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BP MARKOWITZ HOSTS EIGHTH ANNUAL ASSEMBLY OF “FEDERATION OF BROOKLYN BLOCK ASSOCIATIONS”
Brooklynites join City agencies, community groups and others in “Building a Better Brooklyn…Block by Block”
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Photo by Kathryn Kirk
In photo (left to right): Evan Korn, executive director, Mayor’s Office of Citywide Events Coordination & Management; Emil Lissauer, director, Mayor’s Office of Citywide Events Coordination & Management; Arif Ullah, director of neighborhood resources, Citizens Committee for NYC; Paul Kerzner, manager, public affairs, Con Edison; BP Markowitz; Maria Buckmire, program manager of construction services, Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC; Sandra Chapman, director, Community Service Center, Brooklyn Borough President’s Office; Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham; and Wendy Fleischer, sustainability project manager, Pratt Center for Community Development
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On Thursday, April 23, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz hosted the eighth annual assembly of the Federation of Brooklyn Block Associations, an opportunity for all residents to meet City agency representatives and discuss issues and concerns facing their blocks and communities.
Presentations were offered on street activity permits procedures and assistance for community building projects, as well as a Brooklyn Botanic Garden workshop on composting and a panel discussion about energy efficiency hosted by Con Ed, Neighborhood Housing Services of NYC, the Pratt Center for Community Development and the Department of Sanitation. .
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