Canarsie, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Flatlands, Marine Park, Georgetown, and Mill Island
Brooklyn Community Board 18
Appointed by the Brooklyn Borough President, half on the recommendation of local Council members. Advisory, but the first government to hear about anything on your block.
Naomi Hopkins
chair · district manager Sue Ann Partnow
Third Wednesday, 8:00pm
board meetings are public; anyone can speak
56
budget requests to the city this cycle
What this board asked the city for
From the city’s official register, in the board’s own words, ranked by the board’s own priority. The response is the city’s.
Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on Flatlands 7 Street, from East 105 Street to East 108 Street. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is heavily travelled and needs to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 1Reconstruct streetsReconstruction of Avenue K roadway, between Bergen Avenue and Ralph Avenue, in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection to also reconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety. Reconstruction is in process.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports and can accommodate
priority 1Extend library hours or expand and enhance library programsIncrease Funding - Brooklyn Public Library Increased funding is necessary to maintain this vital community resource. Support for Brooklyn Public Library Expense Budget Requests to PERMANENTLY maintain extended hours of operation, Literacy Initiatives, Improved Salaries for Library Employees, Maintenance of Library Buildings, Public Access to Technology, and New Collections for Brooklyn Readers.City response (Brooklyn Public Library): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Assign additional building inspectors (including expanding training programs)Assign Additional Building Inspectors - Department of Buildings. There is a drastic need for additional inspectors to enforce Building Code Compliance for new construction, renovations and occupancy of existing buildings.City response (Department of Buildings): Agency supports and can accommodate
priority 1Forestry services, including street tree maintenanceAssign Additional Personnel - Department of Parks & Recreation. Assign additional personnel for maintenance of parks on a regular basis, and to staff recreation centers and playgrounds, provide increased park enforcement and park ranger programs. This additional funding must include new equipment for pruning of trees both inside the parks and on the streets of Community Board 18.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports and can accommodate
priority 1Other expense budget request for EDCEconomic Development of the Rockaway Parkway Corridor including Street Cleaning, Maintenance, Capital Improvements, Beautification and Revitalization of Small Businesses.City response (Economic Development Corporation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Provide more firefighters or EMS workersIncrease Funding for Additional Personnel - FDNY Engine Companies #257, #309, and # 323. Additional personnel necessary to provide adequate fire protection for our Community Board area that has increased housing stock and is plagued throughout with substandard, illegal apartment conversions.City response (Fire Department): Agency supports and can accommodate
priority 1Hire additional uniformed officersIncrease funding for Additional Personnel - 63rd & 69th Police Precincts. We Request Funding for twenty (20) Police Officers for the 63rd Precinct and twenty (20) Police Officers for the 69th Precinct, necessary to perform increased mandated police responsibilities to patrol the heavily populated shopping areas, including the vicinity of the Kings Plaza Shopping Center, and to enforce parking reCity response (Police Department): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Provide more community board staffIncrease the budgets of Community Boards to allow for the hiring of a planner consistent with Sections 191(b)(5) and 2800(g) of the City Charter, and for additional office staff in order to meet the increasing needs of the community for government access, information and programs. Community Board #18 and Community Boards in general, cannot perform Charter mandated responsibilities with the currenCity response (Mayor's Office of Management and Budget): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 1Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Upgrade or Renovate the Lenape PlaygroundCity response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Improve traffic and pedestrian safety, including traffic calmingInstall Pedestrian Safety Fences on the South Side of Avenue U, adjacent to Kings Plaza Shopping Center, from Flatbush Avenue to East 55 Street. To improve pedestrian and vehicular safety at Kings Plaza Shopping Center and adjacent M.T.A. Bus turnaround.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 1Invest in capital projects to improve access to waterfrontRequest a Fishing Pier. For safety purposes, construct a small pier with fencing and benches.City response (Economic Development Corporation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Other capital budget request for NYCHABayview NYCHA Houses - There is a drastic need for Capital Improvements on the playground and basketball courts. While frequent usage is encouraged by the community, unfortunately, this usage has worn down the park's infrastructure. Renovation is necessary.City response (Housing Authority): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Provide a new NYPD facility, such as a new precinct house or sub-precinctThe old and dilapidated Precinct House is suituated on a narrow, congested block that puts constraints on proper policing. Neighbors complain about noise, have no parking and are unable to navigate the block due to constant traffic. A new building on the site at Flatbush Avenue and Hendrickson Place would be the solution to a crumbling station house. The Precinct would be located on a main street City response (Police Department): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 1Other capital request for NYCEMCanarsie Emergency Disaster Plan and GeneratorsCity response (OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
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Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on East 80 Street, from Foster Avenue to Glenwood Road. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are old, deteriorated, heavily travelled, and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 2Reconstruct streetsReconstruction of Bergen Avenue roadway from Avenues K to L, and from Royce Place to Avenue U -- including raised center traffic islands, sidewalks, curbs, and designated parking spaces on the East side of Bergen Avenue -- in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection to also reconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, where necessary. These streets are old, deteriorated and heCity response (Department of Transportation): Agency does not support but can address the need alternatively
priority 2Enhance park safety through design interventions, e.g. better lightingInstall more and better security lighting to help increase public safety at Canarsie Park.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 2Reconstruct streetsConstruct and open roadway, in conjunction with DEP, East 99 Street (mapped street), between Flatlands & Conklin Avenues. Serious flooding and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is not opened or maintained and needs to be constructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 2Other public housing upgrades or renovations requestsBayview NYCHA Houses - There is a drastic need for Capital Improvements on the elevators within the entire complex. Elevators are old and frequently breaking down causing seniors undue stress and physical burden.City response (Housing Authority): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 2Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on Avenue N, from East 85 Street to Remsen Avenue. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 3Other requests for park, building, or access improvementsReplace the rusting Salt Marsh foot bridge in Marine Park, as well as repair or replace the seating plaza at Burnett Street and Avenue U and the asphalt paths leading up to it.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 3Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Flatlands 7 Street roadway, in conjunction with DEP, from East 105 Street to East 108 Street. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is heavily travelled and needs to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 3Renovate or upgrade NYCHA community facilities or open spaceRefurbish and renovate Breukelen Community Center which has the capacity to host afterschool activities, tutoring in a modern classroom equipped with smart boards, athletic activities in a gymnasium, culinary workshop in a full instructional kitchen, job readiness workshops in an updated computer lab, and space to accommodate the community's many seniors as well as additional activities.City response (Housing Authority): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 3Evaluate a public location or property for green infrastructure, e.g. rain gardens, stormwater greenstreets, green playgroundsConstruct bioswales with flowers and shrubberies along the eastern right-of-way of Flatbush Avenue, south of the former Toys R Us building, and the city-owned lot fronting Four Sparrows Marsh, and north of the Westbound Belt Parkway ramp onto Flatbush Avenue. Flatbush Avenue just north of the Belt Parkway is the gateway to Community Board 18's neighborhoods and to Southern Brooklyn. This sectionCity response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 4Other park maintenance and safety requestsCanarsie Park and Marine Park: Designate these Parks as sites where Parks Police Stations or Offices are located to reduce the response times for 911 and 311 calls. At the very least there should be a greater police presence in these parks due to their size, the number of daily visitors, and potential for unsafe and/or illegal activities.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 4Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Avenue N Roadway, in conjunction with DEP, from East 85 Street to Remsen Avenue. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): This request has already been completed.
priority 4Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on East 72 Street, between Ralph Avenue and Avenue M. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 5Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Renovation of McGuire Park/Fields on Bergen Avenue to include a Bocce Court, Pickleball Courts and a Dog Run.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 5Reconstruct streetsReconstruct East 38 Street roadway, in conjunction with DEP, from Kings Highway to Flatlands Avenue. Serious flooding and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): This request has already been completed.
priority 5Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT,on Avenue M, between East 66 Street and Bergen Avenue. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 6Other requests for park, building, or access improvementsConstruct tennis courts in Canarsie Seaview Park. Canarsie Park (a 132-acre park located in Canarsie, Brooklyn) is one of the largest parks in the city. Although the park offers users amenities including ball fields, basketball courts, soccer fields, spray fountains, playgrounds, a cricket field and skate park, this park lacks tennis courts. Canarsie Seaview Park attracts thousaCity response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 6Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Foster Avenue roadway, in conjunction with DEP, from Ralph Avenue to Remsen Avenue. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 6Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on East 38 Street, from Kings Highway to Flatlands Avenue. Serious flooding and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 7Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Reconstruct the Baseball Fields. Flooding and hazardous conditions prevent safe recreational use. Marine Park attracts thousands of visitors, weekly, from all over the City. This level of usage has worn down the park's infrastructure. Additional funding is necessary to complete the all renovations.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 7Reconstruct streetsReconstruct East 56 Street roadway, in conjunction with DEP, from Avenue J to Avenue K. Serious buckling, flooding and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is heavily travelled and needs to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 7Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on Foster Avenue, from Ralph Avenue to Remsen Avenue. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 8Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Lenape Playground Renovations (corner of East 38th Street and Avenue U). This playground is due for renovations, including replacement of the corroded safety surface.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 8Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Avenue H roadway from East 55 and East 56 Street in conjunction with the Department of Environmental Protection to also reconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. These streets are old, deteriorated, heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 8Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on East 56 Street, from Avenue J to Avenue K. Serious buckling, flooding and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is heavily travelled and needs to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular travel safety.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 9Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Kayak Launch (corner of Burnett Street and Avenue U). This area of the park could also use additional attention, in particular the regrading, landscaping, benches and signage of the existing kayak launch entrance to make it more attractive and usable for paddlers.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 9Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Paerdegat 9th Street, in conjunction with DEP, from East 80th Street to Paerdegat Avenue North. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist. This street is heavily travelled and need to be reconstructed for pedestrian and vehicular safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 9Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on Avenue H from East 55 to East 56 Street. These streets are deteriorated. Serious flooding and buckling exists causing hazardous pedestrian and vehicular travel conditions.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 10Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Amersfort Park Improvements - Repair/Replace peeling dilapidated fence, signage for no littering, dumping loitering, posting of bills and curb your dog.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 10Reconstruct streetsReconstruct Avenue H at Utica Avenue and raise to grade, in conjunction with DEP. This roadway is deteriorated and not at grade. Serious buckling, flooding, and hazardous road conditions exist at the bus stop in both directions and needs to be repaired.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 10Develop a capital project for specific street segments currently lacking sanitary sewersReconstruct Catch Basins and Sanitary Sewers, in conjunction with DOT, on Church Lane from Remsen Avenue to East 86 Street. These streets are deteriorated. Serious flooding and buckling exists causing hazardous pedestrian and vehicular travel conditions.City response (Department of Environmental Protection): Agency does not support and cannot accommodate
priority 11Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Canarsie Park Ballfields Reconstruct two baseball fields to create a synthetic turf multi sports field to accommodate soccer, football and other rectangular sports and retain baseball. Project to include field, drainage, benches, fencing, landscaping, security lighting, bottle filler drinking fountains and dugouts.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 11Improve traffic and pedestrian safety, including traffic calmingConstruct the mapped, unbuilt street end of Avenue W between East 69 Street and the dead end, including barriers and signage. Serious hazardous road conditions exist. This street end needs to be constructed for pedestrian and vehicular safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 11Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Completely reconstruct playground with play equipment for older and younger children of all abilities, swings, safety surface, interactive spray shower, benches, fencing, lighting, landscape, water and drainage system.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 12Improve traffic and pedestrian safety, including traffic calmingConstruct the mapped, unbuilt street end of Avenue X, between East 69 Street and the dead end, including barriers and signage. Serious hazardous road conditions exist. This street end needs to be constructed for pedestrian and vehicular safety.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 12Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Completely reconstruct playground with play equipment for older and younger children of all abilities, swings, safety surface, interactive spray shower, benches, fencing, lighting, landscape, water and drainage system.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports and can accommodate
priority 13Other capital request for DOTImproved lighting, Graffiti Removal and beautification of Flatbush Avenue between Phillip Howard Houses to Avenue T.City response (Department of Transportation): Agency does not support but can address the need alternatively
priority 13Reconstruct or upgrade a building in a parkFull interior restoration including HVAC, fire alarm, fire alarm monitoring system, smoke detector, and ADA improvements. This project will allow Lott House to open to the public as a cultural institute, museum and tell the stories of enslaved people. Additional funding needed to complete project.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 14Other requests for park, building, or access improvementsCompletely remove and replace perimeter steel picket fence with new 5' high fence with lockable gates at all entrances and install Portland Loo restroom with utility connections.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 15Reconstruct or upgrade a park or amenity (i.e. playground, outdoor athletic field)Completely reconstruct playground with play equipment for older and younger children of all abilities, swings, safety surface, interactive spray shower, benches, fencing, lighting, landscape, water and drainage system.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): Agency supports but cannot accommodate
priority 16Other requests for park, building, or access improvementsDesign, build and install interpretive exhibit.City response (Department of Parks and Recreation): The agency does not understand the request as written and requires more clarification.
priority 17Reach the board
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