Wine School with Botta di Vino

Pratt Inst. Presentation and Workshops on Columbia Waterfront - 1/28 @ LICH

This semester, Pratt Institute's graduate Preservation & Planning studio will be focused on the Columbia Waterfront (CW) neighborhood of Brooklyn, from the Brooklyn/Queens Expressway to the New York Harbor waterfront, from Atlantic Avenue to Hamilton Avenue. Their goal is to assess the land uses, economic conditions, and quality-of-life issues in the neighborhood and make recommendations as to how to address physical deficiencies, preserve historic and contemporary places of value to the community, and enhance economic development. The students will conduct place-based research and community outreach, prepare an analysis of the strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/threats in the neighborhood, develop plan elements that address these conditions, and finally to prepare a final plan and present it the community.

A key component of the studio is consultation with community members, beginning with an open meeting on Thursday, January 28 at 7:00 pm at LICH.* The agenda will include a brief presentation of historical information compiled last semester, followed by a forum where participants will be asked to share their concerns about and aspirations for the neighborhood.

*Meeting details:

Date: January 28, 2010

Time: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Location: LICH building on Hicks Street, just off Atlantic Avenue. Enter the main revolving doors and you’ll come to a security desk. We’re reserved under Columbia Waterfront Neighborhood Assn. / Pratt Presentation. The security guard will direct you to conference room F/G -which is a short distance down the hall.

Please RSVP to: melissaum { at } gmail.com

Columbia Waterfront history presentation by Pratt students - this Thursday 12/17

On Thursday, 12/17, graduate students from Pratt will be making a presentation about the history of the Columbia Waterfront neighorhood, based on research they have been doing as part of their Historic Preservation Program

Thursday, December 17th, 2009 10am

@ Pratt's Higgins Hall North

Directions:

The presentation will be made in Room 406 of Higgins Hall North, located at the corner of St. James Place and Lafayette Avenue in Clinton Hill (near, but not on, the main Pratt campus). The building houses the School of Architecture, which includes the planning & preservation programs.

The closest train to to this location is the G train to the Clinton-Washington stop

PAVE to leave PS 15, but not for a while

PAVE Academy Charter School, a school that opened last year within Red Hook's PS 15, recently announced that it has found a new space for itself, but would like a 2 year extension for its PS 15 space while the new building is finished.

The relationship between PAVE and PS 15 has been pretty tense at times, and a Gotham Schools article about the meeting where the announcement was made doesn't seem to demonstrate that any improvements have been made in that relationship.

Read the entire Gotham Schools article here for more details about the event and the issue in general

Have some wine for the PS 58 PTA

Members of the community and PS 58 Parents are invited to.....

A Taste of May: The 2009 PS 58 PTA Wine Crawl
Tuesday May 19th, 7-9 pm
Enjoy a Glass of Wine and a Small Plate at each of the following locations:

~The Jake Walk~
282 Smith/Sackett

~Chestnut~
271 Smith/Degraw

~Black Mountain Wine House~
415 Union/Hoyt

Stroll in the Moonlight to each Destination
Sample Incredible Wines and Delicious Food at each location
Meet Friends and Support the PS 58 PTA!

Ticket Price, In Advance: $50
All profits go directly to the PS 58 PTA to fund
PS58 Programs and events year round.

Tickets Available at:
• PS 58 lobby, mornings after Weds 5/6
• Credit card sales online through NYC Charities at:
http://tinyurl.com/ce9nch
(PC only)
• At each participating location