Block Party Recap and Photos

Hi neighbors!

Thanks to everyone who came out to our 2nd annual block party on Saturday, September 10th.

Check out some photos -



Please share any you took that day as well.

Special thanks to -

• Pinky for doing some extraordinary face painting for the kids.  You have a real talent!
• Jack and Eddie for coordinating an awesome live jazz performance and Toland for the power.  So many people said that was the highlight of the day
  
• Sabrina for baking such lovely sweet things and putting out tables
  
• Donald for coordinating the fire truck
• Ezra and Nancy for putting out the tires for kids to play in
• Tokumbo and other neighbors for putting up signs to publicize the event
• Any neighbor who hosted a stoop sale, invited friends, helped out, shared food and just all around appreciate the neighborhood vibe of the block party

Look out for details on our next meeting and big event - the holiday gathering.  It was a great success last year - let's continue to build the block community. 

Warm regards,
Sheethal

Save the date: 2nd Annual Block Party! Sat Sep 10th

Cumberland Block Association

 

presents

Block Party!

Saturday

September 10^th

Stoop Sales

fire truck

face painting

Potluck / Bbq

music by dj steevy dee

*Call for musicians for

sunset jazz*

Invite your friends!

Questions? Suggestions? contributions?

cumberlandblock@gmail.com

cumberlandblockassociation.blogspot.com

BLOCK PARTY!

Cumberland Block Association

presents

Block Party!

Saturday September 11^th

Schedule

Stoop Sale:  10 – 4

Kids activities:  2 – 4

Potluck dinner/Bbq:  4 – 6

(street closed 10–6 – please move cars in advance)

BRING your own chair and beverage

Needed:

·    Folding tables

·    BBQ grills

·      DJ (if you have a sound system to play outside you qualify)

·    Kids activity organizers

if you can contribute any of the above items please email

cumberlandblock@gmail.com

for info :

cumberlandblockassociation.blogspot.com

**Please print the flyer and distribute to your neighbors!**

Meeting notes from last Cumberland Block Association meeting on Thursday, August 26th

Hi neighbors!

Here are notes from our last block association meeting, held at Karen and Andy's place.

Block Party 

Saturday September 11th

Schedule

• Stoop Sale: 10 – 4
• Kids activities: 2 – 4
• Potluck dinner/BBQ: 4 – 6
• (street closed 10–6 – please move cars in advance)

Notes

• Bring your own chair and beverage and an item to contribute for dinner
• Needed: grills for BBQ, Folding tables, DJ and kids games coordinator.  Please email cumberlandblock@gmail.com if you can contribute any of these items.
• Annabelle will hang No Parking Signs
• Tokumbo and Sheethal will distribute and hang Block Party signs
• Jack will invite precinct
• Tokumbo will invite Tish

Ideas welcome!

Trees pits and guards 

• Jack brought an application for tree guards from Marty Markowitz's office (courtesy of Peter (308))
• The application is due September 17th to Marty's office
• The group chose the square design displayed in the application
• Sheethal has distributed a document to each owner whose property is adjacent to a tree pit.  Each owner must give permission to obtain a tree guard.  Please complete and sign this form and put in Sheethal's mailbox (311) asap for enclosure with application.  Please print Cumberland Block Association in the space for organization name
  

Sewer Work

• If anyone has any sewer work they need to do, please coordinate with Toland (297).  He has work to do and will see if he can can the work done before they repave the street, so they don't have to rip it up

Other

• Howard talked about extending the historic district in a couple areas
• Howard recommended we work with the block association on Cumberland b/t Lafayette and DeKalb.  We will invite them to the block party as a first step.

Please feel free to leave comments below or email cumberlandblock@gmail.com with any questions.

Meeting notes from last Cumberland Block Association meeting on April 29th

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Hi neighbors!

Thanks to all who attended the last meeting.  Welcome to our neighbors Karen and Andy, Ryan and to CBA members Pinky, Jack, Rodney, David, Tokumbo and Sheethal.

For those who could not make it, here is the agenda of items discussed.  Below the list you will find an update for each:

• Church on Green Ave Petition
• Brooklyn Botanic Garden Greenest Block in Brooklyn contest
• Free trees from the Arbor Day Foundation
• En restaurant
• 294 Cumberland update
• 297 Cumberland update
• After-labor day block party

Church on Greene Ave Petition
We all signed the petition and we distributed sheets for people to continue to get signatures.  Michelle suggested we get together with other block associations in the neighborhood to obtain more signatures and hold an event with Tish and Marty Markowitz to get more community members involved.  Once we have a of signatures, we could go to them with our case.  Over the weekend, I was at an apartment that faces the back of the building and it looked like there were pigeons coming in and out of the open windows.  At least we should look to have the building sealed.


Greenest Block contest
Our gardening clinic will be held May 14th from 7 - 8 PM outside of 304 Cumberland.  We will be discussing street tree maintenance, front garden design and plant selection, container gardening and drought resistant plants/water conservation.  Hope people can make it!

Free trees from the Arbor Day Foundation
The Arbor Day foundation gives out 10 free trees when you become a member for $10 - http://www.arborday.org/Shopping/Memberships/Memberships.cfm.  Please let me know if you would like to get a tree and I will place an order for the group.  So far, Rodney (2), Pinky (1) and Ryan (1) would like trees.

En
A neighbor talked about noise and unneighborly behavior with En restaurant.

294 Cumberland Update

The building going up at 294 Cumberland had stopped and started work several times.  Rodney gave us an update, saying that the Landmarks Commission stopped work because the windows are not inline with the rest of the block.  It is not clear whether they are working on it.  A neighbor has seen workers waiting outside but not doing work.

297 Cumberland Update
This house is in probate, there is a dispute amongst the heirs.  It's been sealed by the Department of Health and Safety, but it's not in a good condition.

After-labor day block party
We revived the idea of having a block party.  We decided to hold it on a Saturday in early September when people are back from summer vacations.  Donald will look into getting the permit for us.  Stay tuned for updates about block party planning.  Any ideas, feel free to share in the comments.