City Expands Recycling Program to Include Hard Plastics - NYTimes.com

It's about time.  The biggest change for me will be that I will no longer have to transfer 50% of the "recycling" that my fellow tenants sorted into the regular garbage on trash day.  But seriously, it's about damned time.  When I lived in the suburbs and the boonies we recycled this stuff. 

"The city announced the biggest expansion of its recycling program in 25 years on Wednesday, saying all hard plastics would be accepted. This includes shampoo bottles and clothes hangers as well as countless toys and other household objects.

"Starting today," Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said at a news conference in City Hall Park, "if it's a rigid plastic -– any rigid plastic -– recycle it.""

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/24/city-expands-recycling-program-to-include-hard-plastics/?emc=eta1

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Subway Trains Soon to Stop Again at a Gowanus Station - NYTimes.com

At last!

"Nearly two years after closing for repairs, and one year after it was expected to reopen, the Smith-Ninth Street subway station in Gowanus, Brooklyn, will return to service next Friday at 10:30 a.m., transit officials said."

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/19/subway-trains-soon-to-stop-again-at-a-gowanus-station/?ref=nyregion

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CB6 EPPL Tonight - No Brooklyn Night Bazaar!

FYI - the organizer of the Brooklyn Night Bazaar intended for the Gowanus at Huntington Street has pulled their application - they will NOT be on the agenda tonight.  I have no idea what their future plans are but my understanding is they have decided not to move forward with this location.  I was interested in hearing more about it.  But even so we've got a full agenda tonight:


Presentation and discussion with representatives for National Grid on the pilot study for the Citizens/Public Place manufactured gas plant site at Smith/5th Streets which will provide important information needed to complete the design of the remediation work plan for the site.

Presentation and discussion with a representative for the Department of Environmental Protection on air quality in New York City.

Continued discussion and review of an on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of Nick Cora Bella Ltd at 274 4th Avenue (between Carroll Street/Garfield Place).

Presentation and review of a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of 427 7th Avenue (between 14th/15th Streets).

Presentation and review of a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of WSL NY, LLC at 115 Columbia Street (between Kane/Baltic Streets).

Presentation and review of a new on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of Bierkraft Inc. at 191 5th Avenue (between Union Street/Berkeley Place).

Presentation and review for an Alteration and Corporate Change to a current on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of D.P.T. Supreme Corporation at 383 Carroll Street (at Bond Street).

Presentation and review of a renewal for a on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of Bogota LLC at 141 5th Avenue (between Degraw Street /Douglass Street).

Review of an amended on-premises liquor license application submitted to the State Liquor Authority on behalf of Major Otis LLC, at 454 Van Brunt Street (between Reed/Beard Streets).

Presentation and review of a new unenclosed sidewalk cafe permit application submitted to the Department of Consumer Affairs on behalf of Pinkberry at 161 7th Avenue (between 1st Street and Garfield Place) to permit 3 tables and 9 seats.

   Old First Reformed Church
   729 Carroll Street
   (corner of 7th Avenue)
   Brooklyn, NY 11215
   6:30 PM

Boston

I don't have anything of value to add to the discussion, so I'm not
going to be posting stories. It's a horrifying, cowardly act. I hope
the authorities investigate thoroughly and avoid trying to please the
news media. I'd hate to see another Richard Jewell incident where an
innocent guy, a hero actually, was destroyed by a media machine hungry
for a villain.

I can't help but shudder thinking that last year, my wife and kids
were standing right there, clapping the runners through. You never
know when your life could be changed in an instant. I take some
comfort knowing that if I get hit by a bus or a meteor, the last
conversation will have has with my wife or daughter always contains
the words "I love you". I do love them, and I share that with them
multiple times every day. Gives me peace of mind.

Work Responsibilities

Light posting, certainly today, likely this week. Cheers!

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Weekend Subway Service Advisory

Lots of subway work this weekend. Nothing affecting Brooklyn service
of the F or G however.

http://secondavenuesagas.com/2013/04/12/weekend-work-impacting-15-subway-lines-8/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SecondAveSagas+%28Second+Ave.+Sagas+%7C+Blogging+the+NYC+Subways%29


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Cuomo Finally Names Tom Prendergast MTA Chief

Some good news today. 

Today Governor Andrew Cuomo named Tom Prendergast Chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Prendergast had been serving as interim executive director of the agency for more than three months, since Joseph Lhota departed at the end of last year to run for mayor. Prendergast, like previous MTA chiefs Lee Sander and Jay Walder, brings deep experience in transit management to the job.

Once again, my hope unreasonably rises.