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Community Connections
Simple “Meet & Greet” events on blocks once a quarter to get to know new neighbors. It could even be a pot luck or with a bake sale (minus the selling). Folks can set up tables and sit and hand out little food of their culture/cuisine. It would be a great way to maintain community…
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Handwarmers for winter
It’d be great if there were stations to get free handwarmers in winter. The small disposable kind. There are a lot people sleeping on the streets as shelters are not often safe. Often they sleep on the street and it’s dangerous. Also a port-a-potty near the subway would be great as well
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End Diaper Need in Brooklyn
The Moore Family Charitable Foundation (whose founders live in Park Slope, Brooklyn- mooregood.org) have launched a direct-service diaper bank to NYC families in need. We are going beyond our pledge to give away one million diapers; we recognize that this will never be enough to end diaper need for good. One in three families experience…
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SLOW DOWN DRIVERS NEAR SCHOOLS
Install radar signs near all the schools in our district alerting drivers to their speed and getting people to slow down! Of course we can’t reach every driver, but radar signs slow down 80% of those going above the posted limit. It will help build awareness about the schools in our neighborhood.
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Free loaner bikes, scooters, trikes, chairs, walkers
Subways seem less safe with COVID-19, but cars are not the right alternative–they’re expensive, bad for the environment, and impossible to park. Citibike is nice, but it costs money, and it’s not accessible to many of us with disabilities. I would love to see a free program where people could borrow bikes, scooters, recumbent trikes,…
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