Cb14 District Resource Guide

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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 FLATBUSH–MIDWOOD COMMUNITY DISTRICT 810 East 16th Street Brooklyn, New York 11230

MARTY MARKOWITZ Borough President

ALVIN M. BERK Chairman

DORIS ORTÍZ District Manager

Dear Community Resident: Thank you for your interest in Brooklyn Community Board 14. The 50 members of Community Board 14 are people like you who volunteer their time and energy to help the Flatbush-Midwood community become a better place to live and work. Like the Board’s professional staff, they care deeply about our neighborhood’s future. Like you, they know that neighbors working together can make a significant difference in that future. We encourage community residents to participate in our Board’s activities by joining the Board’s committees. These are: Community Environment Education, Libraries & Cultural Affairs Human Services Public Safety Transportation Youth Services It is our sincere wish that this effort to make basic public information more accessible will stimulate greater interest in the Community Board structure, and, in particular, Community Board 14. If you are interested in joining any of these committees, please feel free to the District office by phone at 718-859-6357, by e-mail at [email protected], or visit our website at www.cb14brooklyn.com. Sincerely,

Alvin M. Berk Chairman

Doris Ortíz District Manager

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Table of Contents About Community Board 14 CB14 Members & Officers………………………………………………………………………… 2 About Community Boards…………………………………………………...……………………. 3 Diagram of City Government in the Community……………………………………………..…. 5 New York City Budget Process…………………………………………………………………… 6 Boundaries of Community District 14………………………………………...………………......7 Boundaries of Community District 14: Borough-Wide Perspective…………………………....8 CB14 Constitution & Bylaws……………………………………………………………………...10 CB14 Community District Needs Statement for Fiscal Year 2010..……………………….... 20 CB14 Capital and Expense Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2010………………………… 32 How to Apply for a Street Activity Permit…………………………………………………….....38 Community Resource Guide Neighborhoods in Community District 14………………………………………………..…….. 44 CD14 Sanitation Collection Districts………………………………………………………….... 45 70th Precinct Sector Map……………………………………………………………………...… 46 Fire Battalions in CD14……………………………….…………..…………………………...… 47 Parks in CD14……………………………………….…………………...…………………..….. 48 Senior Centers Serving CD14…………………...…………………………………………….... 49 Zip Codes in CD14…………………………………...…………………………………………...50 Business Improvement Districts and Local Development Corporations in CD14……..……51 Commercial Streets in CD14……………………………...…………………………………..… 52 Schools & School Districts in CD14………………………………...………………………..… 53 Youth Services Providers in CD14………………………………………………………….….. 54 Day Care Centers Serving CD14…………………………………………………………….…. 55 Elected Officials Representing Community District 14 New York City Council Districts in CD14…………………………………………………...….. 60 New York State Assembly Districts in CD14…………………………………………………...61 New York State Senate Districts in CD14……………………………………………………... 62 U.S. Congressional Districts in CD14………………………………………………………..….63 Selected Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics for CD14 U.S. Census Tract Map of CD14…………………………………………………………….…..66 Population, Race, Age, Nativity, Income, Employment and Housing Data………………… 67 Foreign-Born Population and Languages Spoken……………………………………………..91 311 Complaint Statistics…………………………………………………………………………. 93 Historical and Comparative Graphs of Selected Data………………………………………... 95 New York City Charter Chapters 69 & 70 on City Government in the Community….……..100 Special Thanks…………………………………………………………………………………… 116

Members of Community Board 14 2008-2009 Executive Members Alvin M. Berk Chairman Edward Powell First Vice-Chair

Carmen Cerio Belle Second Vice-Chair

Gail L. Smith Third Vice-Chair

Joseph Dweck Secretary

Li Ng Chao Member-at-Large

Leo J. Kimmel Member-at-Large

Board Members

Claudette Murray-Berkel Robert Newman Ephraim Nierenberg Theodore Papoutsakis Lynette G. Pascall Ezekiel Pikus Tzvi Plotsker Edward Powell Mohammed Razvi William Richardson Ivy Richie-Sinclair Sarina Roffe Morris Sacks Gary Schultze Barbara Sheeran Nathan Silberman Ernest Skinner Gail L. Smith Howard Sokol Marshall A. Tames Joel Toney Florence M. Valentino Mary Walters Glenn M. Wolin Kalman Yeger

Joseph P. Basso Carmen Cerio Belle Alvin M. Berk Mirvlyne Brice Neil Brier Li Ng Chao Asgar A. Choudhri Michael Cohen Derrick Davis Keith Dawson Leslie Dreifus Joseph Dweck Henry Floyd Leonie Francis-Bryan Lawrence Hilonowitz Beverley Kilpatrick Leo J. Kimmel Lori Knipel Naomi Lipnick Donald Loggins Steven Lowenthal Monica MacAdams Raymond Mendez Reginald C. Middleton Muhammad Nasir

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About Community Boards What is a Community Board? Community boards are local representative bodies. There are 59 throughout the city. Each Board consists of up to 50 unsalaried members appointed by the Borough President with half nominated by City Council Members of the Board District. Board members are selected from among active, involved people of each community with an effort made to ensure that every neighborhood is represented. Members of the Board must reside in or have a significant interest (work in, own property) in the community. Community Board 14 represents the Flatbush, Midwood and Kensington areas of Brooklyn, within the boundaries depicted on the cover of this pamphlet. What does Community Board 14 do? • • • •

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Handles complaints and requests related to services provided by the City agencies in the community. Works with City agencies to plan local projects and monitors delivery of City services to the district. Assess the needs of these neighborhoods and make recommendations in the City’s Capital and Expense budget process to address them. Reviews proposed Zoning changes and other land use matters in the District. Any change in or variance from the Zoning Resolution must come before the Board for its opinion. Community Boards must be consulted on placement of most municipal facilities in the community and on other land use issues. Processes applications for street activities and special events in the community. In general, acts as the community’s liaison with City agencies.

How can I participate in the activities of Community Board 14? Community Board 14 generally meets on the second Monday of each month, except during the summer. At these meetings, members address items of concern to the community. Board actions and decisions are basically advisory. All board meetings are open to the public. The public is allowed to speak during the Public Comment portion of the meeting which usually takes place after all Board business is completed. In addition, Community Board 14 frequently calls public hearings – on the City’s budget, on land use matters, and any other major issue, in order to give the Flatbush, Midwood and Kensington communities a chance to express their opinions. A meeting notice and calendar are mailed to the Board’s members and community residents monthly. Anyone may sign up to join the Board’s mailing list in order to receive notification of all monthly meetings. How can I join a Community Board Committee? Community Board 14 committees do most of the planning and work for the items which are acted on at the Board meetings. The Board encourages non-Board members to apply to join or work on Board committees. All non-Board members of committees may vote on any issue discussed at the committee meeting; however, only Board members may vote at the regular monthly meetings. The Board’s six Topical Committees are: Community Environment; Education, Libraries, and Cultural Affairs; Human Services; Youth Services; Public Safety; and Transportation. 3

What kind of complaints can be referred to Community Board 14? In general, anything that involves a City agency. The following are examples: • • • • • • • • • • •

Abandoned/derelict vehicles Building or housing code violations Clogged catch basins Garbage collection and street sweeping Park maintenance Potholes and broken sidewalks Social services problems Street lights out Missing or damaged traffic signs Street tree replacements Zoning violations

What do I do if I have a service complaint or request? By order of the Mayor of the City of New York in 2003, most service complaints and requests must be made first by calling 311, the City’s Citizen Service Center. Make sure to write down the complaint/request number that the operator provides you. If you are unable to resolve your complaint or have your request fulfilled, you may contact the Community Board to assist you. Call us at (718) 859-6357 with your complaint/request, the 311 complaint/request number and the date on which you submitted it. We will do our best to expedite a response from the appropriate agency. The Community Board plays an important role in key decisions that the city makes, but many people are still not aware of and have not benefited from, their presence. We urge you to learn how your Community Board can serve you. Be the eyes and ears for your local community: if you see a problem that involves a City service, call us at (718) 859-6357.

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City Government in the Community

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New York City Budget Process

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Boundaries of Community District 14

North:

Parkside Avenue, Flatbush Avenue, Clarkson Avenue

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Bedford Avenue, Foster Avenue, Nostrand Avenue, Glenwood Road, East 32nd Street, Flatbush Avenue, Avenue I, Nostrand Avenue

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Kings Highway, Avenue P

West:

Coney Island Avenue, Long Island Rail Road, McDonald Avenue, Avenue F, Ocean Parkway, 18th Avenue, Coney Island Avenue 7

Boundaries of Community District 14 Borough-Wide Perspective

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Community Board 14 Constitution & Bylaws

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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 FLATBUSH–MIDWOOD COMMUNITY DISTRICT 810 East 16th Street Brooklyn, New York 11230

ALVIN M. BERK Chairman

MARTY MARKOWITZ Borough President

DORIS ORTÍZ District Manager

Constitution and By-Laws of Brooklyn Community Board 14 Last amended – September 10, 1990 I. NAME The purpose of this organization shall be Community Board No. 14 of Brooklyn, New York City, hereinafter referred to as the “board.” II. PURPOSES The purposes of the board shall be to: A. Consider the needs of the district and develop plans for the district’s welfare and orderly development B. Advise the Borough President, City Planning Commission and all City agencies with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents C. Assist City Departments and agencies in making contact with and transmitting information to the people of the district D. Keep the public informed on matters relating to the welfare and development of the district E. Such other purposes as set forth in the New York City Charter III. MEMBERSHIP A. Pursuant to Section 2800 of the City Charter, this board shall consist of the District Council Members elected from any area which includes a part of or all of such community district and not more than fifty persons appointed by the Borough President who have a residence or a business, professional or other significant interest in the district, after consultation with such district Council Members. In making such appointments the Borough President shall give due regard to representation for each neighborhood within such district. Not more than twenty-five percent of such appointments shall be City employees. B. Members of the Community Board appointed by the Borough President shall serve for staggered terms of two years, one-half of the membership being renewed each year. They may be reappointed and shall be removable by the Borough President for cause. Any member absent for 12

three consecutive board meetings or five or more board meetings during the calendar year shall be removed from the board unless the Executive Committee determines that there is a valid cause for the absences. The Board Chairperson shall send a warning letter to any member after that member has been absent from two consecutive board meetings or after that member has been absent from four board meetings during the calendar year. C. Only the following excuses shall been deemed valid: a. b. c. d.

On official Community Board business Personal illness or illness in the immediate family Death in the immediate family Sequestered as a trial juror

D. In addition to the absences as set forth herein above, cause for removal shall also be for violation by a member of the provisions of Sections F and G of this subdivision as hereinafter set forth. Any member who has been removed by a majority vote of the Executive Committee may file an appeal in writing, setting forth the grounds for the said appeal, within fifteen (15) days from the date of the said removal. The Executive Committee shall consider and rule on the appeal within thirty (30) days of the said appeal and the decision of the Executive Committee shall be final. E. Members shall serve as such without compensation. F. All members shall serve on the board in their capacity as private citizens only. Their actions shall not be instructed by, or be responsible to any other organization. Any member participating in the board’s consideration of a matter involving self-serving or conflict of interest shall identify such interests and abstain from voting on such matters. G. Any member appearing before a governmental body or otherwise making a public statement which conflicts in any respect with positions adopted by the board, shall not identify himself or herself as a member of the board when making such statement. No member shall represent the board’s position before any City or other governmental agency or authority unless designated to do so by the board Chairperson or the Executive Committee. H. The Chairperson, may after consultation with the Executive Committee and upon a majority vote of the Executive Committee recommend to the Borough President the removal of the board member for cause. I. Membership on the board shall as much as is possible have such diversity of interests as shall be representative of the community. IV. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS-AT-LARGE A. Except as hereinafter set forth, at the board’s regular meeting in the month of January, the Chair shall appoint a Nominating Committee consisting of five members. There shall be at least one member from each region. The committee shall elect its own Chair. Such Committee shall meet as often as is necessary thereafter in order to report to the board at its February meeting one candidate for each of the offices of Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons (First ViceChairperson, Second Vice-Chairperson, Third Vice-Chairperson), Secretary and two Membersat-Large. Members of the board may offer additional nominations from the floor. All nominees must have served on the board for at least one year. B. There shall be no further nominations from the floor at the March meeting, unless there is a 13

nomination for a vacant office. All nominees proposed by the Nomination Committee, as well as nominees from the floor shall be made known to each board member in the written notice from prior to the March meeting. C. At the March meeting of the board, pursuant to the written notice sent to each board member, there shall be an election held for each of the offices of Chairperson, First vice-Chairperson, Second Vice-Chairperson, Third Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and two Members-at-Large. The person receiving the highest number of votes for each office shall be deemed elected. 1. If prior to the March meeting, any nominee proposed by the Nominating Committee, declines to serve or is otherwise ineligible to serve in the designated office, the Nominating Committee shall propose another nominee for the stated office and shall make its report at the March meeting. At that time, there can also be nominations from the floor for that vacancy. An election to fill this vacancy shall be held at a duly constituted and duly notified meeting of the board. 2. If, after the election, there occurs a vacancy in any office, except that of Chairpersons, then the said office shall be filled by a majority vote of the Executive Committee. D. Voting for each office shall be by written secret paper ballots. V. COMMUNITY BOARD OFFICERS A. The Officers of the Community Board shall be as follows: Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons (First, Second and Third), Secretary and two Members-at-Large. 1. Terms Each elected officer shall serve for the chronological year with the term beginning at the time of election and terminating upon the election of a successor in the next year. 2. Rotation of Chairperson To provide the greatest opportunity of service for each member of the board, no Chairperson shall serve for more than two consecutive terms, except by a majority of the board members present and voting authorizing such additional term. 3. Duties of Chairperson a) To perform all duties as prescribed in the City Charter and any other duties prescribed under law; b) To attend any meetings required by the Mayor and the Borough President pursuant to the City Charter or to designate a representative or representatives to attend; c) To open regular meetings or other board meetings by taking the Chair and calling members to order; d) To announce the business before the board according to the agenda; e) To state and put to a vote all questions or resolutions which are to be moved or necessar14

ily arise in the course of the board’s business and announce the result of the vote; f) To interpret and enforce Robert’s Rules of Order except as otherwise provided by the ByLaws herein; g) To represent and stand for the board and perform all necessary actions according to the decisions duly made by the board, including communicating with government agencies. Such communications shall be through the Borough President’s office or sent directly to the appropriate governmental agencies, with a copy of the same simultaneously sent to the Borough President’s office; h) To authenticate all acts, orders and proceedings of the board, including the countersigning of all letters whatever nature going out from the board, and to be the sole spokesperson for the board in relation to the news media, agencies of government and the public at large, except the Nominating Committee; i) To prepare and deliver the Chair’s Annual report. 4. Duties of the Vice-Chairpersons: a) The First Vice-Chairperson shall preside at board meetings in the place of the Chairperson when the Chairperson is absent. In the absence of the Chairperson and First ViceChairperson, the Second Vice-Chairperson shall preside and in the absence of the Chairperson, First and Second Vice-Chairpersons, the Third Vice-Chairperson shall preside; b) The Vice-Chairpersons shall assist the Chairperson when necessary and required. They shall perform such duties as assigned by the Chairperson. If the Chairperson can no longer serve or is unable to serve as Chairpersons before the expiration of his or her term, then the First Vice-Chairperson shall succeed the Chairperson for the balance of the term of office. 5. Duties of Secretary a) The Secretary shall keep a record of the attendance at meetings; b) If the Chairperson and all Vice-Chairpersons are absent from a meeting, then the Secretary shall assume the duties of Chairperson for the meeting. VI. COMMITTEES A. The Executive Committee shall include all the Officers and the two Members-at-Large of the board. In emergency situations, the Executive Committee may act on behalf of the board, provided the same is not contrary to the previously stated position of the board and providing that any such action shall be ratified by the board membership at the next regular meeting. If not so ratified, there shall be no further implementation of the action after such meeting, and steps must be taken to withdraw such action, where possible. B. The Budget Committee shall consist of the board officers and the Chairpersons of all standing Topical and Regional Committees. The Budget Committee shall be responsible for the preparation of the board’s Capital and Expense budget recommendations and for the State and Federal programs for the Community District. The Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the board 15

on such budget matters, provided the same is not contrary to the previously stated position of the board and providing that any such action shall be ratified by the board membership at the next regular meeting. C. The Board Standing Committees shall consist of the following: 1. Regional Committees Regional Committees shall be responsible for general planning and analysis and review functions within their geographic areas, as well as consulting and cooperating with and monitoring the services of the following City agencies: City Planning Commission and Department; Department of Buildings; Department of Housing Preservation and Development; Public Development Corporation, Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Board of Standards and Appeals. The Regional Committees will be as follows: Regional Committee I: Northern border to LIRR; Western border to Ocean Avenue Regional Committee II: Northern border to LIRR; Ocean Avenue to Eastern border Regional Committee III: LIRR to Southern border; Western border to Ocean Avenue Regional Committee IV: LIRR to Southern border; Ocean Avenue to Eastern border 2. Topical Committees: Pursuant to Section 2800 (d) of the New York City Charter, it shall be the responsibility of each Topical Committee to “…Consult and cooperate with City agencies and other organizations on matters relating to the welfare of the community district and its residents, including capital and community development needs and delivery of municipal services; conduct public or private hearings or investigations with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the community district and its residents; evaluate the quality and quantity of municipal services provided by agencies within the community district and make recommendations on the improvement of those services to the board, the Mayor, the Borough President and the Council as required.” In carrying out the duties described above, each Topical Committee shall be responsible for consulting and cooperating with and monitoring the services of the City agencies listed herein: a) Youth Services – All agencies dealing with youth b) Human Services – Human Resources Administration and its constituent agencies; Department of Health; Department of Mental Health and Retardation; Department for the Aging; Department of Consumer Affairs; Health and Hospitals Corporation; the Mayor’s Office of the Handicapped c) Public Safety – Police Department; Fire Department; District Attorney & the courts d) Transportation – Transportation Department, including the Bureau of Traffic Operations; Bureau of Highway Operations and the Metropolitan Transit Authority

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e) Community Environment – Department of Environmental Protection and its constituent agencies; Department of Sanitation; Department of Parks and Recreation and the Bureau of Gas and Electricity f) Education, Libraries and Cultural Affairs – All Education, Library and Cultural Affairs Agencies D. The board shall establish such Special Committees as the board deems necessary. 1. In March of each year, immediately after the board elections, the Chairperson shall poll each board member for the member’s committee preferences. 2. By the April meeting, the Chairperson shall organize the board’s committees giving consideration to the member’s choices. 3. Committees shall encourage the participation of non-board members on Committees including representatives of local interested organizations. Non-board members shall be appointed to Committees by the board Chairperson and/or the Committee Chairperson 4. Committees shall meet at least four times a year. At least one meeting shall be for the purpose of identifying the problems to be met by the Committee. Members shall be required to attend at least three (3) sessions or 50%, whichever is less, of Primary Topical Committee of which they are members and failure to do so shall, at the option of the board, constitute cause for removal from the board. 5. The Committee Chairperson must be a member of the board. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be responsible for calling Committee meetings. The Chairperson shall consult with the District Manager, the board Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson assigned to supervise the Committee (if any) at least once a month. 6. Each Committee Chairperson shall keep minutes of Committee meetings and a record of attendance and shall deliver the same to the board Secretary. 7. Each member shall serve on one Primary Topical Committee E. Meetings a. Regular Meetings – There shall be at least one regular monthly meeting of the Community Board. No regular meetings shall be scheduled during the months of July and August. 1. A quorum to convene any meeting shall be as set forth by the Administrative Code and/or the City Charter 2. Except as otherwise specifically required by the City Charter and Administrative Code or the By-laws herein, all action shall be decided by a majority vote of those members present and voting, in the presence of a quorum 3. At least three regular monthly meetings per year shall be held in Regions I and II, and at least three meetings in Regions III and IV of the Community Board District

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b. Special Meetings 1. A special meeting shall be a meeting other than the regular meeting and shall be called by the Board Chairperson: a) At the Board Chairperson’s own volition; b) At the Borough President’s request; c) Upon resolution adopted by the board by majority vote; d) Upon written request of at least twenty percent (20%) of the board members computed without fractions and presented to the Board Chairperson. Such meeting shall be held within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of such request by the Chairperson. 2. Members shall be given at least five (5) days notice in writing of a special meeting, with a specification of the purpose of the meeting and a delineation of the agenda of such meeting, and decisions at special meetings shall be made by a majority of those members in good standing then present. c. Emergency Meetings An emergency meeting shall be a meeting in the manner of a special meeting, but in circumstances as determine by the Chairperson where time is of the essence and decisions are required immediately and where five days notice cannot be given. At least forty-eight hours notice of such meeting must be given. At least such meeting notification may include telephonic or other rapid means of communications. VIII. AGENDA A. An agenda shall be drafted by the Board Chairperson with the assistance of the Executive Committee and the District Manager. The agenda should outline the business to be transacted at the meeting. This agenda, plus notice of time and place of the meeting, shall be forwarded to each board member at least three (3) days before the regular monthly meeting of the board. No matter shall be decided upon by the board without that matter having been placed upon the agenda forwarded to the board members. B. The agenda shall consist of the following: 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Adoption of minutes 3. District Manager’s report 4. Chairperson’s report 5. Committee Chairperson’s reports (Committee reports shall be made by each Committee Chairperson with a copy of same to be filed with the Secretary of the board at the end of the meeting).

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6. Other business (By a majority vote of those present and voting, an item may be added to the agenda, but shall not be voted on at that meeting.) IX. VOTING A. Voting shall be by the show of hands, with total votes both for and against the issue then publicly announced and recorded and shall also include abstentions. B. If a matter before the board requires further information or deliberation, that matter may be referred to the appropriate Committee for a report of recommendations and decisions by the entire board at the next regular meeting. C. All voting shall be in person only. No proxy shall be accepted. X. INTERNAL OPERATIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BOARD The board may establish such additional rules of its own as are not specifically covered by the language of these by-laws and the City Charter and are not in conflict or contravention of the language set forth herein above. XI. DISTRICT MANAGER A. The Community Board shall hire a District Manager in accordance with the guidelines of the City Charter. The District Manager shall be accountable to the Community Board, but shall work directly under the supervision of the Chairperson and shall carry out the policies as determined by the board. B. The District Manager shall hire such additional personnel as may be authorized by the Board. Such personnel shall be approved by the Executive Committee XII. AMENDMENTS These By-laws may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members of the board present and voting after at least ten (10) days written notice to the membership of the board setting forth the proposed amendment(s).

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Community Board 14 District Needs Statement Fiscal Year 2010

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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 FLATBUSH–MIDWOOD COMMUNITY DISTRICT 810 East 16th Street Brooklyn, New York 11230

MARTY MARKOWITZ Borough President

ALVIN M. BERK Chairman

DORIS ORTÍZ District Manager

BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 STATEMENT OF COMMUNITY DISTRICT NEEDS FISCAL YEAR 2010 OVERVIEW Brooklyn Community District 14 comprises the vibrant and dynamic communities of Flatbush, Midwood, and eastern Kensington, located in the heart of Brooklyn. Our district is renowned for its cultural and economic diversity, evinced by an extraordinary mix of housing, including landmarked Victorian-era homes on tree-lined streets in the north, newer masonry homes in the south, and throughout the district, solid, well-maintained apartment buildings constructed near mass transit in an era when spacious and comfortable apartments were the norm. This diverse housing stock continues to be renewed through ongoing condominium and cooperative apartment construction and numerous private home renovations, verifying that Brooklyn Community District 14 continues to be a wonderful place to live and invest for the future. This investment extends to our commercial strips, which are extraordinarily healthy, with many new restaurants and stores, and a new retail mall at the Flatbush/Nostrand Avenue Junction, which is southern Brooklyn’s principal transportation hub. This new mall, anchored by a Target department store, has stimulated other new investment nearby on Flatbush Avenue, one of the City’s busiest commercial corridors. Elsewhere in the district, commercial development is just as active, with upscale restaurants and national chain stores springing up where none existed before. Districts 14’s educational facilities are known nation-wide and are considered among the best in the City, particularly Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, and flagship high schools such as Erasmus Hall High School, Midwood High School, and Edward R. Murrow High School. These are augmented by several excellent parochial high schools. Community District 14 is a great place from which to commute to work. Three parallel subway lines provide residents with convenient access to Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn. The “F” train on the Culver Line serves the western portion of the district, while the “2” and “5” trains, originating at the Junction, serve the eastern part. The central corridor of the district is served by the “B” and “Q” PHONE: (718) 859-6357 • FAX: (718) 421-6077 E-MAIL: [email protected] • WEB: www.CB14Brooklyn.com

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trains of the Brighton Line. Numerous local and express bus lines augment the subways and provide convenient service along the district’s principal commercial strips. Our greatest resources, however, are our approximately 163,000 residents, many of whom have organized effective block, tenant and neighborhood associations, merchant associations, local development corporations, and other efforts to preserve and improve their communities. In some cases, such as our growing number of Business Improvement Districts and our long-standing neighborhood security patrols, neighborhoods are performing services that elsewhere City government is expected to provide. Brooklyn Community Board 14 tries to give all community residents and merchants a meaningful voice in how municipal services are delivered to our district. The community board advocates for the district’s special needs and works for fairness in resource distribution, service delivery, and land use in all of our neighborhoods. The needs expressed in this document reflect this principle of fairness and our continued commitment to improve the quality of life for all who live or work here, while supporting orderly growth and change in the future. Our principal focus areas include: • A need to ensure the health and vitality of residential and commercial areas within the district; • A need to restore and improve adequate and effective social and other services, particularly for the most dependent population groups such as the young and the elderly; and • A need to ensure effective communication and cooperation on community betterment among all groups in the District 14 community. Specific needs to address the above are grouped into the following seven program areas, though order does not necessarily imply priority.

COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT Street Trees: The district’s trees are an indispensable resource, something that the City has acknowledged with its unprecedented ten (10) year commitment of over $400 million to planting and caring for our street trees. They are vital to preserving the unique attractiveness of the district’s commercial and residential areas, which have a direct impact on investment and the City’s real property tax revenues. In addition, they are essential to reducing the City’s carbon footprint, removing carbon dioxide from the air and significantly reducing cooling needs during the summer.

NEEDED: • Maintain or increase Parks Department Forestry and Maintenance personnel to care for the countless number of trees in our district; • Increase frequency of current pruning program to restore health for existing trees and to prevent liability of damage to persons and property from falling limbs and branches; and • Continuation of an adequately funded, staffed and equipped program to maintain and replace trees, as needed.

Parks and Playgrounds: Our district is severely shortchanged when it comes to parks and recreational spaces. There are only three major park facilities within our district: Kolbert Park in the southern part of the district, Deputy Inspector Joseph DiGilio Playground on the west, and the Parade Ground in the north, whose almost 40 acres of athletic fields and tennis courts are accessed by borough permit only and are not available for informal use by local residents. The only recreational facility within the Parade Ground available to the local community without a permit is the heavily23

utilized Detective Dillon Stewart Memorial playground. In addition, the district is served by two small tot-lots, several school playgrounds, a short section of the Ocean Parkway malls, which collectively offer limited recreational use for walking, jogging, biking and skating, and Prospect Park to our north. But total park space within walking distance for most of our residents totals only a few acres.

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Acquisition of property to create new recreational spaces for the community; and Designation of one staff member per park or recreational area to organize activities for the community.

Sanitation Services: Adequate sanitation services are vital to the maintenance of the quality of life in all communities of the City. Community Board 14 feels strongly enough about this to have established in 1980 and 1981, with the Department of Sanitation, its own plan for local sanitation services. This plan, approved by the Department, and emulated elsewhere, seeks to make optimum use of manpower and equipment while meeting the needs of individual neighborhoods and facilities. Since the original plan was implemented, it has been enhanced to take advantage of improved street sweeping efficiency and to accommodate the City’s recycling program.

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Continuation of the special school collection truck route, including a provision for pick-up of recyclables on a more frequent basis in order to handle the ever-increasing waste generated by the additional number of meals served to the youth; Continuation of “Operation Clean Stretch” to provide nightly pick-up of baskets and the collection of residential garbage on commercial strips within Community District 14; and Allocate additional resources to address the particular sanitation needs of the northern part of our district, where the district’s largest apartment dwelling population resides and which generates the most residential waste in our district.

Air Quality and Water/Sewer Facilities: Maintenance of good air quality and adequate water and sewer facilities is essential to environmental health and the quality of life in the district. Consistently clogged and dirty catch basins, as well as air and noise pollution, counteract positive efforts made by the City and community.

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Adequate funding, equipment and staffing for maintenance of water supply and sewer facilities to ensure long-term clean City water supply; and Adequate enforcement of air pollution and noise regulations.

HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT One and Two-Family Housing: The district is endowed with a unique supply of high quality one and two-family houses, which is a key factor in making it a desirable place to live. Programs to maintain and upgrade surrounding infrastructure must support direct preservation and improvement efforts as young professionals and young families are moving into our community. This district has 24

experienced a trend of expansions of one- and two-family homes, particularly in the southern part of our district. Lastly, the preservation of this particular housing stock, both for aesthetic and historic reasons, is of paramount importance to our community. Initiated with the successful adoption of contextual downzoning in Midwood in 2006, a similar proposal by the Department of City Planning for Flatbush has been made and is showing substantial support by the community.

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Support for the contextual downzoning of the Flatbush portion of Community District 14 and funding for whatever support and enforcement personnel are needed to ensure compliance with any new zoning regulations; and Coordination by agencies to enforce against the proliferation of illegal curb cuts throughout the district. The Buildings Department issues a curb cut permit in most cases without inspections. Once reported to the agency and a violation is issued, however, there is currently no enforcement component to have the curb restored.

Multi-Family Housing: Interspersed with and adjoining its one and two-family residential areas, the district is home to a sizeable stock of multiple dwellings. Residents of these buildings range across all age and income groups. Such buildings are concentrated primarily in the northern section of our district in the Flatbush community, though examples also exist elsewhere. In addition, new condominiums are under construction throughout the district, adding to our housing stock and increasing the quality of housing in our community.

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Continuation and strengthening of Citywide housing rehabilitation and tenant support services, in particular, the Neighborhood Preservation Consultation contracts for the Local Development Corporations within Community District 14; Continued and expanded funding of local development corporations and organizations to provide critically needed housing services; Continued funding for façade and street improvements to support housing rehabilitation programs; Support for more senior citizen housing to address the needs of older adults; and A review and coordination of the maze of City agencies directly charged with all aspects of enforcing the recent and upcoming downzoning in our community. Incorporation of Quality Housing in selected medium- and high-density portions of Flatbush undergoing rezoning.

Commercial Revitalization and Economic Development: Maintenance of the health and vitality of the community depends not only on an adequate housing stock, but also on supporting the growing vitality of commercial areas, particularly Cortelyou Road, Church Avenue, Avenue J, Avenue M, and Flatbush Avenue, one of the City’s longest commercial corridors. Many new restaurants and businesses are opening up on Cortelyou Road, Newkirk Avenue, and Church Avenue, and a new shopping mall has opened in the Flatbush/Nostrand Avenues Junction, featuring a Target department store as its anchor tenant.

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HUMAN SERVICES As our population of both seniors and young families continues to grow, the delivery of services for the aging and youth is important to the overall stability and vitality of our community. Program areas which the board has identified as critical counterparts to physical improvements include:

Services for the Elderly: Community District 14 has a growing elderly population over 65. They range in capability from the relatively self-sufficient to the homebound and very dependent. There are needs for all such groups, though they are certainly greatest at the more dependent end of the scale.

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Increase and/or restore funding to programs such as hot Meals-on-Wheels deliveries and to senior centers which provide essential services to the elderly; Programs which adequately address the needs of both Medicaid and non-Medicaid homebound elderly; and Necessary support for efforts to improve coordination of local delivery of services to the elderly.

Youth Services: Community Board 14’s experience, along with that of the rest of the community, is that current services are not meeting the needs of youth for career planning and development and recreational activities, even though population numbers in these age groups have been growing since 1990. There is a clear and imperative need to increase youth services to achieve the goal of supporting the future success of our youth and ensuring that they have safe, healthy and balanced experience growing up in our community.

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Restoration of funding for the Summer Bus Program; A broad effort by social service delivery agencies to effectively provide information on available services to potential client populations; Outstation service delivery staff within the Community District. Programs are desperately needed to provide pregnant and parenting teens with the resources to promote the health and well being of themselves and their families and to help establish a future of an economic independence. These programs are vital since many pregnant teens often find themselves without a support network when critical problems arise; and Continuation of Crisis Intervention programs which effectively address non-routine service needs.

Health and Hospital Services: Adequate hospital services are essential in any community, particularly in an area such as Community District 14, which has an increase in younger families and the elderly. With the recent closure of Caledonian Hospital, there is a disproportionate dearth of medical care and coverage in the northern portion of our district. Furthermore, the spread of the West Nile Virus must be aggressively combated in light of our population of seniors and young children, who are primarily susceptible to infection. 26

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Continue and expand all efforts necessary to combat the spread of the West Nile Virus Adequate hospital facilities to serve all Community District 14 residents.

PUBLIC SAFETY Fire Protection: Community District 14 generally, and in particular the north Flatbush area, requires optimal fire protection because of our extensive multiple dwellings and century-old housing. This is essential to prevent fires, save countless lives, and preserve the historic and landmarked elements of our community for future generations.

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Adequate manning as well as specialized equipment for local fire operations.

Police Services and Neighborhood Security: The men and women of the 70th Precinct have been serving our community exceptionally well, keeping crime and quality of life problems at historic lows. We cannot be grateful enough for the job that they have done. However, they could do their job even better if they had the modern facilities and resources necessary to fight crime in the 21st Century, primarily in the form of a new 70th Precinct house. Furthermore, residents of Community Board 14 have, on their own initiative, developed various forms of community-based security services to assist in crime-fighting efforts. These programs must be supported by modernized police services to ensure that an effective overall Criminal Justice system supports the efforts of the local precinct.

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Continue to ensure funding to completion of a new 70th Precinct facility. The existing physical plant is undersized, antiquated, and deteriorated. Its neighbor, the modern United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) complex, has enlarged and expanded their facilities. This has sequestered one of the most active New York City Police Department precinct facilities in the midst of the largest concentration of handicapped people in Brooklyn;

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TRANSPORTATION Transportation is, by nature, a support service, which enables a community to function. Our district needs to make optimum use of existing facilities and support community and public agency efforts in all other areas, such as commercial development, housing, social service delivery, recreation, and so forth. The central location of Community District 14 makes its local streets and avenues part of the daily commuting path for tens of thousands of Brooklyn residents. This places a great burden on the local roadway infrastructure. Needs identified in particular program areas are as follows:

Street System: Many of Community District 14’s streets need more short-term and long-term attention. On-street parking is scarce, and off-street parking is even harder to find. Buses, trucks, and 27

commuters comprise the heaviest users of our roadways each morning, and traffic jams exist on even tertiary roads. The level of maintenance for our roadways, however, does not match the wear and tear that they experience on a daily basis. Major arterial routes are in need of resurfacing and reconstruction, such as Flatbush Avenue, one of the borough’s oldest and heavily utilized roads, along with Ocean Avenue and Coney Island Avenue. Traffic engineering services must be sufficient to assure safe and effective use of streets by all users—vehicles, buses, bicycles and especially pedestrians. Traffic management programs must support local revitalization efforts and focus on the most congested areas.

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Immediate attention to street improvement programs for the district’s most deteriorated and hazardous streets; Improved coordination by City agencies and utilities on Capital projects, working with the community board. Currently, there is limited coordination producing waste and the perpetuation of negative public perception of City government. The board has made a major effort to coordinate these agencies/utilities in an effort to reduce duplication and conflicts with scheduled projects. Closer cooperation is needed; Adequate staffing and equipment with particular emphasis on increasing Highway Operations “maintenance gangs” to conduct routing street maintenance; Focus on traffic planning resources for better management of our streets in congested commercial areas, specifically, Church Avenue, Avenue J and Foster Avenue within Community District 14. We believe similar programs should be developed for other commercial streets as well; Continuation and expansion of sidewalk façade improvement programs for commercial streets; and Continuation of funding of programs to repair sidewalks in violation in the district and to provide needed curb cuts to increase pedestrian safety.

Parking Facilities: Adequate off-street parking is seen as an essential component not only of commercial revitalization programs, but also the District’s Sanitation Service Delivery Plan. Placing such facilities near mass-transit hubs, like the Flatbush/Nostrand Avenue Junction, would encourage commuters to leave their cars at home, and “park-and-ride” to their jobs around the city. Sufficient off-street parking must also be available to enable commercial streets to be effectively cleaned. Also, we have many apartment buildings without parking facilities, since they were exempt from such requirements before they were enacted by law. Also, there are many private homes which do not currently have their own garages or driveways.

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Proper maintenance, adequate security, effective signage and appropriate rate structures are essential for existing parking facilities; Coordination with the Department of Buildings to prevent the installation of illegal curb cuts throughout the district, diminishing on-street parking availability. There is currently no enforcement component to have the curb restored, once a violation is issued. The Department of Transportation should restore the curb in violation and charge the owner of the property; and Development of additional off-street parking capacity in areas, where needed, to support commercial revitalization programs, including additional parking in the Avenue J, Coney Island Avenue, and Flatbush/Nostrand Avenue Junction area that also is home to Brooklyn College and Midwood High School. 28

Public Transit Service: Community District 14 is relatively well supplied with rapid transit facilities, but the growing needs of our commuting population are placing greater demands on it. The “B” and “Q” trains on the Brighton Line, for example, bisect the District, and eight (8) of the stations on these lines are located within the board’s boundaries. Unfortunately, these are the only lines that have the capacity to absorb any increase in ridership. The “F” train on the Culver Line station on the west is severely congested, as are the “2” and “5” trains, which end their route at Flatbush Avenue in our district.

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Expeditious completion of the station rehabilitation projects and advancement of station and line improvement projects for rapid transit facilities in the district, particularly those serving commercial areas; Create a new “F” express train; Extend “G” train service further down the Culver Line; and Rehabilitation in particular of the Brighton Line right-of-way through the District, including the restoration of deteriorated protective fences along the right-of-way.

NEW YORK AND ATLANTIC RAILWAYS: Community District 14 is also bisected by the open east-west cut of the New York and Atlantic Railways (formerly known as the Long Island Rail Road freight line). The line runs through both heavily populated residential and commercial areas. Despite sporadic cleanup operations to remove literally tons of refuse as well as extermination of rats during the past several years, the cut remains a serious sanitation and security concern of the board.

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Immediate commencement of cleanup operations to include removal of tires along the cut which provide a haven for larvae of the West Nile Virus mosquito, along with other necessary repairs of eroded sections of the embankment; and Advance construction of fences between adjacent property

EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL FACILITIES Primary and Secondary School Facilities: The stability and attractiveness of Community District 14 as a residential area is due in no small measure to the quality of its educational facilities. Community Board 14 strongly supports their recommendations for needed improvements to local primary and secondary schools, and their efforts to make a maximum use of school facilities for both education and other relevant community purposes. In particular, the board continues to support wholeheartedly the development of a playground adjacent to the Public School 152 schoolyard at Bedford Avenue and Campus Road.

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Higher Education Facilities: Given its geographic location, Brooklyn College lies at the center of community life in District 14. The Community Board enthusiastically supports implementation of needed improvements to this great institution to improve its ability to serve the local community as well as all citizens of the borough.

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Advancement of vitally needed improvements to Brooklyn College’s physical plant.

Libraries: District 14’s existing branch libraries are heavily used and highly valued by the community. The board strongly supports essential improvements needed by these libraries and objects to any budget cuts. Cuts to the libraries will greatly affect the literacy programs, GED programs and many more, which may be in danger of elimination as a result of budget cuts. Proportionately, the cuts to libraries are far greater than to other City agencies. NEEDED: • • • • •

Advancement of construction of the new Kensington Branch Library; Restore funding previously cut to the local branch libraries to avoid elimination of these important programs in the district; Advancement of needed improvements to local branch libraries; Adequate funding to assure that all branches remain open seven days a week; and Adequate staffing to assure acceptable levels of service are provided.

Cultural Affairs: Community cultural activities are an essential component of quality of life in all communities of the City. Their continuation is needed to enhance City livability and promote the stability of communities.

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Adequate funding for the Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College (BCBC), which has provided this community with performances by world renowned artists, and other local cultural and artistic programs.

COMMUNITY BOARDS Community boards continue to be an essential component of City government. In addition to their other Charter-mandated responsibilities, they provide crucial interagency linkages and possess unique local knowledge needed to avoid waste and optimize service delivery. The boards continue to work hard with local agency officials to ensure that the limited municipal resources available are effectively used. Recently, with the Administration’s expansion of its Citywide 311 non-emergency telephone complaint system, more specific complaint information is retained centrally, thus making it increasingly difficult for community boards to intervene to resolve problems and monitor agency performance as intended by the New York City Charter. Increasingly, community residents complain about the difficulty of getting useful follow-up information concerning resolution of complaints submitted via 311. The end result may be an increase in the length of time in which problems are resolved and reduced transparency in government. Community boards are the only effective way to fill the gap. Although there has been some restoration of budget cuts to Community Board budgets, their budgets have not yet been substantially increased to meet the public’s needs. 30

To fulfill their Charter-mandated responsibilities and continue to act as a government “frontline,” the Boards must have the necessary resources to do so.

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Recognition of the critical role played by Community Boards with a provision for budget adjustment and/or adequate funding to meet their responsibilities to the community.

Please do not hesitate to call the Community Board 14 District office for further information or clarification. Respectfully submitted,

Alvin M. Berk Chairman

Doris Ortíz District Manager

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Community Board 14 Capital & Expense Budget Priorities Fiscal Year 2010

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BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BOARD 14 SUMMARY OF FISCAL YEAR 2010 CAPITAL AND EXPENSE BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS By October 31, 2008, Community Boards are required to prepare and submit recommendations for physical improvement projects funded by the City’s Capital Budget or the Community Development program. The boards are also required to submit recommendations for operational programs funded by the City’s Expense budget. These recommendations are considered by the Mayor and by City agencies for inclusion in the Fiscal Year 2010 budget. The members of the City Council review and consider the board’s priorities and vote on the City budget. Prior to the submission of these recommendations to the Mayor, City Council and City Planning Commission, Community Boards are required to conduct a public hearing on their proposed recommendations. Based on the public hearings held on both September 8th and October 6th, the board will formulate and submit its recommendations. Community Boards must limit their budget requests to their 40 most critical Capital improvements and 25 top Expense program proposals. A brief description of the recommendations prepared by Brooklyn Community Board 14 is provided below and in the pages that follow. These recommendations were developed as a result of the following: • Observation of physical and service problems within Community District 14; • Analysis of complaints received by the board’s district office; • Formal local and borough consultation meetings with City agencies, and, • Recommendations submitted by neighborhood and civic groups throughout the Flatbush/ Midwood communities

FISCAL YEAR 2010 CAPITAL BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS Economic Development 1. Continue Kings/Flatbush Development Project to Loew’s Kings Theatre site 2. Fund restoration/refurbishing of West Midwood and Ditmas Park areas within CD14

Education 1. Fund development of outdoor recreational space at Bedford Avenue/Campus Road 2. Establish a new elementary school to alleviate over crowding in CD14

Environmental Protection 1. Fund installation of catch basins in CD14

Health and Hospitals Corporation 1. Advance to completion rehabilitation of Kings County Hospital Center

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Fund development of outdoor recreational space at Bedford Ave/Campus Rd Fund Prospect Park rehabilitation projects Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls jointly with DOT Fund street tree replacement funding 34

Police 1. Advance to acquisition new site for 70th Precinct

Transit Authority 1. Fund complete station rehabilitation for Parkside Avenue, Church Avenue, Beverley Road, Cortelyou Road stations 2. Fund modernization of Avenue H station 3. Fund modernization of Avenue J station 4. Fund modernization of Avenue M station 5. Advance to completion sidewalk rehabilitation on Newkirk Plaza

Transportation 1. Fund reconstruction of Flatbush Avenue within CD14 2. Fund rehabilitation of the Kings Highway Malls within CD14 to include pedestrian ramps 3. Fund restoration/refurbishing in West Midwood and Ditmas Park areas within CD14 to include sidewalks, curbs and lighting 4. Fund reconstruction of Locust Avenue and abutting streets within CD 14

EXPENSE BUDGET PRIORITIES Administration for Children’s Services 1. Expand Family Day Care Programs in CD14 2. Continue and expand Head Start Programs in CD14

Aging 1. Expand Meals-on-Wheels program in CD14 2. Fund Home Attendants Program for non-Medicaid eligible senior citizens

Buildings 1. Fund additional inspection personnel and support staff 2. Establish program to enforce compliance of recent re-zoning changes in R-6 area in Midwood within CB14

Business Services 1. Fund Commercial Revitalization projects on Flatbush Avenue, Cortelyou Road, Avenue J, Avenue M, Church Avenue, Newkirk Plaza and the Flatbush-Nostrand Avenue Junction

Cultural Affairs 1. Increase funding for borough-wide cultural programs with a special emphasis on youth

Environmental Protection 1. Assign additional night/weekend tour for air/noise pollution control personnel 2. Continue Citywide contracts – Preventive maintenance staff, sewer cleaning, etc.

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Health and Hospitals Corporation 1. Support adequate staffing levels at Kings County and Coney Island Hospital

Housing Preservation and Development 1. Continue funding with increases to meet inflationary costs - Neighborhood Preservation Consultation Program

Landmarks Preservation Commission 1. Fund restoration/refurbishing of Ditmas Park area within Community District 14 2. Fund restoration of the Academy Building at Erasmus Hall High School

Mayor’s Office of Management & Budget 1. Restore operating budget of Community Boards

Parks and Recreation 1. Fund additional recreation staff for playgrounds within CD14 2. Fund additional Park Enforcement personnel

Police 1. Fund additional Crossing Guards for 70th Precinct

Public Library 1. Increase funding to ensure seven-day service to all branches

Sanitation 1. Continue “Operation Clean Stretch” basket collection routes on commercial strips within CD 14 2. Continue and increase funding for year-round school collection program

Transportation 1. Fund additional allocation for street resurfacing 2. Increase funding for Highway Operations maintenance gangs to repair potholes and/or street cave-ins 3. Fund additional allocation for Night Street Resurfacing Program 4. Fund HW-200 contracts for sidewalks in violation

Youth and Community Development 1. Increase overall funding for CD14 youth programs 2. Increase funding for employment programs

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How to Apply for a Street Activity Permit

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How to Apply for a Street Activity Permit Community District 14 is host to at least 70 street activity events a year. These events that various organizations put together help make the Flatbush and Midwood communities more vibrant and enjoyable places to live. Below are some frequently asked questions about hosting these street activity events. What is a Street Activity Event? A street activity event is any activity to conduct an event when it may interfere with or obstruct the normal use by pedestrian or vehicular traffic of the street or sidewalk, such as:

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a block party street fair festival green market farmers market religious ceremony street cleanup or other recreation program.

A Street Activity Permit must be issued in order to conduct a street activity event. One can only be granted by the Street Activity Permit Office (SAPO) under the Mayor’s Community Assistance Unit, after receiving a recommendation from the Community Board. Who can obtain a Street Activity Permit? Permits are issued to Sponsors, who are fully responsible for the conduct of the event. A Sponsor can be a community-based, not-for-profit organization, association, or the like, which has a close relationship to the community and street where the event will be taking place. Examples of sponsors include block or community associations, religious or civic organizations, merchant associations, business improvement districts, and other not-for-profit corporations. The Sponsor must demonstrate that it has the support of the community. Community Board 14 requires that the sponsor complete a petition with a majority of the property owners of that block consenting to the event. How do I get a permit for an event? Step 1: A representative of the Sponsor must contact the Community Board office, at least 90 days (12 weeks) before the event, with the following:

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proposed date and rain date duration of time location within Community District 14 nature of the event

The District Office will work with the sponsor to ensure that the date, time, location and type of event are in accordance with Board and SAPO policies. Step 2: Before the Community Board will recommend approval of a street activity permit, the sponsor must submit petitions signed by a majority of the residents living on the affected block agreeing to the 40

conduct of the event. Sample petitions are available upon request at the District office. Step 3: The sponsor’s representative must make an appointment with the District Office to complete the Street Activity Permit Application. For a single block/single day street event, such as a block party or a health fair, the application must be completed at the Board office at least 60 days (8 weeks) before the planned date of the event. The Sponsor must also pay a non-refundable $15 certified check or money order made payable to “New York City Department of Finance”. The only exception to these rules are for street clean-ups. Street clean-ups may last for up to four (4) hours on a single block. Applications for street clean-ups may be completed at the Board office at least 30 days (4 weeks) before the planned date of the clean-up. No application fee is charged for street clean-ups. IMPORTANT: Failure to submit the application by these deadlines will result in an automatic denial of the permit by SAPO. Step 4: In addition to the Board’s recommendation, SAPO will review your permit for compliance with its policies and other applicable regulations. Once it is either approved, approved with certain conditions, or denied, SAPO will contact you. Furthermore, depending on the specific details of your event, you may need to apply for other permits with other City agencies. For instance, if you plan to have amplified sound, you must obtain an Amplified Sound Permit from the 70th Precinct. Details regarding any additional permits that you will need will be explained to you when you complete your application at the District Office. What street events are taking place in Community District 14? The District Office prepares and regularly updates a calendar of all permitted street activity events in the district. To obtain a copy, contact the District office. What other permits/licenses might I have to obtain? Examples of some additional permits/licenses you may require for your street activity event are: Street Activity Vendor Information Unlicensed Vendors must obtain Temporary Vendor Permits in order to sell at street events at the Department of Consumer Affairs, 42 Broadway, 5th Floor. Food - To obtain a permit to sell food: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 42 Broadway, 5th Floor, Phone Call 311 Merchandise - To obtain a permit to sell merchandise: DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, 42 Broadway, 5th Floor, Phone-Call 311 Amplified Sound - To obtain a permit for Amplified Sound: Contact the Community Affairs Office of the 70th Precinct five days prior at (718) 851-5557. Film Shooting - (SAPO does not issue film location permits.) To obtain a permit for Film Shooting: Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater, & Broadcasting, 1697 Broadway, 6th Floor, Phone - Call 311 Parades - (SAPO does not issue parade permits.) For information on parades, call: Parade information line - Call 311 NOTE: The sale, distribution and consumption of alcoholic beverages are prohibited at street events. 41

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Neighborhoods in Community District 14 Prospect Park South

Caton Park

Albemarle/Kenmore Terrace Beverley Square East Beverly Square West

Ditmas Park East

Ditmas Park West South Midwood Midwood Park West Midwood

East Midwood Fiske Terrace Nottingham

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Sanitation Collections in Community District 14 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Saturday

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Battalion 41, Engine 248 2900 Snyder Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226

Engine 250 126 Foster Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230

Engine 255, Ladder 157 1367 Rogers Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210

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Parks in Community District 14

Kolbert Park - Avenue L & East 17th Street Tot Lot - Campus Road & East 21st Street D.I. Joseph DiGilio Playground - McDonald Avenue & Avenue F Lt. Federico Narvaez Tot Lot - Cortelyou Road & Argyle Road UMMA Park - Ocean Avenue & Woodruff Avenue Det. Dillon Stewart Playground - Caton Avenue & Argyle Road 48

Senior Centers Serving Community District 14 Ft. Greene Hazel Brooks Senior Center 1460 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 859-6333 Hours: Monday-Friday @ 8:00-4:00. Services: Congregate Breakfasts, Congregate Lunch, Education/Recreation, Nutrition Education Senior Citizen’s League of Flatbush Senior Center 550 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 438-7771 Hours: Monday-Friday @ 8:30-4:00. Services: Case Assistance, Cong. Weekends, Congregate Lunch, Education/Recreation, Meal Preparation, Nutrition Education, Home Delivered Meals Dorchester Senior Center 1419 Dorchester Road, Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 941-6700 Hours: Monday-Friday @ 8:00-4:00. Services: Case Assistance, Congregate Lunch Education/Recreation Health Promotion Nutrition Education Brookdale Senior Center 817 Avenue H, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 434-8670 Hours: Monday -Thursday @ 8:00-4:00, Friday @ 8:30-1:00. Services: Case Assistance, Cong. Weekends, Congregate Lunch, Education/Recreation, Home Delivered Meals, Nutrition Education Mariem Helm Senior Center 870 Ocean Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 258-5522 Hours: Tuesday @ 10:00-4:00, Thursday @ 10:00-4:00. Services: Congregate Lunch, Education/Recreation, Nutrition Education Senior League of Flatbush (Midwood Senior League Satellite) 1625 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 253-0508 Hours: Monday @ 8:30-3:30, Wednesday @ 8:30-3:30, Thursday @ 8:30-3:30. Services: Congregate Lunch, Education/ Recreation, Nutrition Education Young Israel of Midwood Senior Center 1694 Ocean Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 253-7800 Hours: Monday-Thursday @ 8:30-4:30, Friday @ 8:30-1:30 Services: Case Assistance, Cong. Weekends, Congregate Lunch, Education/Recreation, Health Promotion, Nutrition Education, Meal Assessment

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Zip Codes in Community District 14

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11230

11210

Midwood Post Office (11230) - 1288 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 Flatbush Post Office (11226) - 2273 Church Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11226 Kensington Post Office (11218) - 419 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 Vanderveer Post Office (11210) - 2319 Nostrand Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11210 50

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School Districts & Schools Serving Community District 14 Erasmus Hall High School 911 Flatbush Ave.

District 17

Midwood High School Bedford Ave. & Glenwood Rd. Edward R. Murrow High School 1600 Avenue L I.S. 240 2500 Nostrand Avenue P.S. 109 15 Snyder Avenue P.S. 134 4001 18th Avenue

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P.S. 139 330 Rugby Road P.S. 152 725 East 23rd Street P.S. 193 2515 Avenue L P.S. 197 & I.S. 381 1599 East 22nd Street P.S. 199 1100 Elm Avenue P.S. 217 Newkirk Ave. & Coney Island Ave.

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P.S. 249 Caton Ave. & Marlborough Rd. P.S. 315 2310 Glenwood Road P.S. 6 Snyder Avenue/Bedford Avenue

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Youth Service Providers Serving Community District 14 Brooklyn College Community Partnership for Research & Learning 2900 Bedford Avenue 5405 James Hall Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 951-5015 Fax: (718) 951-5927 E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected] Website: www.bccp.org Flatbush YMCA 1401 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210

Flatbush Boys and Girls Club 2245 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 462-6100 Fax: (718) 462-0660 Flatbush Development Corporation 1616 Newkirk Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 859-3800 Fax: (718) 859-4632 Website: www.fdconline.org

Phone: (718) 469-8100 Fax: (718) 284-5537 Website: www.ymcanyc.org/flatbush

Flatbush Youth Initiative 424 East 19th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 562-3959

Bonnie Boys Club 1221 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 941-4698

Holy Innocents Church 249 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 282-5294

Baptist Church of the Redeemer 1921 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 282-1603

St. Marks Headstart U.P.K. 2017 Beverly Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 287-7300

Bnos Israel School for Girls 1629 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 339-4229

Hebrew Institute for Deaf & Exceptional Children 1401 Avenue I Brooklyn, NY 11230

CAMBA - Church Avenue Merchants & Block Association 1720 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226

Phone: (718) 377-7507 Fax: (718) 253-3259

Phone: (718) 287-2600 Fax: (718) 287-0857 Website: www.camba.org

Midwood Development Corporation 1416 Avenue M Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 376-0999 Website: www.middev.org

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Day Care Providers Serving Community District 14 College Communtiy CCC Inc. 2804-6 Glenwood Road Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 951-5329 Fax: (718) 434-1743 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Cortelyou Early Childhood Center 2739 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 282-6077 Fax: (718) 282-2919 E-mail: info@mycecc Website: www.myecc.com Family Head Start 3017 Glenwood Road Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 859-7720 Flatbush YMCA Nursery/Flatbush YMCA Pre-School 140 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 469-8100 ex. 107 Fax: (718) 284-5537 Website: www.ymcanyc.org/flatbush Future Kids Learning Center 1992 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 434-2360 Fax: (718) 434-0575 E-mail: [email protected] Midwood Montessori 2825 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 253-3242 Fax: (212) 825-1864 E-mail: [email protected] Nkechibiepo’s DCC 1708 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 252-5583 Fax: (718) 252-5588 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.nkechiobidaycare.com

S.C.C. Playcare Center at Hillel 2901 Campus Road Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 859-9337 Fax: (718) 954-3159 Small Wonders Learning Center 3012 Avenue M Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 692-0355 Fax: (718) 692-0355 The Carleton Washbume ECC of Brooklyn 2900 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 951-5431 Fax: (718) 951-4658 E-mail: [email protected] Website: depthome.brooklyn.cuny.edu/ schooled/ecc/ecc-index.html Viener Pre-School of Flatbush 2305 Olean Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: (718) 258-5314 Fax: (718) 258-3185 (917) 969-5349 ABC Day Care Center 1015 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 284-5168 ABC Day Care Center 1019 Church Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 826-1894 Fax: (718) 826-1894 Children’s Corner 69 Stratford Road Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 287-9611 Website: www.cclearningcenter.com Cortelyou Early Childhood Center 1110 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 282-6077 Fax: (718) 282-2919 E-mail: info@mycecc Website: www.myecc.com

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Yeled V’Yalda Headstart 600 McDonald Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11218 Phone: (718) 854-7192 Brooklyn Institute for Children 110 Lenox Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 940-8028 C.N.C Care Center Inc. 647 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 284-0172 Fax: (718) 284-0172 First Impressions Nursery School 2513 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 469-9792 / (718) 462-5009 Fax: (718) 462-0200 Flatbush Action Community DCC 525 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 693-9891 Fax: (718) 693-6138 E-mail: [email protected] Get Set Kindergarten I/T Program/ Get Set Kindergarten School 1919 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 856-4646 Fax: (718) 856-0937 Kids Etcetera DCC 1331-33 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 693-8446 Fax: (718) 693-3647 Let’s Care Again DCC 19 Clarkson Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 693-4866 Let’s Care Again DCC #3 1289 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 284-5923

New Hope Day Care 1481 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 284-5923 Fax: (718) 826-0043 E-mail: [email protected] Phebeana Day Care 160 Parkside Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 284-8147 Fax: (718) 284-1437 E-mail: [email protected] Practical Learning Center 22-32 Buckingham Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 282-4200 Fax: (718) 282-9471 E-mail: [email protected] Practical Learning Center 1283 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 434-5583 Fax: (718) 248-9471 E-mail: [email protected]

Children’s Heimeshe Workshop 1524 East 17th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 382-5229 Hebrew Institute for Deaf & Exceptional Children 1401 Avenue I Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 377-7507 Fax: (718) 253-3259 Meorot Belt Yaakov Inc. 1123 Avenue N Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 627-8758 Fax: (718) 336-0149 E-mail: [email protected] Nayema Universal CCC Inc. 1107-09 Newirk Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 462-3688 Red Hat Day Care Center 1317 East 15th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 336-1480 Fax: (718) 336-7351 E-mail: [email protected]

Roger’s Day Care Center 775 Rogers Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 703-4312 Fax: (718) 703-4312 E-mail: [email protected]

Schelkunchik Inc./Schelkunchik Inc. Pre-School 1105 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 421-1887 Fax: (718) 421-1887

St. Marks Headstart U.P.K. 2017 Beverly Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 287-7300

United Cerebral Palsy of NYC 160 Lawrence Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 436-7979 Fax: (718) 436-0071

The Little Darlings Day Care 1531 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 469-6207 Fax: (718) 940-8274 The Rat’s Playhouse Workshop Inc. 835 Ocean Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: (718) 282-6285 Children’s Heimeshe Workshop 1177 East 18th Street Brooklyn, NY 11230 Phone: (718) 677-7041

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Elected Officials Representing Community District 14

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New York City Council Districts In Community District 14

40th CD

45th CD

44th CD

48th CD

Council Member Mathieu Eugene (40th CD) 123 Linden Boulevard Brooklyn, New York 11226 Phone: 718-287-8762 http://council.nyc.gov/d40/html/members/home.shtml

Council Member Simcha Felder (44th CD) 4424 16th Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11204 Phone: 718-853-2704 http://council.nyc.gov/d44/html/members/home.shtml

Council Member Kendall Stewart (45th CD) 1694 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11210 Phone: 718-951-8177 http://council.nyc.gov/d45/html/members/home.shtml

Council Member Michael Nelson (48th CD) 3810-A Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11235 Phone: 718-368-9176 http://council.nyc.gov/d48/html/members/home.shtml

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New York State Assembly Districts In Community District 14 Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein (41st AD) 3520 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11229 Phone: 718-648-4700 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=041

43rd AD

Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs (42nd AD) 2294 Nostrand Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11210 Phone: 718-434-0446 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=042

58th AD

Assemblyman Karim Camara (43rd AD) 231 Empire Boulevard Brooklyn, NY 11225 Phone: 718-756-1776 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=043

44th AD

48th AD

Assemblyman James Brennan (44th AD) 1414 Cortelyou Road Brooklyn, NY 11226 Phone: 718-940-0641 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=044

42nd AD

45th AD

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz (45th AD) 1800 Sheepshead Bay Road Brooklyn, NY 11235 Phone: 718-743-4078 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=045

41st AD

Assemblyman Dov Hikind (48th AD) 1310 48th St. Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone: 718-853-9616 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=048 Assemblyman Nick Perry (58th AD) 903 Utica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11203 Phone: 718-385-3336 http://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/?ad=058

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New York State Senate Districts In Community District 14 20th SD

21st SD

19th SD 27th SD

State Senator Eric Adams (20th SD) 572 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11225 Phone: (718) 284-4700 http://www.nyssenate20.com

State Senator Kevin Parker (21th SD) 4515 Avenue D Brooklyn, NY 11203 Phone: (718) 629-6401 http://www.nyssenate21.com

State Senator John Sampson (19th SD) 9114 Flatlands Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11236 Phone: (718) 649-7653 http://www.nyssenate19.com

State Senator Carl Kruger (27th SD) 2201 Avenue U Brooklyn, NY 11229 Phone: (718) 743-8610 http://www.nyssenate27.com 62

New York State Congressional Districts In Community District 14

11th CD

10th CD

9th CD

Congressman Anthony Weiner (9th CD) 1800 Sheepshead Bay Road Brooklyn, New York 11235 Phone: (718) 743-0441 http://www.house.gov/weiner

Congressman Edolphus Towns (10th CD) 10408 Flatlands Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11236 Phone: (718) 272-1175 http://www.house.gov/towns

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (11th CD) 123 Linden Boulevard, 4th Floor Brooklyn, New York 11226 Phone: (718) 287-1142 http://www.house.gov/clarke 63

Selected Neighborhood Statistics

Source: NYC Department of City Planning (http://www.nyc.gov/dcp)

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Community District 14 by Census Tracts

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68

69

70

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311 Statistics Acceptably Clean Sidewalks (%) Acceptably Clean Streets (%) Air Complaints Asbestos Complaints City-Supported Housing Construction Starts (units) Civilian Fire Fatalities Curbside and Containerized Recycled Tons Per Day Curbside and Containerized Recycling Diversion Rate Deaths Due to Drug Abuse Deaths due to drug abuse (per 100,000 population) Department of Buildings Priority A (emergency) Complaints Department of Buildings Priority B (nonemergency) Complaints Food Service Establishments Failing Initial Inspection (%) Individual Landmarks Designated Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000 Live Births) Medical Emergencies (fire unit only) 6 10.7 69 317 17 5 7.9 2540

100 2870 336 6 49295 20844 10643 265 0 75 80 85 547 383 194.6 2

10 5.9 97 433 25 6 6.8 2543

7 4.1 93 679 23.7 6 5.4 2843

154 327 3082 3159 266 284 5 5 55561 60506 21664 23790 8985 9005 399 725 0 0 79 54 90.9 86.7 90.9 100 586 571 326 344 228 229.4 10 4

3.81 444 3296 297 11 62197 25626 8231 565 0 77 100 100 635 222 224.1 2

32

6.1 435 3564 295 5 62241 24116 7435 459 0 233 88.9 100 627 69 217 2

50

28

620

5.38 3.56 1.56 452 468 49221 3527 3475 197245 242 215 17670 5 5 203 61764 61098 2563820 24921 27754 1241610 6435 5836 341329 638 573 48433 0 0 59 113 164 5895 100 88.2 86.49 100 94.1 92.6 648 590 27208 322 405 22567 205.3 199.1 8853 5 4 429

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Citywide FY2001 FY2002 FY2003 FY2004 FY2005 FY2006` FY2007 FY2008 FY2008 89.6 88.4 89.4 92.9 94.2 95.3 95.7 96.9 97.3 77 75.7 77.7 84.3 86.9 89.1 90.9 92.4 95.7 99 60 74 97 160 188 141 159 12625 4 6 9 9 26 23 16 36 2350 6 5 8 48 23 48 76 1 11427 2 1 6 4 1 2 2 3 85 n/a 34.5 33.6 33.3 34.6 1972 n/a 13.7 13.5 14.2 14.63 16.5 12 11 8 9 7 849 n/a 6.5 4.7 5.3 4.1 10.6 141 440 338 390 24457 1026 1465 1330 1426 92509 15.6 24.2 28.5 28.66 25.6 6 6 6 7 1199 7.7 5.5 7.3 5.4 5.4 3129 3222 3099 3181 209575 62 276 16 5 5.6 2601

New Cases Requiring Environmental Intervention For Lead Poisoning n/a New Cases Requiring Environmental Intervention For Lead Poisoning (per 1,000 children) n/a Noise Complaints (Department of Environmental Protection only) 133 Nonfire and Nonmedical Emergencies 3008 Nonstructural Fires 392 Occupied Residential Units in City-Owned Buildings 7 Persons Enrolled in Public Health Insurance 39272 Persons Receiving Food Stamps 21760 Persons Receiving Public Assistance 10139 Pothole Work Orders 427 Private Waste Transfer Station Permits 0 Resolved Consumer Complaints 104 Small Parks and Playgrounds - Acceptable Conditions (%) 100 Small Parks and Playgrounds - Acceptably Clean (%) 100 Structural Fires 608 Substantiated Child Abuse and/or Neglect Reports 343 Tons of Refuse Per Day Collected for Disposal 187.4 Water Main Breaks 2

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Citywide FY2008 FY2007 FY2006 FY2005 FY2004 FY2008 3.6 4.15 4 4.3 4.6 4.28 444 509 529 585 760 20,913 3 2 2 1 4 85 402 416 398 373 408 16,989 21 22 19 23 35 876 836 868 884 848 921 44,799 221 208 302 374 510 12,723 2,450 2,578 2,854 3,048 3,391 119,052 3,181 3,099 3,222 3,129 2,843 209,575 9 7 10 12 10 516 3,475 3,527 3,564 3,296 3,159 197,245 215 242 295 297 284 17,670 517 535 712 833 747 22,236 590 648 627 635 571 27,208

Citywide Health, Education, and Human Services Statistics FY2008 FY2007 FY2006 FY2005 FY2004 FY2008 Average Daily Student Attendance (%) 91.80% 91.33% 90.66% 91.01% 91.25% 89.75% Average Expenditure per Student (Citywide: SY03-04) ($) n/a n/a $15,232 $13,269 $11,823 n/a Certified Teachers (%) 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 98.60% 97.70% 100.00% Children In The Public Schools Who Have Completed Required Immunizations (%) 98.10% 98.10% 97.40% 97.20% 96.00% 97.90% Persons Receiving Cash Assistance 5,836 6,435 7,435 8,231 9,005 341,329 School Buildings in Good or Fair to Good Condition (%) n/a 42.00% 36.00% 25.00% n/a n/a Students in Grades 3-8 Meeting or Exceeding Standards in English (%) 42.80% 33.80% 37.90% 41.30% 30.20% 57.60% Students in Grades 3-8 Meeting or Exceeding Standards in Math (%) 65.40% 53.20% 44.90% 42.70% 36.80% 74.30% Students in Schools that Exceed Capacity - Elementary/Middle Schools (%) n/a 27.70% 22.45% n/a n/a n/a Substantiated Child Abuse and/or Neglect Reports 405 322 69 222 344 22,567

Crime/Fire Statistics Average Response Time to All Critical Crimes in Progress (minutes) Burglary Civilian Fire Fatalities Felonious Assault Forcible Rape Grand Larceny Grand Larceny Auto Major Felony Crime Medical Emergencies (fire unit only) Murder and Non-Negligent Manslaughter Nonfire and Nonmedical Emergencies Nonstructural Fires Robbery Structural Fires

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Selected Demographic and Socioeconomic Statistics for Community District 14 Sources: NYC Department of City Planning (http://www.nyc.gov/dcp)

Total Population in CD14 170,000

168,000

166,000

164,000

162,000

160,000

158,000

156,000

154,000 1990

2000

2006

Population by Age

90,000 80,000 70,000

# of people

60,000 1990

50,000

2000 40,000

2006

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20 to 64 Age Group

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65 and over

Race/Ethnicity

70,000

60,000

50,000

40,000

1990 2000 2006

30,000

20,000

10,000

0 White Nonhispanic

Black Nonhispanic

Asian Nonhispanic

American Indian Some other race Hispanic Origin and Alaska Nonhispanic Native Nonhispanic

Highest Level of Educational Attainm ent

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

1990 2000 2006

15,000

10,000

5,000

0 Less than 9th grade

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

High school Some college, graduate no degree (including equivalency)

96

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

Highest Level of Educational Attainm ent

35,000

30,000

25,000

20,000

1990 2000 2006

15,000

10,000

5,000

0 Less than 9th grade

9th to 12th grade, no diploma

High school Some college, no degree graduate (including equivalency)

Associate degree

Bachelor's degree

Graduate or professional degree

Household Incom e Distribution by Percentage of Population

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54.00%

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53.25%

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52.00%

50.00%

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48.00%

Male

47.00%

46.67%

46.75%

46.00%

44.00%

42.00% 1990

2000

2006

Foreign-Born vs. Native Population

60.00%

56.37% 53.49% 49.21%

50.00%

50.79% 46.51%

43.63% 40.00%

Born in United States

30.00%

Foreign Born

20.00%

10.00%

0.00% 1990

2000

2006

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Citizen vs. Non-citizens

70.00% 65.81%

60.00% 55.74%

55.85%

50.00% 44.26%

44.15%

40.00% Naturalized Citizens

34.19%

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20.00%

10.00%

0.00% 1990

2000

2006

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Chapter 69 COMMUNITY DISTRICTS AND COTERMINALITY OF SERVICES Chapter 70 CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE COMMUNITY

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New York City Charter City Government in the Community CHAPTER 69 COMMUNITY DISTRICTS AND COTERMINALITY OF SERVICES § 2700. Declaration of intent. It is the intent of this chapter to encourage and facilitate coterminous community districts and service districts to be used for the planning of community life within the city, the participation of citizens in city government within their communities, and the efficient and effective organization of agencies that deliver municipal services in local communities and boroughs. § 2701. Community districts. a. Each community district shall: (1) Lie within the boundaries of a single borough, except as provided in subdivisions d and e of this section, and coincide with historic, geographic and identifiable communities from which the city has developed; (2) Be suitable for the efficient and effective delivery of those services of municipal agencies required to be made coterminous with the community districts, pursuant to section two thousand seven hundred four, including particularly the service and districting requirements of the police and sanitation departments; and, (3) Be compact and contiguous and have a population of not more than two hundred fifty thousand persons. b. Community districts shall be as nearly equal in population with each other as is possible under the criteria in paragraphs one, two and three of subdivision a of this section. c. With respect to the city's central business district in the borough of Manhattan from fifty-ninth street south, the council may adopt as part of the community district map, districts which shall reflect its unique character as the city's financial, business and entertainment center. In so doing, the council shall take into consideration the residential, working and other daytime populations as well as the hotel and transient or other nighttime populations and adhere as nearly as possible to the provisions of paragraph three of subdivision a of this section. d. The community district map for the borough of Manhattan shall include Roosevelt Island, located in the east river, as part of a community district in the borough of Manhattan, immediately opposite and to the west of Roosevelt Island. However, for the purposes of meeting the requirements of section twenty-seven hundred four relating to coterminality of local services, section twenty-seven hundred five relating to district service cabinets and section twenty-seven hundred seven relating to agency budget and service statements, Roosevelt Island shall be deemed included within a community district of the borough of Queens immediately opposite and to the east of Roosevelt Island. The chairperson of the community board of the Manhattan community district which includes Roosevelt Island, or his or her designee, shall be a member of the district service cabinet of each of the community districts in which Roosevelt Island is included in the respective boroughs. e. The community district map for the borough of the Bronx shall include that portion of the borough of Manhattan which lies north of the Harlem River. 102

§ 2702. Preparation and adoption of map. a. The map of community districts in effect as of the seventh day of November, nineteen hundred eighty-nine shall be continued until modified pursuant to this section. Not later than the first day of May nineteen hundred ninety-four and every tenth year thereafter, the mayor shall, and at such other times as the mayor deems appropriate, the mayor may, prepare and present to the council a report reviewing the community district map then in force and presenting such recommendations for changes in the map as the mayor deems appropriate. Such review shall consider shifts in population shown in the most recent decennial census that may require adjustments in the community district map to conform to the criteria in section twenty-seven hundred one. Such review shall also consider whether reducing the size of any community district would provide more efficient and effective service delivery within the district or districts involved. If the mayor's recommendations for changes in the map would produce a community district with a population below seventy-five thousand persons, the mayor may consider whether partial suspension of coterminality within the district is likely to provide more efficient or effective service delivery of one or more of the services for which coterminality is required, and may recommend that coterminality for one or more designated services within the community district and any adjacent district be suspended. The mayor's recommendations for changes shall be referred to as the preliminary revision of the community district map. b. The borough presidents, city planning commission, community boards and other civic, community and neighborhood groups and associations shall be consulted and their recommendations considered in the preparation of the preliminary revision of the community district map. c. The mayor shall publish the preliminary revision of the community district map in the City Record and in each borough of the city and shall, jointly with the borough president, conduct one or more public hearings on it in each borough of the city. Within sixty days after the last such hearing, the mayor shall submit to the council such preliminary revisions of the community district map as he or she deems appropriate. d. The council shall conduct public hearings on the preliminary revision of the community district map submitted by the mayor and it shall, by resolution, within one hundred twenty days of such submission, adopt, adopt with modifications, or disapprove the map as submitted. If the council adopts the proposed map without modifications, or if the mayor concurs in any modifications adopted by the council, the new map shall be effective as of the date specified in the mayor's proposal or in the modifications adopted by the council and concurred in by the mayor. If the council disapproves the map as submitted by the mayor, or if the council fails to act within the one hundred twenty day period, or if the mayor does not concur in any modifications adopted by the council, the community district map then in force shall remain in effect. § 2704. Coterminality of local services. a. The head of each agency responsible for one or more of the services listed below shall organize the local service delivery districts of such agency as follows. (1) To be coterminous with each of the community districts: local parks services; local recreation services; street cleaning and refuse collection services; the patrol services of the police department; and social services, including community services, community development, youth services, child development, and special services for children; and (2) To be coterminous with one or more community districts or aggregates of them: housing code enforcement, highway and street maintenance and repair, sewer maintenance and repair, and health services, other than municipal hospitals. b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision a, the requirement that patrol services of the police 103

department be coterminous with each of the community districts in any borough shall not apply to any community district where the mayor, after consultation with the police commissioner, shall determine that establishment of such coterminality would be inconsistent with the most effective delivery of such services. The mayor shall promptly notify the council of any such determination, and the council may, by majority vote, disapprove such determination with respect to any community district within sixty days after the first stated meeting of the council following the receipt of such notice. If the council shall disapprove such determination with respect to any community district, the police commissioner shall organize patrol services to be coterminous with such district within ninety days of such disapproval. c. The council, by resolution subject to the approval of the mayor, or the mayor by executive order, may direct that city services in addition to those specified in subdivision a of this section be made coterminous with one or more community districts or aggregates of them. d. The head of each agency whose local service delivery districts are not required to be coterminous with community districts pursuant to subdivision a or c of this section shall organize the local service delivery districts of the agency to coincide as closely as possible to the boundaries of the community districts. e. For purposes of this section, coterminality of services shall mean that the boundaries of the local service districts of each agency service listed in subdivision a or required to be made coterminous pursuant to subdivision c shall coincide with the boundaries of community districts. f. The head of each agency responsible for one or more of the services listed in subdivision a or required to be made coterminous pursuant to subdivision c shall: (1) assign to each such local service district at least one official with managerial responsibilities involving the exercise of independent judgment in the scheduling, allocation and assignment of personnel and equipment and the evaluation of performance or the management and planning of programs; each such official shall have operating or line authority over agency programs, personnel and facilities within the local service district; (2) assign to each borough at least one borough commissioner, or official with an equivalent title, who shall have line authority over agency programs, personnel and facilities within the borough related to such services; such official shall consult regularly with the borough president and shall be a member of the borough service cabinet established pursuant to section twenty-seven hundred six of the charter; and (3) publish semi-annually in the City Record and make available to interested parties a list, by community district and borough, of the name, title, office mailing address, and office telephone number of the officials appointed pursuant to paragraphs one and two of this subdivision and to subdivision a of section twenty-seven hundred six. g. The head of any agency may assign or reallocate personnel, equipment or other resources outside a community district to meet emergency needs, special situations, or temporary conditions. h. Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit any agency from maintaining sub-districts within a community district for purposes of efficient and effective service delivery so long as the combined sub-districts shall coincide with the boundaries of the community district. Nothing contained in this section shall prevent the establishment of any special district authorized pursuant to federal, state or local law, the boundaries of which do not coincide with the boundaries of a community district. i. Each borough president may publish an annual report evaluating the delivery, within the borough, of the services which are listed in subdivision a, or are required to be made coterminous pursuant to subdivision c, of this section.

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j. On or before the first day of December, nineteen hundred ninety, the mayor shall appoint a task force on service delivery, consisting of no more than ten members, to review the requirements of subdivisions a, c and f of this section. Such task force shall include members appointed upon the recommendation of the council, comptroller, public advocate, and borough presidents. The membership of the task force shall include, but not be limited to, community board members, district managers, and representatives of the agencies subject to the requirements of this section. On or before the first day of December, nineteen hundred ninety-two, the task force shall submit a report to the mayor and council summarizing its conclusions and presenting such recommendations for changes in the list of services made coterminous pursuant to subdivisions a or c, and in the requirements for such services contained in subdivision f, as the task force deems appropriate. k. The mayor shall report biennially to the council on the implementation of the requirements of this section. Such report shall include: (1) an evaluation of the quality of the services delivered to community districts pursuant to subdivisions a and c of this section during the preceding two fiscal years, (2) a review of the agencies' implementation of subdivisions d and f of this section, and of subdivision a of section twenty-seven hundred six, and (3) any recommendations for changes in the services listed or in the requirements for those services which the mayor deems appropriate. § 2705. District service cabinet. a. There shall be a district service cabinet within each community district established pursuant to this chapter. The members of the district service cabinet shall include: (1) The agency officials designated pursuant to paragraph one of subdivision f of section twentyseven hundred four; (2) Representatives of other agencies that provide local services on a regular basis in the community district, who shall be the ranking line official assigned to the district; (3) Each council member whose district comprises all or part of the community district; (4) A representative of the department of city planning designated by the director of city planning; (5) The district manager appointed pursuant to subdivision f of section twenty-eight hundred; and, (6) The chairperson of the community board for the community district or his or her representative. b. Each district service cabinet shall: (1) Coordinate service functions and programs of the agencies that deliver services in the community district; (2) Consider interagency problems and impediments to the effective and economic delivery of services in the district; (3) Plan and recommend joint programs to meet the needs and priorities of community districts and their residents; (4) Consult with residents of the community district and their representatives about local service problems and activities; and (5) Keep a public record of its activities and transactions, including 105

minutes of its meetings. § 2706. Borough agency managers and borough service cabinets. a. The head of each agency delivering services in the boroughs shall designate one or more senior officials of the agency with line authority as borough representatives of the agency with such coordinative or other duties and responsibilities as the head of the agency may specify in a written statement filed in the agency and with the director of operations and the appropriate borough president. b. There shall be a borough service cabinet within each borough whose members shall include the borough representatives designated pursuant to subdivision a of this section, and the borough president, who shall be the chairperson. Each borough service cabinet shall: (1) Coordinate at the borough level service delivery functions and programs of agencies that provide services in the borough; (2) Consider interagency problems and impediments to the effective and economic delivery of services in the borough; (3) Plan and develop programs addressed to the needs and priorities of the borough and its residents; (4) Consult with residents of the borough and representatives of the community boards about service problems and activities; and (5) Keep a public record of its activities and transactions, including minutes of its meetings. § 2707. Agency budgets and service statements. a. Each agency with service districts within the community districts and boroughs shall prepare annually a statement of its service objectives, priorities, programs and projected activities within each community district and each borough for the new fiscal year, if requested by the respective community board or borough board. b. In preparing such statements for community districts the agencies shall consult with the respective district service cabinets and community boards. In preparing such statements for the borough, the agencies shall consult with the borough service cabinet and borough board. The statements shall be filed no later than the fifteenth day of August with the mayor, council, borough president, community board and borough board. c. By no later than four months after the end of the fiscal year, each agency with service districts within the community districts and boroughs shall report to the respective community and borough boards the amount of expenditures within each service district for each unit of appropriation for the preceding year. § 2708. Agency information. Each agency with service districts within the community districts and boroughs shall make available to each community board and borough board and to the respective borough presidents current information on its operations and programs within each community district and borough.

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CHAPTER 70 CITY GOVERNMENT IN THE COMMUNITY § 2800. Community boards. a. For each community district created pursuant to chapter sixty-nine there shall be a community board which shall consist of (1) not more than fifty persons appointed by the borough president for staggered terms of two years, at least one-half of whom shall be appointed from nominees of the council members elected from council districts which include any part of the community district, and (2) all such council members as non-voting members. The number of members appointed on the nomination of each such council member shall be proportional to the share of the district population represented by such council member. The city planning commission, after each council redistricting pursuant to chapter two-A, and after each community redistricting pursuant to section twenty-seven hundred two, shall determine the proportion of the community district's population represented by each council member. Copies of such determinations shall be filed with the appropriate borough president, community board, and council member. One-half of the members appointed to any community board shall serve for a term of two years beginning on the first day of April in each odd-numbered year in which they take office and one half of the members appointed to any community board shall serve for a term of two years beginning on the first day of April in each even-numbered year in which they take office. Members shall serve until their successors are appointed but no member may serve for more than sixty days after the expiration of his or her original term unless reappointed by the borough president. Not more than twenty-five percent of the appointed members shall be city employees. No person shall be appointed to or remain as a member of the board who does not have a residence, business, professional or other significant interest in the district. The borough president shall assure adequate representation from the different geographic sections and neighborhoods within the community district. In making such appointments, the borough president shall consider whether the aggregate of appointments fairly represents all segments of the community. Community boards, civic groups and other community groups and neighborhood associations may submit nominations to the borough president and to council members. b. An appointed member may be removed from a community board for cause, which shall include substantial nonattendance at board or committee meetings over a period of six months, by the borough president or by a majority vote of the community board. Vacancies among the appointed members shall be filled promptly upon the occurrence of the vacancy by the borough president for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as regular appointments. c. Members of community boards shall serve as such without compensation but shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary out-of-pocket expenses in connection with attendance at regularly scheduled meetings of the community board. d. Each community board shall: (1) Consider the needs of the district which it serves; (2) Cooperate with, consult, assist and advise any public officer, agency, local administrators of agencies, legislative body, or the borough president with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents; (3) At its discretion hold public or private hearings or investigations with respect to any matter relating to the welfare of the district and its residents, but the board shall take action only at a meeting open to the public;

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(4) Assist city departments and agencies in communicating with and transmitting information to the people of the district; (5) Cooperate with the boards of other districts with respect to matters of common concern; (6) Render an annual report to the mayor, the council and the borough board within three months of the end of each year and such other reports to the mayor or the borough board as they shall require (such reports or summaries thereof to be published in the City Record); (7) Elect its own officers; adopt, and make available for reasonable public inspection, by-laws and statements of the duties assigned by the board to its district manager and other professional staff appointed pursuant to subdivision f of this section; and keep a public record of its activities and transactions, including minutes of its meetings, majority and minority reports, and all documents the board is required by law to review, which shall be made available, in accordance with law, to elected officials upon request and for reasonable public inspection; (8) Request the attendance of agency representatives at meetings of the community board; (9) Prepare comprehensive and special purpose plans for the growth, improvement and development of the community district; (10) Prepare and submit to the mayor, on or before a date established by the mayor, an annual statement of community district needs, including a brief description of the district, the board's assessment of its current and probable future needs, and its recommendations for programs, projects, or activities to meet those needs; (11) Consult with agencies on the capital needs of the district, review departmental estimates, hold public hearings on such needs and estimates and prepare and submit to the mayor capital budget priorities for the next fiscal year and the three succeeding fiscal years; (12) Conduct public hearings and submit recommendations and priorities to the mayor, the council and the city planning commission on the allocation and use within the district of funds earmarked for community development activities under city, state or federal programs; (13) Consult with agencies on the program needs of the community district to be funded from the expense budget, review departmental estimates, hold public hearings on such needs and estimates, and prepare and submit to the mayor expense budget priorities for the next fiscal year; (14) Assist in the planning of individual capital projects funded in the capital budget to be located in the community district and review scopes of projects and designs for each capital project provided, however, that such review shall be completed within thirty days after receipt of such scopes or designs; (15) Evaluate the progress of capital projects within the community district based on status reports to be furnished to the board; (16) Be authorized to assign a representative to attend any meeting held by a city agency to determine, in advance of drafting, the form and content of any environmental impact statement required by law for a proposal or application for a project in such board's district;

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(17) Exercise the initial review of applications and proposals of public agencies and private entities for the use, development or improvement of land located in the community district, including the conduct of a public hearing and the preparation and submission to the city planning commission of a written recommendation; (18) Assist agencies in the preparation of service statements of agency objectives, priorities, programs and projected activities within the community district and review such statements; (19) Evaluate the quality and quantity of services provided by agencies within the community district; (20) Within budgetary appropriations for such purposes, disseminate information about city services and programs, process complaints, requests, and inquiries of residents of the community district; and (21) Conduct substantial public outreach, including identifying the organizations active in the community district, maintaining a list of the names and mailing addresses of such community organizations, and making such names and, with the consent of the organization, mailing addresses available to the public upon request. e. Each agency shall furnish promptly to each community board on request any information or assistance necessary for the board's work. Each agency shall also report periodically to each board on its service activities programs and operations within the community district. f. Each community board, within the budgetary appropriations therefor, shall appoint a district manager and shall be authorized to utilize the services of such other professional staff and consultants, including planners and other experts, as it may deem appropriate, all of whom shall serve at the pleasure of the community board and shall provide the board with the staff support and technical assistance it requires to fulfill the duties assigned to it by this charter or other law. The district manager shall (1) have responsibility for processing service complaints, (2) preside at meetings of the district service cabinet and (3) perform such other duties as are assigned by the community board in accordance with the statement of duties required by paragraph seven of subdivision d of this section. One of the board members shall be elected by the other members to serve as chairperson. The chairperson shall use no title other than chair or chairperson of the community board and the other members shall use no title other than member of the community board or community board member, except that any member who is elected or appointed to an official position on the board, including but not limited to, vice-chairperson, secretary, treasurer, or chair of a committee or subcommittee of the board shall be allowed to use such title when acting in such capacity. The department of investigation shall investigate any allegations concerning the misuse of a community board title and shall report its findings to the mayor, the council and the borough president in whose borough the community board is located. The knowing and intentional use of an improper title by any member of a community board shall be punishable by a civil penalty of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than two hundred and fifty dollars for every infraction thereof. The chairperson of the community board or his or her representative shall be a member of the district service cabinet. A member of a community board shall be eligible for appointment to the position of district manager provided that such member does not participate in any manner in the selection of the district manager by the board and resigns as a member of any board prior to or upon assuming the duties of district manager. g. Each community board may employ such other assistants as it may require within budgeted appropriations for such purposes or funds contributed for such purpose. Any funds appropriated by the city to enable the community boards to conduct their duties and responsibilities pursuant to this 109

chapter shall be allocated directly to each board subject to the terms and conditions of such appropriations. The basic budget appropriation for the personal service and other than personal service needs of each community board shall not include rent. Within reasonable limits appropriate to each board's location, rent shall be separately appropriated for the board. h. Except during the months of July and August, each community board shall meet at least once each month within the community district and conduct at least one public hearing each month. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a community board shall be required to meet for purposes of reviewing the scope or design of a capital project located within such community board's district when such scope or design is presented to the community board. Such review shall be completed within thirty days after receipt of such scope or design. Each board shall give adequate public notice of its meetings and hearings and shall make such meetings and hearings available for broadcasting and cablecasting. At each public meeting, the board shall set aside time to hear from the public. The borough president shall provide each board with a meeting place if requested by the board. i. Each community board may create committees on matters relating to its duties and responsibilities. It may include on such committees persons with a residence or significant interest in the community who are not members of the board, but each such committee shall have a member of the board as its chairperson. Except as otherwise provided by law, meetings of such committees shall be open to the public. § 2801. Actions of community boards. a. A majority of the appointed members of any community board shall constitute a quorum of such board. b. Whenever any act is authorized to be done or any determination or decision made by any community board, the act, determination or decision of the majority of the members present entitled to vote during the presence of a quorum, shall be held to be the act, determination or decision of such board.

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Special Thanks to Brooklyn College for generously providing printing services for this book and Community Board 14 Staff Jonathan Judge Community Coordinator Irina Lerman Community Assistant Gregory Driefus Intern Jeremy Neiman Intern

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Brooklyn Community Board 14  810 East 16th Street  Brooklyn, New York 11230    Phone: 718‐859‐6357  Fax: 718‐421‐6077  E‐mail: [email protected]  Web: www.CB14Brooklyn.com 

         

Michael R. Bloomberg  Mayor 

Alvin M. Berk  Chairman 

Marty Markowitz  Borough President 

Doris Ortíz  District Manager 

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