NYC HISTORIC PROPERTIES FUND

Funding Historic Restorations Crow Hill has been designated a historic district and therefore property owners wishing to make historic renovations may qualify for the Historic Properties Fund which offers low-interest loans and project management assistance to owners of historic residential, non-profit, religious, and commercial properties throughout the City – mostly in low- to moderate-income communities. Since 1982, the Historic Properties Fund has assisted over 200 buildings. It is one of the largest, private revolving loan funds in the country used exclusively for historic preservation. visit their website for more information

SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM

The program is open to NYC residents 14 to 24 years old. The deadline for applications will be May 21, 2010. http://www.nyc.gov/html/dycd/html/home/home.shtml SYEP 2010 Application(pdf)

MEETING RE: NY STATE & FORECLOSURES

ROSA PARKS DEMOCRATIC CLUB

Will be hosting a meeting

Update

Supervising Administrative Supreme Court Justice Sylvia Hinds-Radix

Will be discussing the new laws effecting foreclosure proceedings in New York State and what you should should to protect your most valuable asset!!!

Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.
284 New York Avenue (entrance on Lincoln Place)
--
Jesse E. Hamilton III, ESQ.
43rd District Leader
New York State Democratic Party
Always Working for You
284 New York Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11216
Cell-917-553-7953
Office 718-778-8924
www.attorney@jessehamilton.com
www.jessehamilton3@gmail.com

FREE HELP FORCOMPLETING CITIZENSHIP APPLICATIONS

Ready to apply for citizenship but want free assistance to complete the forms?

The Crown Heights Community Mediation Center (a non-profit organization) is offering FREE ASSISTANCE to eligible individuals to complete the N-400 citizenship application forms. The dates are:

• April 7 9:30 am - 12:30 pm
• April 29 4 pm- 8 pm
• May 15 10 am -3 pm

If you are eligible to apply, you will be scheduled to meet with a trained volunteer to fill out the N-400 form and receive information about the additional requirements and documents you will need to complete your application.

To find out if you are eligible to make an appointment, call (718) 773-6886 or email cshapiro@crownheights.org * All information will be kept confidential *

Visit our blog at http://crownheightsmediationcenter.blogspot.com/

LOFT EVENT THIS SATURDAY MARCH 20TH

LOFT EVENT THIS SATURDAY MARCH 20TH.
WINE. LIVE CHEF. SHORT FILMS. GOOD MUSIC

Masai Marketing is a Brooklyn based event marketing group. Our recent focus has been on promoting the diversity, culture, businesses, talent and real estate of Crown Heights and Prospect Heights Brooklyn, NY. Our previous event Experience the Heights, held on Feb 6th 2010 at the Five Myles art gallery was a success despite the Blizzard that weekend. Our upcoming event will take place at the Pacific Street Lofts, a trendy condominium development in Crown Heights Brooklyn. We focus our efforts on the Cross Marketing of both the neighborhood and businesses of Crown and Prospect Heights. Please visit our website http://www.masaimarketing.com/ for pictures of our last event, participating businesses, blogs who supported us and more information on Masai Marketing and what we do.

We hope you can take an opportunity to stop by this Saturday, March 20th, 5pm - 9pm, 1311 Pacific Street @ New York Avenue (please feel free to tell a friend or 3). Here is one of the local blogs the event is currently posted on http://www.nostrandpark.com/ Kind regardsMASAI MARKETING

info@masaimarketing.com
http://www.masaimarketing.com/

LAUNCHPAD ART AUCTION

As you may know, LaunchPad recently had an open call for art donations. The response was amazing and more than 30 artists donated their work to help support LaunchPad. The auction opened at the LaunchPad party this past Saturday, and we received a lot of bids that evening. We are now opening the auction online for greater exposure.

http://auction.brooklynlaunchpad.org

We encourage you to review all items included in the auction, and to please pass this message along to anyone who might be interested. To place a bid on any item, please send an e-mail to 'auction@BrooklynLaunchPad.org' including:

• your name
• your telephone number
• auction item #
• bid amount

The auction is a silent, blind auction. The auction will close at noon EST on March 22, and the highest bid for each item will be selected at that time. Winning bidders will be notified shortly after.

Please remember that all bids will help support LaunchPad, a non-profit organization.

Prenatal Yoga & Pilates Classes

Prenatal Yoga & Pilates Classes at Force and Flow

With Ophra Wolf
http://www.forceandflow.com

5 Week Session: March 3 - 31
Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30PM
$75

These small, intimate classes will help you develop greater vitality and awareness of your body that is home for two and deepen your relationship with your baby. Gentle postures, breath work, vocal toning, pelvic floor toning and meditation are learned in order to cultivate strength, flexibility, calm and confidence in preparation for labor and childbirth. No previous Yoga or Pilates experience necessary.

To register online, go to http://www.forceandflow.com/classes.html or call or email:

ophra@forceandflow.com
646-644-9743

If this time does not work for you, please contact me with a preferred time and day. You can also create your own private group with two to four other women. Feel free to email or call me with any questions or concerns!
Read reviews for Force and Flow and Ophra Wolf here: http://maps.google.com/maps/place?hl=en&c.....num=1&ved=0CA4QnQIwAA

FUN & FUNDRAISER FOR A NEW COMMUNITY SPACE

LAUNCHPAD Pencil Party (...And Silent Auction...)

Do you ever wish there were more places for grassroots social gatherings? Where people can meet to share random ideas, hard goods, fun services, delicious food, and hearty laughter? Yeah, us too! So we'd like to create one...

LaunchPad: A future homebase for creative minds and curious spirits; a mixed use community space in New York City where people can rally together, trigger ideas, launch projects, and have tons of fun.

read more here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/LaunchPad/launchpad

"What's the pencil party?", you ask. Well it goes a little like this - you show up and get a pencil. Then you step into the future home of LaunchPad, where all the walls are white. After that it's just some simple math... Your creativity + pencils + white walls * (music + drinks) = pencil party. Fun, right?

The night will also include a silent auction with amazing items donated by various artists and crafters. All winning bids go directly toward the LaunchPad project. And there's a fun twist: the artists/crafters who attract the 3 highest bids in the auction will receive their own LaunchPad exhibit in the near future. The exhibit will include an opening party and a one month display of work.

So come join us! And please spread the word.

Saturday, March 6 at 7pm

721 Franklin Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

Pencil it in. ;-) The party won't stop until the last person walks out the door.

We can't wait to see you there!

P.S. We're currently accepting submissions for the auction. Anyone who is interested in donating a piece of work should please contact us quickly: art@BrooklynLaunchPad.org

YOUNG PROPLE: EARN $$$ HELPING CHCA

For our March meeting, we are going to distribute fliers to all the homes in our neighborhood
and we are looking for young people to help us.

There will be 6 routes:

1. Pacific/Dean/Bergen between Franklin & Bedford
2. St. Marks & Prospect between Franklin & Bedford
3. Park Place & Sterling between Franklin & Bedford
4. Lincoln & St Johns (inc, St Charles & St Frances) between Franklin & Bedford
5. Franklin Avenue between Eastern Pkwy & Atlantic (residential only)
6. North side of Eastern Pkway and both sides of Bedford between Eastern Pkwy & Bergen (residential only)

This can be done ANY TIME between Saturday March 6th - Tuesday March 10th

We are paying $15/route to any RESPONSIBLE 16-22 year old

To respond please send an email to: chca@crowhillcommunity.org with the following information:

1. your name
2. your age
3. your contact number
4. how you heard about this (referred by, website, etc)
5. preferred route (can ask for more than one)

CROWN HEIGHTS NORTH MEETING

Crown Heights North Assoc will hold its bi-monthly General Meeting on Wed 2/17 6:45 pm St. Gregory's School cafeteria at 991 St. Johns Place, (corner of Brooklyn Ave.) $$$ Information on Grants & Loans, & Making the 2010 Census work for Crown Hts North Invited Speakers: Representatives from NY Landmarks Conservancy; & US Census Bureau & Sen. Eric Adams’ Office CONTACT CHNA, Inc. Phone: (718) 774-3834 / email: execbrd@crownheightsnorth.org For more information visit www.chna-inc.org