Dear Park Slope Neighbor,

1) Tonight: Candidates Forum for 39th City Council District
Race, 7 p.m.

There's a forum tonight with the Democratic candidates running
for the 39th District City Council seat held
currently by Bill de Blasio, co-sponsored by the Independent
Neighborhood Democrats (IND),

Central Brooklyn Independent Democrats (CBID) and Park Slope
Neighbors.

The forum gets started at 7:00
p.m., and will take place at the
Church of the Gethsemane,

1012 8th Avenue (at 10th Street), in Park Slope.

The forum is free and open to the public,
and questions will be taken from the audience.  Click here
for a map of the 39th Council District.

2) Gowanus Canal Presentation by the U.S. EPA, Tuesday, May
26th, 6:30 p.m.

Just a reminder that, next Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency will present again its case for nominating the
Gowanus Canal to the agency's Superfund National Priorities List. 
The public meeting is being co-sponsored by Congresswomen Nydia
Velazquez and Yvette Clarke, and Community Board 6.  Meeting
details are as follows:

Superfund for the Gowanus?

Tuesday, May 26th

6:30 p.m.

P.S. 32 Auditorium

317 Hoyt Street (at Union Street)

Carroll Gardens

For more information on the EPA's proposed designation of the
Gowanus Canal as a Superfund site, including directions for submitting
comments, please visit:

You can submit testimony regarding the
proposed nomination until July 8th.  You can also add your
name to a petition, addressed to New
York's two senators, our local Congressional reps, and state and city
officials, underlining your support for a comprehensive, federally led
clean-up of the Gowanus Canal.  The petition is available
at www.superfundgowanus.org.

3) 580 Carroll Street/25 Garfield Place Public Hearing,
Thursday, May 28th, 6:30 p.m.

On Thursday, May 28th, at 6:30 p.m., the Landmarks/Land Use
committee of Community Board 6 will hold a public hearing on an
application for a zoning variance by the developers of 580 Carroll
Street/25 Garfield Place, aka 25 Garfield Sparta.

According to a report on
Curbed.com, the project is a 30,000-square foot, 17-unit
building.  We're not exactly sure what the variance would entail,
but the calendar item on the CB6 web site indicates that it's for
"bulk modifications."

If you live near that location, or have an interest in local
land-use planning, you might want to check out the meeting.  Here
are the details:

CB6 Landmarks/Land Use Committee Meeting

Public Hearing on 580 Carroll Street aka 25 Garfield
Place

Thursday, May 28th, 6:30 p.m.

Old First Reformed Church

7th Avenue and Carroll Street