The Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council
The June 2009 PHNDC general meeting will be open to the public so community members interested in finding out more about PHNDC's current projects will have an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions.
The agenda will be as follows:
The June 2009 PHNDC general meeting will be open to the public so community members interested in finding out more about PHNDC's current projects will have an opportunity to hear updates and ask questions.
The agenda will be as follows:
The 77th Precinct Community Council works to improve relations between police in the 77th Precinct and the communities in District 8 which they serve.
The May Precinct Council meeting will take place at Duryea Presbyterian Church in Prospect Heights. Meetings include updates on crime and policing activities in the 77th Precinct from senior command, and provide an opportunity for the public to raise issues of local concern.
Brooklyn Neighborhood Improvement Association, Inc.(BNIA), the Summer Youth Employment sponsor in the Prospect Heights area is looking for work sites for youth to obtain employment experience during the summer. Area non-profits, day-care programs, senior programs, block associations, day camps, cultural programs and small businesses that have the capacity to provide 6 weeks of structured and supervised work can apply to BNIA. The applicants (aged 14-22) are then selected by drawing and placed based upon their skill sets and interest at various sites in the neighborhood.
The law which gave the Mayor control of NYC public schools in 2002 is slated to expire in June and the New York State Legislature will vote on whether or not to renew it. Please join the sponsors and panelists at this community forum for a panel discussion on the issue.
Moderator:
Panelists:
CARMEN ALVAREZ
Vice President-at-Large,
United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
CARLA PHILLIP
Parent Commission on School Governance & Mayoral Control & PTA IS 383 (District 32)
HONORABLE INEZ BARRON
Former Principal and NYS Assembly Member
LETICIA ALANIS
Co-Director, La Union & Campaign for Better Schools
SANTOS CRESPO
Executive Vice President, Local 372 (DC-37)
Sponsors:
United Federation of Teachers (UFT)
The 57th Assembly District Democratic Organization
State Senator Velmanette Montgomery
State Senator Eric Adams
Council Member Letitia James
District Leader Olanike Alabi
The 77th Precinct Community Council works to improve relations between police and the Brooklyn Community District 8 community. Monthly Precinct Community Council meetings include updates from the 77th Precinct command on crime in the district. Members of the public have an opportunity to ask questions of the 77th Precinct command as well, and voice concerns about safety and security issues in their immediate neighborhoods.
