The Brooklyn Public Library is offering free classes in English and GED preparation. The classes are open to adults ages 17 and over, and registration is required. Classes are held at the Central Library at Grand Army Plaza.

• Pre-GED classes will be held Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30pm to 8:30pm April 17-June 21. Registration will be held on Tuesday, April 3 from 5:30pm to 8:30pm. Arrive on time, bring a pen, and plan to stay for the full three hours.

For about four hours on Monday, February 26th, all residents and businesses on Dean Street between Vanderbilt and Carlton lost their water. Among those impacted were a family shelter with 350 clients and at least two water-dependent manufacturers on the block, including a tofu manufacturer and a uniform laundry business. Both lost half a day of work.

On Tuesday, February 20, 2007, Forest City Ratner officially started construction at the Atlantic Yards site. According to the developer, the initial activities are limited to preparation of the railyards for moving tracks.

However, PHNDC found that streets and sidewalks adjacent to the project have also been opened to access valves necessary to shut off water to some buildings in the footprint. As is shown in the photo below, an opening blocked a bicycle lane on Dean Street on Friday, February 23.

Forest City Ratner has opened a Community Liaison office for the purpose of answering the questions of residents and business people with respect to the Atlantic Yards project.