Visit your Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand on the NE corner of N.Portland and Myrtle Avenues from 8AM – 3PM tomorrow and every Wednesday NOW – October!

Get all the fixings you need for a fresh, hot Salsa Verde! New Jersey based farm, Nolasco Farm, will have what you need:
Tomatillos
Serranos
Onions
Cilantro
Garlic

YUM!!

Every week you can purchase: produce, herb plants, and flowers from Nolasco Farm, New Jersey; Honey from Kutik’s Honey Farm Farm, NY; Maple Syrup from Poorfarm Farms, Vermont; Beth’s Farm Kitchen Jams, NY; Red Jacket Orchard Fruit Juices, NY; and fresh baked bread from La Petite Bakery at 354 Myrtle Ave.

We accept CASH/FMNP/EBT(Food Stamps)

Mark’s Gourmet Burgers is accepting resumes for a cashier position to be filled as soon as possible. Customer service experience is necessary. Experience working in a food establishment is a strong added bonus. If interested, please drop resumes off resumes at Mark’s between 2pm and 5pm any day.

Mark’s Gourmet Burger is located at 441 Myrtle Avenue, corner of Waverly Avenue.

photo credit: Mark’s Gourmet Burgers

Come to the Resident Association Family Day on Saturday, August 10th, from noon-2pm at Lafayette Gardens for food, fun, games, music, giveaways and more.

Spend the day there and don’t forget to grab a taste of a healthy affordable recipe from Myrtle Eats Fresh Community Chef Darrell at our Chef Demonstration . Bring the recipe home to have again and again! You can also learn more about the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Community Food Council and the community driven food projects that aim to improve our local food environment for all residents.

Department of Transportation (DOT) will be hosting a FREE Bike Helmet Giveaway, today at the Whitman Houses on Cumberland Walk perpendicular to Carlton Avenue from 4pm-6:30pm (while supplies last). You must be present to get a helmet and you must learn how to properly fit it. Parents or a legal guardian must be present to sign a waiver for children under age 18 and adults over age 18 receiving a helmet must sign a waiver.

Visit your Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand on the NE corner of N.Portland and Myrtle Avenues from 8AM – 3PM tomorrow and every Wednesday NOW – October!

Le Petit Bakery will be on vacation and closed next week so come by and pick up fresh bread for the week!

New Jersey based farm, Nolasco Farm, will bring:
Tomatillos
Serranos
Onions
Cilantro
Garlic
Eggplant
Mustard Greens
Collard Greens
Radishes
Corn
Red/White Potatoes
Sweet Peppers
Tomatoes
Cantaloupe
and more!

Myrtle Eats Fresh Community chef Beryl will be cooking up a healthy meal for $10 or less highlighting Nolasco Farm produce! Come by to taste and receive a $2 Health Buck that you can spend on the spot!*

Every week you can purchase: produce, herb plants, and flowers from Nolasco Farm, New Jersey; Honey from Kutik’s Honey Farm Farm, NY; Maple Syrup from Poorfarm Farms, Vermont; Beth’s Farm Kitchen Jams, NY; Red Jacket Orchard Fruit Juices, NY; and fresh baked bread from La Petite Bakery at 354 Myrtle Ave.

We accept CASH/WIC & FMNP/EBT(Food Stamps)

*while supplies last

National Night Out Against Crime in Fort Greene Park Tomorrow!

The 88th Precinct Community & Youth Council is hosting the Annual National Night Out Against Crime to benefit the Fort Greene/Clinton Hill Community.

WHEN: Tuesday, August 6th 2013
WHERE: Fort Greene Park, located on the corner of Dekalb Ave and Washington Park, Brooklyn
TIME: 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Daniel Scorse, MARP Program Manager of Planning and Streetscape Initiatives, was named Care Captain of the Month by MillionTreesNYC for leading a volunteer tree care event and managing the BID’s tree stewardship initiatives, which include tree watering, tree bed plantings, tree bed soil care, pruning, and tree guard installation & maintenance.

“I really enjoy this part of my job – being out on the Avenue, making the public realm nicer for everyone,” says Dan. “I love trees, but our commitment to trees comes from the top, from [MARP/BID Chairman of the Board] Thomas Shutte.”

In the photo above, Dan – a certified Citizen Pruner – is pruning one of Myrtle Avenue’s mature Honeylocust trees. He’s personally pruned 153 trees in the BID since 2011.

Construction at 490 Myrtle Avenue, the building that housed Associated Supermarket on Myrtle and Hall will begin next week according to the site developers, Silverstone Development Group. This information was announced at a meeting which took place this past Monday which many community resident who attended called “not widely announced.”

The 232-unit building will include 48 affordable apartments and will house a returned Associated Supermarket and TD Bank in its commercial spaces.

Below are all the current links from local blogs regarding the building. We want to make sure that residents are informed about what is happening on Myrtle Avenue and will do our best to share news as we receive it.

Any queries regarding remediation at the site can be directed to Daniel Walsh, Director of Environmental Remediation, DWalsh@cityhall.nyc.gov

Articles about the construction project:

DNA Info Story-Developers Tell Locals…
…
DNA Info Story-New Owners Will Not Renew Post Office Lease

Brownstoner.com Story- Plans for Associated Supermarket Site Revealed

Brownstoner.com Story- Associated Supermarket Closing…
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photo: from Monday night’s meeting

Nearly 100 people of all ages, primarily residents of Ingersoll Houses, gathered at the peace bridge, within the Ingersoll grounds to reflect and share thoughts about community and Trayvon Martin. The candlelight vigil was organized by the Ingersoll Residents Association along with University Settlement and a local kids advocacy non-profit called Kids in the Crossfire.

Ingersoll Residents Association President, Dominique Bryant, who was the primary organizer of the vigil, shared about the evening: “I tried my best not to cry, not tears of sorrow but tears of joy as the Raymond V. Ingersoll Community stood together tonight in honor of Trayvon Martin and also in honor of pulling together for a better today and tomorrow.”

Speakers at the vigil included, Ms. Bryant, Laurie Cumbo, Jelani Mashariki, Renee Collymore, Samantha Johnson of University Settlement/Ingersoll Community Center, Deacon Flowers from the Church of the Open Door, a representative from Councilmember Tish James’ office and local residents, including, C-Allah Coombs.

Brooklyn Young Filmmakers hosts a FREE screening of documentary, ‘My Brooklyn‘ at Mark’s Gourmet Burgers (441 Myrtle Avenue) tonight, Tuesday, 7/23 from 6:30pm – 9:00pm.

My Brooklyn provides analysis of gentrification, using personal reflections, historical background and a look at the complex process of public policy making. It is a powerful tool for sparking discussion and debate.

Delicious food and drink (burgers, fries, smoothies, soft drinks, other scrumptious items) from Mark’s Gourmet Burgers’ menu will be available for sale, yummmm.

Mark’s Gourmet Burgers is located at 441 Myrtle Avenue, corner of Clinton Avenue.

Fire trucks lined Myrtle Avenue between Waverly Avenue and Hall Street starting at about 10:30 this morning. The possible cause was fire in an underground Con Ed vault.

Much of the fire truck activity appeared to be concentrated on the north side of the Avenue between Washington and Waverly, though the FDNY opened all commercial cellar doors on both sides of the street in this area.

An explosion was heard sometime between 11:30am and noon. Several businesses on these blocks were evacuated and many residents and other pedestrians were advised to go/stay indoors.

Thankfully, there were no injuries of which we are aware.

Fire trucks began to leave the area and some normal activities started to resume at around 1:30pm, though many businesses still haven’t been able to return to open or re-open their businesses.

A few Con Ed emergency trucks are still on the scene as well as the FDNY investigation unit. There are reports that some Time Warner Cable service is out in the area. The 88th precinct is also on the scene helping to secure the area.

Visit your Myrtle Avenue Farm Stand on the NE corner of N.Portland and Myrtle Avenues until 3PM TODAY! Farm FRESH corn is in – 3 for $1!!

Special guest today is the Greene Hill Food Co-op located at 18 Putnam Ave in Clinton Hill! Come by and learn more while tasting a healthy recipe!

Every Wednesday, 8AM-3PM, you can pick-up fresh, affordable produce, herb plants, and flowers from Nolasco Farm, New Jersey; Honey from Kutik’s Honey Farm Farm, NY; Maple Syrup from Poorfarm Farms, Vermont; Beth’s Farm Kitchen Jams, NY; and fresh baked bread from La Petite Bakery at 354 Myrtle Ave.

We accept WIC/EBT/Cash

The Fort Greene Park Conservancy Presents: Greene Music on the Main Stage.

TONIGHT at Fort Greene Park (Myrtle Lawn)–FREE: Bilal and DJ Spinna, 6p-9p!

Considered by many, one of the most consistently creative and relentlessly innovative soul artists of the modern era, Bilal will be sharing songs from his latest album, A Love Surreal.

Bilal will be joined on the Main Stage by the incredible DJ Spinna, a Brooklyn institution whose connections to Fort Greene/Clinton Hill run deep. From his world-renowned Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson tribute sets, to his own hip-hop and soul productions and remixes, Spinna always delivers. If you are riding in, please use the free bike valet services provided by Transportation Alternatives at the Washington Park and Myrtle entrance.