Brooklyn Community Board 9 serves the neighborhoods of Crown Heights, Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Wingate, and North Flatbush

Executive Officers:

Fred Baptiste

Chair of the Board

Primo Lasana

First Vice Chair

Francisca Leopold

Second Vice Chair

Linda Watson-Lorde

Executive Secretary

Mayna Legoute

Treasurer

Nicolas Almonor

Member-at-Large

Dexter Roberts

Member-at-Large

Board Office Staff:

Dante Arnwine, MPA

District Manager

Mia Hilton

Assistant District Manager 

Khalid Jemmott

Community Associate

Brooklyn Community Board 9

Community E-blast

Brooklyn Community Board 9 welcomes you to our community e-blast. Our community e-blast is distributed on a weekly basis and consist of Brooklyn Community Board 9 Committee and General Board meeting information, Community Board programming and events, community advisories, community events, and information from government agencies, nonprofits, and small businesses on: health and social services, employment, employment trainings, volunteer opportunities, childhood and adult education, affordable housing, cultural and arts programming, financial literacy, property management, youth services and more.

Brooklyn Community Board 9 committee and General Board monthly meetings are OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!! If you would like to speak during the public comment period during the monthly General Board meeting, please call the Board Office at 718-778-9279 or email BK09-1@cb.nyc.gov no later than 3PM on the day of the meeting to register in advance. 

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COMMITTEE & BOARD CALENDAR

City of Yes Subcommittee

March 5, 2024

7:00PM – 9:00AM

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83912187076

Meeting ID: 839 1218 7076

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Health & Social Services Committee

March 7, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 883 9905 4717

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Environmental Protection Committee

March 7, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 827 2407 4571

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Economic Development Committee

March 11, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 813 4289 6142

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Transportation Committee

March 11, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 824 4280 6395

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ULURP/ Land Use Committee

March 12, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 818 5078 7125

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Youth Services/ Education & Libraries Committee

March 12, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 813 9456 1957

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Housing Committee

March 13, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 830 6435 9002

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Parks, Recreation and Culture Committee

March 14, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 893 3360 2630

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Public Safety Committee

March 14, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Meeting ID: 824 1641 1153

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Executive Committee

March 19, 2024

7PM – 8:30PM

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Webinar ID: 818 8160 1335

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General Board Meeting

March 26, 2024

Starts at 7PM

Location: MS61 – 400 Empire Boulevard, BK, NY 11225

Holidays

Ramadan: – March 10, 2024

Purim: March 23 – March 24, 2024

Holi: March 25, 2024

Easter: March 31, 2024

BOARD EVENTS & NOTICES

COMMUNITY

EVENTS & NOTICES

(NON-CB9 PUBLIC HEARING NOTICES WILL BE BELOW)

Medgar Evers College

EMPLOYMENT & VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES, TRAININGS, ADULT EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, & SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES

Green Industry Job Training for NYCHA Residents

Green City Force’s Service Corps training program, New York City public housing residents (ages 18-24) are exposed to careers in the green economy such as urban agriculture, as well as resident education and action campaigns. Participants acquire hands-on experience and certifications such as OSHA-40. Additional benefits include a monthly stipend, unlimited MetroCard, and the AmeriCorps Segal Education Award upon training completion. To learn more, register online for an upcoming virtual info session or call the REES hotline at (718) 289-8100 to RSVP.

Health & Hospitals - Kings County Hospital

HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES RESOURCES

The Jewish Children's Museum

HOUSING & PROPERTY MANAGMENT RESOURCES

The deadline to apply is March 15! These exemption programs provide a property tax break for eligible older adults and disabled New Yorkers who own one-, two-, or three-family homes, condominiums, or cooperative apartments.

File your renewal application before the March 15 deadline to continue to receive your benefits!

Learn more about how to renew below and at nyc.gov/dhe and nyc.gov/sche

Lefferts Manor Historic District

Lefferts Manor Historic District

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