Brooklyn Community Board 8
Crown Heights, Prospect Heights, and Weeksville
Address:
Brooklyn Community Board 8
1291 St. Marks Avenue,
Brooklyn, NY 11213
Phone: 718-467-5574
Fax: 718-778-2979
Email: [email protected]
Visit the Brooklyn CB 8 website
Chair: Ms. Irsa Weatherspoon
District Manager: Michelle George
Board Meeting: Second Thursday, 7:00pm
Cabinet Meeting: Per Agenda
Latest Board 8 Updates
Proposed transformation of long vacant Crown Heights lot might be model for mixed-use development
CROWN HEIGHTS — In the midst of the city’s ongoing housing crisis, a long-underutilized stretch of the area surrounding Atlantic Avenue could witness a compelling
200 new ‘deeply’ affordable homes to be constructed in Crown Heights
CROWN HEIGHTS – The Department of Housing and Development, the city Housing Development Corporation and NYCHA announced plans to develop 200 affordable homes for older
Worth the Fight: Two Brooklyn neighborhoods taking on developers
Brooklyn political activist Alicia Boyd recently attended an ongoing court hearing regarding her case against the New York City Department of City Planning. Boyd is
NYC has yet to release attendance data, but schools say many kids aren’t showing up
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. Sign up for their newsletters here. Art teacher Jake Jacobs feels
It’s official: Subway signs, maps now say ‘Medgar Evers College’
Two 100-year-old subway stations in Brooklyn now have new co-names: Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College and President Street-Medgar Evers College. The stations have been renamed by
Police: Five shot in area of J’Ouvert celebration in Crown Heights
Five people, including a 6-year-old boy, were shot in an area where people had gathered for an overnight celebration known as J’Ouvert in New York