Welcome to the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA). CSWA's purpose is to promote the health, vitality and character of the Columbia Street Waterfront District neighborhood, located in Brooklyn, NY, bounded to the north by Atlantic Avenue, to the east by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, to the south by Hamilton Avenue, and to the west by the East River, and to advocate for the interests of residents, businesses and others with a stake in the Columbia Street Waterfront community.
🪴Reminder - Open Garden Day tomorrow! CSWA Book Swap and more at Urban Meadow Garden! Then enjoy Jazz at Summit Street Community Garden! And mark your calendars for a Working Waterfront "Placemaking" chat on Sunday, June 14
Then head over to Summit St Community Garden for Jazz in the Garden! 🪴This will be a wonderful day to enjoy these precious green oases!🪴Please RSVP here - space is limited. Read Thomas Maguire's article Love This Town: Waterfront Lessons from Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Read CSWA Greening Committee's Guiding Principles for Open Space and the BMT - Google Docs. Questions? Email us at admin@columbiastreetwaterfront.org. Also, please share our mailing list sign-up page with your friends and neighbors: Columbia Street Waterfront Association Email List. Some of you may be receiving this newsletter for the first time. Welcome! We hope you decide to stay with us. You can always click "unsubscribe" below. Media Contact:
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Columbia Street Waterfront Association, Inc
Welcome to the Columbia Street Waterfront Association (CSWA). CSWA's purpose is to promote the health, vitality and character of the Columbia Street Waterfront District neighborhood, located in Brooklyn, NY, bounded to the north by Atlantic Avenue, to the east by the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, to the south by Hamilton Avenue, and to the west by the East River, and to advocate for the interests of residents, businesses and others with a stake in the Columbia Street Waterfront community.
07-30-2026 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...
Reminders from CSWA! BMT Virtual Public Info Session Tue Night, Public Land 4 Public Good Thu Night!
07-30-2026 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...
07-30-2026 🌞🍦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...