NYC DOT is fixing the infamous Crashland gap in the Ashland Place protected bike lane. But we also need them to fill adjacent crucial gaps in the bike lane network, so we can get to Ashland Pl safely! We are pushing with @cmcrystalhudson.bsky.social and @shahanafrombk.bsky.social to make it happen.

It was great welcoming @governor.ny.gov to Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights to stop by some of our incredible local businesses, including Books Are Magic and L’Appartement 4F, and meet some of our wonderful neighbors at the St. Charles Jubilee Older Adult Center.

Thanks to all the volunteers who came out on Sunday to help fight back against ICE by educating local businesses with @handsoffnyc.bsky.social. I’m so grateful to the community members who give their time and energy to help protect our neighbors.

It was great to check out safety tech on City vehicles w/ @NYCDCAS Commissioner Yume Kitasei. New audible turn alerts are being installed on City trucks & an expansion of intelligent speed assistance that prohibit speeding. These are smart & innovative safety interventions.

Great to celebrate @nyutandon.bsky.social LEED-certified facilities at 6 MetroTech. The new labs, offices, and student spaces use less energy and water and produce fewer emissions than comparable facilities and are a model for sustainable spaces across NYC.

It’s going to be 80 and sunny all weekend – perfect for a park cleanup! Come help us pick up trash in McCarren Park and Popieluszko Square this Sunday, July 26th, from 11AM-2PM. Meet at Nassau & Bedford!

As @nyc-dot.bsky.social works on the BQE deck replacement over Old Fulton Street, the right lane and shoulder on the Staten Island-bound BQE from Brooklyn Bridge to Columbia Heights will be closed 1AM- 5AM from Thursday, July 23rd to Monday July 27th.

Civil service exams are now free for NYC high school students and first-time test takers! Thanks to great @cndelarosa.bsky.social legislation, @mayor.nyc.gov, and the Dept. of Citywide Administrative Services are making it a little easier to serve our city! Find City jobs here: jobs.nyc.gov

We’re expecting heavy rain today and Weds that could cause flooding across the city. Prepare by clearing catch basins on your street and putting out flood barriers. Please limit travel and never drive or walk through flooded streets. Text NotifyNYC to 692-692 to get emergency alerts.

Join me and @nycsanitation.bsky.social this Thursday to talk to neighbors about the expansion of stationary on-street trash bins to containerize garbage from big buildings in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn Heights, and Downtown Brooklyn. Sign up here: bit.ly/CB2trash

Join us on Sunday, July 26 from 11AM - 1PM to canvass local businesses in Bed-Stuy to ensure they know their rights in case of interactions with ICE, have proactive plans in place, and are doing everything to make their workplaces safer. No experience necessary! Sign up here: HandsOffNYC.com/july26

Today, the City Council voted to approve Monitor Point, which will create 662 truly affordable homes, dynamic new green space, and meaningful investments in mass transit and public infrastructure in Greenpoint.

Elliott and I had fun joining @ny4childcare.bsky.social’s summer social to celebrate the beginning of 2-K and making 3-K truly universal. We won’t let up until every NYC kiddo has access to free childcare!

Our street trees are workhorses – they clean the air, mitigate flooding, and cool our streets. Plus, they make us happier. In partnership with @nycparks.bsky.social, we just planted hundreds more across Bed-Stuy and Williamsburg.

Come watch Norway and England face off in the World Cup quarter-finals this Saturday at Borough Hall! They’re screening the match and hosting community tabling & family-friendly activities. The event starts at 3PM and the match kicks off at 5PM. Go Norway!

Like street trees and delicious free IXV coffee? Come lend a hand at the Boerum Hill Green Team’s tree care event this Sunday, July 12th from 10AM-noon! Sign up here to join their regular events: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We’re eliminating sidewalk trash piles stacked taller than us! If you’re in Brooklyn’s Community District 2 – includes Downtown BK, BK Heights, Boerum Hill, DUMBO, Fort Greene & Clinton Hill – learn about the stationary, on-street trash bins and enroll at nyc.gov/empirebins

In a difficult year with limited resources, I appreciate @mayor.nyc.gov's honest accounting of our financial obligations and adeptly securing major support from Albany to balance the city’s budget. I’m pleased this budget has more money for our parks, CUNY, libraries, culturals, & local schools.

Trash containerization Streetsblog story: Smaller buildings – with 9 or fewer units – can share a new designated stationary on-street trash bin with neighboring building(s) as part of a pilot program in the Downtown Brooklyn area starting this fall! nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/07/02/s...

Sanitation Will Let Smaller Buildings Share Curbside Containers - Streetsblog New York City

The Big Apple is getting closer to the European way of trash containerization.

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This heat is especially dangerous for New Yorkers without air conditioning. All NYC landlords will have to provide AC to their tenants starting in 2030, thanks to our Cool Homes for All law.

Nothing beats sharing pierogi at Pierozek and burgers at Montague Diner with older adults across our district!

Only thing better than a summer drive-in movie — a free walk-in movie at a beautiful Brooklyn park. BK summer movies are BACK! Our incredible parks – from McCarren to Brooklyn Bridge – are hosting a great line-up of post sunset screenings. Check them out: brooklynbridgeparents.com/free-outdoor...

Free outdoor movies in Brooklyn this summer 2026 | Brooklyn Bridge Parents - News, Events and Family Services

Outdoor movies are back in Brooklyn this summer at parks, plazas, and public spaces across the borough. This year's most family-friendly outdoor movie screenings feature a variety of animated favorite...

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The Star Spangled track and fitness area in Bed-Stuy is finally getting a major upgrade this summer, courtesy of New York Road Runners and New Balance's participation in @nycparks.bsky.social Adopt-a-Park program. brooklyneagle.com/397888/big-improvements-coming-to-star-spangled-playground

Big improvements coming to Star Spangled Playground’s running track

The project will completely revamp the site’s running track, replacing it with a Mondo synthetic running surface.

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It was enormously special to rename McCarren Park Field 2 after Ronnie Ortiz, Jr. Ronnie was a cornerstone of the park's softball community and was tragically taken from us by gun violence. I hope the field will remind us of his legacy of kindness, sportsmanship & joy of the game

I’m proud to have co-named Aldona Vaiciunas Way at Hudson & Evans in Vinegar Hill. Aldona was a fierce community leader & activist, protector of her neighborhood, & advocate for parks & public spaces. I hope the street sign will remind generations of neighbors of Aldona’s work.

I had so much fun celebrating Flag Day at PS 34 with @bkbpreynoso.bsky.social! The students’ songs and performances were wonderful, and it was great to see so many parents and families out celebrating. Thrilled that BP Reynoso is partnering with us on a $2M renovation of PS 34 playground.

I stand in solidarity with unionized Schneps reporters fighting for a better contract with higher pay and stronger healthcare benefits. Schneps reporters – from amNewYork to the Brooklyn Paper – work tirelessly covering our community and every corner of our city, and they deserve a fair contract.

Schneps Media Union@schneps-union.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We, the staff of Schneps Media, are forming a union to keep local journalism strong and protect journalists reporting on the communities we serve. Follow @schneps-union and @newsguild.org and visit our website cwalocals.org/schnepsunion Thanks! #SchnepsUnion

Join Partnerships for Parks for a park cleanup on Juneteenth - Friday, June 19th, in Brooklyn Heights! Help beautify Harry Chapin Playground (the "Toy Park") and the neighboring Squibb Park. This is perfect for all ages! RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1bkP...

'It's my Park' Cleanup Event RSVP 6/19 @ Harry Chapin Playground @ 10:30am

Date: Friday, 6/19 (Juneteenth) Time: 10:30am - 12pm (stay as long as you'd like!) Meetup Address: Harry Chapin Playground: Columbia Heights at Middagh St. Brooklyn, NY 11201 Contact: maryriley.yes@gm...

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Less than 20% of NYC public schools employ a librarian, @nycschools.bsky.social disclosed in response to my law requiring this data be public. Librarians make a world of difference in promoting literacy, honing research skills, & inspiring a love of learning & reading. gothamist.com/news/few-nyc...

Few NYC public schools have librarians, data shows

There are just 287 school librarians and 14 part-time librarians across the city’s 1,616 schools.

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I’m proud to have co-named Matthew Jensen Way at Driggs & Monitor in Greenpoint. Matt was a beloved PS 110 teacher, who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run on McGuinness Blvd. I hope Matt’s legacy of kindness, compassion & service inspires generations of PS 110 students.