CHAOC Residents haunt the hood!

Halloween is fast approaching and between our two campuses we have the annual haunted house at 313 Clinton Ave.  If you caught the newscast on NY1 this week (see http://ny1.com/7-brooklyn-news-content/top_stories/108030/-carnival-of-carnage–comes-to-brooklyn) you may have recognized a few of our CHAOC residents rehearsing!

Our neighbors continue to get involved in Halloween events.  Co-Op resident and owner of Still Hip, a children’s store at 283 Grand St, is hosting a Halloween block party 11am-6pm.  At 5pm, another of our dwellers adds to the holiday festivities as he and the LIG  band rocks and closes out the street party.

I’ve long had a vision of the Co-ops getting in on the neighborhood halloween festivities, maybe with a jack-o-lantern / pumpkin painting contest or childrens halloween parade… but for this year we can rub elbows – or wings, antennae, bones and other creepy costume appendages – with our neighbors out and about Clinton Hill.

happy halloween!  

 

Resident Council Meeting Tonight!

Sorry for the last minute information… Tonight in buidling 325 starting at 7pm is the October Resident Council meeting.  With the recent run of break-ins and changes in Board members, as well as the upcoming Shareholder Meeting, this should be a worthwhile discussion.

See you there?!

 

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New PSC ruling on Electric Sub Metering

The PSC approved new requirements to protect tenants in electrically heated multi-family buildings that are to be submetered. Under the new requirements, building owners must invest in energy efficiency measures to achieve savings of 20%, must install accessible meters, must provide tenants with information on energy conservation and must adhere to certain provisions/protections under the Home Energy Fair Practices Act (HEFPA).

http://www3.dps.state.ny.us/pscweb/WebFileRoom.nsf/ArticlesByCategory/8F7DE5F8A17FBBE38525763400576A4D/$File/pr09089.pdf?OpenElement

 

Moments of Silence

Sad news traveled fast yesterday when I learned that a beloved neighbor, friend, family and to some, tennis coach, Ivory Manor (bldg 355) passed away this week due to an unfortunate case of pneumonia.  Additionally, a few of the residents have expressed an interest in coordinating support for his family.  Please let me know if you would like to be included.

Memorial Service for Ivory Ernest Manor

Saturday Sept. 26- 1pm

Woodward Funeral Home, 1 Troy Ave, Bklyn, Ny 11213

 

Community Fundraiser Sidewalk Sale

We have a lovely CHAOC resident, Florence, who helps continuously to bring our community together through various sidewalk and street festival events.  The next one is tomorrow on Hall St, between Dekalb & Willoughby.

Unfortunately its too late to sign up to have  a table, but its not too late to go browse the goods! The event is rain or shine, so even if it does rain (as predicted tomorrow), bust out the umbrella and maybe you can score a rainy day deal!

If you wanted a table but missed it this time, the annual fall Giant Neighborhood Sidewalk Sale is Oct 10 & 17.  To sign up for a space, call Florence @ 718-636-9263

 

Increased Insecurity

I have to wonder if the recent spree of robberies in our co-ops is aligned with the limping economy.  With the attack around Pratt in August, the fist fight in the courtyard last week, and a number of break-ins, it is not without justification that I’m researching alternative security options for my home and along neighborhood walks.

I’m looking for new and updated statistics on crime in the neighborhood, and specifically in our co-ops.  Have you or someone you know had your apartment burglarized?

some recent neighborhood news on the topic: http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/36/32_36_bm_88_blot.html
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/32/35/32_35_mm_88_blot.html
http://fort-greene.blogs.nytimes.com/tag/88th-precinct/
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/blogs/fort-greene/posts/cs088pct.pdf

 

Ning

Yes, negligent I’ve been… greatest apologies.  As many of you know, there are a variety of efforts in play to get residents together and talking about the upcoming Board elections, growing quorum, touring the new lobby design proposals, pushing for bike racks on campus, resolving electric submeter concerns, etc etc etc.  In an attempt to reign them all in and yet continue them all by allowing for freedom of expression while leveraging social networking tools, I’d like to introduce you to Ning.

A small band of us created this online community, much like facebook but with some cool additional functionalities like private discussion threads, individual profiles, forums, event calendars, etc – all specific and limited to Clinton Hill residents.

Interested in checking this out? I’ll be slowly migrating the blog (including old posts) to Ning. If you live at Clinton Hill Co-Ops and are seeking an invitation, please let me know. If you are already a password-carrying chaocblog holder, I’ll drop you an invite anyway.

 

Last RC meeting for the ‘09 Summer

After this month’s meeting, Resident Council meetings go on hiatus for July and August and pick up again in September.

Please come out to hear the latest news and voice your questions and feedback. 

June RC Meeting

Thursday, June 25

7pm

Bldg 325 Community Room
(check back on Thursday to confirm location, may change to Bldg 210)