A visit with FABnyc‘s Dakota Devereux Scott and African/African American History and Second African Burial Ground project with the selected Artist Dennis RedMoon Darkeem working with M’Finda Garden longtime Juneteenth organizer/activist/leader here Deborah Jeffreys-Glass and Edward Glass longtime Garden advocate.

Stanton Street Community Supported Agriculture: Starting their season in M’Finda Garden -CSA website

Jim and Prince Doing the Work of the M’Finda Garden:

Relaxing in M’Finda Garden

And working South of Delancey the New Forsyth Conservancy Gardens:

Thanks to Lily from Audubon NY and her crew for coming out on a cold day to learn about the Audubon plot, the park and the bird life!

And thank you to Sandy – M’Finda Kalunga gardener – and Donna and Lily from the AudubonNY group for hanging around after to do some much needed clean up.

Some before and after photos:

Build the Block Zoom meeting links. Session 1 and 2. 

5 NCO Sector B is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: NCO B zoom meeting session 1

Time: Mar 17, 2021 06:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us05web.zoom.us/j/82034328382?pwd=UnczVjF4QnFqUWhQMHlQYnFOSFByUT09

Meeting ID: 820 3432 8382

Passcode: nQX94r

Session 2

Time: Mar 17, 2021 07:15 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

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Meeting ID: 894 0966 5806

Passcode: XGkVX1

POLICE OFFICER ENRIQUE URENA

NEIGHBORHOOD COORDINATION OFFICER

005TH PRECINCT, 19TH ELIZABETH STREET, NY, NY 10013

TEL: 212 334 0711 

CELL: 929 334 9607

FAX: 212 334 0729

From Katie Leung, NYC Parks, Wildlife Unit:

Hi Everyone,

I hope you all enjoyed the sun and warm weather over the past couple of weeks. 

Based on several monitors’ observations, American kestrels are being seen close to where they may nest for the year. Usually, they like to nest in worn-out cornice or rooftop cavities (holes), particularly on low-rise buildings. If you look for kestrels, you won’t be able to see the actual nests, but you may see the birds perched on nearby trees or other structures or enter through a specific spot in a building on a consistent basis. If you find a cavity, look for indicators such as whitewash (droppings) or loose feathers. 

Furthermore, many red-tailed hawks are still in the process of nest building, while a few have begun to incubate this week. 

Photo credit: Jim McNamee, Brooklyn

Finally, here are the details for the upcoming Scouting Day.

Saturday, April 3rd, 10:30 a.m.

Van Cortlandt Park, Bronx 

RSVP to katie.leung@parks.nyc.gov and sunny.corrao@parks.nyc.gov for meetup location.

Street parking is available. For public transit use the 4 train.

*If you are comfortable scouting on your own (or with a friend) you will be assigned a section of the park to walk through. We will also form a small group to walk together. Please let us know your preference when you RSVP. We will be following health and safety guidelines. Masks must be worn while together. Please bring your own tools to scout (binoculars, notepad, camera, etc).

Hope you can join us then, and we look forward to meeting some of you there!

Cheers,

Katie Leung 

NYC Parks

Wildlife Unit

nyc.gov/parks

From NYers4Parks

With thanks to Tommy Loeb and other organizations for FOIL’ing the report.

East Side Coastal Resiliency Elevated Park Alternative

Value Engineering Study

Congratulations all! Especially Alysha Coleman long time neighbor and leader here!!

Our condolences to Pam and Julia and Claire on the loss of husband and father John Cannizzo.

He was a stalwart, knowledgeable and generous member of the M’Finda Kalunga Community Garden.

September 20, 2020 John and Pam working on their plot 

On this day, he had offered to prune my (K’s) poor Apple and Apricot tree in the spring. He knew his trees and was generous with that knowledge.

To you John, with our gratitude:

Coming to Worship the 1000 Year Old Cherry Tree

Life is good. Goodness is its character;

all else is defamation.?

The Earth is good. Goodness is its nature.?

Nature is good. Goodness is its essence.

People are also good.

Goodness is our offering;?our predictable yet unfathomable flowering.

Thankful and encouraged?

Infused with our peaceful inheritance,

Our peaceful inheritance,

May we not despair.

– Alice Walker

His work with Green City Force

From friend of the family Barbara: “I am the administrator of a gofundme account for the benefit of Pam and her daughters, and I know many of the gardening community have rallied, but I wanted to post a link so more people can donate, as Pam is avoiding social media so it is not as easy to pass the word.Pls see the link below:

She suggested people choose “other” for the tip and input $0 otherwise gofundme will get 2.9% automatically, and the family wd not benefit; gofundme gets income from credit card fees etc.”

By Governor Jay Inslee May 2019

A Call to Action for a Climate Conservation Corps

“The Climate Corps will organize the greatest renewable resource of all – the talent and energy of the American people – to work together in cities and rural communities, in our great parks and public lands, and all around the planet. It will give young people the opportunity to serve in the domestic and global effort to secure a healthy future, and will provide Americans of all ages and backgrounds with education, skills, job-training and employment opportunities to thrive in building our new clean energy economy.

 3 Elements to the Climate Corps:

1. the National Climate Service Corps, will give young Americans the opportunity to serve in creating sustainability solutions in their own communities. They’ll get right to work changing the world with their hands, even as they earn new skills to assist in future employment…recovering and rebuilding resilient communities in the face of increasingly devastating climate disasters.
2.  a Global Climate Service Corps will give Americans the opportunity to conduct a tour of service overseas working side by side with local partners, as they build expertise in climate mitigation and resilience, clean water, and sustainable economic development.
3. a Green Careers Network, which will build on national service to focus on the challenge of permanent job creation in a clean energy economy. This effort will expand investments in skills-training, apprenticeships and on-the-job education to award credentials and build career ladders for long-term employment in good jobs.

No one feels the urgency of this mounting climate crisis more acutely than young people.

The concept of a Climate Corps is one that appeals to Americans of all ages – receiving over 60 percent support, including majorities of both Democrats and Independents, according to polling done by the think tank Data for Progress.