If the proposed MTA Service CUTS are allowed to go into effect
this could be the FUTURE of Bus Service on Staten Island:
Showing posts with label Environment / Land Use / Public and Private Services Committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Environment / Land Use / Public and Private Services Committee. Show all posts
Transportation Hearing!
If the proposed MTA Service CUTS are allowed to go into effect
this could be the FUTURE of Bus Service on Staten Island:
New HILSIDE Housing Development Proposed!
Next Community Board #1 Meeting about the latest
New Brighton Hillside Development proposal:
Monday, October 6, 2008,
CB#1 Land Use Committee Meeting
at Community Board #1 Office,
1 Edgewater Plazza
at 7:00 pm.
New Brighton Hillside Development proposal:
Monday, October 6, 2008,
CB#1 Land Use Committee Meeting
at Community Board #1 Office,
1 Edgewater Plazza
at 7:00 pm.
A Dept. of City Planning application has been submitted to certify future subdivision and to authorize development and site alterations on zoning lots having a steep slope in order to construct seven single-family houses and seven two-family houses within the Special Hillsides Preservation District at East Buchanan & Fillmore St. and Eadie Pl. & Highview Avenue.
There is a Community Board #1 Area Committee Meeting about this on
Tuesday, 9/16/08,
at the Silver Lake Tennis House
(on Hart Blvd & Revere Street).
The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
It is an open public meeting, as many interested and concerned members of our communities as possible should attend.
Some of the information of some of the involved Block and Lot Numbers are linked below:
BLOCK 59There is a Community Board #1 Area Committee Meeting about this on
Tuesday, 9/16/08,
at the Silver Lake Tennis House
(on Hart Blvd & Revere Street).
The meeting will start at 7:30 p.m.
It is an open public meeting, as many interested and concerned members of our communities as possible should attend.
Some of the information of some of the involved Block and Lot Numbers are linked below:
Lot #35 (proposed address would be 23 East Buchanan).
Also Lots #37, 39, 42, and 44
(proposed addresses 27, 31, 35, and 39 East Buchanan).
And Lots #46 and #48
(proposed addresses 23 and 19 Highview):
Jones Woods Finally Park Land!
Monday, March 31, 2008
Kudos to the Councilmen who Saved Jones WoodsJones’ Woods has wonderful high hilltop vistas and lush wildlife offering 360 degrees of beautiful natural greenery in certain places. Even though these huge woodlands were privately owned, in this densely populated diverse community they were utilized as public green space for many decades.
In the 1990s developers began to tear down the trees in the upper portion of Jones’ Woods. Portions of the hillside began to be eroded and the SI Advance documented actual mudslides onto Alden Place beneath the new construction.
Citizens of New Brighton came out in the hundreds to say that this last largest undeveloped hillside must not fall victim to this kind of over-development. Our civic organization worked diligently to call attention to the situation, and neighbors from all over Staten Island began to join us.
Elected officials made promises of support on many occasions. However, only Councilman Jay O’Donovan actually allocated money to this environmental preservation, though not enough to complete the purchase.
But then Michael McMahon made a campaign promise to complete the acquisition of Jones’ Woods as parkland. Now over ten years after his predecessor’s initial commitment, Councilman McMahon has indeed come through big time for the residents of Staten Island.
It was not an easy acquisition, to say the least. But when it comes to something like losing this much of God’s natural beauty to bulldozers, McMahon is not the type to let obstacles stand in the way of our commitment to this borough. Thanks to our extraordinary efforts, almost 15 acres of natural wooded hillside will remain just that for generations to come and enjoy forever.
In a republic, citizens are supposed to elect representatives that serve the public well in government. In this instance, Michael McMahon is that true public servant, the kind all the voters of Staten Island are blessed to have working for them.
-Lindy P. Crescitelli, New Brighton
New York City Councilman FIRST pledged to SAVE Jones' Woods as Parkland at The New Brighton Citizens' Committees Inc.'s General Membership Meeting
(Click article to enlarge it.)
The first specific MILLION DOLLAR pledge toward Saving Jones' Woods as Park Land (SEE ABOVE) came at Our General Membership Meeting, after many well attended meetings we organized and other events this organization conducted including large well publicized Rallies, (largely documented by coverage in the News):
(Click articles to enlarge them.)
We even Organized a Lobbying Trip and Traveled to the NY State Capital in Albany to continue to raise awareness of this issue:
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The first specific MILLION DOLLAR pledge toward Saving Jones' Woods as Park Land (SEE ABOVE) came at Our General Membership Meeting, after many well attended meetings we organized and other events this organization conducted including large well publicized Rallies, (largely documented by coverage in the News):
(Click articles to enlarge them.)
We even Organized a Lobbying Trip and Traveled to the NY State Capital in Albany to continue to raise awareness of this issue:
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Agency proposing new residence is assailed St. Vincent's Services is blasted for planning a building for college and high school girls in New Brighton
Friday, November 30, 2001
By CHAN-JOO MOON
ADVANCE STAFF WRITER
The agency planning to open a community residence for college and high school girls in New Brighton came under fire from about 60 residents of the area during a meeting last night in Christ Episcopal Church, New Brighton.
The meeting began with representatives of St. Vincent's Services, a Brooklyn-based foster care agency, describing its plan to operate a home...Despite the descriptions of a high-quality program in well-maintained homes, many of the residents expressed doubt, criticized the approach the agency had taken with the community, and said there already are 10 other residences in a three-mile area in their neighborhood...
Those attending the meeting criticized an October letter sent to Community Board 1, which stated the agency did not need any kind of Board approvals because they were not opening a new home, but moving the one on 116 Vanderbilt Ave., Clifton, to New Brighton.
"You called it a replacement building. You have told my Community Board you do not need their approval. This is the way you enter my community," said a man who came to the meeting.
"I assure you the Community Board will fight you every possible way we can," said Richard Xuereb, the second vice chairman of the Board.
The Board has heard residents comment on the issue but has not taken a vote on it. The Board passed a blanket resolution in March to oppose any new social service facilities on the North Shore.
Patricia Houghton, director of Mission Development, said that at the home's current location, a rented home on Vanderbilt Avenue, three people have to share each room. About a year ago, the agency purchased the land in New Brighton, she said.
"We looked for several years for a site that can accommodate a beautiful structure," she said.
But Lindy P. Crescitelli, president of the New Brighton Citizens Committee, said there was a different motive involved.
He said New Brighton residents have a history of accepting the youths once a home is opened, instead of threatening to "burn down" the structure like some do on the South Shore.
"We will not burn down social service agencies or show our anger to young people. The reason you chose the site is because other agencies have had good experiences here. So you tried to sneak another one in," he said.
Crescitelli said the agency should have consulted the community before purchasing the land.
"You purchase the land. You're telling us you don't need authorization. Yet out of the other side of the mouth, you're telling us you want to work with the community and you want us to visit," he said.
Resident Susan Fowler, who lives near the site, was the lone person to speak in favor of the site...Resident Toni Paresi charged the agency had so far failed to mention that there were both boys and girls in the Clifton home, and that a history of trouble, including calls to police, led to the move.
"You never mentioned you had boys and girls," she said.
Christopher Jones, managing director of group home services, admitted there are boys and girls in the Clifton home...Jones said police involvement has been minimal. St. Vincent's Services, a private agency founded in 1869, has a long history of providing high-quality care, he said.
There will be two to three staff members on site at all times, he said. The residents are screened through the Administration for Children's Services and the ones going to the home in New Brighton will be the brightest of the residents, who will only be able to stay if they maintain their good work and behavior, he said...Resident Diane Scrimenti, a special education teacher, said she has had numerous negative experiences with ACS screening.
"They're not always forward with us. We have troubled children all the time. Every time we're on the phone: 'Oh. ACS is involved. Sorry.' And you can't go any further," she said.
"They need a place to live, so the girls can go to college," Jones said. "We want to provide that."
Crescitelli said having so many similar residences in a single area ultimately hurts the people living in them.
"What we're trying to do is work to spread out the homes. Putting it in proximity to so many social service agencies labels them. We need the children to grow up in a new century where they're welcome everywhere."
Speaking after the meeting, Ms. Houghton said she was not sure what the timeline for construction was and said she would have to consult the agency's architects and engineers to know if all of the needed permits have been obtained.
© 2001 The Staten Island Advance.
Stop Concentration of Air Pollution.
Sometimes we must take a stand to protect our environment,
especially from attempts to have excessive pollutions concentrated in the same area.
BELOW is an example of this as covered by three different news organizations.
Part of the caption from the photo below that appeared in the North Shore Star says,
"The meetings and community outrage have paid off,
as the bus parking lot will not be coming to Richmond Terrace, ... ."
Standing up with the crowd at far right in photo below is Mr. Lindy P. Crescitelli,
Executive Board Member & past President of the New Brighton Citizens' Committees, Inc. :
especially from attempts to have excessive pollutions concentrated in the same area.
BELOW is an example of this as covered by three different news organizations.
Part of the caption from the photo below that appeared in the North Shore Star says,
"The meetings and community outrage have paid off,
as the bus parking lot will not be coming to Richmond Terrace, ... ."
Standing up with the crowd at far right in photo below is Mr. Lindy P. Crescitelli,
Executive Board Member & past President of the New Brighton Citizens' Committees, Inc. :
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