Wednesday’s Suggestion: Franklin Avenue Planting

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IT’S TIME TO SPRUCE UP OUR PLANTER BOXES ON FRANKLIN AVENUE
AND WE NEED YOUR HELP
Please join us on May 5th, if we have enough people we will do a Franklin Avenue clean up as well
AND
HELP US GET THE WORD OUT
Please print this flyer and post it in your building/laundromat/coffee house/etc.

PRESIDENTS DAY GARBAGE COLLECTION

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NO GARBAGE, RECYCLING COLLECTION OR STREET CLEANING ON PRESIDENTS’ DAY, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) announced that in observance of Presidents’ Day, there will be no garbage or recycling collection, or street cleaning on Monday, February 20, 2012.  In addition, all Sanitation Department administrative offices will be closed on Monday, February 20th, in observance of the holiday. 

Residents who normally receive Monday garbage collection should place their trash out at curbside Monday after 4 PM for pickup. While many residents will receive refuse service within a day or two after the holiday, some residents may not be picked up until the next scheduled collection day. Those receiving Monday recycling collection will have their recycling picked up on Tuesday, February 21st because they didn’t receive a recycling collection on the Lincoln’s Day holiday.     

ALL MONDAY RECYCLING COLLECTION TO BE PICKED UP ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21ST

DUE TO BACK-TO-BACK MONDAY HOLIDAYS OF LINCOLN’S BIRTHDAY AND PRESIDENTS’ DAY

The New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) reminds all New Yorkers that residents who would normally have received recycling collection on Lincoln’s Birthday, Monday, February 13th, will have all of their recycling picked up on Tuesday, February 21st, due to the observance of Presidents Day on Monday, February 20th.   For questions about Sanitation services and holiday schedules, residents can contact 311 or visit the DSNY website at www.nyc.gov/sanitation.

MLK Day of Service

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WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US
AS WE CELEBRATE MARTIN LUTHER KING’S LEGACY
WITH A CLEAN UP OF OUR COMMUNITY

Come to the Crow Hill Community Garden
(730 Franklin between Park & Sterling)
on MLK Day Observed: Monday January 16th, 10-12
Bring gloves, outdoor brooms/dustpans, garbage bags, etc.
Bring your family, friends & neighbors
and please tell any HS students who might need to do community service

Planter Party

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JOIN US FOR A PLANTER PARTY
THURSDAY JUNE 30TH,
5 PM UNTIL DARK
AT THE CROW HILL COMMUNITY GARDEN
(FRANKLIN BETWEEN PARK & STERLING PLACE)

We are ready to start filling the planters for Franklin Avenue
and we need your help

Please join us Thursday,
Bring gloves, a spade, plants/flowes, kids, your neighbors
or just yourself
and help us make Franklin Avenue bloom this summer!!!

New CHCA Planter Boxes for Franklin Avenue

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We had a great day building 20 new planter boxes for Franklin Avenue
CHCA would like to give a big thanks to:

Susan & Benton from Big Sue LLC for their fabulous efforts in organizing this project and getting the boxes and wood together

Mike Perry for his amazing logo and the wood brand!!!

Mike & LaunchPad for the space to build and store the planters

Lily & Fig for cookies

and to all those who glues, nailed, screwed measured & marked, branded, carried and give their time to this great effort

You can still be a part of this project: we need soil and plants…
Any ideas….

CHCA Receives 2011 Daffodil Award for Brooklyn

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We are so proud to announce that Crow Hill Community Association was given the 2011 Daffodil Award for Brooklyn by New Yorkers for Parks. Chair Stacey Sheffey was honored at their annual Daffodil Project Benefit Breakfast

For the past 3 years, Stacey and the Go Green/Go Clean committee have been planting the daffodil bulbs in the tree pits and planters along Franklin Avenue. The bulbs are donated through New Yorkers for Parks as a living memorial to 9/11. We look forward to continuing the project for our 4th year this fall when we will have 20 new planter boxes on Franklin Avenue.

(pictured top: Holly Light: Executive Director, New Yorkers for Parks, Stacey Sheffey, VP, CHCA, Charles Osgood: anchor, CBS Sunday Morning
pictured bottom: recipients of the 2011 Daffodil Awards)

4th Annual Daffodil Bulb Planting on Franklin Ave.

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Saturday November 6th @ 10:AM at Park Place and Franklin Avenue 
Join your neighbors as we plant daffodil bulbs on Franklin Avenue and the front of the Garden. In the spring, watch the flowers that we planted bloom!
From 10:00 a.m. to noon, volunteers will loosen soil in tree pits and plant boxes & plant daffodil bulbs 
Wear clothing and shoes that you don't mind getting some dirt on. 
if you can, bring: a hand cultivator, a trowel, a bulb borer, anything else that's useful for digging and planting, extra gardening tools, if you have them, for your neighbors to use.
Please RSVP so that I know how many people are committed.

 

RECYCLE YOUR LEAVES

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We are participating in
NYCLeaves: Project Leaf Drop:
Please bring your leaves to
the Crow Hill Community Garden
Saturday November 6th
Sunday November 14th
11 AM – 2 PM
Franklin Avenue between Park Place & Franklin

Please bring your leaves to the Crow Hill Community Garden to be used for composting & mulch. If possible, please use paper leaf bags (available at Home Depot) We will have composting information available at the garden during the drop off times. The city no longer collects leaves for composting, if you put them out in your trash, they end up in landfill.

OCTOBER MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Public Safety:
Without being alarmist, we want people to continue to be aware of crime in the community: there was an attempted rape this past month on a Sunday, at 10:30 p.m. at 679 Sterling Place (between Franklin & Bedford Avenue). The victim was unable to give a description of the man because he approached her from behind and she didn’t see his face. Please be alert when you are on the street, especially when you are entering your vestibules.
Burglaries are still up, it is critical that we keep our windows locked, especially those on fire escapes.

Intake Center at the Armory:
A brief update from CBAAR (Coalition for Bedford/Atlantic Armory Reform)
The news regarding the Bedford Atlantic Armory is both good and bad. We have been in contact with the new Commissioner for the Department of Homeless Services: Seth Diamond. In response to our queries he has said that there are no immediate plans to open the intake center for single homeless men at the Bedford Atlantic Armory shelter. However when the intake center at Bellevue closes, the city still intends to open the intake center at the Armory.
We are holding the city off but we must remain vigilant and continue to oppose the intake center. We have requested that DHS keep us informed about the status of the intake center. However there is no guarantee they will do this. Right now and for the foreseeable future, it is imperative that each of us keep an eye on the shelter and report any changes back to us

November Elections
EVERYONE MUST VOTE: This is the most important community effort that you can make in November! It is crucial to the work that the Association undertakes that Crown Heights (and specifically Crow Hill) is seen as a caring and vocal community. The issues that we face are duplicated throughout the City and there are limited resources to deal with them. The communities which get out and vote and make the most noise, are going to be the communities that receive the most attention, it is that simple.
Please be sure to vote on November 2.

Landmarking Crow Hill:
On Tuesday, October 26th the Landmarks Preservation Commission will be holding a meeting at which a group of 13 buildings on Park Place between Franklin & Bedford will be presented for landmarking. Landmark status has already been granted to parts of Prospect Heights and other areas of Crown Heights North, we ask everyone who has an interest in extending this status into Crow Hill to attend this meeting in support.
Again, the meeting is Tuesday, October 26th at 11:35 in the Public Meeting Room of the
Municipal Building: 1 Centre St, 9th floor North in Manhattan.

SOS Peace March:
On Wednesday (tomorrow) there will be a walk sponsored by Save Our Streets beginning at 6 PM at the northwest corner of Utica & Eastern Parkway. We will walk west towards Franklin Avenue ending at Franklin and Eastern Parkway. There we will recognize the lives lost and those affected by gun violence in Crown Heights North. For more information contact Lisa Jones, S.O.S. Program Manager at 718-679-9410.

Garbage The Go Green/Go Clean committee has been working to get a Big Belly Solar powered trash receptacle/compactor for Franklin Avenue. It would be EXTREMELY helpful if whenever you see an overflowing city garbage can any corner of Franklin Ave. if you would call 311 and give its location.

CHCA Community Garden

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On May 16th 2010, we started a cleanup of the lot on Franklin Ave between Park & Sterling Place.

We then had people sign up at our May meeting who wanted to to work by putting sweat equity into clearing a spot so that they could plant.

On Saturday and Sunday, June 19th & 20th the lot was open for those who were interested in cleaning and planting. People brought their own tools and all materials to make it happen. Those who came started on their plots.

The lot is being transformed and we are hoping to make this a community effort.

To get involved please email: stacey@crowhillcommunity.org

Thanks to the entire community for the encouraging words as you guys were passing by.

see more pictures on
the About Time Boutique blog