Comments on: The Big Issues With Culver El

By: William

William — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:28:05 +0000

I am not sure why you aimed your comment at me Richard, it doesn’t seem to have anything to do with my comment. I just meant by my post, in case the developers don’t read this blog every day and consider these suggestions as legally binding, what can we do to get the suggestions and desires outlined here made into reality.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:11:11 +0000

REQUIRE THEY BUILD GREEN!!!

By: Richard

Richard — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:08:18 +0000

William, they could be more inclusive with the community that actually LIVES THERE(also many Latino, bengladeshis, pakistanis and chinese w/ smaller families) instead of just doing what the developer wants to do. I have several friends over there that would love to be able to afford a studio apartment,or one or two bedroom. Why not make affordable housing FOR ALL not just for “LARGE FAMILIES”. THey could plan out the school situation before they build the apartments and also include a place for the kids to run around beside the street. All pretty logical and fair requests.

By: Richard

Richard — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:57:50 +0000

Who has a park 3 blocks away???? Not over here we don’t . HARDLY.
We need a SECULAR community center for EVERYONE.

By: William

William — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:01:04 +0000

So what can we do so that this is done in a responsible way for the community?

By: Felix

Felix — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:20:29 +0000

Hum. Developing that area is a good thing because it looks pretty sketchy. If the developer is working for the hasidics forget about making them pay for an all-inclusive community center or garden or pool. Have you heard of the west bank? If we want this area to stay part of the diverse kensington community, the developer needs to be unbias. The sad reality is that people who can afford community centers and parks are the rich and they require luxury housing. We might require some more gentrification to have those perks, until them we are lucky to have an awesome park three blocks away.

By: bee

bee — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:28:35 +0000

liena states it quite well! i wish i was in town on wednesday morning for the hearing, because i want my voice to be heard.

By: Joy Rich

Joy Rich — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 23:37:35 +0000

I believe that Liena does mean public green space AND a community center (both listed in the paragraph stating that we need a new public school).

Creating green space and building a community center are two of the common goals suggested by community leaders at a meeting with Brad Lander and Jim Brennan in April. Brad and Jim brought neighbors from diverse cultures together for this meeting and asked us to define our short-term and long-term goals and see which ones we have in common.

My blog post about the meeting is at http://karmabrooklyn.blogspot.com/2010/05/kensington-community-leaders-meeting.html. Notes about the meeting were also published in the Albemarle Neighborhood Association’s May newsletter.

By: Franklyn of Cypher Films

Franklyn of Cypher Films — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:59:12 +0000

I have a dream of a little, clean safe dog run. set for large and small animals. It would bring a sense of community and be a lot of fun for even non dog owners

By: Jole

Jole — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:42:34 +0000

Liena, Thanks for posting. One thought though:
I do hope you meant public green space AND a community center. They are not synonymous. GREEN SPACE is grass, trees, benches, tables, dirt, while a community center is cement. One is primarily for passive recreation, and the other, active physical activity. Yes it could offer all kinds of activity: from exercise machines, indoor pools, basketball courts, yoga, karate, ballet, art or computer classes, etc. Kensington needs both, as well as more playgrounds.
Places for active sports on dirt, such as baseball diamonds, soccer and cricket fields, or tennis courts are not all that common in local NYC parks. The only ones in our area are at the Parade Ground.

If I had to make a choice I would vote for green space. A community center is a more long-term project. A check at NYC Parks web site suggests income level and population density, for ex, a high-rise low-income housing project, are requisites in their siting.