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  • Mitchell’s Soul Food

    To Whom It May Concern: I am the manager of Mitchell’s Soul Food Restaurant, a restaurant that has been serving customers for 40 years, located at 617A Vanderbilt Avenue.  The Vanderbilt Avenue Open Streets has caused a significant decrease in sales on Sundays, previously our busiest day of the week. In fact, if we needed…

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  • Limit VOS

    PHNDC has recently submitted their application for the 2025 season and the DOT is in the process of reviewing their application. We are asking for a scaling back of Vanderbilt Open Streets (VOS) due to the impact it has had on the community at large. Along with the UNPCH statement, we are circulating individual letters…

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  • Dr. Desmond Browne

    To Whom it may concern,  My name is Dr. Desmond Browne. I run a family practice on Washington Avenue and I love Prospect Heights!  What a special place. I immigrated to the US from Saint Vincents to go to college. I worked my way through college, then medical school. Eventually I launched the family practice…

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  • CB8 AAMUP Review Process

    CB8 AAMUP Review Process

    AAMUP Community Rezoning CB8 and our two local city council representatives have been going through the process of reviewing zoning along the length of Atlantic Avenue and neighboring streets. This re- zoning will have an impact on us all for years to come. The AAMUP proposal has some overlapping resolutions with the Mayor’s City of…

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  • Protected: CB8 Resolution to Curb Vanderbilt Open Streets

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  • Grand Plaza Liquors

    To Whom It May Concern: I am the owner of Grand Plaza Liquors. For over 35 years the business has resided on Washington Ave. I am the second owner and have had it for over 25 years. The changes on Underhill Ave. have put a strain on my business. The islands placed in the center…

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  • Community Survey Open Now

    Community Survey Open Now

    Now that our Prospect and Crown Heights communities have lived with Open Streets on Vanderbilt and Underhill for over 5 years, our volunteers want to gather a more robust view of how the DOT and PHNDC’s decisions have impacted your daily life. They aim to understand these effects fully. We know everyone has busy lives…

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  • Chrysanthemum Rare Teas & Flowers

    To Whom it May Concern, I am the owner of Chrysanthemum Rare Teas & Flowers. I own the building and initially I rented it to a doctor for six years but then I took it over. In 2012, I opened the shop. We are a tea and flower shop here to serve the community.  Our…

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  • Revamp of Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Heights: Have Your Say

    Revamp of Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Heights: Have Your Say

    Flatbush Avenue Survey The DOT is proposing various lane changes to Flatbush Avenue running from Downtown Brooklyn to Grand Army Plaza. The proposed plans are available here. Review the plans and provide your feedback on the various designs at this survey link. Grand Army Plaza and Prospect Heights Public Realm Survey In addition to redesigning…

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  • Street Tagging

    At the end of March 2024, after continued dismissal of community input,  someone tagged the various boulders and platerns. Given protests by some community members to the graffiti, within 4 days, the city went ahead and removed the tags only on these items leaving other items on Underhill tagged and untouched. See comparison images below.…

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  • House of Hair

    To Whom It May Concern: I am the owner of the House of Hair, a beauty salon located at 615 Washington Avenue, and am writing to let you know that I strongly oppose Vanderbilt Avenue Open Streets and the changes made to Underhill Avenue. These initiatives have a significant negative impact not only on my…

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