cabinet, CB14 District Office, 9:30 AM

New Year’s Day

HOLIDAY – Office Closed

Brooklyn Borough Board

Tuesday, January 6, Brooklyn Borough Board, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 6:00 PM

Holiday Greetings from CB14

May everyone have a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah, Joyous Kwanzaa, and a very Happy New Year!

Best wishes,

Chairman Alvin Berk, the members of Community Board 14, District Manager Doris Ortíz, and CB14 staff members Jonathan Judge and Irina Lerman

CB14 Organizes Successful Holiday Food Drive For Local Pantries

Almost 200 pounds of food donated for community residents, from community residents

Community Board 14 has concluded its Holiday Food Drive, collecting almost 200 pounds of food from community residents to be distributed among food pantries within Flatbush and Midwood. (more…)

No Garbage, Recycling Collection or Street Cleaning on Christmas Day, December 25th

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced that in observance of Christmas Day, there will be no garbage or recycling collection, or street cleaning on Thursday, December 25, 2008.  In addition, all Sanitation Department administrative offices will be closed on Thursday, December 25th, in observance of the holiday.

Residents who normally receive Thursday garbage collection should place their trash out at curbside Thursday after 4 P.M. for pickup.  Those receiving Thursday recycling collection will not have their recycling picked up until the following Friday, January 2nd, 2009.

CB14 Holiday Food Drive: Help Feed A Neighbor

Join Community Board 14 in supporting our local food pantries so no one goes hungry this holiday season!

Here’s how you can help:

Bring 1 item of non-perishable food to our next meeting on Monday, December 8^th, in P.S. 249 (Caton Ave. & Marlborough Rd.) at 7:30 PM or drop it off at the Board office (810 East 16th Street) during office hours (weekdays between 10 AM and 4 PM).

* All items will be donated to food pantries within Community District 14 *

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