Community Board #13 Newsletter
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The City has created the GetFoodNYC food delivery program to provide food for coronavirus (COVID-19)-vulnerable and food-insecure New Yorkers not currently served through existing food delivery programs. Sign up here or call 311.


Below are locations for meals and masks distribution sites:

No F Trains to Coney Island this Memorial Day Weekend

  • As you know, MTA NYC Transit has been reevaluating our approach to construction to modernize the Culver Line signaling system, which we had put on hold back in March when COVID-19 started impacting our resources. 
  • MTA going to be doing some critical prep work this weekend that will mean there is no F service between Church Av and Coney Island-Stillwell Av.
  • Based on ridership levels, there is capacity on our existing bus and subway lines, so that's how MTA directing customers as their alternate routes.
  • Note that because this is a holiday weekend, MTA be working Monday, too. So customers should use their alternate options from 9:45 p.m. on Friday, May 22 through 5 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26.
  • MTA be updating our website soon with information about this weekend's service changes, and in the meantime, I've included below a list of the impacted stations and their best alternate travel routes.
  • More information, click on https://new.mta.info/CulverLine.

Station-by-station alternate subway and local bus routes:

Ditmas Av 
• D to 9 Av, then Brownsville-bound B35 
• Q to Newkirk Plaza, then Bay Ridge-bound B8
• Q to Church Av, then Sunset Park-bound B35 
• N to 18 Av, then Brownsville-bound B8 

18 Av 
• Q to Newkirk Plaza, then Bay Ridge-bound B8 
• N to 18 Av, then Brownsville-bound B8 

Avenue I
• Q to Avenue J, then Brooklyn Army Terminal-bound B11 
• D to 50 St, then Flatbush-bound B11 

Bay Pkwy 
• Q to Avenue J, then Bath Beach-bound B6 
• N to Bay Pkwy, then East New York-bound B6 

Avenue N 
• N to nearby Bay Pkwy 
•Q to Avenue M, then Bay Ridge-bound B9 

Avenue P 
•N to Kings Hwy, then Spring Creek-bound B82 
•Q to Kings Hwy, then Coney Island-bound B82 
•Q to Avenue M, then Bay Ridge-bound B9 

Kings Hwy 
• N to Kings Hwy, then Spring Creek-bound B82 
• Q to Kings Hwy, then Coney Island-bound B82 

Avenue U 
• N to Avenue U, then Bergen Beach-bound B3 
• Q to Avenue U, then Bensonhurst-bound B3 

Avenue X 
• N to 86 St, then Manhattan Beach-bound B1 or Sheepshead Bay-bound B4 
• Q to Ocean Pkwy, then Bay Ridge-bound B1 

Neptune Av
• Q to nearby West 8 St 
• D N Q to Coney Island-Stillwell Av, then Windsor Terrace-bound B68 
• Q to Ocean Pkwy, then Coney Island-bound B68
Update on the City's Response to COVID-19
(insert from Alliance for Coney Island)
1. New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio warned that it’s too soon to open beaches  in New York City, signalling that beaches like Brooklyn's Coney Island will remain closed even as state beaches open Memorial Day Weekend.
2. Pre-k offers are being mail today. Seats are still available. To apply, go to   https://www.myschools.nyc  or call 718 935-2009
3. New York City is Expanding Community Testing. Get tested if you
  • Have COVID-19 symptoms, regardless of age, chronic conditions or occupation,
  • Come in close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 patient, regardless of symptoms, or
  • Work in a congregate residential setting (nursing home, shelter, or adult care facility), regardless of symptoms
Go to  https://www1.nyc.gov/site/coronavirus/resources/covid-testing.page   to find your nearest testing site
4. If you have DACA, call ActionNYC at 1-800-354-0365 for help renewing your application.
Surf Ave. Railroad Cleaners Site (Brooklyn) - Public Comment Invited on Brownfield Application and Work Plan
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation sent this bulletin on 05/20/2020 02:15 PM EDT
DEC Invites Public to Comment About Brownfield Application and Draft Investigation Work Plan for Site on Surf Ave., Brooklyn
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has received a Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) application and Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan from Surf Avenue L/CAL LLC for a site known as Surf Avenue Railroad Cleaners Site, site ID #C224310. This site is located in the Borough of Brooklyn within the County of Kings, and is located at 2910 W. 15th St., 2925-2933 W. 16th St., and unnumbered lots on Surf Avenue.
Access the application, Draft Remedial Investigation Work Plan and other relevant documents online through the DECinfo Locator: https://www.dec.ny.gov/data/DecDocs/C224310/ . The documents will also be available at the document repositories once reopened, located at the Brooklyn Community Board 13, 1201 Surf Avenue, 3rd Floor, Brooklyn, NY, 11224; and at the Coney Island Library, 1901 Mermaid Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11224.
There are several ways to comment on BCP applications. Comments can be submitted to the site Project Manager Nathan Freeman at 625 Broadway, 12th Floor, Albany, NY, 12233-7016; via email at nathan.freeman@dec.ny.gov ; or by calling (518) 402-9767. All comments must be submitted by June 19, 2020.
Site information can be viewed by entering the site ID noted above at: http://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/derexternal/index.cfm?pageid=3

What is the Brownfield Cleanup Program?
New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) is designed to encourage private-sector cleanups of brownfields and to promote their redevelopment as a means to revitalize economically blighted communities. The BCP is an alternative to “greenfield” (land not previously developed or contaminated) development and is intended to remove some of the barriers to, and provide tax incentives for, the redevelopment of brownfields. Since its inception (2003), the BCP has catalyzed the cleanup of more than 300 contaminated sites statewide and incentivized redevelopment. There are more than 350 active sites in the BCP.
Additional information on the State's Brownfield program is available at DEC’s website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/8450.html

Absentee Voting
Election Day is June 23, 2020 for State & Federal Primaries
There is a Presidential Primary  
Early Voting Period is June 13, 2020 – June 21, 2020
 
Under the Governor's Executive Orders:
To help prevent the community spread of COVID-19, all registered, eligible voters may apply to vote by Absentee ballot for the June 23, 2020 elections. Voters affected by COVID-19 including the risk of contracting the virus, should check the box "Temporary Illness" as the reason for requesting an Absentee Ballot. The definition has been temporarily expanded to include those affected by COVID-19 and/or the potential of contracting the viru

To Apply for a Ballot:
To Register to Vote - Visit the Board of Elections website here
MTA Essential Service During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Updated May 4, 2020

Beginning Wednesday, May 6, at 1 a.m., there will be no subway service from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. while we disinfect trains and stations.

We’re operating MTA Essential Service during the COVID-19 pandemic so we can get health-care workers, first responders, and other essential personnel where they need to go. We’re running as much service as we can with the crews who are healthy and available to work, but service on many lines is limited.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requiring everyone in New York to wear masks or face coverings when they’re out in public.

Please: If you’re not traveling for work related to an essential business, or for urgent personal business like a medical appointment, do not use the subway or take the bus. We need to keep our limited capacity available for people who must travel.


Overnight transportation for essential workers
We’re here to get essential workers where they're going, at all hours of the day and night. Plan an alternative trip for when subway service isn't running, and learn more about our Essential Connector program.
Coney Island Seaside Innovative Senior Center

REVISED WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
MONDAYS:
Computers for Everyday Life: 10:00
Tai Chi with Joe: 10:00
Magic for Mature Adults: 12:30
Chinese Calligraphy: 12:30
Paper Cutting: 1:30
TUESDAYS:
Chair Yoga with Linda: 10:30
Computers in Russian (Beginners): 1:45
WEDNESDAYS:
Digital Photo and Video Studio: 10:00
Zumba Gold with Tanya: 11:00
THURSDAYS:
Tai Chi with Joe: 10:00
Computers in Russian (Intermediate): 10:00
Zumba Gold with Lisa: 12:30
FRIDAYS:
Su-Casa Discover Your Inner Clown: 9:30
Chair Yoga with Linda: 11:00
Computers in Russian (Advanced): 1:45

All seniors over 60 are invited to join.
Please call Robin at (718) 449-6363 X 2351 to register!

Bars and Restaurants – COVID Restrictions

o  Restaurants and bars that serve food may be open, but only for takeout and delivery. Customers cannot eat or drink at the establishment, including all indoor and outdoor seating areas. The number of people waiting for takeout cannot exceed 50% of the restaurant’s capacity. Customers waiting for takeout should not be served drinks to consume during their wait.

o   Bars that typically do not sell food may not be open.

o  If the restaurant or bar has an on-premise SLA liquor license, they can sell alcohol to go and via delivery but all alcohol sales must be accompanied by the purchase of food. The food must be something that is prepared by and regularly served at the establishment like finger foods or sandwiches. Selling prepackaged bag of chips, peanuts or pretzels does not suffice as a sale of food.

o  The type of alcohol sold for takeout or delivery must comply with the on-premise liquor license. If the liquor license allows for beer to be consumed on-premise, only beer may be sold for takeout or delivery. The restaurant cannot sell hard alcohol.

o  Alcohol must be served in a closed or sealed container. A closed container includes a cup with a lid.

o   Restaurants and bars may not set up stands on sidewalks in front of their businesses to sell alcohol. They may only sell alcohol within the areas of their establishments that are covered by their liquor license.

o  These rules are in place until May 15, 2020. This date may be extended by the Governor.

o  These rules do not impact places that are licensed to sell for off-premise consumption such as liquor stores, bodegas and some breweries. Those places may continue to sell alcohol for carryout without food.

o  Alcohol sales may only take place during the permissible on-premise hours of operation.

o  These privileges apply to temporary SLA license holders.

o  The rule banning on-premise consumption applies to all establishments that serve food and drink including private social clubs, golf courses and catering halls.
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