09-13-2026 Savor the Last Full Month of Summer, Columbia Street Waterfront! In this issue: Support the Columbia Street Waterfront Association - Help us Strengthen our Community! Save the date! Cobble Hill Association and CSWA Co-Sponsor a City of Forest Event at Van Voorhees Playground - Saturday, October 3!! Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) news: About those BMT ATF (Advisory Task Force) Office Hours sessions. Support the Columbia Street Waterfront Association - Help us Strengthen our...
25 days ago • 4 min read
09-13-2026 August, Hot and Stormy, arrives at Columbia Street Waterfront - and so does our CSWA Website! In this issue: Launching CSWA's Website! A Vox Future Perfect article by neighbor Bryan Walsh features our community's victory getting stop signs and cross walks at Summit and Columbia Streets! Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) news: last Friday's BMT Advisory Task Force meeting and this week's EDC Public Information session go on despite our recommendation to reschedule to September. Big...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
09-13-2026 The Last Week of July (and a stormy one) for Columbia Street Waterfront! In this issue: It happened, thanks to neighborhood advocacy! Crosswalks and Stop Signs at Summit and Columbia Streets! Brooklyn Marine Terminal (BMT) news: the new CEO and Board Chair announced, a BMT Advisory Committee Meeting this Friday, July 31, and another EDC BMT Public Session on Wednesday, August 5. Mother Cabrini Park's Sprinkler is Fixed (but turning it on and off is still an adventure) Another...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
09-13-2026 Yet Another Busy Week on the Columbia Street Waterfront! In this issue, reminders for: BMT (Brooklyn Marine Terminal): EDC's (Economic Development Corporation) Virtual Public Info Session tomorrow July 14 - and join CSWA BMT Committee for a Zoom debrief and discussion afterwards. Sign up for Public Land 4 Public Good's webinar next Thursday, July 16! BMT EDC's Brooklyn Marine Terminal Virtual Public Info Session Tomorrow, July 14, 6:30-8:30 PM If you are available and want to...
2 months ago • 1 min read
09-13-2026 🌞🍦Happy July, Columbia Street Waterfront!🍦🌞 In this issue: July 4 fireworks from the Mary A. Whalen in Red Hook! BMT (Brooklyn Marine Terminal) news - Notes from Advisory Task Force and BMT Dev Corp meetings in June, and EDC's (Economic Development Corporation) Virtual Public Info Session next Tuesday, July 14 - join CSWA BMT Committee for a Zoom debrief and discussion afterwards. Hear our CSWA VP John Leyva join a distinguished panel discussing Housing is a Human Right on Equal...
2 months ago • 8 min read
09-13-2026 Hello, Columbia Street Waterfront! Two Fun Outdoor Events this Weekend! In this issue: Columbia Street Cleanup Volunteer Project - Saturday, June 27! Work Day @ Human Compass Garden - Sunday, June 28! BMT news - Advisory Task Force and BMT Dev Corp meetings, and finally EDC makes the full Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) responses public! Huge trucks and charter buses drive illegally in our neighborhood, causing havoc - what we can do now. Summer is here and so are...
3 months ago • 3 min read
09-13-2026 Hello, Columbia Street Waterfront! Happy Juneteenth! In this issue: KNICKS IN FIVE! Joy at our community watch party! Columbia Street Cleanup Volunteer Project - Saturday, June 27! BMT news - Advisory Task Force and BMT Dev Corp meetings, and finally EDC makes the full Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) responses public! Jalopy Theatre got robbed! Your support is still needed. Huge trucks and charter buses drive illegally in our neighborhood, causing havoc - what we can do...
3 months ago • 5 min read
09-13-2026 Hello, Columbia Street Waterfront! And Go Knicks! In this issue: Join Red Hook Business Association and CSWA Greening Committee for a Working Waterfront "Placemaking" Community Chat Sunday, June 14! A look back at our community forums with Brad Lander and Dan Goldman. CSWA's Press Release Praising State Budget Decision to Leave Brooklyn Marine Terminal PILOT Financing Out of the Final Budget CSWA Book Swap on Open Garden Day at Urban Meadow Garden a Literary Success! Petition...
3 months ago • 4 min read
09-13-2026 🌱Tomorrow, June 6: Open Garden Day in the Columbia Street Waterfront! Including CSWA's 📚Book Swap📚 at Urban Meadow Garden!🌱 Two of our wonderful community gardens are holding events tomorrow! First, don't miss CSWA's Book Swap at Urban Meadow Garden, 3-5 PM, where there will also be a garden learning activity, arts and crafts, and food! Please bring any books you want to swap! If you can't join us, you may leave your books at 1 Tiffany Place before 1:00 PM tomorrow. Please leave...
3 months ago • 1 min read