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Community Board #13 Newsletter

Community Board #13 will be closed on January 2, 2023

and reopened on January 3, 2023.


Wishing our community a happy and healthy New Year!

From the board and staff of Community Board #13

Do you want to join the Community Board in your neighborhood?

If you want to be a part of your community board the application process is opened now and are being accepted through February 14, 2023. Ages 16 and up can apply:


https://www.brooklyn-usa.org/community-boards/?fbclid=IwAR3DtRKSu4TAQd0n0NihWk3wjrJ7h3JvPmlFb3A-J6AhEuOeWe-Y6letUJQ

Christmas Tree Collection

DSNY will collect clean Christmas trees (and wreaths!) from Friday, January 6, 2023 through Saturday, January 14, 2023 — weather permitting.


Remember, Christmas trees and wreaths are collected separately from your trash and recycling. They are scouted at the curb to make efficient collection routes, so yours may not be picked up immediately.

Before your Christmas trees and wreaths can be collected, you MUST:

  • Remove ALL lights, ornaments, tinsel, and stands. Remove stands from trees and metal frames and wires from wreaths.
  • Make sure they are not wrapped in ANY plastic or placed inside a plastic bag.
  • Leave them at the curb between the designated dates (January 6 - 14).

Trees and wreaths are chipped, mixed with leaves, and recycled into rich compost for NYC's parks, institutions, and community gardens.

Artificial Trees

Donate or sell used artificial trees in good condition at donateNYC.

You can also take apart your tree to recycle the base and trunk (pole) with your metal, glass, plastic and cartons. Remove all lights, ornaments and tinsel before placing at the curb.

Otherwise, set it out as garbage on a regular collection day. Look up your collection schedule.

Make Your Own Mulch

Use evergreen boughs and branches from your Christmas tree as mulch to enrich the soil in your garden or street tree beds. Just cut off the smaller branches of your Christmas tree and remove the twigs from evergreen boughs. Lay three to four inches of these trimmings over the bare soil around street trees or in your garden. After removing the branches for mulch, you can take your tree to Mulchfest or leave it out for our collection.


Mulchfest

Remove all ornaments, lights, tinsel, and stands from natural trees and take them to Mulchfest for free chipping.



Visit our website for more information.

New Year’s Day – Observed Monday, January 2


There is no collection on the observed holiday, Monday, January 2. Residents who normally receive Monday trash or curbside compost collection may place their material out at curbside between 4 p.m. and midnight on Monday for collection beginning Tuesday, January 3. Residents may experience collection delays, as is common after holidays.

 

Residents who normally receive Monday recycling collection should place their material out curbside between 4 p.m. and midnight on Monday for collection beginning Tuesday, January 3.

HOPE 2023


Dear Colleagues,


We need your help!


On the night of Tuesday, January 24th, 2023, DSS-HRA-DHS will conduct its annual Homeless Outreach Population Estimate (HOPE) Survey, a point-in-time survey undertaken each winter that helps the City estimate the number of unsheltered New Yorkers living on the street on one of the coldest nights of the year. The results gathered through this survey provide the City with valuable information that helps determine how to allocate resources to best serve New Yorkers in need with care and compassion.


The night of HOPE is coming soon, and I am asking you to help us conduct this survey by canvassing streets, parks, subways, and other public spaces. For the past two years, the HOPE survey has been conducted by our homelessness outreach partners, but now we are once more asking you to join us for one night that will help unsheltered New Yorkers for the rest of the year.


Volunteers are needed from approximately 10:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on the night of January 24th. Just a few hours of your time will help us in our ongoing efforts to support unsheltered New Yorkers and encourage them to come off the streets and subways. Thanks to the efforts of past volunteers along with the ongoing 24/7/365 efforts of our street outreach teams, we have referred more than 5,000 New Yorkers experiencing unsheltered homelessness to transitional and/or permanent housing in FY22 alone.


As we work to address unsheltered homelessness across our city, one person at a time, this is a great opportunity to participate in an extraordinary citywide effort. If you have volunteered before, I encourage you to sign up again. If you have yet to experience how truly rewarding a night of HOPE can be, I invite you to join us for the first time.


Additionally, compensatory time may be available to you for participating – consult with your Agency and supervisor to see if this applies.


The safety of everyone involved in HOPE is our highest priority. Facilities will be set up to promote social distancing, and masks and other PPE will be provided. Also, training for HOPE volunteers will be conducted remotely and volunteers will be dismissed remotely and will not be required to return to their designated HOPE site after canvassing.


Please visit nyc.gov/hope to learn more and to register. Your participation is essential to helping us address the challenge of homelessness and support some of our City’s most vulnerable residents as they get back on their feet.


Thank you,


Gary P. Jenkins

Commissioner

Department of Social Services 

All people 5 years of age or older are eligible for vaccine in NYC. Get vaccinated today!          

Please help us spread the word! Most of the resources below are available on nyc.gov/health in at least 13 languages.          


COVID-19 Alert Level:

Main Vaccine homepage: nyc.gov/covidvaccine     


Where to get vaccinated: nyc.gov/vaccinefinder OR by calling 877-VAX-4NYC      

  • In home vaccinations are available for ALL New Yorkers 12 and older: Go to nyc.gov/homevaccine to sign up or call 877-VAX-4NYC 

     

Share the facts about vaccines:      

      

If you test positive for COVID-19 or were recently exposed: 

Videos      

Social Media kit - use hashtags #IGotTheShotNYC and #NYCVaccineForAll      

Resources for Healthcare Providers   

      

Sign up for the Vaccine Command Center Newsletter here

MTA UPDATE


This is a notification to inform you of some upcoming repair work on the Coney Island Creek bridge, which will require some service changes on the N and D lines in January 2023.

 

On the weekends of 1/6/2023 and 1/13/2023, N trains will run from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd to Kings Hwy in Brooklyn. Free shuttle buses will be available for customers looking to travel between Kings Hwy and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

 

On the weekday of 1/17/2023, N trains will run from Astoria-Ditmars Blvd to 86th Street in Brooklyn, with free shuttle buses available for customers looking to travel between 86th Street and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

 

On the weekday of 1/24/2023, D trains will run from 205th Street to Bay 50th Street, with free shuttle buses available for customers looking to travel from Bay 50th Street to Coney Island-Stillwell Av.

 

Customers seeking continuous service to Coney Island-Stillwell Av can take the Q train.

 

These changes are to facilitate post-Hurricane Sandy repairs and floodwater mitigation work along Coney Island Creek Bridge, as well as to complete routine switch and track maintenance.

 

To receive more information about our system service changes, riders are encouraged to sign up for The Weekender.

 

Please consult the MTA website or the MyMTA app for the latest service information and alternative service options. Customers may also sign up for email and text alerts by visiting www.MyMTAAlerts.com and can call 511 for service-related information and customer service.

 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to me. As always, we appreciate your patience while we undertake this vital work.


Take the first look at first draft of Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign - here’s the main page link - click for specific routes:

https://new.mta.info/project/brooklyn-bus-network-redesign

The MTA’s contactless fare payment program, OMNY, is coming for Reduced-Fare customers this year! If you are a Reduced-Fare customer or would like to apply for Reduced-Fare and would like to know more about OMNY, please let the MTA know using this link. The form only takes a minute to fill out. Should you have any other questions or feedback, you can ask them here. 
 
We are excited to get people tapping away using OMNY! 

How to apply for a Reduced-Fare MetroCard
You can submit an application online, by mail, or in person. See how to apply.

We incorporate customer feedback in all that we do. Contact us with questions, concerns, experiences, or ideas about accessibility in our system. In your email, please specify:
  • The type of feedback,
  • service you were riding,
  • the general issue (bus ramp/lift, subway platform gap, employee commendation, etc), and
  • any further specific details you can.

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