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Flatbush of the Caribbean
Kronebusch_PAF1250_Citizenship & Public Affairs
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Your response: My community is made up if people who go to Prospect Park, a large and popular park where residents can gather for picnics, exercise, sports, and community events. Places like NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and SUNY Downstate Medical Center provide access to medical services for the community. The area is well-served by multiple subway lines (B, Q, 2, 5) and bus routes, making commuting within and outside of Brooklyn easy. Numerous public schools, like PS 152 and PS 249, and private schools provide education for children. Brooklyn College is nearby and serves as a center for higher education.
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Your response: My community "Flatbush" is known for its vibrant food scene, including West Indian, Caribbean, and African restaurants. Neighborhood cafes and bars serve as informal social hubs. Kings Theatre is a historic venue where people come together for live performances, concerts, and other cultural events. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts: A place where the community gathers for art and music performances. Churches, mosques, and temples are integral to the neighborhood, such as Flatbush Seventh Day Adventist SDA Church serving as community gathering points, especially for spiritual and social support.
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Your response: Flatbush Avenue is a major commercial hub, with many residents working in retail shops, grocery stores, restaurants, and other service-based jobs. Small businesses play an important role in providing employment, especially for newer immigrants. Flatbush, like many urban areas, faces issues related to air quality. Traffic congestion along major thoroughfares like Flatbush Avenue contributes to higher levels of vehicle emissions, impacting residents' health. The area is home to a large number of small businesses, especially those owned by immigrants. Many of these businesses cater to the Caribbean and African communities, offering food, goods, and services that are integral to the community.
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Examples of needs or concerns: Keep community in the same district or separate into multiple districts, shared policy concerns, need for a social service, relationship to other nearby communities, issues with current district lines
Your response: In my community housing is a big issue. Rent has gone up tremendously and slowly the neighborhoods are starting to be gentrified. Right in the middle new apartments are being built causing the other apartments that have been there longer start to raise prices on tenants that have been there for years. Organizations like Flatbush Development Corporation offer various services, from housing advocacy to youth programs, enhancing the community's social support network. Stronger rent control and tenant protection laws are needed to prevent displacement. New affordable housing units must be included in any development plans to ensure long-time residents are not priced out.
My community is made up if people who go to Prospect Park, a large and popular park where residents can gather for picnics, exercise, sports, and community events. Places like NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and SUNY Downstate Medical Center provide access to medical services for the community. The area is well-served by multiple subway lines (B, Q, 2, 5) and bus routes, making commuting within and outside of Brooklyn easy. Numerous public schools, like PS 152 and PS 249, and private schools provide education for children. Brooklyn College is nearby and serves as a center for higher education.
My community "Flatbush" is known for its vibrant food scene, including West Indian, Caribbean, and African restaurants. Neighborhood cafes and bars serve as informal social hubs. Kings Theatre is a historic venue where people come together for live performances, concerts, and other cultural events. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts: A place where the community gathers for art and music performances. Churches, mosques, and temples are integral to the neighborhood, such as Flatbush Seventh Day Adventist SDA Church serving as community gathering points, especially for spiritual and social support.
Flatbush Avenue is a major commercial hub, with many residents working in retail shops, grocery stores, restaurants, and other service-based jobs. Small businesses play an important role in providing employment, especially for newer immigrants. Flatbush, like many urban areas, faces issues related to air quality. Traffic congestion along major thoroughfares like Flatbush Avenue contributes to higher levels of vehicle emissions, impacting residents' health. The area is home to a large number of small businesses, especially those owned by immigrants. Many of these businesses cater to the Caribbean and African communities, offering food, goods, and services that are integral to the community.
In my community housing is a big issue. Rent has gone up tremendously and slowly the neighborhoods are starting to be gentrified. Right in the middle new apartments are being built causing the other apartments that have been there longer start to raise prices on tenants that have been there for years. Organizations like Flatbush Development Corporation offer various services, from housing advocacy to youth programs, enhancing the community's social support network. Stronger rent control and tenant protection laws are needed to prevent displacement. New affordable housing units must be included in any development plans to ensure long-time residents are not priced out.
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Economic or Environmental Interests
Flatbush Avenue is a major commercial hub, with many residents working in retail shops, grocery stores, restaurants, and other service-based jobs. Small businesses play an important role in providing employment, especially for newer immigrants. Flatbush, like many urban areas, faces issues related to air quality. Traffic congestion along major thoroughfares like Flatbush Avenue contributes to higher levels of vehicle emissions, impacting residents' health. The area is home to a large number of small businesses, especially those owned by immigrants. Many of these businesses cater to the Caribbean and African communities, offering food, goods, and services that are integral to the community.
Community Activities and Services
My community is made up if people who go to Prospect Park, a large and popular park where residents can gather for picnics, exercise, sports, and community events. Places like NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County and SUNY Downstate Medical Center provide access to medical services for the community. The area is well-served by multiple subway lines (B, Q, 2, 5) and bus routes, making commuting within and outside of Brooklyn easy. Numerous public schools, like PS 152 and PS 249, and private schools provide education for children. Brooklyn College is nearby and serves as a center for higher education.
Cultural or Historical Interests
My community "Flatbush" is known for its vibrant food scene, including West Indian, Caribbean, and African restaurants. Neighborhood cafes and bars serve as informal social hubs. Kings Theatre is a historic venue where people come together for live performances, concerts, and other cultural events. Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts: A place where the community gathers for art and music performances. Churches, mosques, and temples are integral to the neighborhood, such as Flatbush Seventh Day Adventist SDA Church serving as community gathering points, especially for spiritual and social support.
Community Needs and Concerns
In my community housing is a big issue. Rent has gone up tremendously and slowly the neighborhoods are starting to be gentrified. Right in the middle new apartments are being built causing the other apartments that have been there longer start to raise prices on tenants that have been there for years. Organizations like Flatbush Development Corporation offer various services, from housing advocacy to youth programs, enhancing the community's social support network. Stronger rent control and tenant protection laws are needed to prevent displacement. New affordable housing units must be included in any development plans to ensure long-time residents are not priced out.
