is CB8 Fair and Balanced?

whynot_31

By the way, the meeting of the full board of Community Board 8 that was scheduled for Thursday Feb 13th has been cancelled due to the impending snow storm.

whynot_31

Homeowner-It appears that one can now enroll in a Yoga Class for Men in Crown Heights.http://www.crownheightsfitness.com/yoga-for-men.html

tateinbk

Even though TateinBK likes to think parents with small kids are supporting restaurants with the same amount of dollars, its not the case. He’s beyond wrong and his opinions are unthoughtful.

Haha. I think you're underestimating the number of parents who are too worn out from their days and ordering delivery from the many restaurants. This idea is beyond wrong and "unthoughtful"? Movie theaters in the city require certain kinds of areas and buildings to move in. Think Lincoln Center and Union Square. They are not going to move into Crown Heights. Heck, the old theater space on Bedford and Lincoln is in the process of being torn down to make space for retail and apartments.Parents are no longer running off to the suburbs. It makes a lot of sense to stay in the city with small children, especially this area with the parks, children's museum, and PP zoo in close proximity. The Crown Height Parents North list serve now numbers at 153 members and that clearly doesn't list every parent in the area. These parents are not going to running off to the 'burbs. No one wants to get rid of all the restaurants and bars. Some of us just like to be able to sleep in the wee hours of weeknights. No snark here, but if you have so much disposable income and such a strong need for many many bars why did you choose to come to Crown Heights? Why aren't you on the lower east side?

ribbons

I am of the opinion that nothing good comes from staying out past 2 am so I have no problem with bars closing at 2. I don't know why anyone would want to be out drinking past 2 am in Prospect Heights, especially during the work week. I fall into the disposable income, eats out and goes out frequently demographic, but I also need to get up for work.

bkchickie

I'm sure that someone knows, but I would have zero idea how to figure out which demographic better supports restaurants in our neighborhood. I'm not sure that PHeightsClub has those data, either. I feel like we have a really nice mix of diners and takeouts, relaxed sit-downs, pubs, ethnic places, and upscale eateries. I think there's something to appeal to everyone (and I hope it stays that way,) so I don't know how any one group can stand out more than another in terms of patronage.

Personally, I think Vanderbilt and Washington have enough bars, but if the market can support more of them or different types of bars, then I'm not going to stand in its way.

pima

PHeightsClub,
I think your premise is flawed and your arguments are off point.
But hey, welcome to the neighborhood.

whynot_31

From their Facebook feed:

Community Board 8 Meeting Rescheduled for:

Thursday, February 27, 2014

CNR-Center Light Health Care, 727 Classon Avenue (corner of Park Place), Brooklyn, N.Y. 11238 at 7;00 p.m.

-AGENDA_

1. Meeting Call to order
2. Roll Call
3. Acceptance of Minutes
4. Correspondence
5. Mr. George E. Williams, Community Affairs Associate at the Brooklyn Museum will give an update on the current and upcoming events at the museum.

6. Ms. Paige Bellenbaum, Director of Community Programs for the Settlement Housing Fund will provide information on DOE Adult Ed Pre-GED and GED Program in Crown Heights.

7. Action Items

a. Housing/ULURP Committee
b. SLA and Sidewalk Café Review Committee
c. Parks Committee

8. Reports from the following committees:

Aging/Health—(Mr. Peter Duda from START will make a short announcement on his organization’s plans to take over operations of the Interfaith Methadone Clinic located at 882 Bergen Street)

Career Building
Economic Development
Education
Environment/Sanitation
Public Safety
Transportation
Youth & Family Services

9. Old Business/New Business
10. Public Comments/Announcements
11. Adjournment

Please note: The order of agenda items are subject to change.

whynot_31

BTW, as a neighborhood becomes wealthier its bars not only morph into restaurants but sometimes they morph in clothing stores.

http://www.brownstoner.com/blog/2014/03/upscale-clothier-to-replace-cobble-hill-pub/#comments

Some people try to slow this process down, others try to encourage it.

...guess which type is most likely to sit on a community board?

raulism

I'm a musician, and I'm also very proud of my Hungarian background... or in other words, I'm full in favor of drinking. 

I'm also someone who talks to a lot of local residents. I spoke to thousands or more likely tens of thousands of our neighbors this summer working on the City Council campaign trail. 

None of the thousands of people I spoke with this summer expressed any interest to keep bars open later. It's probably one of the few issues that the "anti-gentrifiers" and "pro-gentrifiers" could agree on. 

To tell the truth, I wish people in their 20s were more involved in local politics. Here's a group called Brooklyn Young Democrats: https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynYDs

But PHeightsClub, if you're really interested in whether CB8 is being fair and balanced, I would have to say that the answer is yes. 

You ask "are they doing everything in their power to keep out what's new?" For the record, I have a child who is 5 1/2 years old (don't call her 5!), and I can tell you members of CB8 have been very welcoming to her!