PLGNA - Prospect Lefferts Gardens Association

Housing Committee Screening of FUREE Film, Saturday March 13

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:09:00 -0500

Date: March 13 (Saturday) from 4pm - 6pm at Church of the Evangel (1950 Bedford Ave, corner of bedford and hawthorne)

We will be screening “Some Place Like Home” - a film made by Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) and having a discussion about housing issues in PLG as a step toward a broader organizing effort.

About the Film (via furee)

Some Place Like Home tells the stories of community residents and small businesses that are displaced to make way for high-end retail and luxury condominiums to the area. It depicts the pulling out of Downtown Brooklyn and Fort Greene’s legacy of being a once-forgotten neighborhood built from the ground up by generations of low-income and working families from all walks of life. Small business owners that have helped to make the area the 3rd largest retail district in New York City talk about the deferment of their dreams as entrepreneurs. It reveals practices and policies used to support massive real estate projects as the historical, economic and cultural fabric of the area is torn apart. It follows the battle of community residents and small businesses as they fight for some place like home.

Working with PLGNA Series - Sterling Street Block Association

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:43:00 -0500

In the second installment of “Working with PLGNA”, we talk to Candida Brooks-Harrison. She’s the Secretary for the Sterling Street Block Association between Washington and Bedford. Candida is also an active member of the PLGNA board.

Sterling Street Block Association is the longest, continuously running block association in PLG with 54 prosperous and challenging years.

Click here to watch more videos in the series.

Working with PLGNA Series - Midwood 2 Block Association

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:01:20 -0500

This is the first in a series of videos exploring the many organizations in the neighborhood and how they’ll work with PLGNA to create a better place to live.

We took a few minutes to talk to Jamie Yuenger, the President of the Midwood 2 Block Association located between Bedford and Rogers. Thanks Jamie! for being such a good sport.

Stay tuned for more videos.

Find the Midwood 2 Block Association Site at http://www.midwoodstreet.org/.

More info about the series…

If you would like us to interview or work with your organization, please email us at info@plgna.org.

Project coordinators include PLGNA board members Deborah Mutnick, Nelson Simon, and me (Martin Ruiz)

Support The Haitian Relief Effort

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:25:26 -0500

Donate goods, time, and money. Consider some of the following organizations.

Doctors Without Borders: http://doctorswithoutborders.org

Unicef: http://unicefusa.org

Yele: http://yele.org

American Red Cross: http://redcross.org

Board Meeting in a nutshell - December 14, 2009

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:54:52 -0500

Happy New Year!

We’ve been very busy working out important details to get the organization up and fully operational. Once all this is out of the way, we plan to reach out to many of you for your suggestions and help with projects and committees.

Below is an abridged version of the original minutes.

Election of Officers

The board elected the following officers:

Martin Ruiz as President
Rodne Alteon as Vice President
Dynishal Gross as Secretary
Barbara Rogers as Treasurer

Commitees

Board will meet monthly

The following committees were formed

Tenants’ Committee: Deborah, Darren, Bob
Safety/Quality of Life Committee: Gary, Quest, Barbara, Dynishal
Youth Committee: Rodne, Nelson, Lisa, Deborah, Candida, Wayne, Doug
Communications/Block Associations: Candida, Rodne, Dynishal, Martin, Gary

General Membership Meetings

3 general meetings will be held per year. Historically, there’s been only one.

Review of By-laws

Wayne will lead a committee to review the by-laws. Committee includes Martin Ruiz, Dynishal Gross, and Rodne Alteon. The committee will consider lowering the age limit.

Bank Account

Barbara Rogers will open an account with Astoria Bank.

PLGNA representation at community meetings

PLGNA will try to send a board representative to community meetings. PLGNA will also publish and maintain a public calendar of all community meetings.

Next board meeting on Monday January 18th, 2010

The official minutes will be published upon approval by board at next board meeting.

Annual Meeting, Tuesday November 17, 2009

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:14:16 -0400

Dear PLGNA Members and Friends,

The PLGNA Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Annual Meeting will be held Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 7:00 PM in the Grace Reformed Church Sanctuary at 155 Lincoln Road (corner of Bedford Ave).

At the meeting, we will confirm and elect the Board of Directors, outline ongoing activities, and introduce exciting and essential programming and organizational initiatives that the Board of Directors have been planning throughout the Summer and Fall. The meeting is open only to members, though anyone living within the PLGNA boundaries (Empire Blvd to Clarkson Ave; Ocean Ave to New York Ave) is welcome to join the night of the meeting. Dues are $5.

More details to follow! Make sure to check out http://www.plgna.org for updates and information in the coming month.

We are looking forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Warm Regards,

PLGNA Board of Directors

plgna.org Live!

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:40:34 -0400

We’re happy to announce our new site. We would love to hear from you about features and content you would like to see on the site. Email your feedback and suggestions to info@plgna.org.

PLGNA Elects Board of Directors

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 12:22:00 -0400

On Thursday, May 28, PLGNA completed the process of electing a provisional Board of Directors. The meeting, which ended with a discussion of short- and long-term plans for the 40-year-old organization, is the third that PLGNA has held in the past three months. Official elections will take place at the Annual Meeting, to be held this fall.

Meet the Provisional Board of Directors!

Rodne Alteon, Winthrop Street (President, Winthrop Block Association)
Doug Banks, Lincoln Road (Pastor, Grace Reformed Church)
Candida Brooks-Harrison, Sterling Street
Quest Fanning, Ocean Avenue
Dynishal Gross, Lincoln Road
Jannie Johnson, Parkside Avenue
Deborah Mutnick, Midwood Street
Darren Patrick, Sterling Street
Lisa Robinson (Pastor, Church of the Evangel)
Barbara Rogers, Lefferts Avenue
Martin Ruiz, Rutland Road
Nelson Simon, Hawthorne Street
Bob Thomason, Lefferts Avenue (PLGNA founder)
Wayne Vaughan, Rutland Road
Evelyn Williams, Hawthorne Street

Neighborhood Planting and Cleanup Sat June 20,2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Meet-up location TBD. Stay tuned for details.

Rutland 1 Block Association Party June 20, 2009

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Rutland 1 Block Association Party June 20, 2009

Summer Play Streets July - August 2009

Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

The street located on Hawthorne b/w Nostrand and Rogers will be close Monday through Friday for children to play.

Dates: July - August 2009

Days: Monday through Friday

Time: 10am - 5pm

PLGNA History and Blueprint

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

PLGNA History and Blueprint

PLGNA By-laws

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Plgna Bylaws (for fullscreen view, click toggle button on upper right-hand corner)

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Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

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