Snow Day
First snow of the season here in Brooklyn. photo by Keka
Recent Posts
Brooklyn and Congestion Pricing: The Numbers
Courtesy of the Tri-State Transportation Campaign and Pratt Center for Community Development. What else do we need to know?? Let’s hope those politicians who claim to represent low-income New Yorkers in opposing congestion pricing take a look at the household income statistics shown here: less […]
Sustainable Flatbush Monthly Meeting
The next monthly meeting will be Monday December 3rd.
WHAT:
Sustainable Flatbush Monthly Meeting
WHEN:
Monday, December 3rd at 7pm
WHERE:
462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester)
WHY:
• Hear report and future plans from Gardening Committee Kickoff Meeting
• Plan for December 8th holiday event at Newkirk Plaza and Post-Holiday Electronics Recycling
• Discuss Imagine Flatbush 2030 visioning meetings
• Discuss plans for Livable Streets event at Brooklyn College early next year
Hope to see you there!
Buy Nothing Day
“Black Friday”, the day after Thanksgiving, when highly-motivated holiday shoppers convene at their local malls starting at 4am, is also Buy Nothing Day in the U.S. and Canada. (The rest of the world will celebrate Buy Nothing Day on Saturday November 24th.) While its name […]
Gardening Committee Kickoff Meeting!
The kickoff meeting for Sustainable Flatbush’s Gardening Committee will be held this coming Monday, November 26th. All details available on Flatbush Gardener’s blog.
photo by Flatbush Gardener
(Did I mention that Flatbush Gardener was recently #3 in the Top 100 list of Gardening sites?)
Imagine Flatbush 2030
(Imagine Flatbush logo by Imani Aegedoy) Last night was the first meeting of Imagine Flatbush 2030, a “community visioning project” sponsored by the Municipal Arts Society and Flatbush Development Corporation. The project’s purpose is to engage neighborhood stakeholders (to my delight, I was asked to […]
Electronics Recycling Events
Lower East Side Ecology Center has been a great pioneer and community partner in e-waste recycling. This year they held a series of three-day collections in new locations throughout the city, including our own event on Cortelyou Road last June, the first e-waste recycling event […]
Town Hall Meeting Report
Last night’s Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting was a rousing success. We had 25 people in attendance, maxing out our host’s supply of chairs. In addition to a great crew of motivated neighborhood residents, we also had the Director of Brooklyn College’s Center for the Study of Brooklyn, the Pedestrian Advocate from Transportation Alternatives, several representatives from Flatbush Development Corporation, and the Coordinator for NYSERDA’s EMPOWER program (providing energy efficiency consultations for low-income New Yorkers). Also on hand were local bloggers from Brooklyn Junction, Flatbush Gardener and Ditmas Park Blog.
Six committees were established:
– R3 (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle)
– Gardening
– Livable Streets
– Energy Efficiency
– Business Outreach
– Schools Outreach
Stay tuned as these groups develop their projects for the neighborhood!
TONIGHT: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting!
Just a reminder: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting is TONIGHT!! Please join us: WHAT: Sustainable Flatbush Town Hall Meeting WHEN: Monday, November 12th at 7pm WHERE: 462 Marlborough Road (between Ditmas and Dorchester) Tonight’s meeting will focus primarily on the formation of committees to carry […]
