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Monday, December 17, 2012

Picture(s) Of The Day: An Unusual Sighting

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A black squirrel sitting on a stoop on Union Street.

Join Community Board 6 At Their Yearly Holiday Party Tonight

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Community Board 6, which represents Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill, Red Hook, the Columbia Street District, Gowanus and Park Slope, is holding its yearly Holiday party tonight. The event will take place at Sheep Station on 4th Avenue.
More from District Manager Craig Hammerman below:

Each year Brooklyn CB6 holds a holiday party as an excuse to put down our minutes pad, ignore Robert's Rule of Order and suspend procedures so we could simply socialize and spend some quality time together. We work hard throughout the year - many as volunteers - because of our fierce dedication and commitment to our community. It is only fitting that we play hard and share some quality community-building time together too every once in awhile.

Please consider joining us.

What: BrooklynCB6 2012 Holiday Party

When: Monday, December 17th, 6:00-9:00pm

Where: Sheep Station, 149 4th Avenue (corner Douglass Street)

Cost: $30 per person includes hors d'oeuvres and non-alcoholic beverages (there is a cash bar)This event is also a fundraiser for our non-profit organization, Friends of Brooklyn CB6, Inc. so any contribution above the $30 per person cost would be appreciated. Raffle tickets will also be sold at the event for many fabulous prizes that have been donated by a variety of generous merchants and businesses throughout our district. Please consider making a year-end donation to FBCB6.In this post-Sandy holiday season it is more important than ever to shop locally and help our independent and locally-owned businesses as they continue to recover and rebuild.

See you all Monday night!

In PMFA's Mailbox: Stockpiling Mail

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A Carroll Gardens reader contacted me to find out if others in the neighborhood have had trouble receiving their mail in the last few weeks. She writes:

"There was a lot of talk at our book club about the mail problems post-Sandy. We are not getting a good deal of our mail, especially magazines. And a number of us have had problems mailing out checks but the recipients still not receiving them weeks later.What's up with the post office? Where are they stockpiling all this mail? Should we be hand delivering our Christmas cards?"

The Red Hook post office at 615 Clinton Street was closed for a while after the storm, which certainly delayed some mail delivery.

I have been trying to contact the post office to make sure that they are back to normal, but have only gotten a busy signal.

Has anyone else had issues with mail delivery lately?

If You Are Going To Ride One Of Those Big Dutch Bikes In Carroll Gardens....

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...perhaps you would not mind parking it just a bit off to the side and not in the middle of the sidewalk. There is a perfectly good bicycle stand right by the curb. See it?
And perhaps, it may be better to not leave your child unattended sitting in the cargo box, even if it is just for a second.

In front of Canteen on Smith Street a few afternoons ago.

Best Comment Of The Day: Driving Far Too Fast

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Invisible Man has left the following comment on the post ""Car Flip On Huntington Street Last Night":

I live just up Huntington St from where this happened. I ran out when I heard the noise and the fire engines and so forth. I was astonished he'd managed to overturn the car in such a narrow street.It underlines the point, however, that people drive far, far too fast in the area, especially on Court St. Court Street is currently terrifying for cyclists as cars go way in excess of the speed limit and are not inclined to pass bikes with the required space. Last night's crash underlines how something needs to be done to reduce speeds - for everyone's safety.