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New York Shitty Day Ender: A North 6 Street Proclamation
Filed under: 11211, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, The Word On The Street, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken March 12, 2012.
OUTRAGE(d) Help/Vollies Wanted
Filed under: 11206, 11211, 11222, East Williamsburg, East Williamsburg Brooklyn, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Laurel Hill, Laurel Hill Queens, Maspeth, Maspeth Queens, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
I suspect many of the people who follow this site are familiar with OUTRAGE (Organization United for Trash Reduction & Garbage Equity). For those who are not in the know the following, their mission statement, should give you a general idea of who they are and what they do:
OUTRAGE is a coalition of more than two dozen community and civic groups dedicated to the reduction of Waste Transfer Stations and Waste Truck Traffic in the communities of Williamsburg and Greenpoint. OUTRAGE members advocate for a more equitable and sustainable solid waste management plan in the City of New York.
This may not seem like a big deal— but I assure you it is. North Brooklyn has the dubious honor of shouldering a disproportionate amount of our fair city’s “dirty work”: be it truck traffic, waste “treatment”/transfer and of course trucks bearing waste. 40% of this New York City’s garbage finds its way to our proverbial doorstep. Thus it should come as no surprise that our community:
- sports asthma rates well above the norm.
- has seen a disturbing increase of pedestrian/motorist accidents as a result of this traffic and a woeful lack of enforcement.
OUTRAGE addresses just these things— and a lot more! But this post is not about the manifold number of environmental issues in our community. Instead, they need help of a highly specialized (and preferably free/cheap) nature. Which brings me to the image gracing this post: it is a screencap culled from OUTRAGE’s site on Blogspot. Simply put, they want to step-up their online presence in the hope they can more reach people. People like you and me. And to this end they need the help of a good Samaritan to design a web site for them.
Trash talk seldom is (or should be) pretty. Instead, this is an opportunity to help a wonderful coalition of organizations build a web site that is user-friendly, author-friendly and informative. Those of you who have the skills to make this happen can contact Courtney via email at: crenken (at) stnicksalliance (dot) org.
Otherwise you can (and should) follow OUTRAGE on Facebook by clicking here. Among other things you will learn that two of nine prospective sites for an incinerator (as under consideration by powers-that-be) are right in our backyard! Follows is one of them:
The land gracing the Queens side of the Kosciuszko Bridge. If implemented this will abut proposed park space and a kayak launch. Nice, eh?
Williamsburg Photo du Jour: Metropolitan Avenue
Filed under: 11211, Stuff That Makes Miss Heather Happy, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
Taken March 10, 2012.
Lost In Williamsburg: Nico
I spied this flyer today while knocking around the Northside. Nico hails from Driggs Avenue between North 9 and North 10th Street and was last seen March 7th. If you have seen her or know of her whereabouts, please contact her person at the above-listed telephone number. NOTE: a reward is bring offered for her safe return. Thanks!
Live From The 94th Precinct Community Council Meeting
Filed under: 11211, 11222, Criminal Activity, Greenpoint, Greenpoint Brooklyn, Greenpoint Magic, Williamsburg, Williamsburg Brooklyn
All in all the proceedings at last night’s convocation were pretty subdued. However there were a few points of interest, among them:
- A bevy of guest speakers, including a trio of wonderfully charming participants of the NYPD’s Explorers program speak.
- A pair of gentleman who were burglarizing our local watering holes in the wee hours of the morning have been apprehended!
- Phyllis, a stalwart attendee of these proceedings, tenders her two cents (and then some) regarding what I presume to be a meter maid.
Without further ado, here we go!
Part I: Roll Call & a Review of Minutes From the Previous Meeting
Part II: Minutes are accepted, the new date for Community Council meetings is announced; a representative from the NYPD’s Community Affairs Office speaks
Part III: A Presentation by the Explorer’s Program
- You can view the brochure for this program by clicking here.
Part IV: A citizen lauds these youths for cleaning Jerzy Popieluzko Square (this is pretty awesome)
Part V: A representative from the Youth Court speaks & D.I. Hurson gives a rundown of recent crime trends
- Crime was up for the month of February. Mr. Hurson attributes this to unseasonably warm weather.
- Burglaries are still a problem. He states that two men responsible for a string of burglaries at bars in his precinct have been identified/apprehended. Simply put, these two men were breaking into bars after hours. One was caught at Bellwether on Union Avenue.
- Street robberies (for electronics) is still a concern. Recently a rash of these came to pass on Roebling Street between North 8 and North 4 Street. The perpetrators are between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age and one young woman has been arrested.
- Car break-ins are still a concern as well.
Part VI: The Q & A Session Continues
- Phyllis tenders some remarks regarding one Officer Brown and truck drivers. Among other things she asserts Ms. Brown is overweight. D.I. Hurson begs to differ.
- Concerns about the Production Lounge are raised (again).
Part VII: Q & A Session, Continued
- Concerns about registered sex offenders (and posting flyers of them) are raised.
- D.I. Hurson notes that many hail from 300 Skillman Avenue (a homeless shelter located on the premises of the Greenpoint Hospital) and 66-68 Clay Street (a three quarter house)
And that’s all she wrote!
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