Construction Begins on Park Slope Library Reading Circle and Storytelling Garden
Council Member Brad Lander, Friends of Park Slope Library, Community Members Celebrate External Improvements, New Public Amenities Funded Through PBNYCBrooklyn, NY—Construction is underway on the new...
View ArticleSome great news about the Pavilion Theater
The Pavilion Theater at the corner of Prospect Park – previously known as the Sanders, and before that the Marathon Theater – has been a site of first dates, family movies, and waiting in lines for...
View ArticleSenior discounts (and more) for Park Slopers
This week was the official kick-off for Age Friendly Park Slope a new partnership to make Park Slope a more welcoming community to age-in-place. We launched this project by recognizing 60 small...
View ArticleSaving our supermarket: great news about the 5th Avenue Key Food site
Last year, our community received a real jolt, when we learned that a developer planned to demolish the 5th Avenue Key Food, North Park Slope’s main supermarket, and replace it with mixed-income...
View ArticleStill and always, grateful
Some years, gratitude is closer to the surface. Some years, it takes a little more digging.Four years ago, as Thanksgiving came, we were recovering from a natural disaster.Hurricane Sandy had taken the...
View Article88 Prospect Park West Fire
I have been doing a lot of communicating about troubling developments at the national level, but today I am writing to share about an incident closer to home. This past weekend, a fire broke out in the...
View ArticleBlizzard Advisory: What You Need to Know
It looks like Winter isn’t ready to let go of us yet. A major winter storm is heading our way -- a final parting shot from the season as we head into Spring. Late tonight until tomorrow evening will...
View ArticleAgreement Reached for Neighborhood Supermarket & Affordable Housing at 5th...
Avery Hall Investments and Community Organizations Sign "Cooperation Agreement" for 120 5th Avenue. Elected Officials send letter to HPD and DCP expressing support for agreement and modifications to...
View ArticleOur Schools Are Too Hot To Learn!
On too many days, in over 10,000 classrooms (about 25%), it is simply #TooHotToLearn. In those rooms, rising temperatures have made it unbearable on an increasing number of hot days in May, June,...
View ArticleGovernors Island is open! (Here’s how to get there)
Over the past 10 years, Governors Island as become a great part of summer in New York City, a whimsical island full of culture, music, and food. If you made it last summer, you got to climb & slide...
View ArticleHere’s what your neighbors are saying about Gowanus. What about you?
“The historic landmark bridge is fantastic – one of my favorite parts of the neighborhood.” “A volunteer-run emerging office complex with gallery & studio space, plus woodworking, printmaking &...
View ArticleStatement of City Council Member Brad Lander on MTA’s Emergency Rescue Plan
Statement of City Council Member Brad Lander on MTA’s Emergency Rescue PlanA Good Start, but Nowhere Near Enough. Real Progress Will Require Significant, Long-Term Investment from Smart, Progressive...
View ArticleSnow Day Update
The “bomb cyclone” is hitting NYC a few hours later than predicted – but it’s still likely to have a big impact. The National Weather Service is predicting that 4-8” will fall over the next few hours,...
View ArticleCouncil Member Brad Lander’s Statement on the Indictment by Brooklyn District...
Council Member Brad Lander’s Statement on the Indictment by Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez of Dorothy Bruns for Manslaughter & Criminally Negligent Homicide in the Killing of Abigail...
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