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Borough President Adams joined New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza (left), Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) LATEST INITIATIVES President and CEO David Ehrenberg (right), school principals, superintendents, teachers, students, and parents at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in presenting oversized checks totaling more than $25 million of Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) funds from Brooklyn Borough Hall to advance STEAM (science, technology, And the winner is…Downtown Brooklyn! Borough than $25 million in Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19) funds from and other community-based organizations on a regular engineering, arts, and mathematics) education across more than 175 schools in the borough. President Adams thanked Governor Cuomo, Lieutenant Brooklyn Borough Hall to advance STEAM (science, basis for local families in need — a first-of-its-kind, Photo Credit: Eugene Resnick/Brooklyn BP’s Oce Governor Kathy Hochul, and the New York City Regional technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics) holistic approach to urban agricultural education, cultiva- Economic Development Council (NYC REDC) for education across more than 175 schools in the borough. tion, and distribution in a New York City Department of awarding a joint proposal for Downtown Brooklyn with Education (DOE) school. In 2016, Food Bank for New $10 million of Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) On Thursday, October 11th, Borough President Adams York City released a report that found Kings County had funds. He noted that this funding, which was announced joined Wrap Technologies, Inc. Senior Vice President a food insecurity rate of 20 percent — the only borough on Tuesday, October 2nd, will help advance a vision that Mike Rothans, a retired assistant sheri from the Los with a rising trend since 2009. Brownsville was one of the has been more than a decade in the making, and it will Angeles County Sheri’s Department, in the Courtroom worst performing neighborhoods in the report in terms of further community dialogue to identify the most of Brooklyn Borough Hall to personally demonstrate an access to fresh food as well as high rates of diabetes, meaningful infrastructure investments that will help make innovative policing device being adopted and tested by law obesity, as well as lower life expectancy. the shared vision of the Brooklyn Strand into a reality, enforcement agencies across the country to humanely such as park improvements, street safety, as well as the subdue emotionally disturbed individuals. The BolaWrap, a On Monday, October 22nd, Borough President Adams revitalization of Myrtle Avenue and the Brooklyn War hand-held remote restraint device that discharges an joined former New York City Police Department (NYPD) Memorial at Cadman Park.. Borough President Adams eight-foot, bola-style Kevlar® tether to entangle an Chief of Department Louis R. Anemone, one of the expressed that he looks forward to working with the individual at a range of 10-25 feet, is a non-lethal technol- architects of the NYPD's CompStat crime data collection Downtown Brooklyn Partnership (DBP) and DUMBO ogy designed to be utilized early in a police encounter to system, alongside innovative technology leaders and New Business Improvement District (BID), his partners on this prevent unnecessary escalation and violence. The device is York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents outside proposal, as well as local elected ocials and community being assessed by more than 30 police departments the Willoughby Senior Center at Walt Whitman Houses in stakeholders on developing a strategic plan for this State nationwide, including jurisdictions in Alabama, California, Fort Greene to call on NYCHA to immediately issue a funding, focused on improving the livability and connec- Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, New York, and Utah. Request for Proposals (RFP) to deploy a real-time tivity of our borough's downtown core. Borough President Adams urged the New York City Police tracking system of its own. Such a system should be able to Department (NYPD) to consider piloting this technology, accurately and eciently track all building repairs across all as a way to address the safety for at-risk suspects and As part of his annual capital budget allocation, Borough developments, monitor and evaluate NYCHA funding to Eric Adams @BPEricAdams @BPEricAdams President Adams joined New York City Schools police ocers alike. ensure the housing agency's spending is appropriate to Chancellor Richard Carranza, Brooklyn Navy Yard Borough President Adams and Farmshelf Co-Founder tenant and facility needs, hold workers and supervisors Development Corporation (BNYDC) President and and CEO Andrew Shearer joined Brooklyn Democracy accountable to ensuring maintenance complaints and CEO David Ehrenberg, school principals, superinten- Academy administrators, teachers, and students, on requests are handled accordingly, prioritize tenant needs, BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT dents, teachers, students, and parents on Wednesday, Wednesday, October 17th at Brooklyn Democracy as well as provide transparency for residents in the form of October 10th to unveil plans for the Brooklyn STEAM Academy in Brownsville to announce a groundbreaking real-time, digitized data that can be easily accessed and Center, a first-of-its-kind facility in New York City that agreement between his administration and Brooklyn tracked. Chief Anemone and tech innovators such as Esri will support students with real-world work experience in Democracy Academy’s urban farm in Brownsville for the and OpenGov provided their insights into how the use of ERIC L. ADAMS’ emerging professions based at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. purchase and installation of indoor hydroponic farm units smart technologies can address long-standing problems in This state-of-the-art educational hub will serve hundreds to be used to grow leafy greens and herbs in a compact New York City's public housing; these tech innovators and OF THE of juniors and seniors from eight of the borough’s public and sustainable environment within the school. The others have expressed interest in helping to create a high schools as part of their pursuit of high-quality career project, made possible by a $20,000 allocation in CompStat system for NYCHA, which Borough President MESSAGE MONTH and technical education (CTE) programs, providing them discretionary funding by Borough President Adams, will Adams had previously called for during last winter's boiler upon graduation with a portfolio of work that meets include integrating these units into a comprehensive crisis at Gowanus Houses in Boerum Hill. Borough industry expectations, a network of professional contacts, hydroponics curriculum for students at the school to learn President Adams urged NYCHA leadership to bring tech proficiency across a set of technical and professional how to grow and distribute produce, write code, create leaders and residents into the room to develop an RFP that WHAT’S UP AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL? competencies, as well as a clear next step to college applications, and build and maintain the vegetation units. produces a low-cost, high-impact system to transform the and/or career advancement. This $5 million allocation to The vegetation grown will be distributed to senior centers, management and upkeep of NYCHA's developments Borough President Adams co-hosted the Borough President Adams, who opened the discussion on creating and developing a the Brooklyn STEAM Center was the highlight of more New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) residents, across the city. Brooklyn stop of the Mayor’s Oce of month with back-to-back events aimed at project, as well as on accessing capital and Media and Entertainment’s Oce of improving our subway system. Following an an analysis of development opportunities in Nightlife Listening Tour, held on Tuesday, elevator outage that trapped 17 straphang- the borough. UPCOMING EVENTS October 2nd at Murmrr Theater at Union ers for nearly an hour, he brought together Temple in Prospect Heights. The town hall, commuters and community leaders on Sing your heart out! Borough President VARIOUS DAYS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH which helped realize a goal he has long held Wednesday, October 3rd outside of the Adams kicked o his BK Sings Karaoke VARIOUS TIMES 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM to better connect the nightlife industry and Clark Street station in Brooklyn Heights to Contest Platinum Edition finale in the Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 Brooklyn Borough Hall – Courtroom Brooklyn Borough Hall FREE Legal Services for All Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) Meeting FREE Citizenship Application Assistance communities, gave residents a chance to call on the Metropolitan Transportation Community Room at Brooklyn Borough share feedback on topics such as enforce- Authority (MTA) to take emergency action Hall on Thursday, October 4th. The ment, quality of life, regulations, safety, and to fast-track replacement of the elevators celebration included performances by eight EVERY MONDAY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH the role of nightlife in fostering creativity before the end of the calendar year. The finalists from across the borough who were THROUGH THURSDAY 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room Brooklyn Borough Hall and social cohesion. next day, he joined the #RidersRespond judged by a panel of judges. Cristobal Garcia Brooklyn Borough Hall Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting How Will the New York Health Act transit tour at the Jay Street-Metrotech from Dorchester Senior Center in Ditmas Constituent Assistance Center Walk-In Benefit Brooklyn? Ride the Bird Train! On Wednesday, Octo- station in Downtown Brooklyn to survey Park won the finale and was crowned “King THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH ber 3rd, Borough President Adams joined riders about their experiences with the of Karaoke.” Ana Mercado from United EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY Transportation Alternatives and representa- public transit system. Senior Center of Sunset Park came in 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM If you have an interest in any of these events, VARIOUS TIMES tives from e-scooter company Bird at Myr- second place, and Vincent M.