On Wednesday, November 9 at 9:30 am, a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held at P.S. 9 in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn to celebrate the opening of the school’s new playground. What was once a bleak asphalt lot with only a basketball court and small playgym is now completely refurbished playground with a handful of active and stimulating playspaces.  There will also be student performances and comments from school officials and representatives from Out2Play, the Brooklyn Borough President’s Office and Brooklyn Nets Community Alliance.

Join the Prospect Heights Street Tree Task Force for what will probably be the last event of the season! They'll be caring for the beautiful trees surrounding P.S. 9.

Andrew Barrett from GreenThumb will be running a tree care clinic from 1:30 to 2:30pm.

Parents, P.S. 9 students, and volunteers will be mulching, raking leaves, and planting bulbs around street trees and school garden.

The sponsors will have tools and mulch and bulbs for everyone (including kid size tools).

Drop by anytime! If you have any questions or would like to RSVP, please contact Karina at rkhdm@msn.com.

The New York City Department of Transportation has recently completed enhancements to street and bicycle networks around Grand Army Plaza, improving traffic and pedestrian safety and access around the plaza, and beautifying existing and new pedestrian islands. The Grand Army Plaza Coalition (GAPCo) is pleased to invite you to celebrate the recent enhancements to Grand Army Plaza on Wednesday, November 9 at 10:30AM, at the Bailey Fountain.
Department of Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan has graciously accepted our invitation to view the enhancements, and will be present to hear our thanks in person.

Come join your neighbors as Friends of the Berms meets next Saturday, Oct. 22 for its monthly clean-up and beautification of our Plaza Street parks. Special attraction this time: they'll be planting DAFFODILS throughout the berms! This is a great event for children and adults, so hope you can join in!

Neighbors will meet at 10:00 at our usual spot - corner of Plaza St & Vanderbilt Ave. - and then move to the day's work area. Please try to arrive by 10:00 so the group won't miss you! All hands are welcome - adults and supervised children, experienced or not. Bring a friend and come!

For questions, call (718) 623-6768.

The Prospect Heights Street Tree Task Force has accepted the invitation of the Vanderbilt Avenue Merchants Association to work with the merchants to enhance the health, vitality and beauty of Vanderbilt Avenue street trees.
 
The Street Tree Task Force is a local volunteer organization committed to the care and maintenance of all our neighborhood’s street trees.
 
Volunteers will aerate, fertilize and mulch the tree pits and prune tree branches on Vanderbilt Avenue. In return, the Task Force only requests merchants to keep tree pits free of garbage and to water the trees on a regular basis.
 
Organizers would love to have as many Prospect Heights residents who can join them on June 25th to help with the tree care event. They will need the extra help  to cover Vanderbilt Avenue from Plaza Street to Pacific Street. If you have gloves or cultivators bring them along. Organizers will do their best to ensure that everyone has the tools needed to do the job. Please join in!