🎃🦇Halloween creeps ever closer, Columbia Street Waterfront!👻🍬

In this issue:

• CSWA Membership Mingle - Tonight at Hop Shop, 121 Columbia St, 6-9 PM!
• Community events all week long!
• Our first Annual Meeting! With a link to our website post with nominees' bios and personal statements!
• BQE and BMT continue on collision course - more info sessions and BQE Central CEQR scoping sessions.
• Save the date - CSWA's 2nd Annual Tree Lighting at Human Compass Garden - Wednesday, December 2!
• And speaking of Human Compass Garden, neighbors join together to prepare the garden for the fall!

CSWA Membership Mingle - Tonight at Hop Shop, 121 Columbia St, 6-9 PM!

CSWA Annual Meeting Update

The Columbia Street Waterfront Association’s first Annual Meeting will take place in just a few weeks on Monday, November 16 from 6:30-8:30 PM, at Cabrini Hall, Sacred Hearts and St. Stephen Church,125 Summit St, Brooklyn, NY 11231. Please RSVP ​here. We will be streaming the meeting on Zoom.

We’ll have updates from our committees on all that’s been achieved since CSWA was born in September 2025. Plus, we will be honoring Congresswoman (and CSW resident!) Nydia Velázquez for her many years of service to our community!

During the election portion of the meeting, the Nominating Committee will present the slate of nominees for the first elected Board of Directors and Officers, and Individual and Business Members will be able to vote in person or electronically.

Note: Only CSWA Individual Members (who live or own property in the Columbia Street Waterfront District), and CSWA Business Members (who operate a business within the CSWD) will be eligible to vote. If you do live, own property, or operate a business in CSWD, haven't joined yet, and wish to vote at the meeting, please sign up on our website’s support page by Friday, November 13. Being a subscriber to our newsletter doesn't automatically make you a member.

Click here to learn more about the Board Director and Officer nominees.

Halloween fun right here in the Columbia Street Waterfront!

Wednesday, October 28, 4-6 PM: Fall/Halloween craft kid friendly event at Human Compass Garden! Co-sponsored by CSWA!

Saturday, October 31, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, Annual Urban Meadow Halloween Parade!

BQE Central: Info and CEQR scoping sessions

DOT's BQE Central Info Session - In person:

Date: Thursday, October 29, 2026
Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Location: Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon St, Brooklyn, NY 11201
​This BQE Central info session is sold out, but unregistered attendees can come to Brooklyn Borough Hall at 6 PM and will be admitted on a rolling basis as capacity allows.

BQE Central City Environmental Quality Review (CEQR) Public Scoping Sessions

(We all remember the BMT CEQR Scoping Sessions from last fall and early this year, I am sure!)

NYC DOT will hold public scoping meetings where you can learn more about the Draft Scope of Work and provide an official CEQR public comment. The same information will be presented at each meeting. You only need to attend one meeting, but you are welcome to attend either. Please note that registration in advance is required for the virtual public scoping meeting. If you require language interpretation services for the virtual meeting, you must register by Thursday, November 5. Register at the link below.

Public Scoping Meeting #1 (In-person)​
Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: The Auditorium at City Tech, 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
Language interpretation services for Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin/Cantonese), Arabic, and ASL will be provided.

Public Scoping Meeting #2 (Virtual)​
Date: Thursday, November 12, 2026
Time: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Registration: bit.ly/bqecentral-nov12​
Language interpretation services available upon request. If you require language interpretation services for this virtual meeting, you must register by Thursday, November 5.

Save the date - CSWA's 2nd Annual Tree Lighting at Human Compass Garden - Wednesday, December 2!

Many of you remember our first annual Tree Lighting last December. It was a wondrous night. We've booked Human Compass Garden once again for Wednesday, December 2, with Thursday, December 3 as a rain date and the following Wednesday, December 9 as a snow date. We are sure this will be even better this year!

Questions? Email us at admin@columbiastreetwaterfront.org. Also, please share our website with your friends and neighbors: https://columbiastreetwaterfront.org/, where they can sign up for our newsletter!

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Media Contact:​
Randy Gordon, President
Columbia Street Waterfront Association, Inc.
Phone: 917-593-2674
Email: admin@columbiastreetwaterfront.org​​