Gowanus Emergency Relief Workshop: How To Repair, Rebuild And Rebound After Hurricane Sandy

No doubt this information will be useful to many Gowanus area business owners who are dealing with tremendous loss and damage as a result of Hurricane Sandy.  The information comes via Craig Hammerman, Community Board 6's district manager.

GOWANUS EMERGENCY RELIEF WORKSHOP 

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

3 PM

Build It Green! NYC

69 9th St. (between 2nd Ave. and Smith St.) 

Join the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, the Gowanus Alliance, Community Board 6 and Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corporation at Build It Green! NYC to learn about available business resources in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Confirmed Participants:
Carlo A. Scissura, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President & CEO
David Meade, Executive Director, Southwest BK Industrial Development Corp.
Representatives from the Department of Small Business Services
Representatives from SBA
Representatives from FEMA

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Community Board 6 Chosen To Test "We Are Looking Into It" Street Decals To Identify Reported '311' Road Conditions

This just in from Community Board 6 Manager Craig Hammerman. Our district has been chosen as a test area for the city's new orange street repair stickers. On Monday, November 23rd, the new marking will be used to identify road conditions called in by residents through the 311 system.
Supposedly, this will give residents a way of tracking the city's coordinated response to the problem. The bright orange sticker's "NYC: We Are Looking Into It" slogan may, however, quickly turn into a joke if the city takes too long to execute repairs.

If you, dear Reader, spot the first such sticker in the neighborhood, drop me a line or send me a photo to post.


More information on this city initiative below:

New York City Marks the Spot (in Brooklyn Community Board 6)

Beginning November 23, 2009 you may notice some changes on the streets in your neighborhood.

New York City inspectors will test street decals as an innovative approach to marking pavement for repair on City Streets.

Why will the City mark the spot?

These markings (pictured on flyer) are used to identify and mark roadway conditions reported by customers for repair and to let everyone know that the City is coordinating repair of the issue and to mind the hazard.

When a customer calls 311 to report a condition for repair, a City inspector will visit the site and determine the necessary next steps. For many issues, private companies, utilities or other City agencies may be required to respond which may influence the duration of repair. City inspectors will affix a small, bright orange decal adjacent to the site. For issues that are repaired immediately, no decal will be used.

Customers will know the City is "looking into" repair of the issue.

What can customers expect?

This program is designed to provide customers with greater transparency of how the City is responding to roadway issues and will not provide any obstruction to the roadway surface.

This pilot program will continue into 2010.


To learn more information about street conditions, please visit the reference materials section at www.nyc.gov/operations.

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Airing On Brooklyn Independent Television: City And EPA Discuss Gowanus Clean-Up

The Waters Of The Gowanus Canal

BCAT's Round Table is airing this interesting conversation between EPA Project Manager Christos Panos, Community Board 6 District Manager and Cas Holloway, Chief Of Staff to NYC Deputy Mayor Skyler.
The discussion focuses on the difference between the EPA's Gowanus Canal Superfund plan as opposed to the city's alternative, which has been cobbled together hastily by Mayor Bloomberg's administration, in response to the EPA's proposal to include the canal on its list of Superfund Priority sites.

Mr. Holloway's presentation has gotten a wee bit more polished since the last time he gave it at a public meeting back in May, but it still fails to convince.

Take a look and let me know what you think.

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