Community Board 7 Votes Against Congestion Pricing, Cites Issues with Residential Parking Permits

[Photo courtesy of Anna Lewis]

GL Correspondent Anna Lewis attended last nights CB7 Meeting and filed this report:

Brooklyn Community Board 7 (Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park) rejected Mayor Bloomberg’s congestion pricing plan at its monthly meeting Wednesday night. It objected primarily to the Mayor’s inclusion of a residential parking permit system within the congestion pricing plan.

The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) developed the residential parking permit system to address community concerns about a lack of on-street parking potentially caused by congestion pricing.

CB7’s objections to the Mayor’s proposal reflected concerns raised at two separate community forums, held in Windsor Terrace and Sunset Park respectively. They included the effects of the plan on public space, such as decreased access to public parks and museums; questions over the boundaries of the permit zones and their impact on park-and-ride activity in neighborhoods; the exemption of New Jersey drivers from congestion pricing; and questions about permit regulation and enforcement.

Another major concern was that Brooklyn would not receive an adequate portion of the revenues raised by congestion pricing.
–Anna Lewis

Upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings

Here’s the rundown of the Brooklyn Community Board meetings coming up in the next week, courtesy of information compiled by the New York Daily News:

Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will hold its next board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 11 at 211 Ainslie St.

Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Ferry, Dumbo) is meeting at 6 p.m. on March 12 at St. Francis College, 180 Remsen St.

Community Board 6 (Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus) is meeting at 6:30 p.m. on March 12 at Long Island College Hospital, 339 Hicks St.

Community Board 8 (Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on March 13 at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, 727 Classon Ave.

Community Board 11 (Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, Bensonhurst) has its meeting at 7:30 p.m. on March 13 at Holy Family Home, 1740 84th St.

Community Board 14 (Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, Ocean Parkway) will meet at 7:30 p.m. on March 10 at Edward Murrow High School, 1600 Avenue L.

Upcoming: Burg/Greenpoint Land Use Session

The ULURP Committee of Community Board 1 is meeting tonight (2/26). The meeting starts at 6:30PM and will take place at Lady of the Snow Society Inc. Facility, which is at 410 Graham Avenue (between Withers Street and Jackson Street). The agenda includes a request from St. Nick’s for a letter of support regarding the preservation of affordable housing at various sites. It also includes ongoing discussion of the city’s inclusionary housing program, the Grand Street rezoning, issues regarding the Department of Buildings and revisions to the city’s loft law.

Upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings

Here is some info about upcoming Brooklyn Community Board meetings for the rest of this week as well as next week from the list compiled by the Daily News:

Community Board 4 (Bushwick) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Feb. 20, at Hope Gardens Senior Citizens Center at 195 Linden St.

Community Board 7 (Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace) has a combined public hearing and board meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 20 at the board office at 4201 Fourth Ave.

Community Board 17 (East Flatbush) will meet at 7 p.m. on February 20 at Public School 233 at 9301 Avenue B.

Community Board 18 (Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, Mill Island, Fraser) is also meeting today, February 20 at 8 p.m. at the Kings Plaza Community Room, Flatbush Ave. and Avenue V.

Community Board 5 (East New York, Cypress Hills, Highland Park, New Lots, City Line and Starrett City) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on February 27 at the board office, 127 Pennsylvania Ave.

Community Board 9 (Crown Heights, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Wingate) will meet at 7 p.m. on February 26 at Middle School 61 Auditorium, 400 Empire Blvd.

Community Board 10 (Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Fort Hamilton) will hold its next meeting at 7:15 p.m. on February 25 at Knights of Columbus, 1305 86th St.

Community Board 12 (Borough Park, Kensington, Ocean Parkway and Midwood) will convene at 7 p.m. on February 26 at 5910 13th Ave.

Community Board 16 (Brownsville, Ocean Hill) has its next board meeting at 7 p.m. on February 26 at the Brownsville Multi-Service Center, 444 Thomas S. Boyland St.

Upcoming: Brooklyn Community Board Meetings

Here are some upcoming Brooklyn community board meetings, taken from a list compiled by the New York Daily News:

Community Board 1 (Greenpoint, Williamsburg) will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at 211 Ainslie St.

Community Board 2 (Fort Greene, Fulton Mall, Boerum Hill, Clinton Hill, downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Heights, Fulton Ferry, Dumbo) will hold its next meeting at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at the Great Room at the Alliance of Resident Theaters, 138 S. Oxford St.

Community Board 6 (Red Hook, Cobble Hill, Park Slope, Carroll Gardens, Gowanus) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Old First Reformed Church, Seventh Ave. and Carroll St.

Community Board 8 (Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Weeksville) will convene at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, at the Marcus Garvey Nursing Home, 810 St. Marks Ave.

Community Board 11 (Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, Bensonhurst) will hold its next regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Holy Family Home, 1740 84th St.

Community Board 14 (Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, Ocean Parkway) will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, at Public School 249, Caton Ave. and Marlborough Road.

Upcoming: CB7 Bldgs & Construction Committee Meeting

The Buildings and Construction Subcommittee of Brooklyn Community Board 7 is having a meeting today (2/7) at 6:30PM. It takes place at the Board’s office, which is lcoated at 4201 Fourth Avenue, with the entrance on 43rd Street and Fourth Avenue. The agenda includes review of a draft of a booklet called “Know Your Rights” and discussion of non-renewal of insurance due to flood zone issues. A number of projects will be discussed including review of the plan for 162 16th Street, discussion with residents of 313-314 23rd Street about a new development at 312 23rd Street, violations at 614 Seventh Avenue, updates on a lawsuit against the developer of 18-20 Jackson Place and other issues.

Upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings

Here are some of the Brooklyn Community Board meetings taking place today (1/16), courtesy of the list compiled by the Daily News.:

Community Board 4 (Bushwick) is holding its regular monthly meeting at 6PM in the Hope Gardens Senior Citizens Center, which is located at 195 Linden Street.

Community Board 7 (Sunset Park, Windsor Terrace, Greenwood Heights) has it regular monthly meeting at 6:30PM at the board office at 4201 Fourth Ave.

Community Board 17 (East Flatbush) has its meeting at 7PM at Intermediate School 232, 905 Winthrop Street. The agenda includes pending land-use applications for the Avenue H Bridge over the LIRR at E. 40th and Albany Avenue.

Community Board 18 (Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, Mill Island, Fraser) has a board meeting scheduled for 8 PM. It takes place at the Kings Plaza Community Room, Flatbush Ave. and Avenue V.

Upcoming Brooklyn Community Board Meetings

Here are a few Brooklyn community board meetings coming up over the next few days from a list compiled by the Daily News:

COMMUNITY BOARD 8 (Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, Weeksville) is holding its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. tonight (1/10) at Berean Baptist Church, 1641 Bergen St.

COMMUNITY BOARD 11 (Bath Beach, Gravesend, Mapleton, Bensonhurst) is having its regular monthly meeting at 7:30p.m. tonight (1/10) at the Holy Family Home, 1740 84th St.

COMMUNITY BOARD 14 (Flatbush, Midwood, Kensington, Ocean Parkway) will meet at 7:30p.m. on Jan. 14 at Edward R. Murrow High School, 1600 Avenue L. General agenda includes votes on special permit applications and reports from committees.

CB6 Committee Public Membership Time

Want to joint a Community Board (well, Community Board 6) Committee? Your time has arrived. We got an email from CB6 that it’s accepting applications for membership to its committees. Here’s the info:

It’s that time of year again when Brooklyn Community Board 6 (CB6) reconstitutes the composition of its standing committees. Although CB6 committee membership must be composed primarily of a majority of Board Members, membership is also open to Non-Board Members as well. This allows for broader, grassroots public representation on the Community Board’s standing committees, and encourages and facilitates citizen participation in local government within our communities. The Brooklyn CB6 district includes the neighborhoods of Carroll Gardens/South Brooklyn, Cobble Hill, Columbia Street District, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Red Hook.

Applications can be picked up at the CB6 office at 250 Baltic Street from Monday through Friday from 10AM-4PM or can be downloaded by clicking here. The committee appointments are for one-year terms and start February 1, 2008. Committees that are available include Economic/Waterfront Development, Parks/Recreation, Housing/Human Services, Public Safety/Environmental Protection, Landmarks/Land Use, Transportation and Youth Services/Education. The deadline for submitting applications is January 9.

Community Board 6’s Craig Hammerman to be Inducted Into NYC Hall of Fame

We were reading down a long list of luminaries being inducted into the New York City Hall of Fame this weekend, including names like chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and musician Tito Puente, when we came across a very figure from South Brooklyn: Craig Hammerman. Mr. Hammerman is the District Manager of Community Board 6 and is being inducted in the volunteerism category. Here’s what the press release says about him:

an extraordinary community volunteer who motivates and organizes citizens to solve problems and improve lives. His volunteer positions include: Chairman of the Board, Prospect Park Track Club; Ombudsman for the P.S. 372 PTA Executive Board; Park Slope Civic Council Trustee; Honorary member of the Police Department’s Honor Legion; and Founder and Executive Director of Friends of Brooklyn Community Board 6, Inc.

The induction ceremony is Saturday afternoon (12/8) in Flushing. Congratulations to Mr. Hammerman.