SEPTEMBER 2012 VOLUME 34, NO 7 DISTRICT MANAGER’S REPORT GOOD NEWS! EMERGENCIES HAPPEN. ARE YOU PREPARED! Community Board 8 has been approved September is preparedness month. Don’t for two benches as part of the City wait until the threat of a natural disaster Benches program. The benches will be like Hurricane Irene or Isaac to prepare. placed at 699 and 703 Washington Avenue near Sterling Place. September, National Preparedness Month is a nationwide effort co-sponsored by the ~~~~ U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross to encourage BROOKLYN SOCIAL SECURITY CARD CENTER HAS individuals to take simple steps to prepare MOVED! for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. The Brooklyn Social Security Card Center has moved from 625 Fulton Street. The Despite the 11th anniversary of the new address is 154 Pierrepont Street, September 11, 2001 attacks, New Yorkers Downtown Brooklyn. must be more vigilant than ever about preparing for all types of emergencies. ~~~~ Being prepared for any emergency whether a house fire, power outage, Atlantic Avenue Water Main Installation Project hurricane or terrorist attack is as easy as planning ahead. Take the time to work Beginning on or about Tuesday September out a disaster plan, gather supplies to 11, 2012 Monday – Friday continuing for keep in your home and put together a Go approximately two weeks at the Bag. A few simple steps can go a long way intersection of Atlantic Avenue and when disaster strikes. Washington Avenue, night work will be performed. These impacts are associated For more information about Ready New with the installation of a new distribution York a guide and National Preparedness water main, being performed by the NYC Month in New York, call 311 or visit OEM’s Department of Design and Construction website at www.NYC/gov/oem. (NYCDDC) for the Atlantic Avenue Water Main Installation Project. Please note this 1 work will be performed at night during Advisory signs will be posted in advance the hours of 8:00pm and 6:00am. of the changes. Community Impacts: The NYCDDC will For more information, see monitor operations and work within the www.esd.ny.gov/AtlanticYards or DEP Noise Code regulations. www.atlanticyards.com. If you have any questions, concerns, or Questions related to this project may be would like to learn more about the addressed to: ESD Office of the Atlantic project, please contact Kamala Questel, Yards Ombudsman (212) 803-3766 or the Community Construction Liaison at [email protected]. 718-789-1464, [email protected], or visit the ~~~~ NYCDDC web site at www.nyc.gov/ddc. During non-construction hours please The following is a summary of the year- contact York City Government Services to-date F.D.N.Y Emergency Statistics and Information Hotline at 311. through August 2012. ~~~~ Month YTD PERMANENT CHANGES TO THE ROADWAY Structural Fires 22 261 NETWORK ON CARLTON AVENUE AND PACIFIC Non-Structural 17 121 STREET Total Fires 39 382 Suspicious Fires 3 29 As part of the transportation Non-Medical Emergencies 200 1661 improvements related to the Atlantic Medical Emergencies 273 2044 Yards project, beginning on or around Total Incidents 542 4257 September 24, 2012, weather permitting, ~~~~ the following permanent changes will be made to the roadway network: The following is a summary of the year- to-date CompStat Crime report Carlton Avenue (between Atlantic covering the week of 09/03/2012 Avenue and Pacific Street only) will re- through 09/09/2012. open to vehicular traffic as a two-way roadway. Year-to-Date Vehicles will be able to access this block 2012 2011 %Chg from eastbound and westbound Atlantic Avenue and will be able to make left and Murder 6 7 -14.2 right turns from Carlton Avenue onto Rape 16 15 6.6 Atlantic Avenue at this location. Robbery 221 237 -6.7 Felony Assault 230 252 -8.7 Directly following the reopening of Burglary 226 248 -8.8 Carlton Avenue, Pacific Street (between Grand Larceny 273 260 5.0 Carlton Avenue and Sixth Avenue only) Gr. Larceny Auto 64 75 -14.6 will change from one-way westbound to a two-way roadway. The overall change year to date is -5.3%. 2 The Scorecard rating for the month of SCHOOL’S OPEN August for clean streets in District 8 was 86.0 and for clean sidewalks 89.7. New York City schools open this month it is important for residents to know the hours of We continue to encourage you to their local libraries. The Central Library at maintain the cleanliness of the Grand Army Plaza will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 9:00 p.m. on Monday-Thursday. It will sidewalk area adjoining your property close at 6:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. and sweep 18 inches from the curb into Sunday hours are 1-5 p.m. The Central Library the street. All sweepings must be is located at 10 Grand Army Plaza. For more bagged and disposed of properly. information, call 718-230-2100. The Department of Sanitation is The Brower Park Branch located at 725 St. enforcing daily routing times between Marks Avenue is open late one night per week 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM and Noon to 1:00 on Wednesday until 8:00 p.m. Mon, Tues, PM. Remember to Sweep!! Thurs and Friday until 6:00 p.m. For more information, call 718-773-7208. ~~~~ ~~~~ COUNCIL MEMBER GALE BREWER WANTS TO BROOKLYN ADULT LEARNING CENTER HEAR FROM YOU! The New York City Office of Adult and As the Chair of the New York City Council Continuing Education (OACE) is the Committee on Governmental Operations, largest provider of adult literacy she have held numerous hearings education services in the state. They are examining issues with the Board of an integral part of the New York Elections and the electoral process in New City Department of Education's District 79 York. As a result of those discussions, and – Alternative Schools and Programs. in preparation for a hearing they will be holding in October, she knows that the They offer over 900 classes for adults age only way to get a true assessment of the 21 and over. They operate four Adult voting experience is to go straight to the Learning Centers located in Brooklyn, source: The voters. That is where you Manhattan, Queens, and the Bronx. They come in. Please, share your anecdotal offer day and evening classes Monday voting experiences with her on what went through Saturday at more than 175 sites right or wrong at the polls on Thursday, in all five boroughs, including public September 13, 2012 so that they can schools, community centers and faith- continue to work with the Board of based organizations. Students can take Elections to improve the voting classes at any of the sites, regardless of experience in New York City. I encourage which borough they live in. All classes are you to email your stories to taught by certified teachers and are [email protected], and/or share offered free of charge. them on the New York City Council’s Facebook page at Ongoing registration for classes in Adult http://www.facebook.com/NYCCouncil. Basic Education, High School Equivalency (GED), English for Speakers of Other ~~~~ Languages (ESOL) and Career and Technical Education (CTE) is held 3 regularly at schools and offices around the BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL! city. On Sunday, September 23, 2012, from The Office of Adult and Continuing 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., a record 280+ top Education’s mission is to empower adults national and international authors and in their roles as parents, family members, participants will join bibliophiles, workers and community members. They booksellers and literary organizations on promote lifelong learning and the 14 stages at Brooklyn Borough Hall development of problem solving skills located at 209 Joralemon Street and Plaza, through a continuum of services, including Columbus Park, St. Francis College, Adult Basic Education, English for Brooklyn Heights Public Library, Brooklyn Speakers of Other Languages, High School Law School, the Brooklyn Historical Equivalency, and Career and Technical Society and St. Ann & The Holy Trinity Education. Church for the seventh annual Brooklyn Book Festival. The Festival is supported The Brooklyn Adult Learning Center in by AT&T, which is providing an exciting central Brooklyn is located at 475 new app to help guide Festival-goers. For Nostrand Avenue. For more information, more on the Festival, visit call 718-638-2635. www.brooklynbookfestival.org ~~~~ The Brooklyn Book Festival, one of the premier literary events in the country, is BROOKLYN CHILDREN’S MUSEUM an initiative of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz presented The Brooklyn Children’s Museum will be by Brooklyn Tourism and the Brooklyn closed to the public from September 10, Literary Council. 2012 thru September 21, 2012 for regularly scheduled maintenance and All Festival events on Sunday, September repairs. It is set to re-open on Saturday, 23, are Free. September 22, 2012 with the new visiting exhibit, Global Shoes. ~~~~ Please note: The Museum will be free on YOUTH RESOURCE FAIR Every Third Thursday from 4:00-7:00 p.m. and on the first full (non-holiday) The NYPD and the Brooklyn Borough weekend of every month from 2:00-5:00 President’s Office are teaming up to host p.m., except on holiday weekends. (Does a Youth Resource Fair on Thursday, not apply to school, camp or other September 27, 2012 from 5-8 PM at organized groups. Brooklyn Borough Hall located at 209 Joralemon Street. For more information BCM is located at 145 Brooklyn Avenue at or to reserve an information table, contact the corner of St.