News, developments: Wednesday, June 14, 2023

FILMS WITH A VIEW MARKS THE 23RD YEAR WITH THE THEME “WE ARE FAMILY”

BROOKLYN BRIDGE PARK: “We Are Family” is the theme of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s beloved outdoor summer movie series, Movies With A View, which returns July 6 for its 23rd year season The Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy presents this film series for eight consecutive Thursday evenings in July and August on the Pier 1 Harbor View Lawn in Brooklyn Bridge Park. 2023’s “We Are Family” theme curates a wide range of films that celebrate family and relationships in all their diverse forms, starting with ET Extra Terrestrial and a lineup that includes Top Gun, Despicable Me, Goodfellas and the Awards from the Academy 2022 to the best film, Everything Everywhere All at once. The lawn opens at 6pm and each film starts at sunset.

The next season, on August 24, will be a public choice night, with selections for your vote, such as The Addams Family, Little Women or Romeo and Juliet. Voting will begin in early August.

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SUMMER LUNCH JAZZ IS BACK IN THE BOROUGH HALL SQUARE

COLUMBUS PARK/BOROUGH HALL – Smoke from the Canadian wildfire may have canceled last week’s first event of the Brooklyn Borough President’s Summer Jazz Concerts, but district president Antonio Reynoso aims to get the series underway starting Wednesday, June 14. Gene Ghee will headline the first noon concert at Columbus Park Plaza. The free summer lunchtime jazz concerts, which take place from noon to 1:30 p.m., are presented in partnership with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership and Jazz Foundation of America.

The series runs on Wednesdays in June, with Bed-Stuy born and raised headliner Baba Neil Clarke Trio Plus performing African drums and percussion on June 21st and Patsy Grant and Friends closing out the series on June 28th.

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EPA’S LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH GOWANUS CANAL CLEANUP IS SUBJECT OF INSPECTOR GENERAL’S AUDIT

GOWANUS — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Inspector General is launching an audit of the Gowanus Canal Superfund, the advocacy group Voices of Gowanus announced Tuesday, June 13. The investigation was initiated after Voice of Gowanus filed an extensive complaint to the OIG hotline, regarding EPA Region 2’s alleged lack of compliance in Gowanus, particularly in mandating timely construction of tanks of mandatory sewage retention in Gowanus, which has jeopardized remediation of the area’s toxic pollution and is impeding redevelopment efforts. The OIG’s objective is to determine the construction status of the combined sewer overflow tank at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site.

Anticipated benefits of this audit include better management and oversight of cleanup efforts at the Gowanus Canal Superfund site to protect human health and the environment.

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MTA COMPLETES THE RAILWAY F DE REIS TRAIN STATION

GRAVESEND – The MTA on Tuesday announced the completion of rejuvenation projects at the Kings Highway F train station in Gravesend. The “Re-NEW-vation” program uses weekend service outages to complete upgrades and repairs, enhanced cleaning at certain stations within a 55-hour period, providing customers with overhauled stations when service outages end on Mondays. Over the past weekend, as work continued to modernize signals on the Culver Line from the Church Ave to West 8 St stations, which caused service disruptions at the Kings Highway station, workers of traffic removed outdated signage, stripped and painted ceilings, walls and columns, and replaced emergency lighting. Kings Highway is the 32nd station to be upgraded by the “Re-NEW-vation” initiative.

The Station Re-NEW-vation program is one of the major initiatives of New York City Transit’s Faster, Cleaner and Safer plan to improve the subway customer experience. The program began with a soft launch during the summer of 2022 on the bd line in the Bronx, including deep cleaning and component renewal of nine stations along that line, while stations were closed for the good condition works in progress in the tunnels.

Before and after “Re-NEW-vation” at the Kings Highway F train station. Photo: MTA.

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THE CO-FOUNDER OF ONETASTE DECLARES NOT GUILTY OF FORCED LABOR

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – OneTaste co-founder and CEO Nicole Daedone, who was arraigned in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday morning, June 13, has pleaded not guilty. on charges of forced labor conspiracy in connection with a years-long scheme to obtain the labor and services of a group of OneTaste members. Daedone was released on $1 million bail, with family members and a friend serving as sureties. She is represented by attorneys Reid Weingarten and Julia Gatto and is scheduled to return to court on June 24 before Judge Gujerati.

Daedone’s co-defendant Rachel Cherwitz, arrested in California on June 6, faces the same charges and is expected to be brought to Brooklyn at a later date.

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CITY CONDUCT WIRELESS EMERGENCY SYSTEM TESTS

IN THE CITY — Emergency service alerts and broadcasts must be tested periodically, and Wednesday, June 14, will be. The New York City Department of Emergency Management will conduct a citywide test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system at approximately 2 p.m. The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children and other critical situations through cell phone alerts.

Mobile phones must have the WEA test set up and activated to receive the test alert, which should only be done once. Android and Apple iOS users can do this go online for instructions on how to enable this setting.

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COUNCILORS MEET FOR NEW CONTRACT, TO COMMEMORATE PERSONAL SACRIFICES DURING THE PANDEMIC

BRYANT PARK, MANHATTAN – More than a thousand janitors who work in buildings across the city, including the home of the Brooklyn NETS at the Barclays Center, will walk out and join in a rally for National Justice for Janitors Day. that 32BJ-SEIU, considered the nation’s largest real estate workers union, is sponsoring on Thursday, June 15 in Bryant Park. Janitors will launch their campaign for a contract covering 20,000 office cleaners. They will also try to raise public awareness that as essential workers who were unable to do their jobs from home during COVID-19, they made sacrifices during COVID-19, including the risk of infecting family members, and they will honor the co-workers who died during the pandemic.

June 15 marks the 33rd anniversary of a similar peaceful demonstration in 1990 that turned violent when baton-wielding police officers beat, injured and arrested dozens of janitors trying to improve working conditions and salaries in Los Angeles. The Bryant Park Janitors cohort from 33 cities across the country are participating in commemorative events.

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CONGRESSMAN DAN GOLDMAN JOINS PAPAS CAUCUS

BROOKLYN AND WASHINGTON DC — To commemorate Father’s Day, Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10) joined the “Dads Caucus” whose agenda is to recognize the integral role of fatherhood in family life. The caucus introduces a resolution, “Parents Caucus Father’s Day Resolution,” emphasizing the importance of fathers on the third Sunday in June.

“Any parent knows that raising children is never easy, but government has the ability to lift up working families and ensure that every child has the opportunity to succeed,” said Congressman Dan Goldman. “As a father of five, I know the vital role fathers play in ensuring their children are prepared to succeed. I am proud to be a member of the Dad’s Caucus as we continue to fight for policies that support our working families, that they lift children out of poverty and that every child and parent has the opportunity to pursue the American dream.”

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