quality of life

Officers in attendance

Larry Jayson: President

Jody Cook: Vice President

Peter Gomori: Treasurer

1. Our meeting began using Zoom at 6:40pm. Larry Jayson presided over the meeting. We hope that the next meeting will be in person in the Flatbush Jewish Center.
   
2. We would like to see one or both or our Neighborhood Community Patrol (NCP) officers attend the next meeting to introduce themselves and share with us issues of concern with the Police in our neighborhood. One of the officers is Seargent Wing Chan whose email address is: wing.chan@nyp.org.
   
3. We would like to invite the District Manager of Community Board 12 (CB12) to attend the next meeting. We would also like to invite Ms. Deb Sheintoch of the New York Sanitation Department to discuss the revived Compost Collection program.
   
   Larry reminded us of a time when we were part of NYP District 70 and the community officers were very responsive. Besides the turnover of NCP officers, our District (66) will also be changing Commanding Officers (CO). It was suggested that the responsiveness of the Police Department is enhanced when we attend more community meetings.
   
4. It was mentioned that the food store at 415 Church Ave. where various products of the store are still out blocking passageway of the sidewalk. We would like to continue to alert our local police officers and sanitation employees of this continued problem.
   
5. It was mentioned that the intersection of Church Ave. and Ocean Parkway; especially the entrance to the Prospect Expressway was still a serious hazard. Several suggestions have been made such as improved signage to increase the safety for pedestrians have been made but very little has been done to make improvements. It was acknowledged that this is a tough problem to solve.
   
6. Michael Rosenbluth updated us as to the status of the restructuring of the bus lines that is proposed by the New York Transit Authority. Some of the proposals include the removal or relocation of bus stops, the elimination of some bus lines and the re-routing of other bus lines. Examples of bus lines affected include: B1 B2,B3,B4, B16, b67, B68, B69 and B103. A positive proposal is the creation of B55 which would run locally from Church Ave. and McDonald to the JFK airport. Our Community Board (CB12) has not shared its concerns as much as other Community Boards. The plan is still in the proposal stage and concerned citizens should share their concerns with our local elected officials. A hard copy of the current plan is available in the Windsor Terrace Library.
   
7. Mr. Matt Malloy, a member of Councilwoman Shahana Hanif’s staff was recognized as an attendee of the meeting. His email is mmalloy@council.nyc.gov, if you wish to contact Councilwoman Hanif’s office.
   
8. These minutes of the ANA will be posted on our new website ANABrooklyn.org and on our Facebook page (Albemarle Neighborhood of Brooklyn).
   
9. We still do not know the status (rented or not) of the Rite Aid Store on E.3rd st and Church Ave.
   
10. It was noted that the “No Standing” sign at the southwest corner of Albemarle and East 5th Street is still in place in spite of the many complaints about it. It is still hoped that the sign will be removed.

Minutes respectfully submitted

Pete Gomori

Treasurer