Community Board Q&A BROOKLYN-USA.ORG
ONE BROOKLYN | SPRING 2019 23
This outbreak proves that we have not
reached herd immunity yet, which
is when everyone who can get vaccinated
does so therefore preventing the
spread of the disease. Every parent
must take responsibility for the eradication
of this disease, because there
are no other means of prevention. We
work with the schools in the district
to enforce a policy of zero tolerance for
non-vaccination of students, working
with local community-based organizations
to spread awareness and information.
As long as this disease is active
in any way in the district, we will
continue to be vocal advocates of immunization.
BP: How is CB 12 addressing the
issue of much-needed sanitation improvements
in the district, and are
there any particular locations requiring
increased attention?
CB 12: Improving sanitation has
been a priority for this board for many
years. We work closely with the New
York City Department of Sanitation
(DSNY) to continuously address problems
that arise, such as those around
holidays. We encourage constituents
to call us whenever they observe a specifi
c issue that needs to be taken care
of, and we work to educate constituents
on their obligations to maintain the
cleanliness of their property. We have
requested funding in our statement of
needs that would contribute to further
improving sanitation in the district.
Additionally, the board has expressed
interest in a dedicated school sanitation
truck for the district’s schools as
well as daily trash collection for more
than 80 private schools that currently
only receive pickups twice a week. The
board looks to also increase enforcement
at specifi c dumping sites such as
vacant lots and some street corners,
as well as implement additional litter
baskets and daily litter basket collection.
Other improvements that we
have sought include increased broom
routes and a dedicated supervisor
for each of the district’s six sections.
We are also currently working with
DSNY to switch street cleaning on our
commercial corridors from mornings
to overnights, which would alleviate
pressure for business service deliveries.
COMMUNITY BOARD 13
Borough President: To what degree
has CD 13 recovered from superstorm
Sandy, and what resiliency challenges
have yet to be addressed?
CB 13: We are still recovering from
superstorm Sandy but have made some
improvements throughout the area. At
the present time, we are still fi xing the
boilers and heating systems in the NYCHA
complexes in the district. There
are also some homes that are being elevated
through the city’s Build It Back
program. New construction developments
have started to come up in the
area and have been built with the new
fl ood level plans that avoid any future
damage from fl ooding. Our concern in
the district is preventing future fl ooding,
and that’s why we need to protect
our shorelines from future storms.
The challenge is to mobilize the federal
government to fund the Army
Corps of Engineers to work on a master
plan that protects the entirety of
our waterfront communities from future
storms.
BP: Has the economic development
in and around the amusement district
improved the quality of life in the district,
and what more can be done to
connect residents with emerging opportunities?
CB 13: The amusement district, in
particular, has come back better since
superstorm Sandy, and the area has become
more family-friendly as the crime
rate has decreased in the last two years.
People feel safer now than they have in
many years. With the new housing developments
and improvements in the
amusement district, everyone in the
community must come to the table and
work together as one instead of being
divided. Opportunities are there for everyone
with information readily available
to anyone that wants to join in this
effort. We cannot separate the area between
commercial, amusement, and
residential. Instead, we must work together
as a bond that makes us what we
are today. There are better days ahead
and that’s why we must look at the bigger
picture.
Borough President Adams took
part in an interactive activity
with students at PS 24 in Sunset
Park to celebrate Computer
Science Education Week, emphasizing
the importance of expanding
coding and computer
science programs in the classroom.
Borough President’s offi ce / Stefan Ringel
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