I think as much resources as we can use should be used for community composting. I am volunteering at Big Reuse’s free community food scrap and garden waste drop-off site and there is so much love for the program and wish for expansion and I’m talking about the many people who bring their compost.
Composting is a big component in solving are looming environmental woes.
Author: sandye renz
The Brooklyn Conservatory of Music recently acquired a neglected lot (155 Lincoln Place) adjacent to BKCM’s building and garden at the corner of 7th Avenue and Lincoln Place. As the lot has been unused for many years, gated off on all sides and overgrown with untended plants, BKCM is excited to reclaim the lot and bring it back into the public realm as a flexible, multi-use green space.
BKCM has already invested heavily in reactivating this site for public use, working with landscape architects to develop a sustainable design plan that includes native plants, shrubs and trees; pollinator gardens for bees, insects, and birds; and rain gardens to collect and cleanse stormwater runoff. Currently, BKCM is preparing the land for immediate use to alleviate urgent pandemic-related space constraints at the Conservatory. Looking ahead, though, we want to take the next steps toward enhancing the site’s usability and flexibility.
With this in mind, BKCM is seeking out support from the Participatory Budgeting process to install an environmentally friendly, energy-efficient, modular classroom, office, and event space at the back of the 155 Lincoln Place lot. Built out of repurposed shipping containers and salvaged wood, this low-footprint structure would allow the lot to serve not only as a valuable green space but also as a site where community members can gather, play, and enjoy a wide variety of events and performances. Recognizing that multi-use outdoor community and event space is limited in our area, we’re excited about the prospect of activating this site in a way that brings a variety of meaningful benefits to our block, our neighborhood, and the community at large.
(Suggested during virtual neighborhood assembly)
Elderly – app to check on people and provide connection, especially for folks who are alone. Suggestion that perhaps https://theneighbornetwork.org/ who has been organizing phone calls, could develop / utilize an app.
(Raised during virtual neighborhood assembly)
With so many people riding bikes and pulling out bikes they have not ridden in years, workshops and access to shared tools could help to maintain bikes and shorten wait times. Relatedly, maybe D39 can get a Bike New York resource center: https://www.bike.nyc/education/education-centers/
PS 130 would like to request computers for students and staff to facilitate remote and hybrid learning. Currently all devices are in use and there is still a shortage.