 Santa made his way along North Flatbush Avenue. Santa kicked off the holiday shopping season!
Santa loved that we kept the temps at 55 degrees for him!
The start of the holiday shopping season on Flatbush Avenue got a headstart when Santa made his annual visit to our neighborhood. He and his elf visited with all the children of the Prospect Heights and Park Slope neighborhood, handed out over 300 candy canes, parents received our handy Holiday Merchant Discount Booklet and our shopping and services guide. If you did not receive a guide, you can still find one in any one of our merchants stores along North Flatbush. This is the last of the 2010-2011 guides. In just a few short weeks, the new Shopping Guide for 2012-2013 will be published and out on the streets. View our Santa Video on our website!
Unitl next year, we bid adeau to Santa as he promises to make his venture to North Flatbush Avenue in 2012! |
 15 new baby pear trees were planted along North Flatbush Avenue. NEW TREES ALONG FLATBUSH AVENUE
Take a walk along Flatbush Avenue and you will notice new tree plantings. An initative between the North Flatbush Avenue BID and NYC Dept. of Parks & Recreation Urban Forestry, approx. 15 new pear trees were planted along our district.
We like trees around us because they make life more pleasant. Most of us respond to the presence of trees beyond simply observing their beauty. We feel serene, peaceful, restful, and tranquil with more trees around us.
The North Flatbush Avcenue BID urges our merchants and/or property owners to care for any trees that are outside or near their property. Keep your tree watered on hot days, remove trash from the surrounding area and weed when necessary. We also ask that you notify the BID office when a bicycle is chained to any of our newly planted street trees. The growth and longevity of our new trees relies on your care.
The BID is working this fiscal year for additional capital funding for new tree guards surrounding the district. Let's keep o ur fingers crossed. |
 New Traffic Light gets installed at Carlton and Park Place
working with the community
The North Flatbush Avenue BID works with the surrounding community groups and civic groups. We listened to complaints of speeding dollar vans and cars through the Carlton Avenue intersection and pedestrians not able to cross from the surrounding subways. Working with DOT and the Carlton Avenue Block Assoc. we were able to quickly install a new traffic light, remove the old Stop sign and enhance the crosswalks. The BID will be installing new curb outs soon that will make crossing the streets less hazardous by shortening the length of crossing. All these new additions to our busy intersection, has increased pedestrian safety and traffic calming.
The BID continues to work with the Dept. of Transportation to provide our district with additional 'bump outs" or curb outs, at many of our busy crosswalks along Flatbush Avenue to provide pedestrian safety along our district. We hope to start construction on these new initiatives by next spring. The new curbouts can be viewed on our website. |
 The bottom 10% of the banner will be highlighted with our merchants name or logo. New Banners for 2012
and the winner is......
Tia Johnson, formally of Park Slope. Tia was a long time resident of Park Slope where she married, and raised her 3 children . Tia also studied at Pratt Instititue and graduated with a degree in graphic design. Tia is now a resident on Staten ISland where she enjoys being with her grandchildren, and working freelance with her comapany Bigup Design.
The BID submitted a widely published RFP to graphic artiststs at local schools, local newspapers, through Cragislist, and on our FB and website pages.
The submissions were coming in everyday from all over the country, and we were able to narrow them down to 3. At our Dec. 8th Board of Directors meeting, the decision was unanimously decided on this banner to hang on our 30 lamp posts that delineate our district. The board's decision was based on color, design and originality!
All 30 banners will be sponsored by some of our merchants that are within our district. Any merchant looking to sponsor a banner for 2013, can call or email our office and reserve a banner that can be hung as close to their business as possible. This is a great way to advertise your business that is seen by thousands of pedestrians and car passengers.
And if you would like to participate in our next banner contest, keep checking our website around September or October of 2012 where we will post the RFP. |
 Looking ahead to 2012-2013
Some of the things we are working on
- Working with the NYC Department of Transportation on a Bike Share Program. We are planning to host a Bike Share demonstration this spring at one of our triangle parks, preferably at 8th avenue. We will advertise this initiative throughout the neighborhood, including our website, and hope that everyone will come out and enjoy a ride. For more info on the new Bike Share Program, click here.
- Our new 2012-2013 Shopping and Services Guide with updated merchant listings and a handy fold-out locator map. We expect to go into our next printing by late January or early Feb. These guides can be found in most merchant stores along Flatbush Avenue.
- April Earth Day Event for Children - On Sun. April 22, the BID will be hosting another Weekend Walks initiative at the 6th Avenue Triangle Park closing off traffic for the day. We will have seedling planting, eco-friendly arts and crafts, music, hula hoop demonstration with ISA, Brooklyn Boulders portable rock climbing wall, members of the Eco-Green Community, members of Arbor Day and free give-a-way seeds and trees. This event will be advertised in our local newspapers, on our website and throughout our community.
- Free Merchant Workshop Series - Starting in February 2012 we will be hosting FREE Merchant Workshops during the day for all our merchants. We are putting together a series of workshops that will include District Attorney Charles Hynes, members of Mayor Michael Bloomberg's community affairs office, members of Brooklyn Borough President's community affairs, and members of our 77th and 78th Pct. community council. This is a chance for you, our small merchants residents and property owners, to discuss your business, your community and ask questions. Keep checking our website for event. day and times.
- Small Merchant 2013 Calendar - The BID will sponsor a small business calendar for 2013. We expect to have this calendar printed by December 2012 with each month depicting one of our small mom and pops along our district.
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 Chouchounette ( pronounced Shoe-Shoe-net) newly opened at 275 Flatbush Avenue. WELCOME NEW BUSINESSES TO OUR DISTRICT
- Chouchounet - Located at 275 Flatbush Avenue near St. Marks Avenue. A quaint and cozy women's boutique snuggled between St. Marks and Prospect Place, this boutique showcases love for all things handmade with the extensive collection of independent designers. With an eclectic mix of
handmade apparel, accessories, jewelry, handbags and bath & beauty products, y ou will find something in here whether for yourself or as a lovely gift for someone. Visit website for store hours here.
* Weight Watchers - Located at 352 Flatbush Avenue is now open for business. Find WW Classes, meetings and make your own group. This WW also sells vitamins and WW Brand foods.
* Woodland - Once known to many as Prime 6 this new space has been in the works for well over a year and we happy to announce that it is gearing up for a soft opening on January 15th. On the corner of 6th Avenue and Flatbush Avenue, Woodland will be the go-to spot for farm to table food, super steaks, fresh fish, venison, bison burgers, etc. The grand opening will be coming soon and keep watching our FB page for the official announcement.
* Carlton Park - Located at 636 Carlton Avenue on the corner of Flatbush Avenue is set to open by end of January. With liquor license in place, this new farm to table organic healthy restaurant will be serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. With a quick service counter you can grab your early morning coffee and breakfast as y ou hop to the B/Q train. We hope you will all join us for a grand opening soon!
* Park Slope Hair Styling - Located at 283 Flatbush Avenue between St. Marks and Prospect Place. Marat may look familiar to you, that is because his brother Mike owns Mikes Dry Cleaners right next door. This brother is an expert hair stylist, specializing in men's and women's haircuts, styling and blow outs. You can also get a hot towel shave here. Read some reviews here from YELP!
* There are many new restaurants and retail shops opening in our thriving neighborhood. Some will be here sooner than others, but many are in the works. We will keep you posted.
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Report Potholes
If you see a pothole in our area, please report it, now on line. click here and complete the online application.
Atlantic Yards Construction Report
We continue to keep you updated on construction at the Atlantic Yards site. Click here to read the report for December 2011.
Free Home Water Conservation Kits
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is making available free water saving kits to private homeowners and individual apartment tenants who live in New York City. These kits contain retrofit fixtures such as low-flow showerheads, faucet aerators and different gravity tank toilet water saving devices that if installed and are replacing higher consumption fixtures can reduce water consumption and any associated energy costs.
In addition, these kits contain dye tablets used for detecting gravity tank toilet leaks, bags and vials used for measuring shower/faucet flow and/or leaks rates and a host of other items and brochures designed to provide you with ideas on how to conserve water and energy.
If you would like to receive a kit, please call Honeywell DMC Services at 718-326-9426 or Rick Gunthorpe from DEP at 718-595-4781 |
Please remember to put your garbage outside after 5pm the night before garbage pick up. All cardboard boxes must be cut up and tied together. The BID is working with NYC Dept. of Sanitation to keep our district clean. Please do not litter our streets with garbage during the day. You will get a ticket!
Our phone lines will be working again this week. With Con Edison and Verizon working in our area, we have been without a working phone for almost 1 week. We will be up and running again in the next day or two. In the meantime, anyone can contact our BID office by calling my cell phone at 718 564-9930 or by emailing me at sdavidson@nfbid.com.
Please follow us on Twitter, Like us on Facebook and navigate your way around our website at www.nfbid.com. We have all the latest community information, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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