The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
The WAPHA Street Beautification Committee (SBC) is organizing a FALL BULB PLANTING DAY Sunday, October 14th.
Meet at NOON at the Triangle on Park/Grand & Washington Avenue. Come wearing GREEN! Sign up at https://www.HappyWashington.org.
ALL ARE WELCOMED TO JOIN IN!
This project is supported by:
Community Board 8 represents North Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville.
Agenda:
Please note: The order of agenda items are subject to change.
With the upcoming opening of Barclays Center, NYPD and NYC Parks have asked Community Board 8 to help recommend the specific time that NYPD will close Dean Playground at night. Playgrounds are normally considered closed at dusk in NYC. NYPD has asked for a specific time for Dean Playground.
Join Dean Street Block Association, Friends of Dean Playground and the Carlton Avenue Association to discuss potential plans. The goal is to maximize community use while ensuring a secure environment.
The Prospect Heights Street Tree Task Force has accepted the invitation of WAPHA to work with Washington Avenue’s merchants and residents to improve the health, vitality and beauty of Washington Avenue’s street trees.
The Street Tree Task Force is a local volunteer organization committed to the care and maintenance of our neighborhood’s street trees. Volunteers are desperately needed to clean, aerate, fertilize, mulch, and plant each of the street tree beds on Washington Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue. Citizen pruners are needed to undertake light pruning and to act as team leaders.
The Task Force would like to have as many volunteers as possible help with this significant tree care event. We will need the extra help if we hope to cover Washington Avenue from Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue. If you have gloves or cultivators bring them along. We will do our best to ensure that everyone has the tools needed to do the job. Mark your calendars and join us on June 9th to transform Washington Avenue into a commercial street we all can be proud of.
In response to neighborhood concerns about cleanliness on Washington Avenue the Washington Avenue-Prospect Heights Association along with help of other community members will be conducting a neighborhood cleanup project along the avenue from Eastern Parkway to Atlantic Avenue and its side streets. We are asking for help from the community to support a litter-free community. Come join us! Some cleaning supplies will be provided or you can bring your own.
Please do your part in keeping the storefronts, sidewalks, streets, and tree beds clean and presentable. Residents are encouraged to maintain the cleanliness of the sidewalk area adjoining property, and sweep 18 inches from the curb into the street. All sweepings must be bagged and disposed of properly.
Get involved by signing up at https://www.washington-avenue.org or with a local participating merchant.
On Wednesday, November 9 at 9:30 am, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn to celebrate the opening of the school’s new playground. What was once a bleak asphalt lot with only a basketball court and small playgym is now completely refurbished playground with a handful of active and stimulating playspaces. There will also be student performances and comments from school officials and representatives from Out2Play, the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and Brooklyn Nets Community Alliance.