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After working for three years for Partnerships for Parks, volunteering with Participatory Budgeting, and becoming more involved with our Community Board, I've come to appreciate what it means to have a Councilperson like Brad Lander on our side as a community. Brad is smart, hard-working, and, most importantly, dedicated to progressive causes and to improving the quality of life of the residents he serves.
He helped fund the renovation of the DiMattina Dog Run. He’s long supported the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative. He spearheaded Participatory Budgeting, which allows locals to meaningfully contribute to capital projects for their community. He’s helped foster the growth of our neighborhood’s small businesses. He’s advocated consistently and diligently for the creation of affordable housing. And that’s just the beginning.
On July 15th, there will be a garden party and fundraiser for Brad in honor of his 45th birthday. Tickets are $100. I know that may be a lot for some people. It was for me, too. But in the end, I decided that all politics is local. And if you want to have a voice in the politics of your community, you need to be at the table with the people who are representing on your behalf.
If you can afford that amount, please consider attending what should be a truly special event. And when you register, tell them you were referred by me. I decided to go a step further and serve on the Host Committee.
The Red Hook Star-Revue, South Brooklyn's community newspaper, in collaboration with IKEA and Fairway Markets present "Celebrating Red Hook" featuring over thirty local Red Hook businesses showing off their work. In addition, there will be a stage where a full day of music and dance will be presented. Finally, at dusk, IKEA's annual fireworks display will dazzle the Brooklyn waterfront. All performers live or work in the Red Hook area, and participating merchants and institutions include NY Water Taxi, the Carroll Gardens Association, Red Hook Initiative, Fleisher's Pasture-Raised Meats, Leicht German Kitchen Center, Casa Kids, Art & Anvil Liberty, Fairway, Pitt Cooking Display, Red Hook Winery, and Nat Sherman tobacconists, who operate a pop up store in Red Hook every summer. There will be plenty of sampling as well as items for sale.
You know Spring is in full swing when it is time to sign up or renew your membership at our local Urban Meadow.
As always, the Urban Meadow provides a peaceful and enjoyable spot in our community. But joining gives you the opportunity to help dig in, beautify and maintain a gem in our neighborhood. Membership is a paltry $25/year per household and membership requires a monthly gardening committment as well as a few other various requirements to keep the meadow functioning.
According to their website - two opportunities to renew or join are offered below:
The First Spring Membership meeting: Sunday, April 6, 1 PM - The House of Pizza and Calzone, 132 Union Street bet. Hicks and Columbia
The First Spring Garden Clean Up will be Sunday, April 13 10 AM-12 PM at the Urban Meadow (President St at Van Brunt) - there will be another meeting and orientation after the clean up from 12:30-1:30.
More info on how to join the Urban Meadow and membership committments can be found here.
Next Monday, January 27th at 6:30pm will be the Community Board Committee Meeting at which locales can comment on the proposed business at 257 Columbia Street. Whoever is interested, I look forward to seeing you there!
