Borough President Adams held up a bucket as he joined elected ocials, community leaders, and tenants at Brevoort Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant to demand answers from the New York City LATEST INITIATIVES Housing Authority on why residents have been dealing with no water for days and weeks in the heat of summer. In response to a land use application submitted by 57 On Monday, July 16th, Borough President Adams joined was held in collaboration with Dominicanos USA, a Domini- Caton Partners, LLC to rezone a portion of a block Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) Executive Director Aaron can-American organization that aims to encourage civic, Photo Credit: Eugene Resnick/Brooklyn BP’s Oce bounded by Caton Place, East 8th Street, and Ocean Carr and the Law Oce of Jack L. Lester in announcing a economic, and social engagement in the Dominican-American Parkway in East Windsor Terrace, Borough President $10 million, 19-plainti lawsuit, filed in the Kings County community, and NALEO Educational Fund, the nation’s Adams unveiled his recommendations on Monday, July 2nd Supreme Court, based on a comprehensive investigation by leading non-partisan, non-profit organization, which aims to to approve the application as a means of encouraging the HRI that found that Kushner Companies engaged in illegal encourage civic engagement among Latino-Americans. The preservation of the Kensington Horse Stables nearby the construction practices in a 338-unit building at 184 Kent initiative, part of his ongoing “Embrace Your Hyphen” campaign encouraging Brooklynites to celebrate and learn current site location. His call, which formed part of his Avenue in Williamsburg. According to an independent lab about the borough’s vast ethnic and linguistic diversity through statutory Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) analysis, families, including children and babies, were exposed awareness campaigns, cultural programming, and media recommendation, encouraged the development of a to highly toxic and cancer-causing substances, including, but outreach, was a partnership with an extensive group of commu- state-of-the-art horse stables facility, which would preserve not limited to, the lung carcinogen crystalline silica and lead. nity and City agencies. The drive’s 200 attendees completed this historic institution that has been a hallmark of the local At the announcement, which took place outside the 120 citizenship applications. Additionally, the New York City community since 1917. The stables have been a staple of the Brooklyn Supreme Court in Downtown Brooklyn, Borough Human Resources Administration (HRA) issued 55 benefit community, providing an enhanced quality-of-life for local President Adams noted that “we must do all that we can letters to waive the $725 cost of the application, which saved residents as well as equestrian training for avid horseback legislatively and through our courts to ensure our laws not applicants $39,875 in fees. riders from across the city, including children’s programs, only protect tenants, but aggressively prosecute violators so lessons, pony rides, teen horsemanship, and trail rides. The that justice is served accordingly. What is taking place at 184 Borough President Adams joined the Food Bank of New current building, which was built in 1930, is the current Kent Avenue is just a microcosm of a larger epidemic of York City in launching the “Woman to Woman Campaign,” home of the riding academy founded a century ago. tenant harassment across the borough. It’s why we have to a donation drive for feminine hygiene products on Tuesday, July Borough President Adams’ recommendation is based on his deploy a CompStat-type mentality to addressing aordable 31st in the Rotunda at Brooklyn Borough Hall, which will serve fervent support for retaining this public resource in proximi- housing protection and preventing tenant harassment. This as a collection site through October 31st. The drive, which is ty to Prospect Park, benefitting the entire community, mission is why I’ve funded and collaborated with non-profits sponsored by Duane Reade by Walgreens, will collect and particularly young children who would have an invaluable like HRI that use data as a weapon in defense of tenants who distribute basic essentials such as adult diapers, baby wipes, recreational space to appreciate horseback riding and the are losing their homes in real time. Government has not been bath soap, deodorant for men and women, diapers, feminine wipes, soap, tampons, toothbrushes, and toothpaste to great outdoors. His recommendations particularly note the able to catch up to a real-time method to stop them. I am low-income and underserved women across Brooklyn. On importance of maintaining the programming that the fighting to change that.” average, women between the ages of 12 and 54 buy approxi- BROOKLYN BOROUGH PRESIDENT stables provide without a cessation of their services to the mately 250 feminine care products every year. These products community, while reducing impacts on the adjacent eastern Amid a wave of anti-immigrant behavior, Borough President are a financial burden to families already struggling and turns portion of Windsor Terrace, and minimizing exposure of Adams encouraged local naturalization applicants to attend his basic essentials into luxury products. Members of the public riders to motor vehicles travelling along Machate Circle annual Citizenship Drive on Saturday, July 21st in the Commu- can also donate at an Amazon Wish List online, which can be separating the site from Prospect Park. nity Room and Rotunda at Brooklyn Borough Hall, which found at foodbanknyc.org/womantowoman. ERIC L. ADAMS’ provided free assistance from trained legal experts. The eort MESSAGE OF THE MONTH UPCOMING EVENTS EVERY MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SECOND THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH TUESDAY, AUGUST 7TH WHAT’S UP AT BROOKLYN BOROUGH HALL? 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Brooklyn Borough Hall – Constituent Assistance Center Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 Brooklyn Borough Hall – Community Room Constituent Assistance Center Walk-In FREE Legal Services for All – Housing Matters, Trusts Brooklyn Borough Board Meeting and Estates, Elder Law, and Government Benefits On Sunday, July 1st, Borough President on Sunday, July 8th at the 15th annual Soul #FreeTheSilvas. Borough President Adams Adams celebrated the opening of the Summit Music Festival in Fort Greene Park joined community leaders at the headquar- EVERY MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AUGUST 8TH; AUGUST 9TH; VARIOUS TIMES VARIOUS DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS AUGUST 15TH AND AUGUST 16TH Yemeni American Merchants Association in Fort Greene; on Saturday, July 14th at ters of Make the Road in Bushwick on Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH TO 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM headquarters in Bay Ridge, which will act as the 14th annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival, Wednesday, July 11th to demand that Immi- SCORE NYC Small Business Mentoring THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4TH Wingate Park a central hub for Arab-American entrepre- and on Saturday, July 21st as he took the gration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Wingate Concert Series BK Sings Karaoke Platinum Edition neurship in the borough. On Sunday, July stage at CurlFest in Prospect Park. ocials release Concepción and Margarito EVERY TUESDAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 11TH 15th, he visited the 12th annual Silva, an elderly couple who were detained 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM WEDNESDAYS, AUGUST 1ST, 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM Arab-American Bazaar — a celebration of On Stage At Kingsborough! On Saturday as they were visiting their son-in-law Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 AUGUST 8TH, AND AUGUST 22ND Herkimer Street between culture and tradition hosted by the Arab evenings throughout the month of July, serving in the US military at Fort Drum in FREE Legal Services for All – Veterans’ Issues 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM Long Meadow North at Prospect Park Ralph Avenue and Howard Avenue American Association of New York. Borough President Adams sponsored the Upstate New York. On Wednesday, July A Summer Movie Under The Stars Black VegFest “Hot Summer Nights!” concerts at Kings- 24th, they were released from detention. EVERY WEDNESDAY Happy Independence Day! On Wednesday, borough Community College’s Lighthouse 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM SUNDAY, AUGUST 12TH FRIDAY, AUGUST 3RD Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM July 4th, Borough President Adams Bandshell in Manhattan Beach. 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM Borough President Adams joined Mayor FREE Legal Services for All – Family Law Ford Amphitheater at Coney Island Boardwalk marched alongside Staten Island Borough Brooklyn Borough Hall – Plaza , Council Member Robert 3052 West 21st Street President James Oddo in the 108th annual In reponse to President Trump’s nomina- Bill de Blasio Summer Lunchtime Jazz Concerts Cornegy Jr., and other community leaders THIRD MONDAY OF EVERY MONTH Free Shows at Coney Island: Summer Stage 2018 Travis Parade, which has been held along tion for the US Supreme Court seat vacat- 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 11th in celebrating the SUNDAY, AUGUST 5TH Victory Boulevard in the historic village of ed by retiring Associate Justice Anthony Brooklyn Borough Hall – Room G-80 MONDAY, AUGUST 27TH unveiling of the new Marcy Houses Com- 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM Travis since 1911, making it the oldest Kennedy, Borough President Adams and FREE Legal Services for All – Domestic Violence 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM munity Center, a first-of-its-kind at Marcy Brooklyn Borough Hall Plaza and Columbus Park Brooklyn Public Library – Red Hook Branch continuous Fourth of July parade in