Connecting Brooklyn to Governors Island
Governors Island has become a great NYC destination – with magnificent parks, historic forts and buildings, a vibrant arts and culture scene, the Harbor School (a NYC public high school), and some...
View ArticleElected Officials, Advocates Demand Increased Funding for School Crossing...
Improved Working Conditions Necessary to Achieve City’s Vision Zero Goals and Safer Pre-K ExpansionToday on the steps of City Hall, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, City Council Member Brad...
View ArticleMore crossing guards, less testing, and hordes of runners!
All year parents at the new pre-K program at Bishop Ford have been concerned about the dangerous intersection at 10th Avenue & 19th Street – where hundreds of 4 year-olds cross every day with no...
View ArticleAnother Plaza in the Works for Kensington
Kensington Plaza (at Church Avenue and Beverley Road) has been an important addition to a neighborhood with limited public space. It’s a space that our community members take pride in, where we can...
View ArticleBreaking Ground at Dome Playground
The kids of Borough Park and Kensington need more room to play – so I’m very pleased that our renovation of Dome Playground (at Dahill Road and 38th Street) will double the size of the children’s play...
View ArticleTalk Kensington’s parks, plazas, streets—and more
There are some great projects in the works for Kensington this summer – improved parks, plazas, streets and more. I’m writing with updates on a few of these projects, as well as an invitation to join...
View ArticleWhat’s next for the LICH site?
Together with so many of you, I fought hard against the closure and sell-off of Long Island College Hospital. We protested together in snow, heat, and rain, took over SUNY board meetings, engaged in...
View ArticleWhy I support Mayor de Blasio’s 421-a reform proposal
(along with stronger rent laws, a mansion tax, and a real strategy for lifting up workers)For more than a decade, I’ve been fighting to reform New York’s “421-a” property tax-exemption – which has long...
View ArticleStatement from Council Member Brad Lander on Pavilion Theater Project
“I appreciate and support Hidrock Realty’s commitment to preserve a movie theater as part of their redevelopment of the Pavilion. When news broke this spring that Hidrock was planning to eliminate the...
View ArticleOp Ed: In Defense of Plazas, from Times Square to Brownsville
As posted in Gotham Gazette:by Brad Lander, Daniel Dromm, & Laura HansenPolice Commissioner Bratton's suggestion to remove the Times Square plazas in order to rid them of desnudas is not just about...
View ArticleMoving Forward with Pedestrian Safety Changes in Kensington and Windsor Terrace
We've been hard at work improving pedestrian safety in Kensington and Windsor Terrace. Here are some of the most significant improvements from the summer:read more
View ArticleYour Neighborhood Needs You!
Our 5th year of Participatory Budgeting NYC (PBNYC) is about to kick off, and we need your help! The PBNYC process gives New Yorkers the power to decide how to spend tax dollars in our neighborhoods....
View ArticlePublic Art is Coming to Gowanus!
In your walks around Gowanus, you might have noticed a few more art pieces popping up over the last several months – like this colorful new mural on the side of the Dykes Lumber building, or the new...
View ArticleWhose visions for Gowanus? Come take a look.
You may have seen the recent New Yorker cover on Gowanus, in which artist Adrian Tomine makes fun of “people eating their organic kale and quinoa salads while gazing across the opaque, fetid water.”...
View ArticleTired of lines at the 7th Ave. Station?
Good news for many Park Slope commuters! The MTA is moving forward with plans to reduce crowding and improve flow at the 7th Avenue F/G Subway stop. That means a smoother commute for the station’s...
View ArticleComposting is coming to Community Board 6!
Two years ago, the Department of Sanitation began a composting pilot program in a few neighborhoods around the city. Today I’m happy to share the news that the pilot has been so effective, it’s getting...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts on the "Zoning for Quality and Affordability" Plan
I've heard from many of you about the NYC Department of City Planning’s “Zoning for Quality and Affordability” (ZQA) text amendment proposal. The Park Slope Civic Council and other civic and...
View ArticleMaking Local Progress Toward Equity
I’m in Los Angeles this week, attending the conferences of Local Progress (our national network of progressive local elected officials) and the PolicyLink#Equity2015 Summit. I’m looking forward to...
View ArticleNYC to Build New 180-Student Pre-K Center on Border of Park Slope and Gowanus
For Immediate Release:NYC to Build New 180-Student Pre-K Center on Border of Park Slope and GowanusSchool Construction Authority Advances Plans for New Pre-K Center on 9th Street between 3rd and 4th...
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