Borough President Adams shouted a cheer with the little leaguers from the 68th Precinct Youth Council on Opening Day at Frank Schnurr Field in Bay Ridge. Photo Credit: Eric L. Adams/Brooklyn BP’s O ce BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT ERIC L. ADAMS’ MESSAGE OF THE MONTH WHAT’S UP AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL?
On Tuesday, April 7th, Borough toward a great season ahead. Stops with several events, including view- President Adams hosted his second on his tour included the 68th Pre- ing a play performed by survivors annual Garifuna heritage event in cinct Youth Council in Bay Ridge and students of Yeshivah of Flat- the courtroom of Borough Hall, in and the Bonnie Youth Club in Flat- bush Joel Braverman High School conjunction with Garifuna Coali- bush. as well as attending the annual tion USA, Inc. and HealthFirst. memorial at Holocaust Memorial Guests celebrated the culture of Borough President Adams hosted a Park in Sheepshead Bay. the Garifuna, descendants of West mission of elected o cials and African, Central African, Carib, and political leaders from Johannes- Let’s go Nets! Borough President Arawak people, with entertainment burg at Brooklyn Borough Hall on Adams, joined by Brooklyn Cham- and food from the regions. Today, Monday, April 13th to share best ber of Commerce CEO Carlo Scis- the Garifuna live primarily in Cen- practices in municipal governance sura, challenged Atlanta Mayor tral America, along the Caribbean and to build the foundation for Kasim Reed on Friday, April 17th to coast in Belize, Guatemala, Nicara- potential future partnerships a bet over the playo series gua and Honduras. between the borough and South between the Brooklyn Nets and the Africa’s largest city. Atlanta Hawks. The hated Hawks Play ball! Little league baseball advanced despite the Nets playing kicked o for many of Brooklyn’s The 62nd observance of Yom HaS- valiant basketball, so the ATL will young sluggers on Saturday, April hoah, or Holocaust Remembrance enjoy a basket of Brooklyn-made 11th at ballfields across the borough, Day, was observed on Thursday, products as a result; there are no and Borough President Adams April 16th. Borough President real losers here! traveled around to cheer them on Adams marked the solemn occasion Continued on next page
MAY 2015 WWW.BROOKLYN-USA.ORG Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams greets a fellow cyclist as he led local leaders and dozens of Brooklynites on a group bike ride to work from Grand Army Plaza to Brooklyn Borough Hall, highlighting the importance of eco-friendly travel during his celebration of Earth Day. Photo Credit: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s O ce
Happy Earth Week, Brooklyn! the importance of building FC at MCU Park in Coney Island. Borough President Adams had a community-police relations. He He kicked the ball around with series of eco-focused programs honored all of Brooklyn’s commu- players at Brooklyn Bridge Park and aimed at reducing waste, shrinking nity a airs o cers in a ceremony, gave them a pep talk in advance of the borough’s carbon footprint, and attended by NYPD Commissioner their kicko . raising recycling e orts, highlighted Bill Bratton and City Council by a bike-to-work event he held on Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito, at Brooklyn Borough Hall got jazzy Wednesday, April 22nd from Grand Brooklyn Borough Hall on Monday, for International Jazz Day on Army Plaza to Brooklyn Borough April 27th. Thursday, April 30th, as Borough Hall. Other events included his President Adams hosted a viewing second annual Stop ‘N’ Swap® with Soccer fever hit Brooklyn on Tues- party of the 2015 All-Star Global GrowNYC on Thursday, April 23rd day, April 28th, as Borough Presi- Concert, featuring a cast of inter- and his Operation PROM giveaway dent Adams welcomed the legend- nationally renowned jazz artists on Saturday, April 25th. ary New York Cosmos in advance of streamed live from UNESCO As a 22-year veteran of the NYPD, their first-ever match in the bor- headquarters in Paris. Borough President Adams knows ough, played against Ottawa Fury
MAY 2015 WWW.BROOKLYN-USA.ORG Borough President Adams kicked around a soccer ball with Carlos Mendes of the Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams shows local seniors the impact of New York Cosmos at Brooklyn Bridge Park as he welcomed the team to Brooklyn proposed sidewalk extensions with a street chalk outline at a press conference to for their first-ever match in the borough. launch CROSS (Connecting Residents on Safer Streets) Brooklyn, his new initiative to improve street safety for the borough’s vulnerable pedestrians; the
Photo Credit: Eric L. Adams/Brooklyn BP’s O ce event was held outside the AMICO Senior Citizens Center in Borough Park. Photo Credit: Kathryn Kirk/Brooklyn BP’s O ce COMMUNITY ALERTS
When property taxes, water bills, and with any property tax issues, child abuse or neglect, they should other charges against property are www.nyc.gov/dep regarding water and call the State Central Register at unpaid, these unpaid charges become sewer charges, or www.nyc.gov/hpd (800) 342-3720, or call 311 and ask tax liens that may be sold in a tax lien for emergency repair and alternative to be connected to the hotline; all sale. Those who received a lien sale enforcement charges. calls are confidential. Those that want warning or had a tax lien on their to learn more about child abuse and home were invited by Borough Presi- neglect, including potential danger dent Adams to meet with representa- In 2014, over 15,000 cases were signs, should visit www.nyc.gov/acs. tives of the New York City Depart- investigated of child abuse or neglect ments of Finance, Environmental by the New York City Administra- Protection, and Housing Preserva- tion for Children’s Services. April is tion and Development on Wednes- Child Abuse Awareness Month, and day, April 15th at Brooklyn Borough Borough President Adams showed his Our Constituent Assistance Center Hall. At least four notices are sent appreciation for the hardworking is here to serve all of Brooklyn. If you before liens are sold, informing about individuals and organizations that or someone you know are having any the sale and advising to pay debt(s) so have surpassed job expectations to issues, or if you have questions about that the lien is not sold. The last day achieve positive outcomes for chil- issues like alternate side parking, to pay debt or enter into a payment dren and families at his Brooklyn sidewalk pickup or other community agreement is Thursday, May 14th; Cares Awards on Tuesday, April 28th matters, such as the matters in this the lien sale will take place the follow- in Brooklyn Borough Hall. Every child month’s update, call the Center at ing day. Visit www.nyc.gov/finance deserves to be safe. If anyone suspects (718) 802-3777.
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Community Education Councils (CECs) are under the age of five, a figure higher than the New street safety for the borough’s vulnerable pedes- charged with promoting student achievement, York State average. He unveiled his plans for a trians. The e ort includes a commitment of $1 advising and commenting on educational policies, public lactation room in Brooklyn Borough Hall, the million in capital funding from Brooklyn Borough and providing input to the Chancellor and the Panel largest City building to host such a space, and for Hall in Fiscal Year 2016 to construct sidewalk for Educational Policy on matters of concern to the working with legislators to have public breastfeeding extensions, known as “bulb-outs” or “neck- district. On Tuesday, April 14th, Borough President zones established in City-owned and State-owned downs”, at intersections determined to be danger- Adams joined State Senator Jesse Hamilton and buildings. Family Friendly Brooklyn also calls for ous, based on crash data from the New York City Assembly Member Walter Mosley in announcing a funding for the mental health screening of new Department of Transportation. legislative e ort designed to engage and empower mothers, addressing the complications of postpar- parents of the over 50,000 children in New York tum depression and anxiety, as well as the passage In a New York Daily News op-ed titled “Locking City's pre-K programs, allowing them to run for a of the Paid Family Leave Act, legislation which is Up New York’s Future” on Thursday, April 30th, seat on a CEC. The plan is designed to allow parents currently pending in the State Legislature. Borough President Adams made the case for an earlier opportunity to engage with the New York securing the gains of broken-windows policing City Department of Education and to have a According to the Tri-State Transportation without ruining people’s lives through unnecessary stronger voice in the city’s education policy. Campaign, people aged 60 years and older warrants for certain quality-of-life o enses. His comprised 42.7% of Brooklyn’s 473 pedestrians call for summons reform, made as the New York On Thursday, April 16th, Borough President killed in the ten years from 2003 through 2012, City Council considers a similar proposal, was Adams rallied with hundreds of Brooklynites though they made up only 16.2% of the popula- made on the basis of justice and of public safety, outside Brooklyn Borough Hall for Family Friendly tion. Borough President Adams addressed this such as to prevent criminalizing normally Brooklyn, his new initiative focusing on the wellness issue outside the AMICO Senior Citizens Center law-abiding citizens with unnecessary warrants of the borough’s large number of families with in Borough Park on Tuesday, April 21st as he and destroying their futures. young children. According to the United States announced CROSS (Connecting Residents on Census, there are roughly 200,000 Brooklynites Safer Streets) Brooklyn, his new initiative to improve
UPCOMING EVENTS
All lives matter. On Monday, May 4th at 6:00 PM, Poets are welcome at Brooklyn Borough Hall! Borough will be on hand to assist seniors and those with qualifying Borough President Adams is co-hosting an interactive President Adams, along with Green Earth Poets Café, is disabilities to obtain this important service. discussion on criminal justice reform, held at the St. holding an Open Mic Night of Spoken Word Poetry at Francis de Sales School for the Deaf, located at 260 the People’s House on Friday, May 15th from 6:00 PM In partnership with Legal Services NYC and the Brooklyn Eastern Parkway. to 9:00 PM. Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project, Borough President Adams will o er free legal services in Room Beginning Wednesday, May 13th, and continuing for Be prepared for any disaster. On Saturday, May 16th at G-80 of Brooklyn Borough Hall starting on Wednes- the following five Wednesdays, Borough President 11:00 AM, Borough President Adams is partnering with day, May 27th. Foreclosure intervention and preven- Adams is presenting his School Lunchtime Concert Governor Andrew Cuomo for the New York State tion assistance will be available on the second Wednes- Series, in collaboration with the Downtown Brooklyn Citizen Preparedness Training Program in the Founder’s day of every month between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM, Partnership. The concerts will all be performed by local Auditorium at Medgar Evers College, located at 1650 while housing matters and elder law will be handled on youth in Willoughby Plaza, located at the corner of Bedford Avenue. Thursdays between 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM. Please call Willoughby Street and Pearl Street. (718) 802-3777 to make an appointment; the last Borough President Adams wants youth to join available slot each day is 4:15 PM. Are you looking for a job? Brooklyn Job Fair 2015 will Brooklyn’s community boards! The Youth Participation Build better PTAs with Borough President Adams on be hosted by Borough President Adams, in partnership on Community Board Boot Camp he is holding with the Thursday, May 28th at Brooklyn Borough Hall from with the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, on Youth Council on Community Engagement will be on 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM, where he will thank parents for Wednesday, May 13th from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM at Saturday, May 16th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at their service to Brooklyn’s schools and invite all to share Brooklyn Borough Hall. Bring resumes and apply for Brooklyn Borough Hall. ideas on advancing parent engagement, fundraising, and positions at some of New York City’s major businesses. Title I parent involvement. If you have a son or daughter with special needs, May is Older Americans Month, which Borough become informed on the services available to you and Celebrate Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month President Adams is using to reach out to seniors on your child. Borough President Adams is presenting with Borough President Adams on Friday, May 29th financial education empowerment, a signature issue of Road Mapping for Parents of Children with Special from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Brooklyn Borough Hall. his administration. He will hold Securing Brooklyn’s Needs on Thursday, May 21st at 6:00 PM at Brooklyn There will be music, traditional dance, and other cultural Seniors on Thursday, May 14th from 6:00 PM to 8:00 Borough Hall. experiences. PM at the YWCA Brooklyn, located at 30 3rd Avenue, and on Friday, May 15th from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at Take the "A" train - or any other mode of transportation Brooklyn Borough Hall. Additionally, the O ce of the - to Brooklyn Borough Hall on Wednesday, May 27th If you have an interest in any of these State Comptroller will attend these seminars to help from 1:00 PM until 3:00 PM to apply for a reduced- events, please contact us by e-mailing Brooklynites search for unclaimed funds. fare Metrocard. New York City Transit representatives [email protected].
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