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Borough President Adams shared a moment of LATEST INITIATIVES silence during the Presentation of the Colors at his annual September 11th remembrance ceremony at Ahead of the L train shutdown slated to take place to know where their children are, especially as they brought together friends groups and green space Brooklyn Borough Hall. next April, Borough President Adams joined are being transported to and from school. For advocates from all five boroughs to discuss the work Photo Credit: Erica Sherman/Brooklyn BP’s Oce Representative Carolyn Maloney, State Senator families with students who face disabilities or other that they do in their local communities to keep their Brian Kavanagh, and transportation advocates at a medical challenges, this can be a matter of life and parks clean and green. The initiative, which emerged press conference on Monday, September 17th, to death. In 2018, there is zero reason why we haven’t from a comprehensive parks report he released address the impact of the L train repairs, including developed a secure app to track a school bus along its earlier this year, started a parks coalition that will the introduction of the L-4 shuttle bus for commut- route in real time. OPT needs to move out of the bring together stakeholders to speak up, share ideas, ers in Williamsburg as well as L-5 shuttle bus for dark ages and outfit its contracted bus fleet with the and organize around the need to preserve and expand residents of Canarsie and surrounding neighbor- technology, and if they won’t do it on their own the green spaces in every community across the city. hoods — mitigation eorts that they fought to City Council should require it by law. I urge my secure. He called on the Metropolitan Transporta- colleagues across the city to co-sponsor Intro 1099, In recognition of the Honorable United States tion Authority (MTA) to add shuttle bus service to and I pledge to do what I can to bring this measure to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s the ferries in Brooklyn and to consider expanding passage.” lifetime of service, Borough President Adams the number of ferries during rush hour. He also launched a public campaign on Thursday, September called for an equitable distribution of electric buses On Monday, September 24th, Borough President 27th to rename the Brooklyn Municipal Building being used in Brooklyn and Manhattan, as well as Adams joined the Electric School Bus Campaign, located on Joralemon Street in Downtown Brooklyn urged the New York City Department of Transpor- along with the Carroll Gardens Association, Neigh- in her honor. He sent a public letter addressed to tation (DOT) to constantly monitor the cycling bors Allied for Good Growth, New York Lawyers for Mayor Bill de Blasio requesting the name change, trends in the run-up and during the beginning of the the Public Interest, and New York League of Conser- which was signed by community leaders such as State shutdown to identify whether or not additional vation Voters (NYLCV) Environmental Fund, in Senator Brian Kavanagh, Assembly Member Jo Anne safety measures must be taken. The temporary presenting the concept of electric school buses at Eric Adams @BPEricAdams @BPEricAdams closure of the Canarsie Tunnel will result in disrup- the quarterly Renewable and Sustainable Energy Simon, and Council Members Margaret Chin, tion to nearly 400,000 daily L train riders, of which Taskforce (ReSET) held at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Stephen Levin, Carlina Rivera, and Helen Rosenthal. 125,000 travel only within Brooklyn. Later that The town hall-style public forum, moderated by Other campaign partners include the Brooklyn Bar evening, Borough President Adams attended an L NYLCV Program Director Adriana Espinoza, was Association (BBA); Brooklyn Bar Association Volun- BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT train town hall at Middle Collegiate Church in the composed of experts on public health and school teer Lawyers Project (VLP); Brooklyn Heights East Village to hear from concerned residents in buses. In New York, more than two million children Association (BHA); Brooklyn Historical Society Manhattan about the potential impacts of the ride to school on diesel buses each day. Numerous (BHS); Brooklyn Law School (BLS); Columbia Law shutdown on the environment, safety, trac, and studies have linked diesel exhaust and its byproducts ERIC L. ADAMS’ School; District Council 37 (DC37); Downtown other issues. to cancer, cardiovascular illnesses, respiratory Brooklyn Partnership (DBP); East Midwood Jewish OF THE disease, and higher mortality rates. Borough Center (EMJC); James Madison High School In support of legislation regarding a mandating of President Adams armed his support for electrify- MESSAGE MONTH Alumni Association; Lambda Legal; League of GPS devices on all school buses contracted by the ing the school bus fleet in Brooklyn. Women Voters of the City of New York (LWVNYC); New York City Department of Education (DOE)’s Long Island University (LIU); New York Junior Oce of Pupil Transportation (OPT), introduced Borough President Adams launched the inaugural League (NYJL); National Organization of Women – in the New York City Council by Council Members meeting of his Your Parks Are Our Parks initiative at WHAT’S UP AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL? New York City (NOW-NYC); Planned Parenthood Ben Kallos, Mark Treyger, and Chaim Deutsch, Brooklyn Borough Hall on Thursday, September Borough President Adams released a statement on 27th. The event, organized in partnership with of New York City, and YWCA Brooklyn. Supporters Marching with pride, Borough President on course oerings including information awareness and raise funds for research on Tuesday, September 18th that stated “parents and organizations such as New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P), can join the campaign by signing a petition to Mayor Adams took part in a number of parades technology management, user experience ovarian cancer, as well as the 5K Walk/Run in de Blasio at Change.org/RBG. guardians cannot be denied the fundamental right Partnership for Parks, and Red Hook Conservancy, across the city in September, highlighted design, and web development for those who Spring Creek Park co-sponsored by the East by the West Indian Day Parade on Monday, are unemployed or underemployed. New York Restoration Local Development September 3rd, bringing out more than a Corporation (LDC). Additionally, on Satur- UPCOMING EVENTS million people to Eastern Parkway in Crown Never forget. Borough President Adams day, September 15th, Borough President Heights to celebrate Caribbean-American commemorated the 17th anniversary of the Adams co-sponsored the Brooklyn Queens VARIOUS DAYS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH culture. He also marched in the New York September 11th attacks by bringing victims’ Land Trust’s seventh Annual Bike and Walk- VARIOUS TIMES 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 Murmrr Theater – Union Temple of Brooklyn Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room City Labor Day Parade on Saturday, families and first responders together to ing Tour, highlighting community gardens in FREE Legal Services for Al The Oce of Nightlife Listening Tour: Brooklyn Building a Better PA/PTA September 8th along Fifth Avenue in unfurl a memorial banner with the names of Bushwick and Central Brooklyn. Midtown, the Staten Island Black Heritage all 266 Brooklyn residents who died that MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST TO THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11TH Family Day Parade on Saturday, Septem- day. The ceremony, which took place on WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM ¡Feliz Mes de la Herencia Hispana! In WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM ber 15th on Richmond Road in Stapleton, Friday, September 7th at Brooklyn ALL DAY Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Brooklyn Borough Hall – Courtroom Uniform Land Use Review Procedure Public Hearing and the Muslim Day Parade on Sunday, Borough Hall, also honored those lost to Month, Borough President Adams hosted a Brooklyn Borough Hall – Lobby Building Brooklyn Right Woman to Woman Feminine Product Donation Drive September 23rd down Madison Avenue in 9/11-related illnesses and injuries in the reception and film screening of Sembrando TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30TH Midtown. months and years following the attacks. Tradiciones y Costumbres (Sowing THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM MONDAY, OCTOBER 1ST 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room Customs and Traditions) on Wednesday, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM Brooklyn Borough Hall – Rotunda/BK Sings Karaoke Surviving and Thriving: Domestic Violence On Thursday, September 6th, Borough Borough President Adams co-sponsored a September 12th as well as a commemora- Brooklyn Borough Hall – BP Conference Room Platinum Edition Grand Finale Awareness Day of Empowerment President Adams partnered with the City series of walks and runs that focused on Solid Waste Advisory Board (SWAB) Meeting tion of the 208th anniversary of Mexican University of New York (CUNY) to environmental and health issues impacting If you have an interest in any of these events, please contact independence alongside Diego Gómez us by visiting brooklyn-usa.org for more information or by co-host a technology career training and Brooklynites. On Saturday, September 8th, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2ND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM calling our event hotline at (718) 802-2328. Additionally, to job placement assistance information he partner on the 10th Annual Tell Every 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM stay up-to-date with the oce, visit brooklyn-usa.org to sign Brooklyn Borough Hall – Rotunda Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room up for Borough President Adams’ paperless notifications, like session at Brooklyn Borough Hall. The Amazing Lady About Ovarian Cancer Continued on next page Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting Latino Heritage Celebration 2018 his Facebook page, and follow @BPEricAdams on Twitter. event provided attendees with information (T.E.A.L.) Walk/Run in Prospect Park to raise OCTOBER 2018 WWW.BROOKLYN-USA.ORG WWW.BROOKLYN-USA.ORG OCTOBER 2018 Borough President Adams shared a smile with his latest group of Heroes of the Month, including K.M.