We're Open!
We're Open!
I am pleased to announce that my district office is officially open and ready to start serving the residents of the 39th City Council District. We are located at:456 5th Avenue, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-1090
The office is on 5th Avenue, between 9th and 10th Street, above Neergard Pharmacy. It is one block from the 4th Ave and 9th Street F and R subway stop, so it is easily accessible from all parts of the district. I hope that many of you will take the opportunity to come by and see us.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to introduce you to our great team:
-- Rachel Goodman, Chief-of-Staff, rgoodman [at] council [dot] nyc [dot] gov
-- Michael Freedman-Schnapp, Policy Director, mfreedman-schnapp [at] council [dot] nyc [dot] gov
-- Jessica Turner, Community Liaison (Kensington, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park), jturner [at] council [dot] nyc [dot] gov
-- Michael Curtin, Community Liaison (Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Park Slope), mcurtin [at] council [dot] nyc [dot] gov
-- Jonah Blumstein, Scheduler/Office Manager, jblumstein [at] council [dot] nyc [dot] gov
Michael and Jessica are here to help you with any constituent services needs that you might have, and will also be playing active roles with community organizations throughout our district. Jonah will be keeping track of the events going on throughout the district.
Rachel, Michael, Jessica, Michael, Jonah and I are all thrilled to begin our work as your City Council team, and look forward to working with you to improve our neighborhoods in the months and years ahead. We hope you will come to view our office as a resource for many things, including information about events and services available around the district.
Amy Sirot & Mark Zimet House Party
Cobble Hill
Joe Giamboi House Party
Windsor Terrace
Help our brothers and sisters in Haiti
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the millions affected by the earthquake in Haiti. Please consider supporting these and other organizations working to help the people of Haiti.
Save our Buses and Subways
Drastic cuts proposed by the MTA would decimate public transportation services in our community. The MTA is proposing to reduce service or completely eliminate the B23, B51, B69, B67, B71, B75, and B77 buses all of which directly serve our district; phase-out the student MetroCards, which get 600,000 kids to school; and reduce paratransit (Access-A-Ride) service by $40 million. There are several things that we can do to make our voices heard on this issue.
Honor Julian Brennan by Helping Build Schools in Afghanistan
Marine Lance Corporal Julian Brennan, who grew up on 15th Street in Park Slope, was 25 when he was killed in Afghanistan one year ago, on January 24, 2009. In a remarkable act of compassion, his parents Bill and Thya Brennan are asking us to make contributions to the Central Asia Institute, which builds schools in Afghanistan.