Spring has Sprung at CPN!
Our three new trees on Cadman Plaza West are starting to bud and our beautiful flowering trees in front of the building are giving us their best show in years! Annual flower planting will occur in late May. Perhaps you’ve also noticed the two new Boxwood bushes that have been planted at our entrance. Hopefully, they will provide greenery all year long. Enjoy the weather!
Parks Department Calling for a Café at Cadman Plaza Parkhouse
A small parkhouse in Cadman Plaza Park, at the corner of Tillary Street and Cadman Plaza West, could soon be the site of a café, according to the city.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses’ lock down deal for $700M Brooklyn plot
The Jehovah’s Witnesses appear to have achieved a handshake with their BFFs: Jared Kushner, Aby Rosen and LIVWRK. The pricing is roughly $700 million for the Witnesses’ 733,000-square-foot world headquarters at 25-30 Columbia Heights and a 1.1-million-square-foot as-of-right development site at 85 Jay St. The same group purchased 1.2 million square feet in Dumbo Heights for $375 million in 2013 from the Witnesses and are now leasing to such companies as WeWork and Etsy. Tech outfits have been circling the Brooklyn waterfront properties — and the large “Watchtower” on the sign could someday be swapped for a name like “Facebook.”
Town Hall with Elected Officials POSTPONED
NOTICE:
Due to the scheduling of the Democratic debate in Brooklyn on April 14th, the CPN Town Hall Event also scheduled for April 14th is being postponed. A new date will be announced shortly.
We apologize for any inconvenience.
CPN BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Underground in our Nabe!
Atlantic Avenue Tunnel Remnants Are Built Into a New Brooklyn Bar
The centuries-old tunnel was closed to the public in 2010, but some bits still remain
Cadman Cooks!
Some lucky Cadmanites were treated to yummy Galettes at a cooking class conducted by resident chef Robert Gautier on April 3 in our Community Room. Those wishing to attend the Crepes demonstration on April 9th are urged to sign up immediately as space is very limited. Sign-up sheet is at doorman’s station. Special thanks to FAIRWAY and SAHADI’S.
CPN Board of Directors Announce 2nd Town Hall with all Major Elected Officals POSTPONED
Thursday, April 14th at 7:30 in our Community Room
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Community Affairs Announces CADMAN COOKS! Series
Early sign-up recommended!
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City Plan to Swap Public Space For Retail in FiDi Meets Community Pushback
LOWER MANHATTAN — Residents aren’t completely sold on a city plan that would give up public space to landlords for retail use in a bid to overhaul desolate stretches of Water Street.
The rezoning proposal would allow some 20 buildings along Water Street, from Fulton Street to Whitehall Street, to fill in pedestrian arcades — stretches of covered pathways, lined with columns — with retail shops.