Past
News & Postings:
Winter,
2009
The
First "Holiday in Windsor Terrace" Celebration
Saturday
December 12th: The
first “Holiday in Windsor Terrace”,
a shop local campaign created by the Windsor Terrace Alliance
(WTA) in collaboration with the merchants of Prospect Park West,
was met with sunny skies, smiling faces, and a good dose of Brooklyn
cheer provided in part by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz.
Chilly shoppers stopped by the WTA’s table for free hot
chocolate and to pick up a directory of the day’s free events,
discounts and menu specials at participating Prospect Park West
restaurants and shops. Read
More...
‘Holiday
in Windsor Terrace’ a Success
Reported
in the Brooklyn Eagle, December 12, 2009
WINDSOR TERRACE -- The first “Holiday
in Windsor Terrace,” a shop-local campaign created by the
Windsor Terrace Alliance (WTA) in collaboration with the merchants
of Prospect Park West, was met with sunny skies, smiling faces,
and a good dose of Brooklyn cheer provided in part by Borough
President Marty Markowitz. Read
More...
Missing
Menorah Rouses Community
Reported
in the New York Times, December 19, 2009
On Sunday afternoon, about a dozen families gathered
by the parking lot at the Key Food supermarket in Windsor Terrace,
Brooklyn, to light a menorah in celebration of Hanukkah. Invitations
to the event said it was “the largest menorah” in
the neighborhood, and though considerable in size, it was still
three times smaller than the world’s largest menorah, which
stands not too far, at Grand Army Plaza, in Park Slope. By Monday,
the menorah had vanished. Read
More...
In
Windsor Terrace, a Pattern of Car Wheel Thefts
Reported
in the New York Times, December 19, 2009
KWTneighbors, a Yahoo group
for residents of the Kensington and Windsor Terrace
neighborhoods in Brooklyn, is best known for its posts about bouncy
seats for sale, nannies for hire, stoop sales and apartments for
rent. But on Sept. 3, an odd message landed in the electronic
mailboxes of the group’s 1,184 members: “Do you own
a black Sienna mini van parked on East Fourth Street?” someone
wrote. “Sorry to tell you, but your tires were ripped off
last night.” Read
More...
Summer,
2009
The Windsor Terrace Alliance posed five questions
to all eight candidates for the 39th City Council seat currently
held by Bill de Blasio. Six candidates respond in 50 words or
less. See what they have to say...
Summer,
2009
Greenwood
Playground Events | Download
Flyer
Monday,
June
15th
Windsor
Terrace Alliance Spring 2009 General Meeting
When:
Monday, June 15, 2009 at 6:30p.m.
Where: Holy Name
Church, 245 Prospect Park West
(enter
through the parking lot)
Agenda: Complete
agenda to follow
Thurs.
Feb 26, 2009
Winter
2009 Windsor Terrace Alliance General Meeting Click
here to view notes. Download
Minutes from the Feb 26, 2009 General Meeting
Thurs.
Nov. 13, 2008
The
Windsor Terrace Alliance held their general meeting
at Shepherd's Hall at Holy Name Church. Thanks
to Bahija of Fez Cafe for providing
food and to Holy Name Church for use of the room
for the meeting.
AGENDA
- Disaster
Preparedness presentation by Windsor Terrace’s Community
Emergency Response Team (CERT) and the Office of Emergency Management
- Update:
McDonald Ave. and other traffic issues
- Update:
Trucking contaminated soil on Church Ave.
- Preserving
neighborhood buildings
- New
business – feel free to bring your concerns!
WTA
and CENTER FOR THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT
Summer
2008
Thank You to Everyone That Participated in Our Summer
Series for Kids!! - Over the summer, the WTA and the
Center for the Urban Environment hosted a FREE Educational
Summer Series for Kids!! at Uncle Louie G's each Thursday.
Story & Photo Gallery
Continued...
Linda
Woo Memorial Fund
May 24, 2008
On the morning of May 16th, 2008, beloved Kyung-Sook "Linda"
Woo, 63, who owned the Eden Dry Cleaners at 10th Avenue and Windsor
Place in Windsor Terrace, was found dead in her store. Mrs. Woo
had owned the shop for years after moving here from Korea and
used to live across the street with her family before moving to
Queens. Story Continued...
Vanderbilt
Playground meeting with the Prospect Park Alliance
March
18, 2008
the
Prospect Park Alliance (PPA) presented their updated and probably
final plans for Vanderbilt Playground
to
a group at P.S. 154. The presentation was lead
by Prospect Park Alliance President Tupper Thomas and designer
Crystal Gaudio. They hope to have the design completed by August
2008. Construction is scheduled to begin during the spring of
2009. Story
Continued...
Windsor
Terrace residents Mark Miller, Amy Reiter, Amelia Costigan and June
Reich have been among the community leaders fighting against the
proposed school budget cuts.
March
18, 2008
Please join them, local elected officials (including Council Member
Bill de Blasio and Assemblyman Jim Brennan), and the Windsor Terrace
Alliance in our fight to protest the proposed cuts to public school
budgets – here’s what you can
do today!
Community
Board 7 forum on Congestion Pricing/PlaNYC,
March
6, 2008
Around 40 people attended tonight’s forum, including Assemblyman
Jim Brennan, Council Member Bill de Blasio, and representatives
from the Mayor’s office, the Dept. of Transportation, Dept.
of Parks. The meeting was hosted by of Community Board 7 and moderated
by Randy Peers, Chair of Community Board 7. See
details.
