CB14 District Office, 7:00 PM

Monday, December 26th -  HOLIDAY / OFFICE CLOSED

It is important to keep in mind that in spite of the tireless efforts of the dedicated men and women of Sanitation, keeping a city the size of New York clean requires everybody’s help, cooperation and …participation!

Here’s how you can help keep our streets and sidewalks clean, and avoid fines:

• Don’t litter.
• Always pick up after your dog.
• Use street litter-baskets only for pedestrian litter, not for household or commercial refuse.
• Organize and join community cleanup and beautification efforts.
• Report graffiti.  It’s an eyesore that ruins the look of any community.  To find out how, call 311.
• Remove illegally posted fliers, handbills, etc. They create an unsightly mess.
• Keep tree pits free from trash…better yet, plant flowers in them. The Parks Department will help you.
• Always sweep the sidewalk and the 18 inch-gutter area, extending from the curb into the street.
• Place refuse and recyclables out for collection at the curb, no sooner than the evening before your regular collection day.
• Make sure that refuse is placed in sealed bags or in properly covered containers to avoid windborne litter.

Springtime is a good time to clean up our communities. We encourage New Yorkers to organize and participate in cleanup and beautification projects.  The Department of Sanitation can help.  Our Tool Loan Program provides cleaning tools, absolutely free of charge, to volunteers from community groups, civic, block and merchants associations, etc.  Brooms, shovels and rakes are available at our tool depots.  These tools are available in short-term loans. The Department donates gloves and bags.

Go to the Department’s website, at www.nyc.gov/sanitation, and click on “Keep NYC Beautiful,” then click again on “New York City Department of Sanitation – Cleanup Tool Loan Program.” Our website provides an overview of the program, as well as contact information to help you determine the number and kind of tools needed for your particular event and how to reserve them.

Remember: Reserve your tools early so that the Department can accommodate the needs of your group.

You’ll now celebrate the new season with the pride that comes from contributing to your own community. I think that after such a cold, harsh winter, we’re all more than ready to enjoy the warm, sunny days of spring.

Good luck with your cleanup, and thank you for helping us keep New York City clean, green and beautiful!

• Business Attraction
• Façade Improvement Management Program
• Merchant Organizing
• Multi-Neighborhood Initiaitives
• Placemaking
• Website Development

For more information, visit the Avenue NYC site.

Best wishes,

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

On this Veterans Day, be sure to thank our veterans for their service to our country!

Residents who normally receive Monday garbage collection should place their trash out at curbside Monday after 5 P.M. for pickup.  Those receiving Monday recycling collection will not have their recycling picked up until the following Monday, September 13th.

A map of areas to be treated is available at http://nyc.gov/health/wnv (click “Spray Schedule”).

Due to rising West Nile virus and adult mosquito activities in Brooklyn including parts of Midwood, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) will spray pesticide from trucks from 8:00 PM on Thursday, September 2, 2010 to 6:00 AM on Friday, September 3, 2010. If weather does not permit, or equipment malfunctions occur, spraying will be delayed until Tuesday, September 7, 2010.

The NYC DOHMH advises persons to stay indoors during the ground spraying of pesticides. For additional information regarding Anvil and other mosquito control products, please see our website at: http://nyc.gov/health/wnv.

Please note that the application may be delayed as a result of unfavorable weather conditions
(i.e., rain, high winds) or equipment malfunction. For more up-to-date information on the spraying activities, you may call City Information at 3-1-1 or visit online spray schedule at http://nyc.gov/html/doh/html/wnv/wnvspray.shtml. In addition, extensive information is also available on the City’s website at: http://nyc.gov/health/wnv.

In the event of rain, high winds or equipment malfunction, all operations will continue on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 between the hours of 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM the following morning, weather permitting.

Community Board 14 congratulates all the awardees honored at the Pakistani-American Independence Day Festival, as well as the Pakistani American Merchants Association for another successful event.

Tuesday, June, 8, Borough Service Cabinet, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 9:30 AM

Tuesday, June 1, Borough Board, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 6:00 PM

THURSDAY, May 6, 2010
Community Board 14 District Office
810 EAST 16TH STREET
(between Avenue H and the Railroad Dead End)
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

** Please note that each public hearing will commence immediately following the previously scheduled hearing **

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 §73-622, to enlarge single or two-family detached or semi-detached residences within the designated R3-2 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 – 1225 East 28th Street, between Avenue L and Avenue M, Block 7646, Lot 34, BSA# 36-10-BZ – Applicant’s Representative: Eric Palatnick, 212-425-4343

7:15 PM – 1230 East 27th Street, between Avenue L and Avenue M, Block 7644, Lot 58, BSA# 37-10-BZ –
Applicant’s Representative: Eric Palatnick, 212-425-4343

VARIANCE:
A Variance application has been filed with the Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) pursuant to §72-21 of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York to permit a Use Group 6 commercial use in the entire building at the premises. Sixty-two percent (62%) of the premises lies within an R5B zoning district where UG6 uses are not permitted as-of-right; the remaining thirty-eight (38%) percent of the premises lies within a C4-4A zoning district. Since less than half of the parcel is situated within the desired zoning district (i.e. C4-4A), a variance to permit a Use Group 6 uses in the entire building is being sought.

7:30 PM – 150 Kenilworth Place, between Hillel Place and Glenwood Road, Block 7556, Lot 71,
BSA# 40-10-BZ – Applicant’s Representative: Richard S. Lobel, 212-725-2727

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 May 6th.

Avoid a LIEN against YOUR Property!

Join Councilman David Greenfield as he hosts a joint event with the:

DEP
(Department of Environmental Protection)

DOF
(Department of Finance)

HPD
(Housing Preservation and Development)

Talk directly with City Agency personnel

Thursday, April 29th, 2010
5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Georgie Ballroom
4424 16th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

1 Flight Up – For more information, please call our office – 718-853-2704

Office Closed

Wednesday, May 26, 70th Precinct Community Council, http://70pctcc.blogspot.com

Tuesday, May 25, 2010, Human Services Committee, CB14 District Office, 810 East 16th Street, 7 PM
1. Presentation by hospitals serving Community District 14 on services available – Representatives of Brookdale Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, SUNY Downstate and Community Hospital
2. Other business

Wednesday, May 12, 2010, Executive & Interested Members, CB14 District Office, 810 E 16th Street, 7 PM
1. Presentation on the Re-development of the Loews Kings Theater on Flatbush Avenue within CB14 –
David M. Anderson, President & CEO of ACE Theatrical Group; Josh Nachowitz, Assistant Vice President,
Government & Community Relations, NYC Economic Development Corporation.
2. Presentation on the NYC Comprehensive Water Plan – David Parish, Department of City Planning
3. Discussion on NYC Charter Revision 2010 – Alvin M. Berk, Chairman, Community Board 14
4. Other business

Tuesday May 4, Brooklyn Borough Hall, 6:00 PM