Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront AssociationJanuary 26, 2026 Happy New Year, everyone! We hope you are staying safe and warm after Winter Storm Fern passed over us. CSWA has already had a busy month, and there are exciting events coming up, so we have more than usual to share. Feel free to email admin@columbiastreetwaterfront.org if you’d like to learn more. CSWA January Board Meeting With the CSWA bylaws approved after the November meeting, the Board elected the initial officers...
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Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA) -December 24, 2025 🎄🕎CSWA's December 18 Tree Lighting at Human Compass Garden - a Fabulous Time Had by All! Thanks to the many of you who joined CSWA for a joyous revival of the tree lighting tradition at Human Compass Garden, corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets. It's safe to say the sweet donations from Brooklyn French Bakers and Poppy's to Go were a hit, as they were gone by the end of the event. The tree looked lovely -...
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Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA) -December 15, 2025 🎄🕎DATE CHANGE! Tree Lighting at Human Compass Garden, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 5:30 PM, followed by gathering at Jalopy Tavern – sponsored by CSWA! [image credit - Zoe Grover] WE'VE MOVED THE DATE DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS! Join CSWA for a night of holiday fun reviving the tree lighting tradition at Human Compass Garden, corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets. There will be music, goodies and Santa at the garden. Then...
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Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA) -December 7, 2025 🎄🕎Tree Lighting at Human Compass Garden, December 16, 2025, 5:30 PM followed by gathering at Jalopy Tavern – sponsored by CSWA! [image credit - Zoe Grover] Join CSWA for a night of holiday fun reviving the tree lighting tradition at Human Compass Garden, corner of Sackett and Columbia Streets. There will be music, goodies and Santa at the garden. Then join us at Jalopy Tavern, 317 Columbia St for the afterparty!...
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Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃🥧🍂Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association - November 26, 2025 3rd (and last) Public Scoping Hearing this Monday, December 1! Thank you to everyone who came to the BMT Forum last Monday, November 17. CSWA was pleased to be a community partner and thrilled with the turnout. It was truly inspiring to see so many of you actively joining this extremely important process. We hope it encouraged you to contribute your thoughts and your concerns to assure the scope...
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Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association November 11, 2025 - Happy Veterans Day - Thank you to all Veterans for your Service Community Forum - Brooklyn Marine Terminal - Monday, November 17, 6:30 to 8:30 PM, Sacred Hearts Church, 125 Summit Street In our last several updates, we've talked about the new phase of the BMT project, BMT City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) and the scoping hearings where community members can speak to concerns and questions about the impact of...
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Updates from the Columbia Street Waterfront Association October 31, 2025 - Happy Halloween! Here are a few important items we are sharing with the community. Still No Response about CSWA's Nominee for Columbia Street Waterfront's Representative to the BMT Advisory Council! It's now been a month since we first submitted James DeFilippis' name for our neighborhood's representative to the new BMT Advisory Council. We have followed up numerous times. And the first Advisory Council meeting was...
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