Hearing On Placement of Citi Bike Docking Stations in Brownstone Brooklyn

Photo: MK Metz

Do you live in Community Board 6 in Brooklyn? (Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope and Red Hook.)

 Have something to say about the placement or size of CitiBike docking stations? Here's your chance to comment. CB6 sent this notice:

IN THE MATTER OF the expansion of New York City’s bike share program, CitiBike, into the Brooklyn Community Board 6 district, the Community Board’s Transportation/Public Safety Committee will conduct a Public Hearing to gather public comment on the deployment of the bicycle docking stations, and any other aspect of the bike share program, for the primary purpose of reviewing and evaluating the density, location, placement, and size of the district’s docking stations with the Department of Transportation.

DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2016
TIME: 6:30 pm
PLACE: NYPD/78th Police Precinct
65 6th Avenue, 4th floor
(between Dean/Bergen Streets)
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Members of the public will have the opportunity to testify up to 3 minutes. Speakers must sign-in at the meeting to testify. There is no pre-registration. Speakers may not transfer time to other speakers. Written comment may also be emailed to the district office at info@BrooklynCB6.org or mailed to the address below by 5:00pm on October 20th.

250 Baltic Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201-6401


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John Boyega Visits Brooklyn Theaters During Star Wars Weekend; Brooklyn Heights' Bernie Supporters; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The force was strong in Brooklyn tonight as @JohnBoyega surprised fans at a screening of Star Wars #TheForceAwakens pic.twitter.com/1jf7Ziulkb

— Walt Disney Studios (@DisneyStudios) December 19, 2015

John Boyega visited Brooklyn movie theaters during Star Wars showings this past weekend. (See below for one fan's shocked reaction!)

- A Brooklyn man was convicted of a hate crime for smashing a 29-year-old transgendered woman in the head with a piece of plexiglass, causing severe and probably permanent  injuries. [Brooklyn DA]

- A Daily Beast reporter spends a night out in Brooklyn Heights with Bernie Sanders supporters. (OMG...) [Daily Beast]

- BP Eric Adams announced more than $1.8 million in funding for projects along the Brooklyn Greenway, including a new Columbia Waterfront Park. [DNA info]

- A Brooklyn school is told that banning Santa Clause, Thanksgiving a bad idea. [PJ Media]

- The young Brooklyn Heights art curator killed by an SUV while Christmas shopping in Fort Greene will be honored on Tuesday with an outdoor art installation at Fulton Street and South Portland Avenue. [Patch]

- Are Brooklyn's famed Mast Brothers the the Milli Vanilli of chocolate? [Dallas Food]

- The hottest new restaurants in Brooklyn right now. [Eater]

- Why you may feel sick after getting the flu shot. [Sacramento Bee]

Two unsuspecting SW fans watching the trailer before the movie. Had to interrupt. pic.twitter.com/9k7GFAyBMq

— John Boyega (@JohnBoyega) December 20, 2015

And one fan's reaction . . .


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Brooklyn Board Rejects de Blasio's Housing, Zoning Proposals; the Cat King of Columbia St.; and More Brooklyn Briefs

Brooklyn Borough Board Rejects Mayor’s Affordabilty and Zoning Proposals: Brooklyn officials and politicians met… https://t.co/2msZKqAWvv

— Brooklyn News (@brooklyn_news) December 2, 2015

- Brooklyn Borough Board rejects the mayor's affordable housing and zoning proposals. [Brownstoner]

- Report: Bruce Ratner is selling Barclays Center and Nets stakes to Mikhail Prokhorov. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Former 2013 mayoral candidate John Catsimatidis is offering an $1,000 reward for the safe return of Arthur the subway cat. [DNAinfo]

- The Cat King of Columbia Street is getting crazier. [Gothamist]

- Brooklyn activist slams NYC’s hoverboard ban as a tax on the poor. [Daily News]

- Video shows cops running down a Brooklyn man with their squad car as he tries to take photo of their license plate. [Daily News]

- An insanely colorful bird who normally winters in Central America is currently hanging out in Prospect Park, freaking out bird-watchers. [wnyc]

- Brooklyn subway riders attack MTA worker over out-of-order MetroCard machine. [Patch]


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BP Adams Bets Mayor Rob Ford; DNC to Brooklyn? And More Brooklyn Briefs

Half Time Show: The Raptor Eats A #Brooklyn Nets #Fan http://t.co/wXFwfKZ1eI via @torontorappers @Raptors @the_raptor
— TorontoRappers.Com™ (@TorontoRappers) April 23, 2014

- Toronto Mayor Rob Ford accepts bet from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams. [Business Insider]

- NYC rents up and income down – while Brownstone Brooklyn gets richer. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Mayor de Blasio trying to attract DNC to Brooklyn, for some awful reason. [Brokelyn]

-  Video captures man throwing Molotov Cocktail into Sunset Park deli, after an arguement with the clerk. [NY Magazine]

- Ex-Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Seaside Concert series will not rock Coney Island for the first time in 35 years. [Brookyln Paper]

- The Dock Street building in DUMBO is now seven stories high. Eleven more to go. [DumboNYC]

- Brooklyn Greenway expanding to Columbia Street waterfront. [Browwnstoner]

- Bushwick housing, historic versus hipster. Which do you like better? [Brooklyn Eagle]

- The Art of Brooklyn Film Festival starts May 7 with screenings in 6 Brooklyn loccations. [AoBFF]

- In a social experiment, unsuspecting people walked by relatives pretending to be homeless, and didn't even look at them. [YouTube]


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Car driven ON TOP of a Subway Train in Brooklyn; Other Reasons Why People Go to Interfaith Hospital; and More Brooklyn Briefs

The @MTA has launched a new app for #Brooklyn bus tracking called "MTA Bus Time." Have you tried it out yet? http://t.co/4cT4yEbc4a
— Brooklyn Historical (@brooklynhistory) March 19, 2014

- A woman is being questioned in connection with a car that was driven onto a subway train's roof in Brooklyn. [NY1]

- A Columbia Waterfront District restaurant is upping its weekend drinking age to combat the presence of all those annoying, drunken young’uns. [NY Observer]

- Spitalnick, Bloch and Moore -- not a Brooklyn law firm... [Brooklyn Eagle]

- 15 Willow Street is for sale for $4.25 million. [NY Observer]

- 2nd parent claims P.S. 235 teacher abused and threatened her child. [NY12]

- Often people show up at hospitals like Interfaith not because they are sick, but because they are mentally ill, abused, weak and frail, or just have noplace left to go. [Brooklyn Bureau]

- The Australian prime minister announced on Thursday that satellite imagery had detected objects that might be connected to the missing Malaysia Airlines jet. [NY Times]

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Brutal F Train Robbery Video; Bone Selling Doctor Dying of Cancer; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Surveillance cameras captured a brutal robbery in an empty stairway of the 18th Avenue F train station in Borough Park, Brooklyn. [City Room]

- 'Indestructible' touchscreen subway map kiosks coming to select subway stations this summer. [Gizmodo]

- A woman is suing the NYPD for pepper spraying her and her three young children in a Brooklyn subway station last summer. [Gothamist]

- The doctor convicted of masterminding a ghoulish scheme to sell the bones and organs of deceased people is dying of bone cancer in prison. [Brooklyn Eagle]

- Artist Lorna Simpson lists Fort Greene townhouse for $3 million. [TRD]

- Columbia Waterfront resident Lou Formisano -- over the objections of the city -- succeeded in cleaning up a vermin-filled park . . . and now that spring is here it looks mighty inviting. [Carroll Gardens Patch]

- The first round of Sandy aid money is finally coming, and the city wants the public’s opinion on the best way to dole it out. [Sheepshead Bites]

- For Britain, global warming may save freezing seniors. [Telegraph]

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Brooklyn House of D 'Better;' Hotel Panic Buttons; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- The Department of Correction promises that things will be better and different at the Brooklyn House of Detention this time around. Brooklyn Eagle

- Is Columbia Street about to become the new Smith Street? Brooklyn Paper

- Every hotel in the city will be getting a panic button for the next time Dominique Strauss-Kahn comes to town. NY Times

- Wall Street execs discover tiny, expensive part of Brooklyn. Atlantic Wire

- A New York City teacher's aide has been arrested and accused of making pornographic images of students in a Crown Heights school. Brooklyn Eagle and Brooklynian

- Is the Brooklyn D.A. hiding documents that might implicate him? Failed Messiah

- A Caribbean group plans to break ground on the major restoration of the deteriorating original Erasmus Academy in June. Brooklyn Eagle

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Columbia Waterfront Park Meeting; More On Brooklyn Heights Cinema; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Join the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and Regional Plan Association for a meeting on January 18th to plan for Columbia Waterfront Park -- a new public open space on Columbia Street between Kane and Degraw Streets. Cobble Hill Association

- Brooklyn Heights Cinema owner comments about what's going on at 70 Henry Street. BHB

- Brooklyn Councilman Lew Fidler has officially launched his campaign for a State Senate seat left open because of scandal. NY1

- The Brooklyn Historical Society has launched an exhibit about the Lefferts family that you can visit from the comfort of your own home. Brooklyn Before Now

- Perk of the job: Two TSA screeners who stole $40,000 from an air traveler's luggage at JFK were sentenced to just six months in prison. WSJ

- National housing analyst warns that the U.S. housing market may be in a “death spiral,” CNN reported. Via TRD

- The EPA worries about risks to our drinking water in New York fracking rules. Propublica

- Tickets to The Dark Knight Rises are already on sale. The movie opens July 19. NY Magazine

- Pets can eat real food. Fast Company

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Holiday Ceramic Show on Columbia

More than 20 local neighborhood ceramic artists are participating in the Holiday Ceramic Show at Clayworks on Columbia. The show is part of the Citywide NYC Clayfest studio tour.

Clayworks is hosting receptions reception on December 3 and December 19, 1pm-5pm. The event features handmade ceramic gifts, functional pottery, sculpture, jewelry and home decor, plus refreshments and conversation.

Clayworks on Columbia
195 Columbia Street (Sackett and Degraw), Brooklyn
www.clayworksoncolumbia.org

Participating artists: Ruth Arberman, Olivia Barry, Jill Bell, Freddy Borges, Douglas Brooks, Elizabeth Casuccio, Demetria Chappo, Peggy Clarke, Adrienne Hecker, Karen Holt, Leslie Huang, Laura Kastin, Bonnie Levine, Lisa Lincoln, Sabina Magnus, Susan Meltzer, Deb McDermott, Tanya Olszewski and more.

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Missing Person In Columbia Street Waterfront District, Brooklyn

The NYPD has issued a Missing Senior Notification for Parvez Khan, male, of Pakistani descent, age 66. He is 5'5", 155 lbs, with brown eyes and black balding hair, wearing a white shirt, black pants, and white sneakers.

He was last seen near Baltic St. and Columbia St. in Brooklyn on 8/23/11. Mr. Khan is in good physical condition but poor mental condition. If you see Mr. Khan, call 800-577-TIPS (8477).

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Cathie Black Again; Moving Day Parking Spots; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A group of parents filed a $100 million claim against Mayor Bloomberg charging him with committing “misfeasance” by appointing Cathie Black as schools chancellor. Brooklyn Eagle

- Coney boardwalk proposal calls for three towers. TRD 

- The owner of a Brooklyn soccer club was thrown in jail Wednesday after being charged with molesting an 8-year-old player. NY Daily News

- Brooklyn Councilman Brad Lander is introducing a bill that would allow people to apply to reserve parking spots on moving day. NY1

- Clockwork Puppet Theatre opens on Columbia Street this weekend. The Word on Columbia Street

- Ikea has switched on its huge rooftop solar energy system -- one of the largest rooftop installations in New York. Furniture Today

- First peek at what Governors Island will look like this summer. Gothamist

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Brooklyn Pulitzer Prize Winner; 600 Bogus Summonses; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Brooklyn author Jennifer Egan wins the Pulitzer Prize in fiction. NY Daily News 

- Report shows upsurge in Brooklyn real estate sales.  Brooklyn Eagle

- The Columbia Street Waterfront District experiences a resurgence. Carroll Gardens Patch

- Brooklyn man wrongly slapped with more than 600 summonses by the Department of Sanitation. CBS Local

- In a quaint springtime tradition, the Brooklyn Supreme Court held an evacuation yesterday. Brooklyn Eagle 

- Suspect in double homicide may have fled to Russia. amny

- No charges for school safety agent who fired at thieves in Bed-Stuy gun battle. NY Daily News  

- NYC lawmakers propose domestic violence registry.  Gothamist

- Match.com to weed out sex offenders from dating pool.  Gothamist

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Brooklyn Waterfront Residents Petition City to remove Salt Pile

 Residents of Carroll Gardens and Cobble Hill are petitioning the city and the Port Authority of NY and NJ and ASI to remove the salt pile on Pier 9 at Kane and Columbia Streets.
The petition reads: 

Covering the salt pile is NOT a solution. The salt pile is uncovered for months at a time while being used, loaded and unloaded, and on windy days when the covering comes loose. This substance gets airborne and disperses throughout the neighborhood.

Salt is an irritant, can irritate the respiratory tract and causes hypertension. Some pet advocacy groups claim that road salt is harmful to dogs, and aquatic life may be particularly susceptible. Canada has considered listing road salt as a toxic substance due to the salinity itself.

Some evidence suggests that sunlight and bacteria can trigger a toxic substance (cyanide) to be released from road salt.

Salt entering the port of New York in 2005 was of Chilean origin. It contained perchlorate, a contaminant regulated by the EPA. Perchlorate may affect the functioning of the thyroid gland in humans. In addition, the use of this location for the storage and loading of this corrosive substance is incompatible with the new waterfront park and greenway development plans.

WE ARE NOW FACING A 3RD YEAR OF THIS HAZARD as a new huge mountain of salt is loaded onto the site.

There are 60+ signatures so far. One commenter wrote:

PLEASE remove this salt pile. For 3 years I have been calling 311, local representatives, American Stevedoring and have had no positive result. My dog's paws have been damaged by this salt, and on windy days the salt has been an irritant to my asthma. I am now pregnant, and we are seriously considering whether to stay in our apartment if this salt pile is not removed as we know this is a hazard to our baby . . .

Petition here.

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Exploding Manholes; Cheapo Valentine's Day; and More Brooklyn Briefs

- Exploding manhole on Empire Blvd. destroys Iraq vet's SUV. Gothamist

- We won! The Gowanus Canal is one of the most contaminated bodies of water in the nation. Brooklyn Eagle

- Mayor Bloomberg thinks New Yorker cover portraying him as a narcissist is "cute."  NY Magazine 

- Valentine's Day on the cheap.  Brokelyn And the ideal Brooklyn date weekend at The L Magazine. 

- 15 new small businesses have signed leases at the Brooklyn Nay Yard.  Brooklyn Eagle

- Gangs of teens step up their attacks in Boerum Hill and Cobble Hill. Brooklyn Paper

- Locals: Columbia Street Park should include "adult" elements. Carroll Gardens Patch

- To heck with groundhogs: freakishly large Brooklyn rabbit rings in Chinese New Year.  Brooklyn Eagle 

- The Paper Bag Players are free at LIU today (Friday). Hawthorne Street 

- Surprise: Voice calls work better on Verizon iPhone but data rates are "dramatically slower."  Gizmodo 

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An Edgy Mother's Day, and More Brooklyn Briefs

- A Mercado is coming to Red Hook  The Word on Columbia Street 

- A Brooklyn teacher's 1996 Honda was stolen three years ago, but was returned to her the other day -- with a new V-8 engine, leather seats, manual transmission, tinted windows and oversize tires. Christwire

- Yousef Al-Khattab, the man behind a radical Islamic web site, started out as a Jew in Brooklyn.  Brooklyn Ink

- How do wild weeds get all the way to an urban rooftop eight stories high? NY Times

- Stephen Hawking: If aliens visit Earth, we're in deep trouble. NY Magazine

- NY State is inviting programmers, hackers and other computer geeks to enter the Security Treasure Hunt Challenge. Brokelyn

- An edgy Mother's Day in Park Slope.  OTBKB

Boymelgreen's Bank, Exploding Popcorn Machines, and Other Brooklyn Disasters

- Boymelgreen's bank has been shut down by the Feds. Brooklyn Eagle

- The popcorn machine caught fire again at the United Artists theater on Court Street. You know the drill, another evacuation. A Brooklyn Life (Note comments.)

- Splattered blood on the rocks, smashed turtle shells, a suspicious attempt at a campfire — and arson in the reedy underbrush. Welcome to Prospect Park.  Brooklyn Paper

- Many attended the vigil against bias crimes in Carroll Gardens Monday night.  PMFA 

- Mysterious sirens, garbled instructions, and startled residents near the Columbia Street waterfront Monday. The Word on Columbia Street

- Great tacos. Make that mind-blowing tacos, at Calexico on Union Street. (Note comments.) A Brooklyn Life 

- Toll on trees from the nor'easter: 20 in Prospect Park, 100 in Green-Wood Cemetery. Plus a couple of huge specimens down in Bay Ridge. Brooklyn Eagle

-  Did you miss the Brooklyn Mutt Show? Video here.  Quirky New York

- That stuff at the bottom of the Gowanus Canal? It's black mayo. NY Magazine

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Dead Naked Bodies, Million-Dollar Fraud, Miss Brooklyn 2010, and More Brooklyn Briefs

- It started with two naked bodies in a blood-soaked bed in Marine Park. It continued with a million-dollar fraud ring, bizarre wills, crooked law firms and a "curse" put on a partner's gun . . .  Brooklyn Eagle

- All NYC parades to be cut 25 percent and limited to five hours to save $$$ -- including the eight-hour East Indian Day parade. NY Daily News 

- Like fresh vegetables? The Urban Meadow team is setting up a CSA (community supported agriculture program) in the Columbia Street District.  The Word On Columbia Street 

- DUMBO/ Vinegar Hill is holding a meeting about their CSA, too.  Dumbo, NYC  

- Girls, there are only two days left to apply to become 2010’s Miss Brooklyn! The winner will be crowned on March 28 at Brooklyn College. Brokelyn

- Someone got shot at Classon Bet Dekalb and Lafayette. Clinton Hill Blog

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Meeting About the Columbia Street Salt Pile, Thurs., Feb. 11

A Community Meeting with American Stevedoring Inc. (ASI) and Columbia Waterfront Neighborhood Association (CoWNA) to discuss community concerns regarding the Salt Pile on the Columbia Street Pier (Brooklyn) will take place Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 6:00 pm

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, Community Room
177 Columbia Street (at Degraw Street), 5th Floor

Sponsored by:
*Councilmember Brad Lander
*State Senator Daniel Squadron
*Assemblywoman Joan L. Millman
*Councilmember Stephen Levin

For more information, please contact Michael Curtin in Councilmember Lander’s office, (718) 499-1090 or mcurtin@council.nyc.gov (Posted: February 08, 2010)

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The Infamous Ms. Brito, Bike Clowns and More Brooklyn Briefs

- The Brooklyner, Brooklyn’s newest and tallest apartment tower at 111 Lawrence St. at MetroTech, threw a little party Monday. Brooklyn Eagle

- The infamous Ms. Brito rumor Facebook page.

- Don't you hate it when bike clowns take over Brooklyn bike lanes? Brooklyn Vegan

- Menorah lighting and other Brooklyn Heights Chanukah events. Brooklyn Heights Blog

- The city is offering swine flu shots to all comers. New York Times

- Seems the cover on the salt pile at the piers along Columbia Street is starting to come loose and salt is blowing everywhere. The Word on Columbia Street via Curbed

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Spitzer's Call-Girl Booker Sentenced, and More Brooklyn Briefs

- The City Planning Commission launched the public review Monday for an 86-block rezoning in the Carroll Gardens and Columbia Street areas of Brooklyn. The Real Deal

- Atlantic Yards developer Bruce Ratner is getting even more generous terms from the MTA even as a new report revealed that the city and state would actually lose money on the complex. Brooklyn Paper

- The Brooklyn woman who booked johns -- including the former Gov. Eliot Spitzer -- for a high-priced call-girl ring was sentenced Monday to one year probation. Brooklyn Eagle

- The Working Families party will award one person's "rental hell" video with a month of free rent. The Real Deal

- Brooklyn Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio vowed to close neighborhood churches if lawmakers dared support a bill making it easier for people who were sexually assaulted as kids to sue, legislators told The NY Post.

- Winifred Callendel, 82, has gone missing. She was last seen on Park Place in Brooklyn not far from Prospect Park on Sunday afternoon. Photo on the Village Voice.

- New York's longest serving inmate, spending 46 years in prisons for a botched stickup at Brooklyn's Boro Park Tobacco Co. that left two police detectives dead, died at 72. Newsday

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