While Cobble Hill's borders technically end at Hicks street, Columbia Street is just one block farther and very much a big part of what makes the neighborhood so great. So, please join our friends from the
Brooklyn Greenway Initiative and Regional Plan Association, for a meeting on January 18th to make Columbia Street even greater with the planning for Columbia Waterfront Park -- a new
public open space on Columbia Street between Kane and Degraw Streets.
From the BGI press release...
When
the Van Brunt Street reconstruction and the Gowanus Flushing Tunnel
construction are complete, the 80-ft deep area on the west side of
Columbia Street is planned to become an open space element of the
Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway. At last year's visioning meeting, ideas
were collected from the Columbia Waterfront residents and businesses
about what sort of improvements and facilities would be most beneficial
to the community.
At
the report-back meeting on January 18th, we will share preliminary
renderings for the park design and gather community feedback.
What: Columbia Waterfront Park Report-Back Meeting
When: Wednesday, January 18th, 2012, 6:30-8:30 PM
Where: The Union Street Star Theater, 101 Union Street
Rich Calder's report in the NY Post offers full details on the potential 2 acre park, which would be a great step forward that ensures avoiding the Bloomberg administration's previous plan to revive the area with out of scale luxury condos and conference centers.
Brooklyn's Israeli Film Festival is coming back to Cobble Hill at the end of the month, with three days of screenings at the Kane Street Synagogue. The series will showcase three films (The Debt, Restoration, and Dolphin Boy) and we encourage everyone to pay a visit to this gem in our neighborhood. 
While trees are an important part of holiday decorations, please remember to always dispose of them properly. NYC Sanitation will collect trees left on the sidewalk with regular trash collection, but bringing them to mulchfest sites allows them to be made into wood chips that nourish trees and plants on streets and gardens citywide.
